Models this Spring

New website and blog coming soon, so I need some fresh faces. Details coming up soon. Be on the lookout! This could be your chance to take advantage of a free session!

Mackenzie -- 6 months old now!

Boy how time flies. When I showed up to shoot Mackenzie's 6 months portraits I was surprised at how much she had changed. I photographed mom's maternity session and Mackenzie's newborn session. She is so big and has beautiful strawberry blonde hair. She was so funny because she was quite intrigued by all the textures I brought along. First the soft fuzzy rug, then the flower mat, and then the soft white blanket. After all that, the floor vent was quite interesting! She is such a doll and I can't wait to take her 1 year photos. I'm sure I'll be chasing her around when that time comes.

Baby Mackenzie | Minnesota Newborn Photography

Welcome to baby Mackenzie. She was born on October 28th just a few days before her due date. She is so beautiful and it looks like she will have strawberry blonde hair. I love newborns and I couldn't stop holding her, but I had to get down to business photographing this little peach. I can't wait to see her again when I deliver the collages her parents ordered. Charlie and Sharon - You have a beautiful family!

Anthony -- 2010 Senior | Minnesota Senior Photographer

As the holiday season approaches quickly, I'm wrapping up some final senior and family sessions before diving into the holidays. Anthony is my last senior fella for this year. He is on the debate team and has a busy schedule with tournaments locally and out of state. He was telling me a little about the topics he's debated on and how it all works. The topics are quite interesting. We both laughed and joked when I shared with him that I had a kid in middle school. He said he missed that "fun" stage in his life. Now, college applications are keeping him busy and he "is" having a great senior year so far! Good Luck Anthony!

Sharon - Maternity session { Minnesota Maternity Photographer }

I had the great pleasure of photographing the wife of a friend. Charlie and I worked together for a couple of years and he and his wife Sharon are expecting their first baby. Sharon was due November 10th. I say "was" because we had her maternity session on October 24th and Baby Mackenzie was born October 28th at 3:29pm. Close call, I would say! The girls are doing well and I can't wait to have Baby Mackenzie's first baby shoot.

Baby Kai { Minnesota Newborn Photographer }

I'm finally getting a chance to catch up on blogging. It was a pleasure taking pictures of baby Kai. He was born in August and is so alert now. He was such a joy to photograph. Baby Kai is so mellow and didn't mind my cold hands at first, but after a while Dad gave me a hand warmer. Thanks Nate!

Zachary -- Senior 2010 { Minneapolis Portrait Photographer }

I had a great senior shoot with a really cool senior last weekend. I had to "untype" the word kid because he is no longer the "kid" I knew years ago. Zach is my neighbor and is quite a few years ahead of my "kids", but I remember the days when he was only 11 years old or so. I had not seen him in so long that I was very surprised to see how much he had grown and changed. He has a super personality and it was so much fun photographing him.

Cute in Pigtails { Minnesota Childrens Photographer }

On Sunday I was able to bribe my daughter (Mya) into doing a mini-session. I promised to keep it short and treat her to a mini-blizzard from DQ. When she said "sure", I said - "I mean today". She said, "OK". So I rushed to the closet to find any dress that would fit and figured we would go with traditional pigtails for the hair. She had only one demand and that was that her older brother come along to make her laugh. Of course he gets a great deal out of this situation. He gets into the car and says: "This is great, I'll get to have ice cream and I don't even have to take pictures." Hmm, are you beginning to see what I'm usually up against? We get to the park and I shoot a few shots and then we wonder into a tall grass area. I get my daughter to go into this area for a few shots, then all of a sudden:

My son says: Mom, a snake!
Mya: (shrieks and yells)
Me: What? OMG, don't let it get in my purse -- Mya, hurry squat and smile! (snap,snap,snap).
Mya: Mommmm, hurry!
My son: Mom, mom he's going by your purse. Hurry! Mom let's get out of here. Ok mom, he went under your purse. But let's get out of here!
Me: Grab my purse! OMG, let's get out of here!

So we ran out of the tall grass and took a breather and laughed our heads off. The kids thought it was funny and certainly earned the ice cream treat in the end. And, the pictures turned out great! The last photo is her nervous look. :-)
(Oh, and it was a small garden snake. eek!)

Baby Harliegh { Minnesota Childrens Photographer }

I had so much fun photographing 9 month old Harliegh. This is technically my third time shooting her. I did mom's maternity shoot 1 month before she was due, then again when Harliegh was 2 months old. She is a pretty serious baby but so cool and relaxed. It was so fun to just watch her enjoy the weather and take in all of the sights and sounds around her. I can't wait to photograph her later this summer when she turns 1. I think I'll have my work cut out for me...she is showing signs of walking already!