Mike and Beth:
Generations Photography is owned and operated by Mike and Beth Miller. Mike and Beth are graduates of Hallmark
Institute of Photography . They have worked as professional photographers for over a decade and have been
photographing weddings and portraits together since 1997. They have similar styles with slightly different
perspectives. They compliment each other, and together their work gives you the whole picture.
Beth:
"I began creating 'works of art' as soon as I could hold a
crayon. As a child I loved to draw, paint, and color. I
began formal lessons in elementary school, and by high
school I was looking into fine art collages. There was
never a question that I was going to become an artist.
Then I took a photography course. I knew almost
immediately that I wanted to be a photographer. There
was something magical about watching the image
appear on the paper! I attended H.I.P. where I learned to
capture what I saw with my eyes and to create what I
saw in my mind. After I graduated, I tried a variety of
fields before realizing that I truly enjoyed photographing
people. Even more surprisingly to me- I loved weddings!
I find weddings to be beautiful and exciting, and full of
opportunities to make amazing images. I also love doing
kid's portraits, watching my own children grow has given
me a strong desire to capture children as they are every
day. I don't restrict myself to people, though. I also
photograph cars, landscapes, buildings, flowers, wildlife,
and anything else that catches my eye, sometimes for
clients and sometimes for myself. Basically, I love taking
pictures. I am lucky to be able to do it every day."
Mike:
"I have always been more reserved than Beth, I like to sit
in the background and watch what goes on. I discovered
photography in high school and quickly found that I could
use a camera to I capture people when they don't realize
they are being photographed, when they are just doing
what makes them happy. I started by taking pictures when
my family was doing things- hanging out at the beach or
having a family party. People liked my pictures, and I
enjoyed doing it, so I enrolled in Hallmark. After I
graduated from H.I.P I started doing senior portraits and
proms. Then I met Beth and we opened Generations
together. Having Beth to cover the traditional photography
gives me the freedom to concentrate on some of the more
non-traditional shots. I do things like photograph the bride
and groom while they are paying attention to Beth, or
getting the expression on the bride's mom's face during
the father daughter dance, or the flower girls playing
pat-a-cake in the corner during the reception. There is a
lot more going on at a wedding than the just cutting the
cake."

by Mike and Beth Miller 860-628-2104
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