Michelle Stoker Photography

Tampa Family Photographer

BPODS Parenting – Tampa branding photography

Branding, Tampa

BPODS Parenting Tampa

Parents of young children, meet my sweet and wise friend Brittany! Brittany is the owner of BPODS Parenting, where she serves as a positive parent coach. Brittany is a former teacher and reading coach and is now mom to two precious kids. She uses her past experiences and knowledge to support and serve parents today. I love how Brittany loves information and the science behind strategies. Brittany always has a thoughtful response to any parenting question and if not, she’s eager to research and find the answer.

Brittany’s vision for her branding session was comfortable and relaxed. She wanted a few professional headshots and a lot of fun, casual photos with her kids to portray her everyday life. We spent some time on their front porch and then moved inside for some play and reading on the floor. I know Brittany will love looking back on this photos as a reminder of life when her kids were little. I would love to do more in-home lifestyle family sessions, you don’t have to be a parent coach to do photos like this! 😉 

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Liz and Matt – Tampa Maternity Photography

Maternity

Tampa maternity photography

I am so excited to share Liz and Matt’s maternity photos! I love this sweet couple with my whole heart. Liz has been a longtime friend, since early high school! Matt was David’s random roommate their first year at UF. Even though they didn’t know each other before living together, they had a fun year together and formed a great friendship. Through mutual friends, Liz and Matt also developed a friendship, then relationship, then we got to witness them get married back in 2014. We love these two and are so happy that they found each other AND that they are expecting their first baby (A GIRL!!) next month. So excited to meet their little lady!

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Alexander Family – Tampa Photography

Family, Tampa

Tampa family photographer

So excited to share the Alexander’s family session! Kate and Brandon are proud parents to precious boys Jude and Everett. We had so much fun in the sand on Davis Island during their session. I loved their warm-colored, cozy outfits. Kate did a great job putting them together! I loved having this sweet family in front of my camera again. It made me think back to their gender reveal when they found out their second baby was going to be a boy and Kate and Jude’s precious mommy & me session at their home. So sweet! 

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Claire is turning one!

Baby Claire, Michelle and David


Our little girl is ONE! This year flew by but also felt like forever (2020, you were weird). Claire is the sweetest addition to our family. She is content to sit and play on her own but also tries her best to keep up with big brother. She is happiest when she has a full belly and is laying on something soft. Her favorite foods are black olives, blueberries, cheese, sweet potatoes, croissants and pasta. She is a solid sleeper and nurses 3-4 times a day. She’s standing on her own and recently took her first few steps. She’ll be walking soon! Claire bear, we love you so much! Happy birthday, baby girl!

Here are Claire’s first birthday photos (Thank you Darlene Barlows Photography!). We did a lemon garden theme, inspired by Claire’s dress and matching bow – handmade by my talented friend Rachel (follow her on instagram here). I love it!!

To look back on Claire’s earliest days, here is the blog from her birth story and her newborn session and her six month portraits. 

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Stoker Family 2020

Baby Claire, Baby James, Michelle and David, Tampa

Michelle Stoker Photography

After photographing over 40 families this season, it was such a treat (and learning experience!) to have our family portraits taken at one of my favorite locations, Philippe Park in Safety Harbor. We had a toddler that skipped his nap and a baby going through stranger danger but we managed to get some really cute photos! I love my little people. Thankful to have this season documented with my sweet family! 

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Jack – Tampa Newborn Photography

Newborn, Tampa

Westchase family photographer

Welcome to the world, baby Jack. This sweet little boy belongs to Lauren and Bobby and was handpicked by his big sister in Heaven. I absolutely loved taking these newborn photos, especially because I got to reconnect with Lauren. We were sorority sisters in college at UCF together and haven’t seen each other in years. She is still as kind and loving as I remember. Jack is so precious!!

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Audrey – Tampa Newborn Photography

Newborn, Tampa

Westchase family photographer

Welcome to the world, baby Audrey! I had the best time photographing my friend Kelly and her adorable family recently at their home in Westchase. Baby Audrey was an angel during her photos and big sister Charlotte made our time together so much fun! Their home was full of beautiful, natural light and the softest, prettiest colors. It was such a joy to take these photos for the Walton family!

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Victoria and Daniel – Tampa Maternity Photography

Maternity

Tampa maternity photographer

Victoria and Daniel are expecting their first baby so soon… a little girl! Google brought us together and I’ve only met them once but I just love this cute couple so much. Look how adorable they are!!! There’s nothing like the excitement and anticipation of expecting your first baby! Enjoy their maternity mini session at the beach on Davis Island.

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Pascale Family – Tampa Photography

Other

Look at these precious girls!! Eva and Rose are the sweetest little sisters. I am so thankful to know their sweet mama through our local Mom’s Group. We get to see each other at least twice a week for our toddler’s play school group. It’s been so much fun spending lots of time together playing and learning! Here are their recent family photos at Highland Park in Westchase.

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Jayme Book – Tampa Branding Photographer

Branding, Tampa

Tampa Branding Photographer

My sweet friend Jayme wrote a BOOK!! Insert all the hand clap emojis here!! Jayme has a heart of gold and she thrives in creating hands-on learning activities for her precious daughter and toddlers/preschoolers all over the world. She has a successful teachers pay teachers business and shares countless ideas for learning through play on her Instagram. We met through our local Moms group when our 3 year olds were itty babies and we’ve been journeying through mom life together ever since. I am SO thankful for her friendship and am so excited for her as she releases her first children’s book!! I was so happy to capture some photos at their house to document the new book! It’s called 100 First Words for Toddlers and is a great addition to any toddler library. 

You can pre-order the book on Amazon here – it will be released on October 6th! 

You can follow along with Jayme on Instagram here and check out her education resources on TPT here. 

And if you want to cry (like I just did) about how fast kids grow, click here for Jayme’s branding session from last year and scroll to the bottom to see our tiny kids playing together. 

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