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Real is Better Than Perfect | Johnson County Senior Photographers

25.02.2025 Dance, Seniors 0
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EMMA :: KC DANCER

12.03.2024 Dance 0
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GRACE :: KC Dancer

25.08.2023 Dance 0
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Ashley| Kansas City Dancer

11.06.2021 Dance 0
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Calling All Dancers! | Kansas City Dance Photographer

14.04.2021 Dance 0
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2020 – We Are Grateful (A Picture From Every Session)

07.01.2021 Dance, Documentary, Engagement, Families, Newborns, Seniors, The UNportrait Experience, Weddings 0
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We Love Being Your Storytellers | 2019

31.12.2019 Dance, Documentary, Engagement, Families, Mike + Julie, Newborns, Seniors, The UNportrait Experience, Weddings 0
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Don’t Fall for the Digital Trap!!

05.09.2019 Dance, Documentary, Families, Newborns, The UNportrait Experience, Tips 1
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Behind the Scenes :: Premier Team

07.03.2019 Dance, Documentary, The UNportrait Experience 0
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Academy of the Arts Premier Team 2018

11.01.2018 Dance 0
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Hannah :: Dancer Portrait Series

05.06.2015 Dance 0
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Kansas City Dance Photographer :: Gwen

02.05.2014 Dance 0
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MIKE + JULIE | storytellers

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We help families step outside the box of what they think “family photos” need to be & embrace documenting their family’s moments now, for the future.

Let’s be real—posing in one spot with a fake s Let’s be real—posing in one spot with a fake smile? Not our vibe. 🙅‍♀️ That’s why we LOVE urban walking tours for senior pics. We wander, laugh, find cool walls and hidden corners, and just have fun with it. 💃💥

Every block has a new backdrop, and every photo feels 100% you. No stiff poses, no stress—just real moments and big personality. 

Ready to turn your senior session into something unforgettable? 
 👉 DM us or hit the link in bio to book your urban senior session!

Also, be sure to check out our full blog on this via the link in the first comment!

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Someone’s discovered his feet recently 😍 Bab Someone’s discovered his feet recently 😍

Baby pics, cute baby photo, sweet baby feet, 6 month pictures, my first year photoshoot

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I (Julie) have had a big dream for years of creati I (Julie) have had a big dream for years of creating dancer portraits in studio that truly demonstrate how fierce and beautiful young dancers are. 

Thanks to @ovationdanceacademy we finally made it happen! We’ll absolutely be sharing more of these beauties. In the meantime, how bout we show this dancer some love?

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CLASS OF 2026, yep, it’s time to start dreamin’ and schemin’ for your senior portraits! This is the right time to book for June! 

Ready to get started? DM us with a good email address to send info to 🎓

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Time to start planning your senior pics, class of 2026!
BRRRRRRRRR!!!! It's still so cold out there! Did y BRRRRRRRRR!!!! It's still so cold out there!
Did you realize you forgot to schedule your family pics while the temps were still warmish?! We are here to tell you not to worry. We got ya! Check out this cozy greenhouse in KC that is calling your name. Also, have you thought about an UNportriat Session in your home capturing your family's real essence? You still have some great options when it comes to pics with us during the colder months! 

DM us to learn more about how we can help capture your family when it is too chilly out!

Want to see this awesome family's full sessions? Just head on over to the blog via the links in the bio!

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UNportrait Experience Special If you’ve have eve UNportrait Experience Special
If you’ve have ever been curious about what kinds of moments we could capture of your life, now is the time to test the waters! We want as many people as possible to have meaningful images of their family life, so we created a special for our M+J peeps.
For the months of January and February: $500 plus tax for a 1-hour UNportrait Experience
Details: comes with your full set of digitals, Saturday mornings and afternoons only. Inquire with us via email to book: mystory@mikejulie.com 

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Family sessions can be about much more than simply Family sessions can be about much more than simply picking this year’s location and dressing nice. Family sessions can be about capturing YOUR family doing what makes y’all the happiest.

❤ Learn more and see what we mean by clicking the link “Posed Photos... Yuck” 
❤ Email us for our Jan/Feb UNportrait Experience Special!! mystory@mikejulie.com

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🔔 UNportrait Experience Special 🔔 If you’ 🔔 UNportrait Experience Special 🔔

If you’ve ever been curious about what kinds of moments we could capture in your life, now is the time to take the plunge! 

We want as many people as possible to have meaningful images of their family life, so we created a special for our M+J peeps.

🌟For the months of January and February: $500 plus tax for a 1-hour UNportrait Experience

🌟comes with your full set of digitals

🌟Saturday mornings and afternoons only

🌟Inquire with us via email to book: mystory@mikejulie.com

#theunportraitexperience 
#familyhistorian
#kansascitydocumentaryphotographer
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Mike + Julie Smith

Photographing real life in the Kansas City area including Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, and others in Johnson County!

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ABOUT US

We're MIKE + JULIE, two crazy kids in love, best friends, passionate Christ followers, and lovers of all things coffee. We’re best friends who love to have fun. In fact, it’s a requirement that you do, too. Moment-chasing and storytelling photography is what we’re about. An authentic image, whether sweet or silly, happy or sad, will stir something in you every time you see it. And THAT is what we’re hoping for the opportunity to provide you.

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