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this is the place to come for sneak peeks from your sessions, and various happenings with the business .. any specials or changes will be noted here. and if you're a follower you may have noticed a new look to the blog .. i'm in the midst of a redo of my website too .. which should be updated in the next few weeks .. i'll let you know when its ready!


very cool
wayzata high school senior photography

September 1, 2010

i met up with “M” the other night for his senior session and let me tell you i was glad that i brought my step stool .. although i could have used a ladder .. for he was pretty tall. now i’m not short by any means (5′8″ on a good day) but i felt it when i stood next to him!

anyway .. and this is the very cool part .. he could do that thing with the basketball where it spins on his finger .. i was amazed at how long it kept going! wayzata high school senior basketball

after shooting a few at his house (oh .. the basketball court was at his house .. another cool thing) we headed over to Dundee Nursery to finish up his session. i have always thought it would be a cool place to shoot a senior session and finally called to see if it was possible. they were so nice and allowed us to do so! when i told my husband that i was doing the shoot there he was a bit skeptical .. but i knew it would be cool and have great little spots .. and i wasn’t disappointed.

loved this cool little building .. do you see what i mean about him being tall!
wayzata high school senior photography

and this spot too ..
wayzata high school senior photography

and since i’ve title this entry ‘very cool’ i have to show this shot .. isn’t this the essence of cool here .. i love the stare and the tiny bit of a smirk!
wayzata senior photography

thanks again mom & dad & “M” for having me out to capture this milestone in your life! and a special thanks to Dundee Nursery for the use of their property!
and thanks for putting up with all my cool comments .. i’m totally dating myself here aren’t i :)

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brothers
plymouth children’s photography

August 23, 2010

i met up with these cute brothers the other night. and as i was going through the images for their sneak peek i really noticed the differences between “A” and “G” .. both in looks and personalities. and it always amazes me how different each child is even though they came from the same two parents and have the same upbringing.
plymouth children's photography
plymouth children's photography

but no matter how different they are they seemed to be best buds …
plymouth children's photography
or partners in crime :)
twin cities children's photography

mom & dad (and “A” and “G”) .. it was a pleasure to meet you all .. you have a great family! i hope you enjoyed yourselves at the session .. and didn’t go away with too many bug bites!

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a good sport
wayzata high school senior photography

August 19, 2010

when talking with “A”s mom prior to his session we had decided on a golf course location and another location that i like to use for his senior session. but come the day of the session, “A” really just wanted to stick with one location. no problem and so off we went to my location .. and proceeded to capture some great images like this one .. which i love the eyes with the shirt .. great call mom!
plymouth wayzata high school senior photography

and then after a bit of persuasion from his mom & me we ended up at the golf course location .. and captured this image .. again those eyes are killer!
plymouth wayzata high school senior photography

and so you know that mr. “A” has a killer smile to go with those eyes .. here’s another we captured at yet another location i talked him into .. thanks for being a great sport “A”!
plymouth wayzata senior photography

thanks again mom & dad for choosing me to capture this time in your son’s life .. i’ll be in touch when the full gallery is ready! and “A” .. enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

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tough session ;)
wayzata high school senior photography

August 4, 2010

i mean can’t you tell … wayzata senior 2011
the only thing tough about it was trying to narrow down my sneak peek images :) seriously .. i have so many favorites .. miss “A” could not take a bad picture and was so easy to work with!

i love these shots .. appropriate as she is a lifeguard. and we got lucky .. the beach was closed so we had it pretty much to ourselves!
wayzata high school 2011 wayzata beach

and this shot .. loved the color and her eyes in this one ..
wayzata train depot senior 2011

and again .. this shot at my favorite location .. she’s just a natural beauty!
wayzata senior 2011 high school

i could keep posting but i really need to get dinner started!! mom & “A” i had a fun time .. thanks for driving and for choosing me to capture this fun time in your life ..i’ll be in touch when the full gallery is ready!

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on the go!
twin cities children’s photography

July 27, 2010

this little guy had just turned one and i loved seeing how he had grown from his newborn images. he still had the sweetest face ..
twin cities baby photography

but let me tell you he did not want to stay in one place like he did at that session :) .. he was all over the place!

thank goodness i had packed up this little ball .. it was about the only thing that kept his attention .. not that he stopped when he had it though!
twin cities childrens photography

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thanks again mom & dad for allowing me to capture this time in little H’s life .. i’ll be in touch when the rest of the gallery is ready!

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meet “goofball”
plymouth wildlife(?) photography

July 22, 2010

yellow finch

she (or he?) looks like an ordinary yellow finch .. right? well i’m telling you right now goofball is definitely not ordinary!

each day, several times a day, for the past few weeks this little one has been trying to fly into our house!! i have never seen anything like it at all!

she lands on the deck rail right outside our kitchen window and proceeds to fly into the window. again and again and again. in fact, she is out there right now tapping on the window at this very moment!! i just had to try and capture this so i got out my camera and had some fun .. i ended up using manual focus as she was just way too fast for autofocus.

yellow finch
yellow finch
yellow finch
yellow finch

you almost feel sorry for her in that last picture don’t you!

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one year later .. and just as loved
maple grove children’s photography

July 12, 2010

i had last photographed miss L when she was just 7 days old at her newborn session .. and you could tell she was well loved by mom & dad ..
newborn girl well loved

well .. i was so glad when mom & dad called to schedule another session for little L .. and i could see that nothing had changed in terms of the love ..
family love

but miss L sure had grown and her hair had lightened up .. but was just as pretty as ever!
one year old miss L

i love this shot .. her little toes peeking out of her dress and her look of concentration .. so curious!
concentration

mom & dad .. thanks again for having me out to capture this time in your life .. it was a pleasure and i enjoyed seeing how miss L has grown into her own little person! i’ll be in touch when your full gallery is ready .. enjoy the week!

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classic beauty
twin cities senior photography

July 2, 2010

classic beauty senior photography

do you see what i mean? miss M reminds me of that classic beauty of the past .. she was all spiffed up in this gorgeous dress when we met at her house. and i thought to myself .. well this will be an easy session for sure! and it was .. well except for the traffic we encountered when we reached our destination .. como zoo. but after cruising around a bit we finally grabbed a parking spot and got started. and the above image was from one of our first stops .. easy peasy!

it was a hot afternoon but we managed to stick to the shade and cooled off with a ride on the Cafesjian’s Carousel .. which was one of the reasons we came to the zoo for miss M’s senior session .. she had fond memories of it and chose it for her location .. i loved it! i have to say it was my first time riding the carousel and taking pictures .. and i’m sure i looked quite lovely up there trying to hang on to both my horse and my camera!! but i think it was worth it ..
senior session at como

i was glad that miss M brought a change of clothes (thanks to her sis for letting her borrow the top!) as i think it brought out another side of her .. i just loved the way she was working the camera!
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thanks M (and Mom) for choosing me to capture your senior session .. it was a true pleasure meeting you and spending the time with you! and thanks for putting up with all my stops towards the end of the session .. i think you’ll be quite pleased :)

i’ll be in touch when your full gallery is ready .. enjoy the weekend!

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a father’s day sneak peek!
maple grove children’s photography

June 20, 2010

at first this was just going to be a typical sneak peek .. but then i came across this while picking out the images for this families peek …
father and son
and how could i not give a shout out to father’s day when i see this image .. the joy on dad’s face .. the big bear hug that fully engulfs little L and the sweet smile on L’s face! there is just something about seeing a father with their children .. how their heart comes out on their face no matter how tough they seem to be! so this post is not only a sneak peek .. but also a big thanks to fathers and all that they do for their families! i know i wouldn’t be who i am today if not for my father and his love and those lessons he taught me .. and also for my husband who shows me and our children every day the meaning of this quote!

He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland

oh .. and here are a few more images that i loved from this session .. hopefully mom & dad will too!

this one just makes me LOL .. gotta love a silly boy who puts on his sisters hat :)
silly boy
big sister was so good with her brother & little sister .. and such a beauty too!
big sister
if you notice the toes up in the air .. mom says that little R doesn’t quite like the feeling of grass and will put her legs up like this. sometimes even with both legs up! we didn’t catch any like that .. but i’m glad i was able to catch this one!
sweet little sister

A & B .. thanks for giving this another go .. i hope you enjoy the peek and i’ll be in touch when the full gallery is ready .. and B I hope you have a great father’s day!

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beautiful baby girl
minneapolis newborn photography

June 4, 2010

miss “E” was just the sweetest newborn .. only 7 days old and very curious and awake during most of the session .. but so content too!
newborn baby girl
newborn girl

towards the end she started to get a bit sleepy and we managed to get a few sleepy shots .. i just love this one and how she posed herself!
sleepy newborn girl

mom .. it was a pleasure to meet you and little miss “E” .. she really is just the cutest little thing! hope you & dad enjoy the sneak peek and i’ll be in touch when the gallery is ready.

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