Category Archives: natural light

personal challenge/minneapolis natural light photographer

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...

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lucy and company/minneapolis newborn and natural light photographer

gosh, i flippin adore this family…i was so thrilled to do their newborn shoot and here are some of my absolute favorites…minus their birth announcement keeper:) lucy is one lucky baby girl…that’s all i am going to say on that!!!! as we all know…i don’t do that many newborn shoots…i don’t specialize in them and...

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lucy, lucy, lucy/minneapolis newborn and natural light photographer

i have permission to post this image and her delightful mom says it is one of her personal favorite from their private gallery. just look at lucy’s gorgeous skin and lips:) one lucky baby girl…this i know for certain! more to follow yet this weekend/week if all goes well on my end. as always thanks...

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winter mini shoots this month/minneapolis natural light photographer

i would love to book some winter mini shoots, perfect for kid/small family, senior, boudoir or head shot. i have the studio booked from 10-2 on both 2/17 and 2/20 (presidents day so kids are off of school). $295 includes 45 minute shoot time and the best 10-12 custom edited in a private gallery/cd. no...

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lucy/minneapolis newborn and natural light photographer

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...

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allie and madison/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

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...

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what more can i say?/jenny and sammie/minneapolis boudoir photographer

I did a post on jenny earlier this month and she returned to the studio a second time for more boudoir play and this time she brought sammie with her. i did both of their senior pictures in the past…lucky me! back then they did not know each other at all and now they are...

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my girl/allie/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

miss allie at 14. more from this shoot to follow yet this week! she borrowed madison’s fun ear muffs:) i’d LOVE to do more winter shoots…just saying:)

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madison/love me a snow day like today/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

this is gorgeous madison…one of allie’s dance teammates and friend:) we did a small shoot in minnetrista today, they froze, but we had some fun too! here is my first edit from their time with me! more to come later this week for sure!

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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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just one edit tonight/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

i honestly am about off to bed…but at the same time feel i really should be editing tonight as i have clients waiting! i am single parenting this weekend and until tuesday as my hubby is in vegas with a few of his friends. i honestly have not gotten a thing done work wise between...

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sammie/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

you may recognize sammie…as i have done two photo shoots of her in the past, both her senior pics and a tame boudoir:) she is friends with jenny-scroll down to see my previous posts this week…and i was blessed with both of them in the studio yesterday! i also did jenny’s senior pics…and she has...

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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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sue/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

for my blog readers eyes only! more of sue:) so fun…so witty…so sexy! if you are peeking, please leave her some love! edited to add: one photographer friend already said to me she has a sharon stone look to her:) i love my job:) S

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jenny/minneapolis natural light and boudoir photographer

gosh…i did jenny’s senior pictures in the past and she has helped me out with some of my family mini shoots…so it was run to re-connect with this gorgeous, young woman in the studio! here are just a few of my absolute favorites from our time together last week! and lucky me…jenny is coming back...

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for your eyes/minneapolis boudoir photographer

this is my good friend/neighbor and her name is sue! she is truly one of the neatest persons i have ever come across. when i talk about her i honestly say that they broke the mold when they made her and i mean it:) she always has a smile on her face…she is just one...

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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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hello gorgeousness!/laura/minneapolis boudoir photographer

laura has given me permission to post all of her images from her boudoir shoot with me…and i am going to show you a fantastic sampling for your viewing pleasure! thank you laura! she says she loves all of them and i know that as women we can be our hardest critic…so i take this...

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tame and tasteful/minneapolis boudoir photographer

that is all i am going to say for tonight:) i am off to bed early! more to follow…more to follow!

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boudoirs/perfect valentines gift/minneapolis boudoir photographer

boudoirs…i love them…and so do my clients that have done them. i have done a few this past week and i am having so much fun! i let my clients choose how much skin they are comfortable showing and which images i am free to share. be on the lookout for some more boudoir images...

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the H girls/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

where have i been? what have i been up to? studio time, another boudoir, ikea, moa dress shopping for allie’s first high school dance with a friend, traveling basketball tournament, a dance competition, etc. you name it it has all happened in the last 4 days. yikes! i finally finished up these girl’s edits and...

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alexa/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

just about to head out the door to the bus stop and then the night gets crazy and i was at the studio today working on a few things with my sub leasers:) anyways…one more quick sneak peek from the H girls shoot…here is alexa…such a cutie pie:)

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one more of laura/minneapolis boudoir photographer

i will be honest and say that i haven’t done that many boudoirs…a handful of them so i don’t feel like an expert in any way. i was flattered when laura said that although she is very shy…she knew that i’d do her boudoir in a tasteful way:) ahhhhh! i always leave the amount of...

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boudoir sneak peek/laura/minneapolis natural light photographer

i am about off to bed…totally wiped out, but since i did a facebook sneak peek i thought i’d to the same thing real quick here tonight. i have so much to say about today…as i had so much fun with laura…and here is just a sexy head shot as a preview of her gorgeousness!...

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a few more of the s family/minneapolis natural light photographer

as i previously posted…mom S contacted me and we had basically a 24 hour time period to get her shoot in/done…and we met december 26th…you see her three kiddos were all home for the holiday, they traveled home from california and colorado! here are just a few more of my favorites:) this is a fabulous...

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