Category Archives: seniors

jacob/minnetonka 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

just one more image out of order here a bit…i just had to play with one more taken in the studio with the white walls and floors. jacob, i will get to the rest of your images next week!

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more of megan/eastview 2012/minneapolis senior photogapher

megan is just a doll…so sweet and she was oh, so easy to work with! here are some of my personal favorites from our time together on the streets of mpls.

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one more sneak peek/megan eastview 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

mea break…my kiddos are home…allie and i worked all day at the studio. huge progress, huge progress…i cannot wait to share. tomorrow all of the walls will be tackled with a layer of fresh paint…if all goes right. i am editing images in between everything else. megan is just going to need to be patient,...

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sneak peek for megan/eastview 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i had told megan that i hoped to be finished with her edits by friday…but i had one shoot this morning and i have another one this afternoon…so it might be an extra day or two, time will tell:) today is my 21st wedding anniversary as well…not sure if we are going to go out...

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ariel/rosemount 2012/minneapolis natural light and senior photographer

oh all…here are the best of the best from my time with miss ariel/rosemount 2012. we battled the wind just a bit, but nothing drastic. i have to say my two favorite walls in the warehouse district worked well again…love that! lighting is everything…along with fun clothes…and a gorgeous model:) i think ariel looks like...

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shooting schedule update/minneapolis natural light photographer

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,...

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sneak peek for ariel/rosemount 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

yeah, my first rosemount senior…ever:) here is a quick sneak peek of ariel…i think she looks like mallory from family ties…don’t you? more to come yet this week…i promise!

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laura/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

Laura and I ventured to the arboretum in Chanhassen for her shoot! I will be honest and say that I don’t have a photographer permit for there anymore, so we played it safe…ie, me in a baseball cap, no camera bag…trying to look like anyone else with a camera:) LOL we started shooting far from...

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laura’s back for more/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

laura, one of my senior reps from orono this year, hired me again for fall photos, love that:) here are just a couple for starters as a sneak peek. we ventured to the arboretum this time…me in a baseball cap so i wouldn’t get busted without a photographer permit. we played it safe, we started...

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more of ben/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

I often get asked on the streets who else i am shooting from their school…and on many occasions this summer i was told that ben s, this ben, is a total crack up/hilarious dude:) he was oh, so handsome…and very polite…but he didn’t show this hilarious side of him during his shoot, but i do...

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sneak peek for ben/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

yes, i am still shooting a few seniors! i have a few more on my schedule and i am still getting a few inquiries trickling in here and there:) i met ben on the streets a little over a week ago…he met me near my old studio in ne mpls. here is just one quick...

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october shooting schedule/minneapolis natural light photographer

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...

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alex/delano 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i’m back:) after 5 shoots this weekend and personal things to attend to yesterday…i’m home this morning editing again! here is more of alex/delano 2012, my first delano senior EVER! kind of weird as delano is so close to where i live:) alex was so much fun on the streets, i love her gorgeous skin...

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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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a nice sampling of emma/minnetonka 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

we had a perfect hour on the streets of the warehouse district and here are just some of my personal favs:) i hope you enjoy peeking! another delightful night on the town…emma and her mom were wonderful to work with:) shelley

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sneak peek for emma/minnetonka 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i am sure it has been a long two week wait for this sneak peek:) i am honestly going as fast as i can over here! emma met me in the warehouse district of minneapolis for her mini shoot with me, so be on the lookout for a few more images from her shoot today/tomorrow...

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personality plus/dave/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i finished up dave’s private gallery yesterday and i love when i get an email that says “i love them all, thank you”. i love dave’s orange/red hair, especially in some of the urban locations where i found a rust colored wall, etc. we did part of his shoot in the warehouse district and part...

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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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sneak peek for dave/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

dave is so full of personality…and as i am ready to post a sneak peek i’m thinking to myself, ” i really should have posted one of dave in color”…he is just “more”…from his head down to his toes…and his hair is fun orange/red to boot:) he contacted me all on his own months ago...

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bethanie/eastview 2012/minnepolis senior photographer

over the past couple years i have had quite a few seniors from eastview…actually eastview, orono and champlin park were my highest # of seniors…go figure. this year i did not get one inquiry from champlin park and i got just one from eastview/miss bethanie! it changes so much year to year as i truly...

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bethanie before and after/eastview 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

good morning! i just got back from my first shoot of the day and another one in a couple hours:) it sure was foggy out there this morning…but once the fog lifted we were oh, so good! lots of wetness on my jeans and a few mosquito bites…it all makes life interesting! before i head...

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ben/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i just finished up with ben’s edits and here are a few of my absolute favs for your viewing! i only had a couple boys that signed up for a half shoot with me/2 hours and ben was one of them-it was nice as we weren’t rushed and we got to play more extensively with...

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love the sax/ben/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

my first senior shoot with a sax and i will be honest and say that it is an instrument that is hard to get into a comfortable/relaxed position for a photo with a really tall dude:) nonetheless…this one i likey! i LOVE throwing in a few artsy shots, especially on my two + hour shoots/packages:)...

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ben sneak peek/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

just one quick image tonight of ben/orono 2012. i hope to finish his edits up here real soon, so check back again tomorrow/monday:) he met me in the warehouse district for his shoot with me! good night! shelley

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full blown kaylie post/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

i had such a delightful time on the streets of minneapolis with kaylie and her mom…and here are some of my personal favs from our two hours together!

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