Monthly Archives: December 2009

my family/minneapolis photographer

as i stated on my christmas card post this week, i was lucky enough to talk robin of www.photosbyrobin.com to swap services for holiday card pics:) we promised our families that we would just be doing a “mini”…20 minutes tops! before we left the house logan had a “mini moment” over his orange shorts, he...

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speaking of pioneer woman/minneapolis photographer

As i previously mentioned this week, I read the Pioneer Woman’s blog on a regular basis. I use her photoshop actions on a regular basis, especially the one called soft and faded. And, she is kind enough to share her actions and knowledge with the world…for freewell, besides her new cookbook. I bought her cookbook...

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three photographers/minneapolis photographer

i had the pleasure of spending some time with two of my fellow photographers last week…kind of an improptu sort of thing and it worked out the week before christmas, go figure, huh? as photographers…and not unlike photographer children, we do not really like the camera in front of us either?!?!?! we had a ton...

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merry christmas/minneapolis photographer

i have been neglecting my blog this past week, and i apologize…but the week before christmas is always crazy! on top of that i celebrated another birthday…forty something!!! thanks to nikki and becky for taking the time out of their busy schedule to take me out for lunch the day before christmas:) we celebrated christmas...

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easiest. newborn. ever./minneapolis newborn photographer

having said this, i battled the light a bit in his home and we live in minnesota and are dealing with winter light, but we got it done:) here are a few more from his newborn shoot…isn’t he precious? he truly was the sleepiest newborn…i was in heaven as a photographer:) so precious… i know...

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sleepy E/minneapolis newborn photographer

i am just finishing up with Everett’s images, i am going through his gallery one more time to make sure i didn’t miss any “must have” images…this one speaks to me, this i know for sure! i will do one more post of the lil guy here real soon!

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a pink christmas?

i thought i’d just ask my readers if they have seen anything neat as far as a gift idea in pink/in honor of breast cancer. my mom died in 1995 after complications of a double mastectomy and every year at christmas i really, really try and give at least one pink gift to support breast...

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makes me smile inside/minneapolis newborn photographer

i’m back to share that as any photographer knows…newborn shoots are tough…to get this shot i taped my black fleece up on little everett’s nursery wall, the only wall that was getting enough light at the time/as we live in minnesota and are dealing with winter light. ugh!…i had to clone in some black fleece...

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can’t handle the cuteness/minneapolis newborn photographer

for those of you that follow my blog, i did a maternity session for ken and bianca a few weeks back and we were patiently waiting for the little arrival of little “rutherford”….now being called by his real name= everett!!! they thought he’d enter this big ole world in november, but he was in no...

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quick update/minneapolis photographer

i am still getting requests for shoots for 2009 and i just want to say that i thank you all for your business, but yesterday was my last shoot for the year! i hope to spend the next two weeks enjoying the holidays with my family/extended family! please book in advance in 2010 as i...

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made my job easy/minneapolis photographer

annette came to the studio and i had never met her before…she heard about me at her work from a co-worker and we emailed back and forth before we got a date to work, but she was patient with me and both of our schedules! did i tell you she’s a nurse and never knows...

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gorgeous annette/minneapolis photographer

i do head shots every so often and i don’t always post them on my blog and i probably should/and will do more of it from here on out:) i just love the 1:1 aspect of head shots…especially when i am just doing one or a few persons for a business. my biggest head shot...

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cutie pie griffin/minneapolis kid photographer

here are a few more images of lil griffin…he kept us busy on his shoot this i know for certain. he wasn’t into smiling a whole lot and was much more interested in motoring around as this walking stuff is new to him:) we were on location in minneapolis and he truly would not sit...

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2010 pricing update/minneapolis photographer

SESSION DEPOSIT: A session deposit fee of $100 is due when you book your session date. This deposit may be used towards another session but it is non-refundable should you need to cancel your session. This session fee covers families up to 4 persons. Please add $15 extra for each additional person(or pet). At this...

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the G man is back/minneapolis baby photographer

and he is one now!!! here is just a sneak peek from his shoot last week:) and here he is roughly 6 months ago…oh, how they change!

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a few more of brittany and chris/minneapolis couple photographer

i just finished up the edits from their shoot…very fun couple:) i just had to share a few more with the rest of you! thanks for peeking!

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just a friendly fyi/minneapolis photographer

www.winkflash.com is having a 25% off sale right now on thick canvas gallery wrap prints, the code is 25canvas. i have two from winkflash and i am very happy with both of them:) hmmmm…merry christmas to yourself early? santa could bring you one for being good this year?!?!?! shelley

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one more/minneapolis photographer

today was a “me” day and let me tell you it felt sooooo good. nothing like a car ride with one of my best friends and shopping for some fun antiques in buffalo ie. my girlfriend, becky, who was on my blog heavily last week… the 2 of us catching up and having lunch together=...

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photo of the day/minneapolis photographer

i am working on more of brittany and chris’s edits this morning…and here is another one for your viewing pleasure! as i have previous stated i LOVE images when nobody is looking at the camera and here is another example of that! i really, really wish that i’d get calls for engagement shoots…but they seem...

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brittany and chris/minneapolis photographer

brittany and chris were in town last week for thanksgiving visiting brittany’s family (my neighbors) and i had the pleasure of meeting both of them for the first time:) the shoot was booked for them by their family! i honestly did not know for sure where we were headed for their shoot, i had some...

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