This lovely momma and her handsome boys are adding a new little one to the mix, which meant it was a perfect time for some updated family photos. Gorgeous field location? Check. Perfect sunset? Check. Family overflowing with love and laughter? Check. I’m not sure there’s anything else a photographer could ask for!
I had the good fortune of capturing this family last summer at another amazing Champlin, MN location and seeing the boys grow from year to year is one of the best parts of being a photographer. Remembering which one is the silly one and which one is the shy one, or remembering who likes to be held by mom and who gravitates towards dad. All just small little bits and pieces you learn about clients over the years that makes seeing them time and time again all the more enjoyable.
Looking to build a relationship with a photographer that can carry you family through the years? Email me today to inquire about current openings. I look forward to telling the story of you.
This momma-to-be; there are no words. Not just amazingly beautiful on the outside but so sweet and kind on the inside. She reached out at the very end of her pregnancy and said that while she hadn’t planned on having maternity photos done, she loved his period in her life so much and wanted to capture it before it flew by. I’m so happy I was able to fit her in on a weeknight before her little one arrived at one of the most stunning forest settings in the Minneapolis metro area.
Maternity photography might seem like an extravagance – there’s a nursery to outfit and newborn photos to save up for … but I promise, you will never regret capturing this time. The last few weeks before you take the leap into the amazing, scary, wonderful abyss that is motherhood are some of the most magical we mothers ever experience.
Capture it all.
What: Fall Mini Sessions 2017! All sessions include both classic portraits as well as candid moments.
When & Where: Three locations and dates to choose from! Choose earlier date for beautiful, green images or later date for golden, fall colored images.
1- Orono on Lake Minnetonka – Saturday, September 30th
2- Uptown Minneapolis – Saturday, October 21st
3- Tree Farm in Anoka – Saturday, November 4th
Cost: $225 dollars for a 20 minute session, includes unlimited images in color and black & white via digital download with print release and a custom smartphone app of all images.
Fine Print: Sessions are available for immediate families only; pets welcome. Includes ability to add prints, canvases, holiday cards, and albums after you’ve seen your gallery.
UPDATE: 2017 MINI SESSIONS ARE SOLD OUT! Thank you for your interest, please keep an eye on my social media page for updates on 2018 dates.
Available times for September 30th – botanical garden:
5:20pm – BOOKED
5:40pm – BOOKED
6:00pm – BOOKED
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6:40pm – BOOKED
Available times for October 21st – historic brick building with ivy wall:
3:20pm – BOOKED
3:40pm – BOOKED
4:00pm – BOOKED
4:20pm – BOOKED
4:40pm – BOOKED
5:00pm – BOOKED
5:20pm – BOOKED
5:40pm – BOOKED
Available times for November 4th – tree farm:
4:00pm – BOOKED
4:20pm – BOOKED
4:40pm – BOOKED
5:00pm – BOOKED
5:20pm – BOOKED
Contact me to grab your spot today!
Photographers have goofy little tricks to get toddlers to look at the camera. One of mine is pretending there’s something silly or interesting behind my back, which usually gets the toddler to look in the general direction of my camera and voila! Family photo gold.
This little guy, let me tell you. He might be the most Minnesotan toddler that ever lived.
Me [in babyish voice]: “Hey buddy, do you see a birdie behind me?!”
Him [totally serious]: “No, but there is a pontoon.”
Also, five minutes later.
Me [again, in babyish voice]: “Oh gosh what do you think that sound is bud, a birdie?”
Him [again, in deadpan voice]: “It’s a loon.”
At this point I realize I’m dealing with a real professional and just cut the baby talk. He, sensing that he’s being treated like the adult he is, cooperates beautifully and smiles nice and big for the camera. Even gives his baby brother a kiss that doesn’t involve a choke hold or slobber, which is BIG in terms of toddler to baby kisses at family photography sessions.
Moral of the story? Minnesota toddlers are the best, bar none.
Oh and the gorgeous mom and dad, plus cute baby brother, and lovely Minnesota summer evening on the lake aren’t too shabby either <3
Have your own Minnesota lake place or cabin you want to capture? Or just a hilarious toddler that needs their adorable mug photographed for posterity’s sake? Email me today to grab a spot before summer is gone!
This family drove all the way up from Rochester, MN to the Stone Arch Bridge Area of downtown Minneapolis for their family session and I can’t even put into words how lovely they were. Their daughter may have been shy at first – classic one year old stuff – but she was giggling and walking up a storm by the end. I feel like her fabulous shoes had something to do with it. A shoe girl is a girl after my own heart!
I love when clients drive in from Rochester, Red Wing, Duluth or even Bemidji for their family photographs; I know they are trusting me with their most precious time and investment and I am forever humbled because of it.