Sarah and her family come to Hilton Head every year for their family vacation. I love getting to see families year after year! Isla and Crew, and little Annie have grown so much since our first session here. Check out how cute they are!

 

If you’re planning a beach vacation yourself, I highly recommend hiring a photographer to document it! If you’re interested in booking a session with me, check out my services page so I can answer some of your questions!

 

If you’re a photographer looking to up their beach photography game, be sure to get on the email list for my signature course I’ll be releasing in late spring! Sign up here so you can get first dibs!

 

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Becoming a legitimate photographer can be a little intimidating! Even if you don’t plan on going full time right away (or at all) these are the things you absolutely need to have in place when you start taking on real clients. Heck, these are things you should have in place even when you’re portfolio building! […]

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  Sarah and her family come to Hilton Head every year for their family vacation. I love getting to see families year after year! Isla and Crew, and little Annie have grown so much since our first session here. Check out how cute they are!   If you’re planning a beach vacation yourself, I highly […]

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Trust is the key ingredient to any relationship and this is true for the relationship you have with your photographer. There’s a reason you chose them to capture the most important memories of your life. While you may have a vision of how you want some of your images to turn out, for the most […]

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Hilton Head Island | Beach Photographer With the recent explosion of the digital camera market, and even smartphones that take amazing photos, why should you go with a pro? A smart camera does not make a smart photographer. Just because your sister, cousin, or friend may have a high-quality digital camera, it does not mean […]

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CODB | Business Expenses I hope everyone has been crushing their to-do list this week! I know I’ve been. Launching a course has added about a hundred new things to my to-do list so to manage it all I’ve been scheduling out my days to focus on a specific part of my projects each day […]

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Session Sunday | Client Testimonial for Hilton Head  Beach Photographer, Elle Michele Photography   Chelsea, Travis, and their family traveled in for a week-long family vacation. There were a set of grandparents, their 2 sons, the son’s wives, and a couple of toddlers, including the sweetest little twin girls! I have a slight obsession with […]

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Everyone wants to save a bit of money on their wedding and DIY projects are a great way to do just that. However, there are certain things that you should simply leave to the professionals.   Wedding DIY Don’ts Your Photos. This cannot be stressed enough. Far too many couples have hired a cousin or […]

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Living at the beach is probably one of the greatest things ever (I mean, besides having pizza for dinner 4 nights a week) I grew up in the Navy so I’ve been fortunate enough to live on coasts all around the world. I’ve lived on the East Coast, West Coast, and European Cost. Fun fact […]

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Balance | Humility | Humble | Pride | Entrepreneur | Solopreneur | Photographer mentor I finally chose a launch date for my course!! Now that I’ve got the date I’ve been working on planning out all the other things I have to do like setting up my pre-launch challenge and looking for beta testers! Sooooo […]

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Session Sunday | Client Testimonial for Hilton Head Beach Photographer, Elle Michele Photography | Feedback Questionnaire      Palmetto Dunes is such a beautiful resort, I always get excited when I shoot in there because 1. The houses are insane and 2. The beaches are usually less crowded than public ones. If you’re coming to […]

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Wedding Photographer | Family Photographer    Looking for a photographer for the first time can be a little intimidating. Especially if you’ve never had professional pictures taken before. If you’re new to the process (or maybe still looking for your go-to photog), I’ve made a list of 5 questions you can ask your potential photographer! […]

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... and everything in between! Fueled by equal parts coffee and chickfila, I spend my days capturing the kinds of images that make you stop, smile and ask time to please slow down. Your story, your love, is beautiful and I can't wait to capture it in images you will treasure for years to come. 

I believe in real moments and heartfelt conversations on the front porch. In the kinds of images that remind you of the joy that can be found in the simplest of moments together. Keep reading to see how I became the Hilton Head Photographer

I’m Elle. Elementary teacher turned lifestyle photographer...

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