General Info

HOPKINS STUDIO Photography is an award-winning leader in Michiana photography. Most recently the studio was awarded Best Wedding Album of the Year by the Michiana Professional Photographers. HOPKINS STUDIO in Berrien Springs, Southwest Michigan specializes in high school senior, wedding and family photography. Karen Hopkins is regarded as one of the top professional photographers in area. We have photographed seniors for the following high schools. Lakeshore High School ( Stevensville ), Saint Joseph High School, Bridgman High School, Berrien Springs High School, Coloma High School, Edwardsburg High School, Dowiagiac Union High School, Eau Claire High School, Lake Michigan Catholic High School, Grace Lutheran High School, Grace Christian School, Niles High School, Buchanan High School, Benton Harbor High School, Watervliet High School, Andrews Academy, Countryside Academy, Great Lakes Academy, Edwardsburg High School, Three Oaks High School, Galien High School, as well as South Bend, Michawaka, and Granger High Schools. We have also photographed students from as far away as Detroit and Chicago. Our high school senior pictures are creative and fun with a fashion style. All retouching is included on every senior portrait. We photograph kids with motorcycles, trucks, cars, friends, pets, equipment and uniforms for cheerleading, football, baseball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, tennis, hockey, track and field, band choir, orchestra and various musical instruments, farm tractors, snowmobiles and all kinds of unique personal styles. We also offer fine art black and white, sepia brown tone, or color pics, frames, wall portraits, photo purses, albums, coffee table books, flushmount albums, folios, canvas prints, framed series, wall collections, multiple opening mats, and lots of layouts. Additionally we offer Wedding Invitations and Save-the-Date and Thank You cards, High school Senior Graduation, Open House and Thank You cards as well as custom graphic design. We are well known for high quality imaginative images that capture both the story of the day, but also the context and genuine emotions of the wedding participants and guests. Out Albums display your wedding images in beautifully composed layouts. Karen also assists in helping you plan your special day to ensure everything runs smoothly and you have a fun day without the stress that occurs at some weddings. We work in many, many different churches in Michiana and reception sites. If we have not photographed before at a particular venue we check it out before the day, to learn the visual potential of the place as well as best light conditions. Reception venues where we frequently photograph are: The Priscilla Burns Heritage Center in Saint Joseph, Whittaker Woods Golf Resort in New Buffalo, The Vinelands Reception and Conference Center in Stevensville, The Hilton Hotel Garden Inn Conference Center, and The Century Center in South Bend, The Blue Dress Barn in Benton Harbor, The Mendel Center on the campus of Lake Michigan College, Windmill Island in Holland, Michigan, Kalamazoo College Chapel and Reception Hall in Kalamazoo, The Art Institute of Kalamazoo,, and Point O'Woods Country Club in Benton Harbor, Grand Beach Community Hall, Santaniellos Restaurant and Banquet Hall, Orchard Hills Country Club in Buchanan, Tippecanoe Place Restaurant in South Bend, The Howard Performing Arts Concert Hall Lobby on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Andrews University Dining Services in Berrien Springs, and Waco Beach House in Bridgman and Laketown Golf and Conference Center in Saugatuck. Apart from the many churches where we photograph, we have photographed wedding ceremonies at the beautiful Center Meeting House non-denominational Chapel in Niles Michigan, Tiscornia Beach in Benton Harbor, The Band Shell at Silver Beach in Saint Joseph, Fernwood Botanical Gardens in Niles, The 1839 Historic Courthouse at the Center for History at Courthouse Square in Berrien S