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bob/wilhelmina minneapolis talent/minneapolis natural light and commercial photographer

what about bob?  just kidding:)  oh, my…i could not have gotten a nicer client via Wilhelmina Minneapolis.  Here is a sneak peek of Bob from www.voiceoversbybob.com  

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on my playlist/whitney houston

i was a big whitney houston fan back in the days so this morning i took a few minute and changed my music here on my blog playlist. my all time favorite song is the first one that will play:) such a gorgeous voice, my thoughts and prayers are with her family. i saw her...

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a fun one of avery/minneapolis natural light and teen photographer

and nomination letter #1 that i received on avery! Hi Shelley, I’m writing to nominate Avery Pilot as one who is deserving of your photo shoot opportunity. Avery is an 8th grader at Orono Schools who participates in music and drama there, which happens to be her passion! She was just recently cast in an...

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more of the O kiddos/minneapolis natural light photographer

let me first of say that their mom lives in the same neighborhood as my good friend, nadeen. the boys have played baseball against my logan, etc. (wayzata vs orono). megan is the same age as my allie…so it’s just one of those type of deals where we have kids the same ages and at...

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full blown R post/minneapolis natural light photographer

i will be honest and say that a shoot with 4 kids is never easy. and this shoot was not easy either. but, i don’t think i have ever laughed as much while editing in my whole photography career. these images are the real deal…very candid and i am proud of it:) one of my...

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sarah/orono 2012/minneapolis senior photographer

sarah met me on the streets of minneapolis/warehouse district for her mini shoot with me. with a girl senior mini we need to go quick and be organized with all of the clothes and accessories and sarah came prepared! gorgeous hair and a beautiful smile…here are some of my favorites!

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i had a vision/minneapolis kid and family photographer

i saw a post on megan cristello’s blog last winter and she had a fun family “styled” in brown, orange, chartreuse, and white with limes and oranges. i thought to myself “that looks like a fun, awesome shoot”. soooo, i propositioned both of my mini families a bit and they both agreed to come in...

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women & weight/minneapolis natural light photographer

this is going to be a personal post…i truly am an all or nothing person. i have said that time and time again. either i exercise on a regular basis or don’t exercise at all. either i drink red wine regularly at night or i don’t drink at all. i wish i could be one...

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kelly/orono senior/minneapolis senior photographer

i had to pull this image out of my archives, kelly was my second senior EVER off the top of my head. i was so darn proud of the lines on this shot!!!

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test test/minneapolis natural light photographer

this blog is now wider than my old one so i’m working out the kinks and adjusting spacing, etc yet. i have never used blog templates at all, so this is all new to me. here is my first attempt using a mcp blog it template. sorry for a repost of these pics! shelley

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on vacation/minneapolis photographer

the family and i are headed to mexico tomorrow for some sun/fun. i will reply to all inquiries/emails when i get back home. we don’t take many vacations so this is a big deal to the 4 of us. i am off to bed as we have an early morning flight. margs, pina coladas, mexican...

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new blog is here/minneapolis photographer

Hello to everyone out there. Lots of finishing touches on this to go yet to but I just wanted to get it up at least before we leave for Mexico this week. I just bought a boudoir template as well over the weekend so I will be tackling that next. Yes, I am a gluten...

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schedule update/minneapolis photographer

i am completely booked into november and will be taking a limited about of shoots in november….and only preplanned shoot (s) for december as well. it is getting darker earlier each evening and my hubby is on a contract that can involve travel like this past week…so between the house, the kids, living out of...

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trash the grass session/minneapolis kid photographer

just another typical day at the anderson’s household…creative play in our yard…what fun to be a kid! having said that todd was not really happy when he saw the condition of our grass when he got home from work:( this is what happens when you get kids…a $20 slip n slide…and water! the slip n...

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wall ideas/minneapolis photographer

with all of my packages you get the digital images…so use them to your advantage! pick up the latest pottery barn catalog and configure a bunch of canvas wraps in a variety of sizes like they do frames on their walls…and here is another source of inspiration as well:) this is a pro lab…meaning that...

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a good read/minneapolis photographer

i ran across this written by shannon holden this morning and just thought i’d share:) many good tips for photographer mamma’s out there that are wanna be photographers and also good tips for me as a photographer as well. i do not know shannon personally, but the first sentence gives me permission to link this...

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take a great photo and making it flippin fantastic/minneapolis senior photographer

i often get comments “what do you mean you have to edit for hours”… friends will say…”just upload the images you took at baseball, don’t do your thing to them” i shoot raw so my images are flat and lifeless, so each image i open up and do my thing to…some images more to, some...

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anna and abbie/minneapolis senior photographer

i was blessed with a fun night on the town with anna and abbie. again, case in point, that each senior shoot that i do you just need to go with the flow! these two did not really want an urban shoot, they did not want to head downtown initially…but i talked them into heading...

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kickin myself/minneapolis baby and kid photographer

adorable kiddo… fun clothes… cute expression… daddy’s baseball cap on head…(not being pulled off just yet)… amazing location… cut off foot…SHOOT…SH*T…CRAP…BUMMER…YIKES… i have a thing about cut off feet…it drives me bonkers as a photographer, and i try really hard not to do this:) really hard…as it is one of my biggest pet peeves as...

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dr glysteen’s office/minneapolis commercial photographer

just one quick edit of dr. glysteen and his 7 female office staff, wayzata orthodontics, group shots are tough-that is why i typically stick with small groups:) i took roughly 15 shots and one person had her eyes shut in 12 out of the 15 that i took, no lie! and outside it is hard...

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blow those buggers up/minneapolis photographer

i ran across this post tonight on facebook by another photographer and i am going to link it here for all of my clients to read…very helpful:) how big to go with your images…in my opinion, you can never go too big! nuff said! here is the link by amy ro photography again, i do...

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for my clients/minneapolis photographer

just a friendly fyi that www.winkflash.com is having a 40% sale right now on gallery wraps:) i have two hanging in my house of my kiddos and i am very pleased with both of them…i do love the thick wrap better than my thin one though:) i just got the winkflash email a few hours...

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finally/minneapolis photographer

my pricing for 2010 has finally made it to my website. i know that i posted it here on my blog in december…but know that i will honor my 2009 prices for those that were previously booked as i was delinquent in making the changes. what have i been up to? i have enjoyed lunch...

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three photographers/minneapolis photographer

i had the pleasure of spending some time with two of my fellow photographers last week…kind of an improptu sort of thing and it worked out the week before christmas, go figure, huh? as photographers…and not unlike photographer children, we do not really like the camera in front of us either?!?!?! we had a ton...

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merry christmas/minneapolis photographer

i have been neglecting my blog this past week, and i apologize…but the week before christmas is always crazy! on top of that i celebrated another birthday…forty something!!! thanks to nikki and becky for taking the time out of their busy schedule to take me out for lunch the day before christmas:) we celebrated christmas...

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