Monthly Archives: June 2010

what happens in mpls/minneapolis photographer

stays in mpls…right girls? oh my…i had so much fun sunday night with these twin seniors…orono seniors of 2011…many good laughs amongst us:) they were both oh, so sweet…always a smile on their face and no complaining no matter what i asked them to do!!!! their mom was a delight too…many more to follow yet...

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fellow photographers/minneapolis photographer

i had the pleasure of spending a couple hours with 2 fellow photographers on friday morning, kind of an imprompt deal-but sometimes that works best! i met molly briefly as she and several other photographers took over our hopkins studio in march…and she has emailed me off of FB here and there, but this was...

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erika/2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

ummmm, just a few more of my fav’s of miss erika…fun clothes…fun location…fun shoot:) i wish her the best for her senior year at orono…sweet girl:) and last but not least-

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one of my supportive rocks/minneapolis photographer

as many of my clients know, before my business went “live” i scrapbooked…i scrapbooked A LOT! during those years i met robin through mutual friends? i remember when i was on the *team* of an online scrapbooking forum and robin emailed me on the side stating that she had “lifted” a layout of mine or...

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dreamy/minneapolis senior photographer

one quick edit today that i wanna share:) miss erika-orono senior 2011- again, i always do a standard color, bw and usually a light brown edit… on this one…loving the dramatic bw…how about you?

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erika/2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

one of the reasons why i love my job is that it has a ton of variety…this week i edited anna’s images and she liked the soft and more vintageish look and when i did erika’s shoot she clearly told me that she wanted her eyes to pop in a big way… and they had...

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anna/2011 senior rep/minneapolis senior photographer

i apologize in advance as this is going to be a very long post…keep in mind that anna is a rep for me and that this is just a sampling of her gallery-some color, some bw and some brownish…she was oh, so much fun to work with…all images taken in ne mpls:) can you tell...

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almost done/minneapolis senior photographer

loving the orange on miss anna…she has a love for photography and has asked me questions re: cameras, etc in the past…i threw in my antique cameras for her shoot and i am glad that i did:) full blown post yet today or tomorrow…i just need to resize some of my fav’s for the web...

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free newborn mini/personal project/minneapolis newborn photographer

are you due this summer? if you could get your hands on something similar to this mailbox, i’d be tickled to do a free 30 minute mini near my home with 5 edited images for your expense/trouble:) check out this blog post by an awesome photographer and her name is beth jansen i do not...

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same image 2 ways/minneapolis senior photographer

i threw in a star bubble blower jobby in the car and anna was willing to help me get a shot i have always wanted to during her fun shoot in minneapolis. a strange thing with lighting/shadow on this image and i just thought i’d share here on my blog. the eye with the orange...

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three adorable girls/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

the B family’s mom is a cousin of one of my old neighbors/friends…we just did a mini and got a few images of each of the girls-it was humorous as when we were shooting baby annabel the two other girls got into mom’s lipstick in the car and rylie got quite a bit on her...

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open up your eyes a bit more/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

yeppers…typical 5 year old behavior…and i love it… i said: open both of your eyes a bit more, i wanna see your eyes big and this is what i got!! forget the posey posey stuff…this is down right better:) LOL it’s after 11 pm…good night all! S

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miss addie/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

i finished miss addie’s edits up late yesterday…and here are a few of her mom’s and my favorites…very fun stuff…again, the hats and headbands came from the posh place please let me know if any of you are interested in purchasing any hats/headbands for your shoot:) lisa, the owner of the posh place, would love...

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baby annabel/minneapolis newborn and baby photographer

this new bundle of joy (along with her two sisters today) i met this morning in victoria for more head band and hat shots for the posh place . miss annabel did not care much for the wind today, but nonetheless we got some keepers:) thanks B family for meeting with me this morning and...

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miss addie/commercial shoot/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

one more edit of miss addie…how cute is she?!?!?!? i know some parents would like the fact that she has her hand in her mouth, but i honestly think it makes it more precious:) priceless! again, just a reminder that these images were taken to showcase the awesome headbands and hats of the posh place

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addie/commercial shoot/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

i had the pleasure of meeting miss addie and her delightful mom today for a commercial shoot for the posh place a website full of girly girl goodies…but lisa from the posh place sent me headbands and hats to work with this month! here is just a sneak peek for addie’s mom and dad:) how...

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anna/2011 senior rep/orono high school/minneapolis photographer

it is late again…but another busy day! i had my daughter sick today running a 102 fever…a client stopped by for a pickup…and i got a delivery-yes, a new camera:) my canon 5d mark II arrived today and i’m excited to play tomorrow morning on another shoot! i sooooo wanted to plop for hours today...

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anna/2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

ummmmm, this is what i got to work with tonight…images are still uploading as i’m typing this…and this is just one quick play of miss anna…she is oh, so natural and gorgeous:) i wish i looked like this when i was a senior…seriously! we met at my studio in ne mpls to start the night...

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kickin myself/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

adorable kiddo… fun clothes… cute expression… daddy’s baseball cap on head…(not being pulled off just yet)… amazing location… cut off foot…SHOOT…SH*T…CRAP…BUMMER…YIKES… i have a thing about cut off feet…it drives me bonkers as a photographer, and i try really hard not to do this:) really hard…as it is one of my biggest pet peeves as...

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what a crack up/minneapolis kid and family photographer

R man doesn’t look too happy here, does he? ***very fun wall, a new wall for me:) it makes me happy! s

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brown eyed boy/minneapolis kid photographer

my ryker…cutie patootie just turned one…we did his b-day/family shoot in st. anthony/riverplace and had a wonderful evening-no rain:) here is just one quick edit of him…i will do a full blown post here yet today or tomorrow of their session! ***did i mention how i love enclaves because little kiddos *usually* don’t go anywheres…they...

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sometimes shoots can be painful/minneapolis kid, family, baby, maternity and senior photographer

especially when you are dealing with a one year old:) just ask this dad! LOL keep peeking for more photos of ryker and his adorable parents!!! they drove a good hour+ just to have pics taken in an urban setting by me. i love capturing the real deal:) shelley

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luke/2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

i was very excited for luke’s shoot as i had worked with his family before, when i did his sister-kelly’s- images two years ago! their whole family is fun of ideas and gets into photos, which as a photographer i love:) we started to head to mpls, but had to switch gears due to the...

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that’s my boy…and my hubby/minneapolis photographer

with his head behind the trophy:) orono lost their first game this morning…but won their second game for third place! and surprisingly, eastview had qualified for state already so because we won 3rd, we advance to state:) such an exciting day! and logan is 4th on the bottom row…todd is one of the assistant coaches...

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my life/minneapolis senior photographer

one of my clients this week informed me that one of my kiddos answered the phone and said i wasn’t available. i was actually home and i saw on caller id that this client called, but i figured she didn’t let it ring any longer as it wasn’t a good time to talk at work:)...

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