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Portraits By Michelle

Helping you feel beautiful, confident & completely yourself in front of the camera. 🤍 Senior, portrait & branding photography in Bryson City, NC.

Creating timeless images and an experience you'll treasure. Hours are by appointment only.

09/02/2026

Behind the scenes at Portraits by Michelle… 🍂✨

I’m dreaming about warm light.

Beautiful textures.

Autumn foliage.

Cozy details.

And photographs that feel timeless.

I’m not interested in creating a fall backdrop that looks like everyone else’s.

I want to create a world that feels warm, elegant and completely you.

Piece by piece…

The Golden Season is coming together. 🤎

09/02/2026

Something is brewing behind the scenes… 🖤🎃

I’m working on the details for Once Upon a Halloween, and every little piece has a purpose.

The textures.

The lighting.

The atmosphere.

The props.

The styling.

The little details that make you feel like you’ve stepped into another world.

This won’t feel like a Halloween backdrop.

It will feel like a story.

And soon…

I’ll open the door. ✨

09/02/2026

Behind the scenes, the Christmas magic is beginning. 👀✨

I’m gathering the books.

Choosing the details.

Planning the lighting.

Building the atmosphere.

Piece by piece, Santa’s library is becoming real. 📖🎄

There’s still a little work to do before I open the doors…

But I promise you, it’s going to be worth the wait.

Soon I’ll be able to show you what’s been taking shape behind the scenes. ❤️🎅

09/02/2026

A little behind-the-scenes magic… ✨

Creating The Enchanted Winter isn’t as simple as putting Santa in a chair and taking a picture.

Every detail matters.

The snow.
The lighting.
The textures.
The arch.
The styling.
The atmosphere.

I’m creating a setting that feels like you’ve stepped right into a Christmas storybook. ❄️✨

And we’re just getting started…

Wait until you see the finished experience. ❤️🎅

09/02/2026

There’s usually one person missing from the family photographs.

She’s the one taking the picture.

She’s making sure everyone is dressed.
She’s fixing everyone’s hair.
She’s getting the kids to smile.
She’s saying, “Come on, just one more!”

And when she looks back through the photographs years from now, she’s barely there.

Mama, you deserve to be in the photographs, too. 🤍

Not because everything is perfect.

Because this is your family.
This is your life.
This is your season.

And someday, these photographs will mean more than you can imagine.

Let’s make sure you’re in them.

09/01/2026

They won’t always be this little.

They won’t always run through the leaves.

They won’t always pick up every acorn they find.

They won’t always need you to zip their jacket.

And one day…

fall will look different.

That’s why I’m creating The Golden Season.

To pause this particular chapter.

To capture their little hands.

Their laughter.

Their personality.

Their childhood.

Because this season of life is beautiful…

and fleeting. 🍂❤️

09/01/2026

There is something wonderful about the way children believe.

They believe in fairies.

They believe in magic.

They believe monsters might be hiding under the bed.

They can turn a cardboard box into a castle and a broom into a flying horse.

And Halloween?

Halloween gives that imagination permission to run wild. 🎃

That’s what I want to capture.

Not just the costume…

but the magic behind it.

Once Upon a Halloween
The Fine Art Halloween Experience

Coming soon to Portraits by Michelle. 🖤✨

09/01/2026

One day…

the little hands will be bigger.

The Christmas pajamas will be packed away.

The excitement of Santa will become a childhood memory.

And you’ll wish you could go back.

You can’t stop them from growing.

But you can preserve the magic. ❤️

That is why I created The Enchanted Winter.

A Fine Art Santa Experience designed to capture more than a smile.

I want to capture the wonder.

The excitement.

The connection.

The magic of believing.

Because these are the photographs you’ll treasure long after Christmas morning is over. 🎄✨

09/01/2026

I was looking through some of my past sessions this weekend, and it made me realize just how quickly time passes.

Children grow.
Seniors graduate.
Families change.
We change.

And sometimes years go by before we realize we haven’t updated our portraits.

If it’s been a while since I’ve photographed you or your family, consider this your little reminder. 🤍

I’d love to see you back in front of my camera.

Because the photographs we take today become the memories we’ll treasure tomorrow.

Portraits by Michelle

Address

1 River Street Suite 6
Bryson City, NC
28713

Telephone

(828)7880304

Website

http://Portraitsbymichelle.biz/, https://www.marykay.com/michellecochranibc/en/home

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