Michael Sackett Photography

Awesome experience! I booked services through a deal site initally wanting to capture a moment in time. I was impressed with his prompt email response and appointment set up. I arrived a bit late because of traffic and he was very accommodating. I felt at easy when he explained his photography process and walked me thorough posing.
I liked the various backgrounds that he had in his studio. Pricing was reasonable and my photos arrived in the time he quoted when I took pictures. His skill with creating beautiful pictures is amazing. I felt beautiful when I saw my pictures both retouched up and untouched. I saw some of his engagement and wedding photo portfolio. The photos were able to tell a story without any words. I plan to go back for family photos.

When my fiancé was booking his ticket to come to Michigan from London, I was in a panic to book appointments. We wanted to take engagement photos but weren’t sure about which photographer to choose. On a whim, we called Michael Sackett after finding him on The Knot. He was very easy to talk to, explained things very well, and had an opening. I visited him in his Troy studio to confirm I made the right decision in choosing him to shoot our engagement portraits and I was not disappointed.
Michael’s studio in Troy is comfortable, quirky, and fun. Located in an old church, he has a beautiful display of his work for his clients to peruse. Being an Indian bride whose family really wanted a photographer with experience with our culture, I practically drooled over the huge print of the Indian couple right outside his studio door.
We discussed locations and decided on a few. He was relaxed with the payment process and was always available for me to call and email (maybe more than he would have liked, what can I say? I’m a nervous bride). We arrived yesterday to take our portraits not sure what to expect.
For some reason, I thought I would be extremely comfortable with the process. Instead of being some starlet in front of the camera, I froze. I was very stiff and so was my fiancé in several photographs but Michael eased us into it and asked us to just behave together as we normally would. I was nervous about how I looked but he reassured me that everything would turn out great. By the time we got to our second location, we were much more relaxed and calm and when I saw the sneak preview of our photographs today, we looked naturally blissful. The whole experience was amazing and easy. I am a control freak but I was happy to let go of control with Michael because from the beginning of our appointment to the end of our session, there was trust there between the three of us.
I can’t wait to see our engagement portraits and hope to use him as our wedding photographer (fingers crossed).