Middle Cottonwood Canyon Bozeman Montana Engagement Photos of Lisa and Noah

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The other day I had the pleasure of making some engagement photographs of my wedding clients Lisa and Noah at Middle Cottonwood Canyon just outside of Bozeman Montana. For these two, they wanted to feature a special place as the setting for their engagement session. It was here that Noah brought Lisa on their second date for a hike up Middle Cottonwood Canyon. These two have been living in Washington for the last year, Lisa working as a software engineer and Noah working away on his pursuit of a science graduate degree. When it came time to plan their wedding day, choosing their Montana home as the backdrop was a no-brainer for them. These two will be tying-the-knot tomorrow! I’m so excited for these guys! Stay tuned for their wedding photo preview! -M

Click here to view all of the awesome photos from their engagement session

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Hyalite Canyon Bozeman Montana Engagement Photos of Allison and Matt

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Capitalizing on a recent break in the rainy weather, I met up with Allison and Matt to make some fun engagement photos of them and their pup in the beautiful Hyalite Canyon just outside of Bozeman, Montana.

Over these last few months, I’ve had the pleasure to get to know these two.

They recently moved to Bozeman from Davis, Montana where they attended school as Ecology grad students. Back during my time working in California newspapers, I too lived in Davis and as we got to know each other, we quickly realized we had many overlapping UC Davis friends and shared leisure activities. We quickly hit it off and had a blast exploring the scenic local landscape during our photo session. These two are great.

And their big wedding day is quickly approaching. I’m looking forward to documenting and celebrating them in a couple weeks for their Springhill Pavilion wedding day! -M

To see all of their engagement photos from our session click here.

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Engagement Portrait Session of Sam & Melissa Norris Montana Portrait Photographer

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I had the pleasure of photographing Melissa and Sam for their early Spring engagement portrait session outside of Norris, Montana. These to horse loving locals loaded up their team and drove out to a beautiful spot on the edge of the Madison Mountain range for an evening riding around, having cowboy coffee and enjoying a sunset campfire during their engagement portrait experience. I love to emphasize the lifestyle of my photography clients. Working with horses is a shared love with these two and having our own trail ride created the perfect setting for their engagement photos. These two were quickly at ease in front of my lens and we ended up making some great photos that encapsulates their relationship. Below are some of my favorite from our time together. These two are set to marry this summer. I couldn’t be more thrilled for them. Congrats to the newly weds from Greener Visuals! -M

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Best of Portrait Photos 2017 Greener Visuals Photography Title page

Greener Visuals Photography Best of 2017 Portrait Photography

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I love this time of year when I can reflect back on all of the fun photos I made of my clients over the course of this past year. 2017 was a blast! I feel blessed for all the new relationships I made throughout the year and for being able to tell candid, creative stories through photographs! Here are some of my favorite Greener Visuals Photography Best of 2017 Portrait Photography that I made during this trip recent trip around the sun. I look forward to what adventures await in 2018.

If you know someone in need of new family portraits, business portraits, headshots, engagement photos or an epic wedding photographer, Greener Visuals Photography is available for all your professional photographic needs in 2018!

Happy New Year everyone! -M

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Madison River Engagement Photo Session of Sky and Tara

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The other day I drove out to the banks of the Madison River to meet up with my friends Sky and Tara for their evening engagement photo session. I’ve known these two for years and this date had been a long time coming. It’s so exciting to see them together as their wedding date approaches. They are so excited. I would be hard pressed to find a better match of personalities. We decided to photograph their engagement photos in a spot near and dear to them, the Madison River. Both are avid fly fisherman and we have all spent many a day together trying to entice the Montana trout to eat. We loaded up Sky’s drift boat and cast off into the current. As we floated downstream, we stopped to make photos along the way. It was an absolute fine way to spend an afternoon – floating a blue ribbon trout stream and documenting the love. These two tie-the-knot in two weeks! I am so excited for them. Congrats you guys! -Mike

To see all of their engagement photos, click here.

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Helena Engagement Photo Session of Marissa and Tyler

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A few weeks back I drove out to Helena to meet with my wedding clients Marissa and Tyler to make some fun engagement photos of them at the Old Shooting Range Trailhead just outside of town. These two are great people and will be tying the knot this summer in Virginia City, Montana. In between their busyness working at our state capital, they frequently take walks around the various trail systems around Helena and they wanted to have their engagement photos in one of their favorite outdoor settings. We spent a couple hours exploring the hillsides, playing with their pup and making some fun photos of them. Here are a few of my favorites from our time together. I can not wait for August. -M

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Missouri Breaks State Park Engagement Photo Session

Missouri Breaks State Park Engagement Photo Session with Dani and John

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A few weeks back I had the pleasure of meeting Dani and John to make some fun engagement photos of them out at the Missouri Breaks State Park in central Montana. These two were recipients of my engagement photo session giveaway contest that I held at this year’s 2017 A Montana Wedding Event at The Commons in Bozeman Montana and they chose to have their session at one of their favorite places. It’s a beautiful spot with a mixture of rocky cliffs and grasslands that overlooking the Missouri River. It was a really cool place to explore with them. These to are all set to be married in the summer of 2018 and I couldn’t be more excited for them. Here are some of my favorites from our time together. -M

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Rocky Creek Farm Styled Wedding Photo Session of Tara and Sky

Rocky Creek Farm Styled Wedding Photo Session of Tara and Sky

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These wedding photos are from a recent fun wedding themed project that I organized in a pinch the other day. Last Tuesday I was talking to my friends Jacy and Matt, owners of Gallatin Valley Botanical, a local organic farm here in Gallatin Valley. I’ve been photographing and supporting their family farm here in Bozeman for years now. They mentioned that they would soon be taking over management of the popular Rocky Creek Farm (another farm down the road from theirs) and in addition to farming the increased acreage, would also be pushing to make it a successful new farm wedding venue. As she was gathering material together for their wedding advertisement for this past weekend’s Bozeman Bridal Walk,  they realized they would need some new photography to showcase their new endeavor to potential wedding clients. I told them I could help.

We decided to have a Rocky Creek Farm Styled Wedding Photo Session.

Time was short. We set a photo shoot time for 2pm the following afternoon and after hanging up the phone, I sprung into action. I got in touch with my engaged friends Sky and Tara and invited them to be my models for the afternoon. Regardless of our short time table, if we were going to do a proper photos shoot, we would need to do things right. Quickly needing a fine suit and beautiful wedding dress for my couple to flaunt, I called upon the talents of Persnickety Formal Wear owner Anne Porter. In between all of her fittings for her prom season busyness, she got Sky and Tara looking just top notch. For their hair and make up, I stopped in to Indulgence to have my friend the lovely Deirdre Quinn see to it that Tara looked just radiant as a bride for the photo shoot.

It all came together so well. In all, we organized our impromptu wedding photo shoot in under 24 hours and it turned out awesome.

Our shoot lasted about two hours and we had a blast. By the time of our photo shoot, the Wednesday morning rain clouds had subsided and we were given a nice window of an early Spring day to utilize. Rocky Creek Farms has a lot to offer both in capacity and scenery. We played with an assorted canvas of old barn wood back drops to open fields accompanied with views of the Bridger Mountains in the distance to even photo opportunities along the on-property spring creek. I could have created there for hours. Together we explored the property grounds and made a lot of fun photos of two friends in love complete with baby lambs and I even brought along my new labrador puppy Tippet to be featured in the shoot. It was a perfect way to spend an Montana afternoon. This photo session could not have happened with out the hustle and team effort by all the vendors who worked together to make something special on such short notice. A great time was had by all. Congrats to Sky and Tara on their engagement and well wishes to Matt and Jacy and they grow their new wedding venue out at Rocky Creek Farms! -M

To view all of the photos from our styled photo shoot, click here.

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Kim & Preston’s Ennis Montana Engagement Photo Session

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Last week I met up with Kim and Preston at the Lark Hotel in downtown Bozeman where we loaded up into my subaru and headed for the mountains to photograph their engagement photos. These two both work and live in Washington D.C. but were in town to finish up their destination wedding planning details and to do their engagement photo session with me. These two were up for an adventure. We drove through the small fly fishing town of Ennis, Montana and we took advantage of the open space south of town where the sunset and the scenic views of the Madison River valley collide in a fantastic Montana scene. Here are some of my favorites from our time together. I’ll be photographing their wedding at the Big Yellow Barn this May. I am looking forward to it. -M

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Downtown Bozeman Montana Engagement Photo Session of Kiera and Collin

Downtown Bozeman Montana Engagement Photo Session of Kiera and Collin

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Last week I met up with my wedding clients Kiera and Collin in downtown Bozeman for their engagement photo session. I’ll be kicking off my 2016 wedding photography season when I get to document their wedding celebration in early January at the Gallatin River Lodge here in Bozeman, Montana. For their engagement shoot, we explored some of the more colorful exteriors of the downtown Bozeman business scene. Cool temperatures and good light made for some nice portraits. Here are some of my favorite photos from our session. Looking forward to January! -Mike Greener

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