claire/commercial shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

model:  claire  ***you may recognize her as i have shot her once in the past/over the winter, on the coldest, coldest day:)

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

just one sneak peek…a very serious/dramatic bw, but look how her gorgeous eyes just sparkle:)

 

ashley/wayzata 2014/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

i am so happy to be in my senior 2014 season.  so far, so good.  ashley and her mom were so much fun to work with and amber heckert rocks at hair and make up.  here are just a few more of my all time favs from our time together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ashley/wayzata 2014/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

just one more sneak peek of ashley/wayzata 2014

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

a few more of my favs/sabrina/orono 2014 senior rep/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

i promise my reps that they get 25+ custom edited images in both color and bw…and i strongly believe that sabrina, my first rep of the season, got a fantastic variety!  we had so much fun together and i hope you can tell:) i cannot share all of them…but here are just a few!

 

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one sneak peek of ashley/wayzata 2014/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

senior: ashley/wayzata 2014

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

i just took her images off of my media cards from last night.  and i had to edit just one:)  the rest of ashley’s edits will come this weekend/early next week!  we had a gorgeous night together!  she looks so carefree here…i love that!  gorgeous, sweet senior!

 

 

shelley

 

 

 

same image, two ways/sabrina sr rep from orono 2014/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

i haven’t done this for awhile-same image, two ways.

mua:  amber heckert of lovelooks

 

color

 

sabrina/orono senior rep 2014/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

model:  sabrina

muah:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

***we had the BEST night last night and the weather was perfect.  a fabulous way to start our my 2014 senior season!  just one sneak peek this morning!

my studio/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

as most of you know i took over my own studio january 1, 2013.  it is small and quaint but it is super nice to have to myself.  it’s always available and the mess is my mess alone.  it is still a work in progress…but here are a few images.  i am in the savoie building in the warehouse district.  i have three good sized windows facing north for my natural light!  my canvas wrap that you see when entering the studio!

 

corner work area and behind the curtain is a changing room/storage room

 

moveable wall to bounce light, white on one side and gray on the other.  make up vanity for make up and hair artists to use

 

sitting area

 

 

what the ceiling looks like!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a few more of sam/totino grace 2013/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

 

 

 

one more sneak peek/sam of totino grace 2013/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

sam went to another photographer last fall and didn’t care for his pictures.  so, i had the pleasure of having him in front of my lens last week for a re-do.  very nice young man…here is just one more sneak peek from our time together!

 

2014 senior shoot schedule/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial/modeling photographer

just one more friendly fyi that my 2014 senior shooting schedule is now up and visible for all to view on my senior website!  i will be working closely with orono, wayzata and edina this year…so book now as wayzata and edina are big schools and i will only shoot 20 or so seniors a month!

 

thanks!

shelley

sam/cretin derham hall 2013/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

sam/cretin derham hall 2013 sneak peek.  my last senior of 2013.  he hired me as a re-do from another photographer last fall.  love that:)  more to come yet this week!

 

latrenda/commercial shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

just one sneak peek of latrenda/commercial shoot.  she models and also has her own clothing boutique online.  check out ruby madison LLC

 

oh, annie/commercial shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and modeling photographer

miss annie and her delightful parents came to the studio for a portfolio building session.  she is 7 years old and did absolutely fantastic!  it was a long, long shoot…but here are some of my favs!  i honestly think she did better than any other kid at 7…crazy good.  she was not timid or shy, she was chatty and oh, so fun to work with!  i only wish the best for her and her parents in the modeling industry.  i will submit her gallery to the various agencies here this next week and i hope that she is picked up by one of them:)  amber did such a fantastic job on hair and make up…cutie patootie all the way:)

 

model:  annie

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my birthday girl/sweet 16/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

i suprised my allie on her actual 16th birthday and picked her up from school early and took her downtown where i had amber heckert/mua all ready to go.  so far i have had time to edit two photos.  more coming yet this week…but i have paying clients to edit as well:)  i didn’t look like this when i was 16…this i know for certain.  so pretty!  it is crazy as a year from now she will be my orono senior rep 2015.

 

 

sexy accountant winner/st paul pioneer press/minneapolis natural light,senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

model:  bobbi

mua:  nichole fae

 

***bobbi asked for my permission to submit one of my photos from her shoot last year for the pioneer press’s sexiest accountant contest and guess what…she won:)  this photo of bobbi was on the front cover!!!! and the article inside:)  woot, woot!  todd actually picked me up two copies of it over the weekend when he was in apple valley!  very fun…i am so happy for bobbi!

 

2014 seniors/2014 shooting schedule/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

Hey all…just a quick note to say that my 2014 senior shoot schedule is now up and available for bookings through september 1, 2013.  I am pleased to say that I have all of my senior representatives booked, besides one!  It is a huge accomplishment in itself as I try hard to schedule around my kiddos activities and my busiest time is when they are home from school and traveling baseball is big for my son:)  ***every year i seem to get a few seniors linked with a modeling agency as well…so if you like my work, let’s talk about that as well:)

 

anyways, head over to my senior website and peek at the schedule prior to calling me at 952-472-5611 to book.  holler if you have any questions as well!  i am always here to help:)

 

shelley

mackenzie/arquette and associates model/minneapolis natural light, commercial, boudoir and senior photographer

mackenzie is a 2013 senior of highland park and also a model with arquette and associates and i had the pleasure of working with her last week!  here are some of my favs from our time together!  she has such a fun look to her and was so easy to work with as well!

 

model:  mackenzie/arquette and associates

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mackenzie/commercial shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

check out what yumminess i had in front of my lens today!  just a sneak peek!

 

model:  mackenzie/arquette and associates

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

 

happy easter/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

i am back home.  we had a fabulous vacation in cancun-other than the weather was icky three days out of the week.  we loved where we stayed, we had an amazing villa, great service, and met nice people and best thing…nobody had any stomach issues either:)  i could go back here tomorrow…

 

the view from our balcony!  we overlooked phase II/the smaller pool, but all rooms were considered ocean view.  the second image is of phase II from the beach!

 

 

ann/boudoir shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

ann was referred to me by another photographer.  love that!  we spoke on the phone and emailed several times prior to her shoot and i knew that i’d like her instantly!  we are about the same age…i’m a bit older:)  and i hope i can share this here…i love that she was treating herself to a shoot after a dramatic weight loss.  so proud of her on many levels!  i never did see a before image…we talked about seeing one during the shoot, but we forgot!  amber heckert of lovelee looks was on board doing make up again…and she is the bomb with hair and make up!  as always, i ask my clients which images they are okay with me sharing from their shoot and ann gave me permission to share these of her here!  thanks ann!  ***btw, she really wanted to showcase her new tattoo…very fun!

 

***ann is even letting me share a straight out of the camera shot….before hair and make up, wine and milk duds!  i told her to come to the studio with fresh hair and a fresh face:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014 senior shoot schedule/senior photographer/minneapolis natural light and senior photographer

gosh, i wish i had my whole summer shooting schedule up but i will be honest.  i am patiently waiting to see what baseball team my son makes.  i dislike missing his games:)  baseball is my absolute favorite sport…just sitting outside and sitting with all of his baseball friends and their parents.  i know i will have to miss some of his games…but i truly hope to have my whole summer shooting schedule up by mid april.  i do plan on shooting almost every friday morning…so that’s a start at least.  i am working on scheduling my senior representatives right now, they will be shooting in may/june.  i am still looking for a senior representative from wayzata 2014 and also minnetonka 2014.  spread the word:)

 

shelley

sneak peek for ann/boudoir shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

hilary/boudoir/minneapolis natural light, senior boudoir and commercial photographer

miss hilary was not okay with me posting her images on fb…she is a college student at the U of M…but, i am going to shot just one of her boudoir images here.  i honestly get so excited for boudoir shoots…i have one tomorrow as well.

 

model:  hilary:  wilhelmina

mua:  amber heckert of lovelee looks

 

brooke/wilhelmina/commercial shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

you probably recognize this young woman as i have shot her before…in january?  she’s back for more as she has a pageant this month and wanted even more photos!  more to come soon, so check back again soon!

model:  brooke/commercial shoot/wilhelmina

 

 

 

AND, she chose to lie in the snow!  her idea…no lie!