Category Archives: digital enhancement

she’s got the look/jennifer/wilhelmina model/minneapolis natural light, senior, modeling and commercial photographer

jennifer came back for more today…this time with straight hair for a different look!  one sneak peek right here, right now!  

View full post »

yep, it’s summer/minneapolis senior photographer

yesterday was just one of those typical crazy summer days where i honestly didn’t get much work done with my kids home…i am adjusting to them home slowly. last summer i found that the only thing that worked for me was getting up at 5 am or 6 am to edit until they woke up...

View full post »

lauren/arizona senior 2011/minneapolis senior photographer

yes, you read that right. lauren is from the state of arizona:) senior pics are not big down there and neither can you shoot on location/outside in the heat…so she flew up to me! lucky me! here are a couple before and afters for fun! full blown lauren post to come in the next couple...

View full post »

one more sneak peek of kristen/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

i have shared a photography studio in ne mpls with kristen for over a year and she is a photographer who is consistent with her work and very knowledgeable. she is a fabulous woman, wife, and mom of three and it was so much fun being creative with a fellow photographer! here is one more...

View full post »

hot stuff/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

My fellow photographer friend, kristen, asked if i would do an outdoor boudoir shoot for her as a surprise for her hubby for their anniversary. i was honored that she would trust me with this…flattered actually…but i felt some pressure as i haven’t done that many boudoirs yet. and she’s a damn good photographer too!...

View full post »

MIA yesterday/minneapolis natural light photographer

I am playing major catch up today and I apologize to everyone for not getting back to you yesterday. I ate lunch with a photographer friend, erin benner, on Tuesday at Brueggers near the Galleria and we both started having food poisoning symptoms Wednesday night. It was downright nasty for both of us, I was...

View full post »

more of parker/minneapolis baby, kid and family natural light photographer

here are a few more, some with smiles, like i promised of cutie pie parker. his parents were oh, such troopers on our shoot this week! he sure was a serious guy, but stinkin cute nonetheless:) thanks D family for your business, i hope to see you again in the future! we almost named our...

View full post »

parker/aka mr. serious/minneapolis baby and kid natural light photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting parker and his delightful parents near loring park last night…FINALLY!!!! the weather finally cooperated for an outside shoot like we wanted! parker did really, really well for his age but he was oh, so serious! stinkin cute, but serious! here is just one sneak peek for his mom…many more...

View full post »

full blown “tame” boudoir shoot/minneapolis natural light boudoir photographer

I met with Sammie this past week for her mini “boudoir” shoot. I had worked with her previously so I was very excited. We had a humid, 84 degree day and I was a sweating:) As we all know things don’t always go like we want them to. On this day Sammie texted me saying...

View full post »

dandelions and sammie/minneapolis senior and boudoir photographer

i know that this is my third small post on my shoot with sammie. i promise i will have a bigger post with multiple images soon. again, this was a “tame” boudoir that i did with sammie, one of my seniors who i have previously worked with! actually now when i look at this image...

View full post »

sammie/minneapolis senior and boudoir photographer

For those of you that follow my blog/website on a regular basis you may recognize sammie as i did her senior pictures. Here is one image for a sneak peek, we did a “tame boudoir” in the heat today! I am off to bed…but just had to share one tonight:) ***love her new tattoo***

View full post »

a few more of tyler/minneapolis natural light photographer

here are just a few more from mr. tyler’s shoot with me last week. his eyes i did not brighten one bit. no lie:) thanks for sharing tyler with me:) he honestly did great for a 2 year old. he had his own agenda…but we went with it! as i said to beth during tyler’s...

View full post »

for alwayssunny/minneapolis natural light photographer and photoshop mentor

a member on 2 peas asked for help with an image so i took the challenge. here is one of my edits of HER image. DISCLAIMER: i did not take this shot! **photographers outside of the metro area, i am scheduling photoshop mentoring sessions now:)

View full post »

grant and lauren/minneapolis natural light photographer

***DISCLAIMER: i did not take these photos. not that they are not good images, but i cannot take credit as the photographer on these! one of my best friends, nadeen, recently bought a canon rebel and these are a couple of images that she took of her kiddos on their recent trip to mexico and...

View full post »

an oldie but a goodie/minneapolis natural light photographer

here is one of my favorite kid images…i just love K’s hot pink shirt with her blue eyes and this blue barn, yum! her eyes truly were this blue, i barely boosted them at all…very fun! now, if she would have had a pale yellow shirt on next to this fun barn, it just wouldn’t...

View full post »

mackenzie/new ulm senior 2011/minneapolis senior photographer

High School Seniors of 2012…just a heads up that I am starting to book for this spring/summer and fall and I am only shooting so many seniors per month so I can balance it all with my home life as well. My senior shooting schedule is up on my senior website, so contact me for...

View full post »

tatum/same image edited/minneapolis senior photographer

just a few images that i edited a few ways this morning for fun. the wonders of editing…i so enjoy it:) sooc do you have a favorite? she’s gorgeous…tatum was really tan the day we did her shoot, on some images i had to lower the saturation of her skin before i even began my...

View full post »

mad about mentoring/minneapolis photographer

View full post »

before and after/minneapolis photoshop mentor

a member at www.twopeasinabucket.com email me and asked me if i would edit a photo of her son for her. i said i would and here is the outcome. again, nothing drastic of her little guy. this is for you christina! sooc after a slight clean up and color boost, nothing more hazed up a...

View full post »

jenna/providence senior/photoshop mentor

i love bright colored clothing…i love everything with a pop! here is miss jenna after my thing.. and her is sooc…and not a bad sooc shot if i do say so myself. gorgeous model, good light, green grass, and purple shirt:)

View full post »

shooting schedule/minneapolis senior and boudoir photographer

***just a quick update to my shooting schedule/life. i am still working on my new senior website and i hope to get that bugger launched here real soon. i will be traveling the next three weekends for basketball and then mexico so i am now booking shoots for the last week of march and first...

View full post »

photoshop mentor/sayde/westonka senior/minneapolis senior photographer

Hello to everyone out there…I have been kind of quiet these days, doing my own little thing! I am so darn busy working on my new website, it truly is taking me many, many, many, many more hours than i ever imagined. Once it is launched i will be so darn excited to not have...

View full post »

eotd/kelsey/edina senior/minneapolis senior photographer + photoshop mentor

good morning! here is a quick before and after of kelsey. again, nothing drastic…this edit is just a basic color boost:) and after **i will be working with her younger sister this spring…very excited to see her mom again! shelley

View full post »

sunday’s edit/minneapolis senior photographer + photoshop mentor

here is a very slight edit of miss mackenzie from new ulm, minnesota! this image did not need much editing so this one is very slight. bw edit color edit and sooc…she’s gorgeous:) as always…thanks for peeking! shelley

View full post »

saturday’s edit/minneapolis senior photographer and photoshop mentor

this is wade/westonka senior/excited to say that his dad gave his mom a gift certificate for a family sitting with me for valentines day so i will get the chance to see him again:) just a wonderful individual and a wonderful family, lucky me! after my thing… and before…wow, what a difference, huh? ***I am...

View full post »