Most of you have read and know that I have recently made a few changes and in the next week you will start to see a HUGE change.. I love change
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Hello, my name is Michelle and I am a Wedding/Portrait Photographer in Bakersfield, Ca (& surrounding areas). I am open to travel! I picked up my first digital camera 4 years ago and have taken thousands of photos since. I've read many books, participate in online forums and have taken many workshops. I have been in business 2 years and have photographed over 30 weddings. I enjoy what I do, and love to make couples happy. We have a ton of FUN! I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I've been married 7 years to my husband David and we have one daughter. David has been such a huge support and my family means the world to me. I hope to get to know you so comment as much as you like. I am a very friendly, outgoing person.
Call to make an appt. 661-301-5243

Most of you have read and know that I have recently made a few changes and in the next week you will start to see a HUGE change.. I love change
Hi all, I’m April! Michelle and I have joined forces and created a partnership in business (photography, of course). Together we are able to offer so much more to our clients. My emphasis will be on photographing families, children, and newborns. Together we will cover Seniors, weddings, and whatever else we need to do. We both have so many exciting ideas and look forward to taking this business to the next level. There will be a blog post EVERY day… so make sure you come back to see what we are up to. Our name will be changing to XpressionsPhotography so don’t be alarmed when you see the change.
So, for those of you who don’t know me… I am April Cooper and have started doing photography as a business this past year. (You can check out my work at www.aprilcooperphotography.com) I also work part time as a Labor & Delivery nurse. I have been married for almost 12 years and have 2 beautiful little girls… Emma is 5 and Sophia is 14 months. Needless to say, my life stays very busy.
I am very blessed with some fabulous friends and today I got to photograph my long time friend, Janie. We have been friends since high school and have shared a lot of fun times. She is 8 months pregnant with her second baby… and is keeping the gender a surprise until delivery. I, personally, could never do that. I love surprises but I like planning more… but thats just me. So, today I drove up to Kernville where Janie and her family live and took some pictures of her pregnant self. It is so beautiful up there and through the canyon right now! Everything is so alive and green… and wildflower will be blooming soon (woohoo)! Anyway… check out a few of the pics I took today.




There is just something beautiful about a pregnant woman. Love it. :)
Remember to come back to our blog daily! Michelle and I will be taking turns blogging, so come back & get to know us.
There are a few new things coming up that will be changing.. I am going through a whole new rebranding process, everything will be changing very soon. I am going to start shooting and booking more weddings so if you know anyone that was recently engaged send them this way
Also CONGRATS if you were one of the lucky ones to get engaged this Valentines day. Tomorrow you will start to see some small changes here and there, so keep an eye out also if you look above by the header you will see a Newsletter signup please signup to see whats going on with Xpressions Photography.
Just because (An Oldie but a goodlie)
Theres so much to come, I have been extremely busy with valentines photos lately love xoticlyou.com! Thanks to all my awesome clients can’t wait to shoot with you all again! I was told today that I would be deleted by someone if I didn’t post anything tonight so I thought I would say hello and I am still alive.
Heres a few recent photos of my daughter.



LOVE, LOVE these two!!
Video : Studio West Video
Reception Venue: Moorea Center
Carol & Martin from SWV on Vimeo.
Several months ago I photographed an amazing wedding between two great people. This has to be one of my faves of 2009. Matt is deployed right now so I would like to wish him and his family well and hope to see him home soon.
Video: HDM
Dress: Jeana J’s Brides and Proms
A few months ago I got to work with HDM again on Brian and Karens Wedding. It’s awesome that we work so well together. Here is their highlights.
Makeup: Sylvia Perez
Dress: Jeana J’s Brides and Proms
Flowers: A House of Flowers
Wedding Venue: Eagle Castle Winery
Wow, what an aventure Dave and I had. I want to THANK Jessica and Chris for allowing us to be apart of their day. These two had a wedding that most of us dream of. It was a BEAUTIFUL day, skys were blue and the water was clear. For anyone that has not been to Cabo San Lucas before its a must. I am sooo GLAD that I was able to conquer my fear of flying, I had already missed two great weddings last year to my fear. Here are a few of my faves from their day.









Thanks everyone for following my blog, the new year is coming which means my wedding prices will be rising. I will also be announcing some new changes to XpressionsbyMichelle Photography, new products which I AM VERY EXCITED about! This last year has been a great year and I am looking forward to the next. I wanted to especially thank all my past brides for letting me be apart of their special days, much appreciated!