Monthly Archives: September 2010

same image 3 ways/minneapolis senior photographer

here’s logan/orono senior 2011 and just for fun i am going to show you same image three ways:) which one do you like best? personally, i love logan a bit better in bw and the brown edit…everyone is different though:) that’s what makes my job so much fun! shelley

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full blown kelsey post/minneapolis senior photographer

miss kelsey and her mom met me near loring park for the start of her senior shoot. she is a senior at champlin park and is on the dance team and the soccer team up there:) i had previously done shoots for two of her other friends…very fun! i often tell stories of all of...

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schedule update/minneapolis photographer

sept 29 alyssa (senior) october 1 shannon (senior) october 3 mackenzie (senior) october 9 kill family october 10 miles (senior) october 13 kelsey (senior) october 16 landa family october 17 holiday mini’s christianson, strey, and holmberg families october 25 josie s and her parents october 28/29 josie h and her parents november ***i am taking...

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another one of kelsey/champlin park 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

here is a totally different look for kelsey, the more serious/dramatic side:) i think she looks great both smiley and non. don’t cha agree? i hope to have her gallery complete in the next day or two…so be on the lookouts for a full blown post yet this week…

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kelsey/champlin park 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just one quick edit of gorgeous kelsey…we did her shoot in minneapolis on a gorgeous fall night!!! lucky us…no humidity, no wind…i will write more about her shoot when all done editing:)

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little willie willie/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

i cannot get the song “little willie, willie won’t…go home” out of my head as i am editing him. who sang that song anyways? i know…i know…the song is totally dating me:) i will be googling it in a bit to find out who sang it! anyways…my hubby burns my disc after my editing and...

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proactive/minneapolis senior photographer

i am so darn excited to say that i already have one orono senior of 2012 to be my rep already:) i have already contacted two students and i’m just waiting to hear from the other one! i have to say that each year my senior business in particular has grown substantially…i am proud to...

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willie/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just one quick edit of willie…i have worked with his mom and his brother tj in the past, so this was a fun, comfortable shoot for me from the start! he pretty much did what i asked, and went where i asked him to do, etc…awesome! his mom is a stitch too…and friends with murphy’s...

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the R family/minneapolis family photographer

so laid back and so much fun this R family! we did their shoot last weekend and there were a lot of candid shots taken and plenty of laughs. prior to the shoot they asked if they could bring their dog, and i am always leary of adding a dog in on a family shoot...

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R family sneak peek/minneapolis family photographer

just one quick silly one for the R family…i hope to have their gallery up and completed by tomorrow:) wish me luck! ***here’s kate and ben, typical siblings!

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how many pictures does it take/minneapolis kid, family and senior photographer

hmmmmmm! this has been a topic of discussions on the last few shoots that i have done. on a *typical* family or senior shoot i can take up to 175 images, if the weather is cooperative, the children/senior is cooperative, and everyone is on time:) keep in mind that to some extent i am just...

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i totally apologize/minneapolis kid, family, and senior photographer

i am at least 20 shoots behind in updating my website and i apologize…i do know my high school seniors in particular love to be showcased on my website…it is on my list of things to do this week…so fingers and toes crossed on that happening!!! upcoming seniors, please peek at my senior gallery and...

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dylan/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

here are just a few more of my personal favs from dylan’s shoot…on these mini’s i promised 8-10 of the best edited:) perfect for the boys and i will definitely be doing more of this next year-painless for them…50 minutes of shooting and done!

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dylan/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just one sneak peek of dylan…my third mini victim of last weekend. (i am off to jump into the shower and get ready for another family shoot on this gorgeous fall day so look for a full blown post later tonight or tomorrow.) dylan is a hockey player and a baseball player for orono…his younger...

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schedule update/minneapolis photographer

i am completely booked into november and will be taking a limited about of shoots in november….and only preplanned shoot (s) for december as well. it is getting darker earlier each evening and my hubby is on a contract that can involve travel like this past week…so between the house, the kids, living out of...

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more of murphy/ep senior 2011/minneapolis senior photographer

just a few more of murphy from his mini session with me near my studio last weekend. i’d love to hear which one is your fav, i have a couple that i love! kris/murphy, it was my pleasure working with you:) i hope you love murphy’s images!

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murphy/eden prairie 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

murphy was my second “mini” victim of this past saturday…i have worked with his mom in the past as i did his brother, max’s, senior pics in excelsior in the past! here is just one for a sneak peek for now:) i think he looks like a jonas brother a bit???? i guess he has...

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paul/providence 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

last weekend i attempted my first ever senior “mini’s”…roughly 50 minutes each and i promise 8-10 of the best edited. i had a shoot at 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm….and wouldn’t cha know it the area around my studio was having a flippin festival?!?!? just more cars than anything…it was all workable, but...

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ross/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

ross is a hockey player for orono…and i thoroughly enjoyed the evening with him and his mom on their property, and around long lake. here are just a few of my personal fav’s from his shoot:) the sky was dark…it sprinkled a bit…we dealt with some thistles, we got a few bug bites…but we got...

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ross/orono 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

something different for me, we did 90% of ross’s senior shoot on his property…the sky was dark, we were anticipating rain…and he had fun structures/grasses right there. here is just a sneakie poo for all of my blog followers out there:) pretty cool to take them on your own property:) full blown post later today/tomorrow…depending...

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upfront and honest/minneapolis photographer

i was talking to a client tonight when she picked up prints…and we discussed a part of the business that most people don’t even realize from the outside. as a photographer one of the toughest things for me to deal with is how i want to “give back”…i have personal guilt a bit about not...

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bailey/champlin park 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

bailey and her delightful mom met me near my studio in ne mpls and we ventured all around there. it was a windy day and we had to work with her hair a bit, but we had a great time together. here is just a sneak peek of some of my personal favs from her...

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same image 2 ways of bailey/champlin park 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just a fun image of bailey, done two ways…i just like to show how editing changes the feel of a photo…basic color boost and a dramatic bw…hmmmm! the wall was perfect with her dress:)

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tyler/benilde 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just a few more of my favs from tyler’s shoot in downtown excelsior…he was a laid back kind of guy and i enjoyed the evening with his mom on the streets:) his mom had his clothes all on hangers ready to go…love that!

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tyler/benilde 2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

i met tyler and his delightful mom in excelsior for his shoot…here is just one quick edit as a sneak peek:) tyler is a football player for bsm…he was fun to work with, and i am proud to say that i got him to remove his white tennies-which he had cleaned up just for me:)...

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