Category Archives: head shots

avery/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

what can i say…one special teen, and to receive two nominations from one community is huge:) here is the second letter that i received on miss A. Shelley- I would like to nominate Avery Pilot. She is my daughter Lizzie’s best friend, so we know her very well. I am AMAZED at the resilience of...

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a serious one/avery/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

miss avery was the winner of the free “mini shoot” with me…later this week i will share the nomination letters that i received:) this image is just another sneak peek…urbanized a bit! more to come soon, i promise! s

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this is avery/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

she was nominated by TWO people as one special teen/tween deserving of a mini shoot with me!!!! she met me at the studio today…yes, she skipped school a bit:)and this is just a sneak peek of one of her images…more to come next week. i love that she had her hair/make up done prior to...

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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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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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alyssa and jenna/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

As i said earlier this week, you may recognize these two blondes-i believe this is my 4th time shooting them? they met me near my old studio in ne on a chilly morning at 9 am…but, we got it done:) a few years back i did them in buffalo, mn and it was like 19...

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sneak peek for alex/delano 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

alex has an october 1 deadline so i am editing her before my boudoir-i usually edit in order:) we ended up rescheduling her shoot once due to the weather and she wasn’t too happy about that initially…but we had a perfect night on the streets and the wait was well worth it. more to follow…more...

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the business side of things/minneapolis senior photographer

just because i feel like sharing and this is my blog so i can do that, right? i have done more seniors this june-october than i ever have during a summer/fall. so, i have seen it all. i am not picking on dave at all with this post, but i don’t think he’d care if...

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david/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

just some more fun images from my shoot with david/orono 2012. we had a gorgeous night on the town last week and here is just a nice sampling of what he has in his private gallery. he had a two hour shoot with me and on these i promise the best 15-18 images edited in...

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hayden sneak peek/heritage christian 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

last minute decision, i decided to sign up for the sallee nordstrom photography tour today so i better go get showered, etc. i hope to learn more about how they operate their studio and learn a few tips from them re: boudoir shoots, etc in particular. i will be back behind my computer tomorrow editing...

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allie sneak peek/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

allie was oh so sweet during her shoot with me in the arts district of minneapolis:) be on the lookout for more of her images yet this week if all goes well on my end. these eyes are just so captivating…yummy! i kept telling her that i thought she had a little bit of mary...

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corra/model/minneapolis commercial and senior photographer

alright all, here is just a sampling of gorgeous red haired, freckled…corra! she contacted me a few months back in regards to a modeling shoot with me, she has recently started working with royal model and talent management in the midwest. she is 16 years old and oh, so striking…i know i didn’t look like...

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corra/model/minneapolis commercial and model photographer

i am just getting to corra’s images from last week…she is a 16 year old model that is working with royal model and talent, a modeling agency in the midwest. can you believe that she’s only 16? i actually debated which watermark to use, my senior one or my regular one, but i went with...

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senior hobbies/minneapolis senior photographer

Hey all you 2012 seniors out there, please take a peek at my hobby gallery on my new senior website, you can get to it off of my collection gallery! I am always looking to capture new hobbies…so think about this prior to booking your shoot with me. In the past years I have captured:...

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same image 3 ways/minneapolis teen and senior photographer + photoshop mentor

taking a good photo and making it greater:) can you believe the maddy is only 14…i didn’t look like this when i was 14!!!!! this i know for certain:) color edit, just look at those eyes! dramatic bw (which i love btw) chocolatey bw as always, thanks for following my work. please become a fan...

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one quick edit for this morning/minneapolis senior and young adult photographer + photoshop mentor

this edit is not a whole lot different from the sooc camera shot…i just am loving going back into my archives and re-playing with some of my images from last summer…working on images for my new website, which i haven’t clicked the buy button on yet as i’m still waiting for my new logo, etc…but...

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hello beautiful/minneapolis baby, kid, senior and boudoir photographer

sensual? sexy? stunning? what other S letter work can I come with for this image? two very distinct looks with two different edits! which one do you like better? i’m torn! gorgeous annette one more time for today… even though i am a sucker for bw images i think on this one i lean more...

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a change for 2011/minneapolis senior, young adult, adult and commercial photographer

In 2011 I will not be doing what- in my own words- are traditional commercial head shots. I really want to focus on more modern, contemporary head shots…ones that will be more visually appealing and more “hip” for marketing pieces. If you really insist on a traditional studio head shot session with a basic black...

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molly, oh molly/minneapolis tween, senior and young adult photographer

molly came to the studio with little miss addie on monday and i shot just a few pics of her for fun! i didn’t have her model any of the posh place headbands, but we probably should have as i think several of them would have fit her head:) addie’s mom, anne, is molly’s aunt...

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commercial shoot for the posh place take two/minneapolis kid and commercial photographer, seniors too!

i am still looking for more newborn/young girls to model hats/headbands for the posh place these mini shoots will be taking place at my studio in ne mpls…1330 ne quincy street #202. a thank you for your 30 minutes i will order you a FREE 8 x 10 of your favorite image. i also will...

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headband for tuesday’s commercial shoot/minneapolis photographer

i thought i would take a picture of the headbands but she lisa from the posh place sent quite a few:) i am out the door in a bit for basketball so i am just going to do my best in describing them to you for those involved! cloth zebra headband (in white and black)...

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under the sea/minneapolis kid and teen photographer

i just uploaded the few images that i took on halloween. we are so lucky to live next to the kramers, the nicest people, and we are invited into their home every year on halloween. here is kylie…in a mermaid costume…and friends with ella, and plays with allie when she’s visiting ella. more halloween 2010...

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same image 4 ways for danielle and kevin/minneapolis kid, teen and family photographer

i know danielle and kevin are patiently waiting for their edited images from last saturday…we met in the warehouse district…and here is the first kiddo to sit down solo for me…i instantly said outloud “man his eyes are dreamy right here with this awesome light”…without further ado…here’s cole! (three more siblings + 2 parents…a total...

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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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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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