Yearly Archives: 2011

valentines day boudoir special/minneapolis boudoir photographer

see the latest special…booking now, monday through friday appointments at this special price in january! holler if you have any questions. these can take place in my studio, your home, or outside:)

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sneak peek for nancy/minneapolis natural light photographer

these three kiddos traveled home for christmas and we did their shoot december 26th as it was the only day that worked for them. here is just a sneak peek for their mom:) more to follow soon! i love their bright colored clothing…very fun!

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bob/head shots and more/minneapolis natural light photographer

bob met me at the studio this past week for a typical head shot for his work/twitter, etc and of course i don’t do a lot of typical head shots, so i encouraged him to go outside with me as well to get some “regular” shots as well:) here are just a few of my...

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to my clients/minneapolis natural light photographer

i am embarrassed to say that this week i was cleaning things up under our christmas tree the other morning and i must have gone down too fast as i got something pokey to my eyeball on my way down and i honestly have no idea what it was. embarrassing to admit:) all i know...

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back to work/minneapolis natural light photographer

i have to admit that even though i haven’t been shooting much this december, i still felt crazy busy. the studio is taking up lots of my time as are the kids. it was nice to have some free time to prepare for christmas…and christmas was okay, but i will be honest and say that...

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special teenager/minneapolis natural light photographer

***before i hit the bed tonight i promised that i would announce the winner of a free mini shoot with me. a special tween/teen that is so deserving of this and i contacted the winner on the phone yesterday and drum roll please…the winner of the free mini shoot with me is Avery Pilot. I...

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big day yesterday/orono natural light photographer

underneath all of this make up is my 14 year old, allie! she decided to join the orono dance team this winter-with much prompting from mom:) i will be honest and say that i am not a gymnastics lover and with 11 years of summit/recreational dance, this just seems like a much better fit:) she...

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boudoir personal project/minneapolis boudoir photographer

my facebook post this morning! i am looking for one outdoor female boudoir model for a personal project! (i did type outdoor). great holiday gift for yourself, your hubby or partner! shoot to be completed 12/12, 12/13 or 12/14. complimentary shoot with the ability to order individual digital images if you choose to do so!...

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personal images/minneapolis natural light photographer

Hello to all of you out there today taking a peek at my blog! My weekend project is working on personal images and I will be honest and say that this is the first time I have really been able to do this since last June and it feels good! I have gotten a few...

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studio update/minneapolis natural light photographer

omg, where have i been lately? what i have i been doing? why i am i not blogging? i am telling you…all studio/personal stuff. as many of you know, i took over a new studio october 1 and lots of my spare time has been spent there. i cannot afford this studio myself…i have done...

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nominate that special tween/teen-my holiday gift

***just a friendly repost! so far i have received 5 nominations! keep them coming:) i will be giving away one FREE mini session with 8-10 custom edited images to one special tween/teen. i want to hear why he/she is so special, i want to hear why he/she deserves this special gift:) i will choose the...

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favorite holiday card cards/minneapolis natural light photographer

I have spent a few hours today trying to decide what i am going to do for our holiday card. it is such a big decision when you are in the photography business. this year i feel sort of blah about it all…my great friend, robin, has designed my holiday cards the past few years...

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more of the c kiddos/minneapolis natural light photographer

it has been one heck of a crazy week over here and i plugged away at their edits between everything else this week:) i love repeat clients…i did tyler’s senior pics last year and also the whole family last fall for their holiday cards! here are just a few of my favorites from their time...

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happy thanksgiving/minneapolis natural light photographer

i have been involved in many community service projects this month with logan-feed my starving children, miracle for hoops with the handicapped, salvation army bell ringing and a sporting equipment drive for the boys and girls club…and i honestly hope to get my kids doing something else over christmas break as it’s sooooo good for...

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sneak peek for deb/minneapolis natural light photographer

get ready…a repeat family next…the C kiddos:) and here is just one of them…miss A and i honestly didn’t know if i’d get to any of their images yet tonight, but here is one. i don’t think her mom would care me sharing that she frantically rang me at 5:30 tonight and she left her...

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11.20.11/minnetonka tourni-3rd place

a big basketball weekend for us. logan’s team won third place today in the minnetonka tournament…woot, woot! i missed both games last night to attend a dance social for the parents…but was there for the big win this morning. logan had an awesome game…one of his best games ever:) it was a great team win!...

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just a few more of jacob/minnetonka senior 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

Here are just a few of my personal favs from my time with jacob/minnetonka 2012. i thoroughly enjoyed working with him and his mom, very nice people! we had a slightly chilly day, but not bad for mid october, we got lucky.

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the M family/minneapolis natural light photographer

Here are some of my favorites from the M family shoot near my studio. I love when a client comes with a few ideas of their own and I just heard from Tami that she loves the shot of their walking down the alley the best:) It was her request and I am glad that...

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one more jacob sneak peek/minnetonka 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

my tallest senior to date. jacob is 6 foot 7 inches:) this one of his more serious images! as a photographer…i am not going to lie…it is a bit tougher to get comfortable looking positions when one is as tall as jacob:) one thing that i have found that helps is that we did his...

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one more sneak peek from the M family shoot/minneapolis natural light photographer

here is one more from the M family shoot, i honestly hope to have a full blown album posted by tomorrow:) so check back in! what else do i know? crazy busy with life…kids…studio…basketball…it’s all good:) i need to edit jacob’s images next…but here is the kicker. i bought a new monitor for home so...

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studio pics/still a work in progress/minneapolis natural light photographer

okay all, i have not wanted to share too many pics of the studio as it truly is a work in progress. but, it probably will still be a work in progress a year from now, so i guess i might as well share:) as it stands right now i have two phenomenal photographers joining...

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allie/minneapolis natural light photographer

just a very quick play at the studio today with miss allie. this is a very serious shot of her, but i just love when i see myself in the catch lights in her eyes!

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photos by robin/minneapolis natural light photographer

okay all…here are my favorite photos taken in my new studio so far and they aren’t even taken by me:) LOL robin did a few shoots at my studio yesterday and i knew she’d get something great:) she rocks! note to self…stop working so much in the studio and start playing:) i don’t think she’ll...

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one more sneak peek for the M family/minneapolis natural light photographer

here is miss G…I am on to her family’s edits next:) this is just a sneak peek for her mom as i know that she is patiently waiting! i hope to have all of their edits complete this weekend-between basketball tourni and everything else that hits:) check back for more real soon!

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more of the O kiddos/minneapolis natural light photographer

let me first of say that their mom lives in the same neighborhood as my good friend, nadeen. the boys have played baseball against my logan, etc. (wayzata vs orono). megan is the same age as my allie…so it’s just one of those type of deals where we have kids the same ages and at...

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