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Matt LaVaute

Matt LaVaute

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I am the proud husband of the most most beautiful woman in the world and the father of the most amazing son I could ever ask for. Our son's real name is Noah, but he has taken up the nickname of Buddy because he is our little buddy. The name fits him perfectly.

My son was born on 5/14/10. He has a passion for life that you just can't describe with words. Hopefully you are able to see it in his pictures.

Buddy is the reason that I picked up a camera.

Giving Back

I have been blessed. I grew up in an upper middle class family and we almost never went without. We didn't have everything that we wanted, but I certainly had a great childhood. I was able to graduate from college and took up a career that has rewarded me financially. After spending 6 years at my career working very long hours, Buddy was born. My career wouldn't allow me to spend the time that I wanted to with him and so I decided to head back to school. With the support of my wife, I have been back in school for a little over a year and am pursing a career in nursing. I have been lucky, but realize that not everyone is as lucky as I am. People go through struggles and it is my hope that my little project may bring a little joy to their lives.

How do we give back?
I started taking pictures about 6 months after Buddy was born. I did so because I wanted to be able to capture his smile and share it with the world. It's contagious and hopefully brings a little bit of delight to your day, but after taking pictures for a few months, I began to think about all of the parents that couldn't afford a camera of their own or afford to hire a professional photographer to take pictures of their children and it got me to take action.

Buddy also inspired me to start a little project that involves taking pictures for parents that want to be able to glance at a picture of their children and see their smiling faces. Maybe they need to see that picture to get them through the last hour of work? Maybe the kids are at school, Mom has had a bad day and just needs a little pick me up. A picture can provide that and we want to help.

We offer free pictures for those in need. We cover all of the costs including printing. You must be in the Detroit area and unfortunately we aren't able to accommodate everyone, but will do everything we can to help as many as possible.

So please feel free to contact us. Make sure to send us information such as how many children you have, when the last time your children were photographed was, what you would like us to photograph your children doing, and any other relevant information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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