When I walked into Afton’s home, immediately I knew we would get along well. Besides having a perfect, beautiful, little subject to photograph, she had this AMAZING yellow wall to photograph against. It brightened up a late winter day and made me extremely happy! I was so excited to get started! Here are a few from our afternoon session.
So this week I am running low on energy. As you might have noticed the blog is getting posted in the evening rather than this morning. Thankfully there is a lot of great stuff to come! I can’t wait to post more, but for this evening, here is my contest entry!
This week’s theme: Jump for joy! I love this photo taken from a May wedding last year! To see others jumping joyously, click HERE and to check out the guest judge this week, Kelly Moore, click HERE. (Her stuff is ultra cool!)
Still booking for 2010. If you are interested, or know of anyone who is, contact me for a price list.
I can’t wait to hear from you!
It was a prayer that I never even prayed, but the Lord knew. He knew life with 3 kids had been extremely fast and knew the work load would be more than I could have imagined for this season of life. He knew my hatred for entering receipts for tax purposes and organizing them, and knew how much I enjoy teaching and talking the language of photography.
And then it came. The e-mail titled: “Interest in Photography.”
I was thrilled that she would even think of me, and actually honored and humbled that she would even think of me. She told me she had been following my fan page on facebook and was extremely interested in interning with me for a semester to get her feet wet in the world pf photography. So we exchanged a few e-mails, met and there was a instant connection.
I have been EXTREMLY blessed this season.
Lauren is a senior at Bethel college and is pursuing a degree in Media communications and a minor in studio art. We met briefly in 2007 when I was shooting her brother and sister-in-law’s wedding. I have loved having her come and have been very impressed with her character and work ethic. She has joyfully taken on challenges, and been a student that is ready to learn, even tax preparations!
I love the idea of internships and apprenticeships. I was an intern for a Time/ Life documentary photographer even before I started shooting weddings, and I learned so much more than college or labs could teach me. It is something I would strongly recommend for any budding photographer who really wants to learn what the field is all about.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU Lauren for all the work that you have done and continue to do. You are truly a gift from God.
PS. Check out her Blog HERE, makes me so proud!
Our “mini” shoot in my front yard! (Just so I could blog about her!)
Break time at the last wedding we shot together.
Lauren with her family in 2007, when we first met.
Nate and Leah have an incredible story on how the two of them met. The short version: As Leah’s mother was touring homes in the Iowa area, she entered a beautiful historic farm house and looked around and found a photo of Nate. She immediately thought of her daughter. She knew then and there that she wanted to play matchmaker, and through a series of events introduced Leah to Nate. After 2 months of dating, both Leah and Nate were convinced that they had met their soul mate. Nate popped the question and Leah gleefully said yes! An Iowan, August wedding is in store for this beautiful couple!
Many blessings to you both! It was such a joy to work with you!
It was one of those perfect winter days. Not too cold, not too windy, beautiful sunny day, and an amazing couple who was ready to tie the knot! The sun warmed up the cool winter day and when I suggested we head outside for photos, they were both more than willing!
Amanda’s color scheme was amazing for the winter. She chose violets, reds and whites for her day. I could not get enough of the flowers, they popped against the attire. On her bouquet was a beautiful vintage broach that belonged to her grandmother.
We headed out along a side street in Maple Grove and found a barber shop (thanks to my wonderful assistant, Elena!) to shoot some photos in and around. The outside was a wonderful old brick farm house and we used it for all its worth!
After being in the cold for a while, we came back to the church and used the fabulous lighting for some indoor shots and the ceremony.
The reception was held at the Crown Room in Rogers, an AMAZING venue.
Many, many thanks to Amanda and BJ and their amazing wedding party for braving the winter weather with me. They were awesome. It was such a joy to work with all of you, many blessings to you both as you embark on this adventure of marriage!
Special thanks to (see web-sites attached):
Gina Artisensi-Skime at the Crown Room in Rogers
Lesa Killian at Petals to Pines
The James J Hill Library in St. Paul is not necessarily the most exciting place for a toddler, but for photographing it is wonderful! There are so many historic items there that make it especially cool. (I am dreaming of a vintage engagement shoot there… any takers?) Alivia did a wonderful job keeping her voice down, and doing what toddlers do best; exploring!
After some indoor shots, we headed outside to be in some of the beautiful weather!
Madison- 3 months
Jackie and Vineet- engagement session
Linder Family
The Brath’s
In the fall I was asked by a wonderful organization, New Life family Services (Web-site Here), to be a part of a silent auction they were holding for their Rochester location. Maggie and her family were the winners. She waited until this past week to “redeem” her photo session because she wanted photos of her newest addition, Ben. We met up at the James J Hill library (Web-site Here) and found many nooks and crannies to shoot in. Her oldest Tommy, started the session as being a shy guy, but about half way through warmed up to the camera and was hamming it up! It was a wonderful way to spend my morning and afterword I thought about the wonderful opportunity to photograph the newest life that had been give to the Boardmans.
***As a side note, this organization is near and dear to my heart as my best friend, and many others, have adopted their wonderful children through New Life. I love the work that they are doing and praise God for them.
When Andrea found out about the Feb promo, she called me explaining that she was going to be surprising her sister in law who would be in town for less than 24 hours with a surprise session. I was all for it! We set up a session at a specialty toy store in St. Louis Park and got some phenomenal photos. The bold colors along with the fabulous lighting was a dream to shoot in and these two were lovin each other up!
I LOVE these photos of Lucy. She was just getting out of nap mode, here’s the progression… LOVE!
Special thanks to the owner and manager at kiddywampus for hosting the session. See their Web-site HERE
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