one of the negatives of being in the business is that i never find/make the time to edit my own photos. and i take less photos of my own kids/family. recently my dad has been not doing the best and i honestly freaked out a bit last week and pulled out old photos to look...
whoa…it has been a long time since i did a newborn shoot. crazy long. but, one of my absolute favorite clients and i talked during her pregnancy and i knew she was due during my quiet time so i actually propositioned her to do their newborn photos as i adore them that much:) well…i don’t...
i am out the door for a full day of errands…lots going on in my life in all honesty as my dad has been doctoring and not doing the best. it stinks to have our parents health lessening and we have it on both sides. my dad has myastheniusgravidus and diabetes and my mother in...
just a quick personal note as it is the first day of 2012. as i get older i feel like resolutions have become more important to me personally. this year todd/i are faced with even more health issues of our parents…and have seen others our own age pass away. life is short and 2012 is...
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...
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...
***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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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!
oh my! today i spent at least 6 hours at the studio and i used up 5 gallons of paint myself. no lie:) i can barely walk tonight. progress…progress…it doesn’t come without pain, right? i honestly am not normally the most independent person when it comes to stuff like this…but i’m holding my own lately...
good morning everyone out there:) i am headed down to the studio again today to do more work. i am so excited to edit a bit later today if all goes well as i had two very fun, gorgeous seniors on the streets on saturday-if you haven’t already taken a peek at my earlier post,...
I have spent at least 30 hours this week at my new studio, carpet in the one room is now torn up and thrown away in a dumpster:) and i have been scraping carpet adhesive since tuesday… no lie. today the hub and i spent most of the day there and all of the glue...
a busy weekend, the move to my new studio is done! it honestly feels sooooo good to have all of my photography stuff out of my house, garage, and closets! i do think i will have a newborn prop sale as i truly am not getting newborn inquiries since i have started to specialize more...
here is the deal for this month! i get my studio keys and move in this weekend so the next two weekends i plan on working in my new space:) ie. cleaning/painting?, etc. i *might* do a studio open house mid month? i haven’t decided yet! or else a holiday party downtown in december? i...
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...
my dad just rang and lee klukas passed away yesterday. i spoke with two of her daughters yesterday and kelly told me not to head to the hospital yesterday around noon. i will either attend the visitation OR the funeral, depending upon what works best with my shooting schedule this weekend. i am praying the...
i just got the heads up that there is an inevitable funeral that i am going to have to attend this week. as soon as i know more i will let you/my clients know…if it will affect your shoot with me or your pick up time. my prayers and thoughts are with the klukas family...
okay all…personal post here. but, i felt the need tonight that this needed to be done:) note…my new song on my playlist “our house”…i feel pretty cool about that:) it was one of my favorite songs of the 80′s. i barely have any photos of this house from when i lived it in, sad…but true....
we made it back home today and i will be spending tomorrow and monday returning all phone calls and emails:) we had a fantastic vacation…mainly due to the fact that we met fabulous families from all over the united states at our resort. families from los angeles, chicago, philadelphia, houston, new jersey, etc. very cool!...
i am on vacation…and i will be returning phone calls and emails on 8/15. we are headed to ludlow’s resort and it is on an island on lake vermillion and it is supposed to be very nice. i have to admit that i peeked at the weather forecast up there and i am a bit...
