Category Archives: Kids

commercial bio for arquette modeling agency/minneapolis natural light, senior and commercial photographer

I have been asked to submit a bio on myself  for commercial purposes as Arquette modeling agency is now going to be offering me as one of their photographers here in Minneapolis and I am very excited about this opportunity as their agency is one block from my studio and it seems like a good...

View full post »

a few more of miss natalie/wilhelmina minneapolis/minneapolis natural light, senior and commercial photographer

i am having so much fun with the models and i have worked with some awesome make up artists along the way as well.  jennifer of flawless shades worked with me on natalie and i think we got an awesome variety of looks.  it’s tough to be 4 and to sit nice and still for...

View full post »

natalie/wilhelmina minneapolis/minneapolis natural light, senior, boudoir and commercial photographer

natalie:  wilhelmina minneapolis 4 year old model mua:  jennifer of flawless shades   out the door to watch my boy place some baseball…go spartans:)  but here is one sneak peek of miss natalie.  check back tomorrow as i will watermark and get the rest of her images up here for viewing.  such a sweetheart, just...

View full post »

just one quick sneak peek of natalie/4 year old wilhelmina minneapolis model in the studio yesterday with me.  i bought a dozen white balloons and had a vision for her shoot at the end but she had her own 4 year old ideas:)   i taped white balloons in various locations on the floor with scotch...

View full post »

one more sneak peek/minneapolis natural light, senior, modeling and commercial photographer

what can i saw about lucy…she did great for a 3 year old.  absolutely great:)  but..at the end she had had enough of me and my camera:)  we got this shot all lined up and in the end all she would give us was her back side…and that is what we got:)  flippin adorable.  i...

View full post »

miss lucy and company/minneapolis natural light, senior and commercial photographer

off the top of my head i had done photos for the V family two other times, so this is our third time together!  We did photos once outside when I was in the architectural antique building in ne mpls and last year they met me at Riverplace.  Yesterday it was so crappy out, we...

View full post »

alexa/wilhelmina minneapolis model/minneapolis natural light and commercial photographer

this cutie pie lives down the street from us and holds a special place in my heart, as does her mom.  both her and her mom have been picked up by wilhelmina minneapolis as models and i am flattered to be a big part of this:)  we completed alexa’s shoot on saturday morning and ventured...

View full post »

alexa sneak peek/wilhelmina model/minneapolis natural light, modeling and commercial photographer

here is one quick edit of alexa from our shoot saturday morning:)  a little different look for me, but i likey!  she was sitting inside a tunnel jobby…love the scarf on her head!  more to come, more to come…i promise!  

View full post »

we’re back home/minneapolis natural light, senior, and commercial photographer

Just a quick good morning to all of you that read my blog…to let you know that i am back home and back to work!  I will be catching up this whole weekend-returning all calls, emails and approving orders:)  I had a fabulous time at the Barcelo in Ixtapa with my family.  As many of...

View full post »

grandpa freddie and verna visit yesterday/my life/minneapolis natural light photographer

sometimes it is what it is…perfectly imperfect.  we ventured to dassel yesterday to see my dad and his wife, verna.  he is in his early 80′s and is not doing the best.  he has myastheniusgravidus, and diabetes and depressed due to all of his medical symptoms.  i took some groceries again…as verna tends to him...

View full post »

jillian/wilhelmina modeling mini shoot/minneapolis natural light, senior and commercial photographer

okay i lied…one more sneak peek before i head to the grocery store to take my dad groceries…and then jump in the shower and head to dassel, mn for the afternoon/early lunch!   here is jillian…an 8th grader…crazy, right?  love her coloring and her red curls are totally to die for:)  

View full post »

alexa/minneapolis tween/minneapolis commercial and modeling photographer

Miss alexa is signed on with one of the modeling agencies in the area but also came to the Wilhelmina Minneapolis mini’s last weekend at the Mill City Museum .  She was my first model of the day and here is just a sneak peek:)  

View full post »

more of cute carli/minneapolis natural light, kid and commercial photographer

honestly…one of the easiest kids i have ever had the pleasure working with and i mean it hands down. carli did whatever i asked of her, no questions asked.  and my camera loved her, i think you will agree!                      

View full post »

carli/minneapolis natural light, kid and commercial photographer

miss carli visited the studio and she was so adorable and so cooperative:)  here is just one sneak peek from our time together!  such a fabulous smile…      

View full post »

the many expressions of max/minneapolis natural light, kid and commercial photographer

I spent at least and hour with max and i honestly think i took 30 images total.  he was a wiggle worm and interested in just moving around.  but, we got some keepers and some fun expressions for sure.  he sure is cute and full of personality!  he is the youngest of 5 boys and...

View full post »

mr max/minneapolis natural light, kid and commercial photographer

max and his delightful mom came to my studio this week and let me just honestly say that he was a mover and a shaker.  i honestly don’t think i have ever had a kid move to much during a shoot.  on the positive side of things, at least my studio is big enough so...

View full post »

stinkin cute/minneapolis natural light, kid and modeling photographer

more of miss liv before i hit the bed tonight.  she truly has a little christie brinkley look to her, don’t cha think?  stunning.  i seriously hope i get to shoot her again real soon as i know we will become good friends if i see her more often! i can only imagine what we...

View full post »

MMMM/more modeling mini’s monday /minneapolis commercial, kid, natural light and modeling photographer

okay…one more stab at these modeling mini’s.  what did i learn from this past week?  i ended up needing at least an hour with each of the small kiddos to get any keepers.  each kid was very different from the next and i am really fussy with my work:)  i was soooooo grateful that i...

View full post »

liv/minneapolis natural light, kid and modeling photographer

a little bit timid…tons of sweetness… and loads of cuteness:)  here is a sneak peek of what is next to come!  here is miss liv…check out those eyes:)  her mom dabbles in photography as well and just wanted to see how she’d do in front of my camera!  

View full post »

addison/minneapolis natural light, kid and modeling photographer

miss addison does a little bit of modeling…and her mom dresses her well:)  on these mini shoots i promised 3-5 and with addison her mom chose to pay more when i told her i had a few more keepers…and as a photographer she trusted my opinion.  it was fun to catch up with christina a...

View full post »

addison/minneapolis kid, natural light and modeling photographer

addison’s mom is a fellow photographer and we shared my first studio together in hopkins.  i was oh, so tickled when she signed up for these mini sessions as i hadn’t see her or addison for years. sad, but true.  i follow their life a bit on facebook though:)  anyways…she is stinkin cute and came...

View full post »

mini shoots tomorrow update/minneapolis natural light and kid, and modeling photographer

I am back in town and I am back on my own computer:)  yeah!  We were in Rochester at a basketball tournament this past weekend and I was unable to edit my blog via my phone and there were only two computers in the lobby and someone was always on them.   Logan’s team had...

View full post »

wanted/kid models/minneapolis natural light, kid and modeling photographer

*****EDITED *** I  am doing my absolute best filling these time slots while i am out of town.   i am giving first come, first serve… based upon whether you noted a certain time or full flexibility.  payton and kennedy cannot make it now, so i just opened up their slots. wanted: on a short notice. ...

View full post »

skylar/minneapolis natural light and model photographer

can i just say that sometimes it does pay to hand your business card to a stranger and without doing so i would not have images like these:)  i am tickled with many of these…but skylar made my job very, very easy!  my camera loved her, i think you will agree.  this is going to...

View full post »

stinkin cute/skylar/minneapolis modeling photographer and natural light photographer

adorable.  squeezable.  loveable.   i could have hung out with skylar and her dad all day:)  i had tons of fun!  i love working with models so if you think your son/daughter could model and are looking for a portfolio/comp card, let’s talk.  i believe i have a mn viking cheerleader wannabee as my next...

View full post »