Michael J. Barnes Photography, LLC

Laurin’s Senior Portraits

It will never cease to amaze me how fast time passes. That’s a good reason to capture as many memories through photography as possible! In May I had the priviledge to help Laurin and her family “stop time” at least for a few moments and we created some great imagery. Laurin is a beautiful young [...]

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On-location Scouting

Yesterday I took the opportunity to scout some potential portrait locations. Here in Naples we have some of the most beautiful beaches and I love to create portraits at the beach, however, not everyone likes the beach and there are so many other beautiful locations. So here are a few photos from Bonita Springs where [...]

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Family Christmas Portrait – Everglades Style

This afternoon I had the opportunity to spend some time with the Morris family. We worked together on their family portraits last year about this time and when Brenda called she indicated she wanted to do something different. We shot at the beach last year and got some good shots, but this year . . [...]

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Cool Motorcycle!

Grabbed this shot at a Halloween Alternative, “Trunk-N-Treat” at First Baptist Church Naples. Very nice bike!

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First Baptist Academy Fall Social

Monday night, October 25, 2010, the high school students of First Baptist Academy enjoyed their annual fall social aboard the Naples Princess. We had a gloriously beautiful night with calm seas and a gorgeous sunset – which highlighted the beautifully attired participants. From the food to the fun, the photos to the friends, many good [...]

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IT’S TIME!!!

You know me. You know I am a man of many passions: I love to travel, am passionate to the point of obsession about photography, have an unexplainable love for humanity, flora and fauna – in short, God’s creation. You know I am drawn to ADVENTURE. For the past 10+ years these passions have smoldered, [...]