Category Archives: farm

catherine/orono senior 2012 plus commercial project/minneapolis natural light, senior, commercial and modeling photographer

round 2 with catherine as we wanted to get a few more outdoor images due to the rain the first day.  this girl is so photogenic and oh, so sweet!  one of my favorite locations:)                  

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oh, my…miss catherine/minneapolis natural light, senior and commercial photographer/wilhelmina modeling agency photographer

can i just say…love this girl and so did my camera:)  more to come…more to come!  i am going as fast as i can!  she hired me for a commercial shoot…she’s thinking about being a model?????  she’s going to wilhelmina’s open call on sunday with new pics from our time together:)  i could have watermarked...

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more of my favs from the O family/minneapolis natural light photographer

as i said previously, these three kiddos live across the street from me and i adore them and their parents. i take them out alone every year…and it is always a busy time, but we get it done. this time around we used a farm site near our neighborhood so it was quick and easy,...

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dom/a before and after/minneapolis teen photographer

good morning! i just finished up editing the O family edits…but here is one quick post of dom…a dramatic edit for fun for your viewing! more to follow here real soon, i just need to watermark and resize etc. two family shoots this afternoon, fingers crossed for no rain:) and sooc also, images like these...

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the three O kiddos/minneapolis natural light photographer

for those of you that follow my blog on a regular basis you probably recognize these three. i take these three kiddos out every year…they live across the street from me and are near and dear to my heart:) this is just one quick sneak peek for their mom/dad. i am going as fast as...

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personality plus/minneapolis natural light photographer

i got my kiddos off to the bus/it was a long mea break over here… and i honestly went back to bed for a few hours…much needed:) here i sit now with pandora blaring and i just have to say that i have smiled inside several times while editing miss j. she cracks me up:)...

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charlie/minnetonka 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

good morning! here is a full blown post of charlie for your viewing. it was a stormy day, but the sun came out within the hour of us meeting to start his shoot…it got a bit humid/hot, but we got it done! here are some of my personal favorites from his time with me. again,...

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jenna/orono senior rep 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

let me start off by stating that i have been blessed with three awesome orono senior reps, such a great way to kick off my senior season! jenna is such a sweetheart and her freckles and blue eyes are infectious! her mom was so much fun to work with as well, thanks sharon! on our...

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jenna/orono senior rep 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

As i have previously stated, i promised my senior reps 2-2 hour shoots with me for being a rep for me at a reduced price and i also pay them $25 cash for each senior that they refer my way who books and completes a senior package with me:) but…my stipulation was they go early...

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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...

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a few more of kristen/mineapolis boudoir photographer

i am really liking boudoirs…and outdoors boudoirs are even better in my opinion!!! i have many more to edit but i am going to do them in shifts as i have other clients to work on too:)

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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:)

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more of allie and adam/minneapolis natural light photographer

some of these are definitely “perfectly imperfect”…allie hates the camera, or mom’s camera, with a passion! here are more from her 14th birthday!

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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...

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kid/family mini session dates/minneapolis natural light photographer

As I stated earlier today I am starting to get inquiries from many of my “regular” families as to when my mini sessions will be held this year. My goal this year is to not be on the streets/away from home as many nights as I was this past year so I am really trying...

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so much fun/minneapolis senior, young adult, and couple photographer

Here are just some more edits from my fun shoot in the freezing weather with Erika and Michael last week. We stayed near Minnetrista for all of the images as I knew in the cold the shoot wouldn’t be several hours long! I have many, many favorites and I did a variety of editing styles...

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michael and erika sneak peek/minneapolis senior, young adult, and couples photographer

michael is home on break from st. johns so erika booked a little session during this time…and boy did we freeze our buns off today:) you may recognize erika from my website/blog as i did her senior pictures last summer! she is headed to st. bens next year for college, so the two of them...

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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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basically belly/minneapolis newborn, kid, family and maternity photographer

due to my clients request i am “saving” some of her images/not viewing them here as she plans to use them in some capacity later and wants them as a surprise! so, basically you are going to get belly shots here:) i just love return customers…i haven’t seen little liam for a year and a...

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sneak peek for mandy/minneapolis kid, family and maternity photographer

just one quick sneak peek…i hope to have their edits complete in the next day or two! i haven’t done a maternity for a month or so, so this was a nice change! i added some texture for fun on this edit…she/they will have a standard bw and color of this as well:) shelley

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krista/2011 senior/minneapolis senior photographer

just a few more of my favs from krista’s shoot. i think she got “the best of both worlds” on her shoot…alittle bit of urban and alittle bit of rural:) sing it like miley as you are reading this okay? i laughed so hard during her shoot…i had thistles going through my jean shorts…i was...

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email me/minneapolis senior photographer

when you see an awesome grassy field…email me when you see a unique rustic barn…email me when you see a fantastic wall…email me when you see a stellar patch of wild flowers…email me when you see a unique tree…email me when you see a colorful urban wall…email me ***for those that know me, and have...

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same image/minneapolis equine photographer

i know that i posted this image already, but i added a bit of texture on this edit…very fun to play with:)

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2+2=4/minneapolis equine photographer

two teens…two horses…so much fun! here are a few more images from my shoot this past friday…i could not have asked for nicer girls to work with!!! thanks for peeking!!! i hope to do many, many more horses when everything turns green this spring…so spread the word!

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two more/minneapolis equine photographer

i am still working on my horse shoot from last friday, here is just one more of grace in her riding gear:) i hope to post a long post tomorrow or thursday when i’m all done! and here is an image of quin too…with her horse getting a snack! thanks for peeking…and come on back...

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