Frost was shimmering on the morning of Kaelee’s portrait session so I called her Mother and asked if we could meet in an open field. Thankfully, she agreed. We were only outside for a few minutes, but I was able to capture a few cute outdoor pictures of Kaelee. Don’t worry, she did warm up under a few blankets while reading a book later on. :)
Archive for the ‘Children’ Category
02/06
Elk River, MN Photographer
02/06
Otsego, MN Photographer
I did a little experiment based upon the feedback that I received when I asked my friends and Facebook “Fans” what company they use for developing pictures. I sent a few of my images to a couple of the labs that were mentioned to see what they would look like. The results are shown below.
Three things to note: 1. Sorry for the yucky scanned images. 2. There is a huge difference in printing labs. 3. I learned that Shutterfly actually printed the 4×6 inch image on paper that was a few centimeters smaller than 4×6 inches. I am not sure why, but I am pretty sure that if you had a 4×6 inch frame that it wouldn’t fit correctly.
01/24
Elk River, MN Photographer
Because he is so cute I felt compelled to share more of him.
01/16
Elk River, Mn Photographer
Oh Henry! You have changed so much over the months and just keep growing up up UP.
12/29
Please pardon the mess on the blog. I am in the midst of making changes to it so if you see something goofy, don’t be scared. It will all be fixed shortly. :)
11/09
Otsego, MN Photographer
Kate started Kindergarten this fall and to celebrate she had her very own portrait session. She picked out her wardrobe and was really excited about her blue sparkle shoes. I have to admit, they are pretty rocking. 
11/09
Roseville, MN Photographer
The Sturgis Family and the Raivala Family go way back, really way back. So far back that Katerina remembers the day that my niece (who many of you have met at your wedding, Elayna) was born. It is probably no surprised to you when I say that I could have spent all day with this family exploring Gibbs Museum. To bad that it closed while we were still in it. I did think about hiding in one of the barns for an overnight adventure. I am pretty sure that Ayden would have been up for that. 
11/09
Otsego, MN Photographer
Little Jacob is more adorable than words can describe. He is a curious little guy that has a smile that can melt anyone’s heart. 
11/06
Rogers, MN Photographer
Meet the Landon Family. They are a sweet, sweet family. Throughout the session they kept quoting books to little Devin. Devin’s eyes lit up every time and the largest smile would appear.
Brian (Devin’s Dad) is a good storyteller and author. If you have a moment, check out his website. It is : www.BrianLandon.com
10/01
Otsego, MN
I know that I am not the greatest at blogging. I think that it is because I have a hard time coming up with the words to describe the pictures that I take. I think that I need to start speaking from the heart more and spend less time thinking about what is the correct thing to say or not to say. I guess the years of working in Human Resources made me cautious that way. :) Don’t get me wrong, I think that being aware of other’s feelings is important, but I personally hold myself back from showing you who I really am because of my cautious mind. I’ll be working on that. I promise.
I had a busy summer both personally and in my world of photography. My two oldest children are in karate and I am a believer that we should encourage their dreams and ambitions so we have been attending karate class very regularly even though the youngest two kids don’t exactly like sitting at the karate studio for 2+ hours. Thank goodness it has been nice out so we have been able to go on walks while the older boys are in class.
It has been years since I have felt like I was able to kick back and enjoy summer, but this year it was accomplished. My family and I were able to go on multiple family vacations this summer. We also watched countless sunsets, went on family bike rides, played outside almost everyday, at dinner on the patio and slept in our playhouse.
It was a great summer and I am excited to share with you some of the pictures that I have been blessed to photograph over the last few months. Here are just a few of the images that I fell in love with.
I will get more up in the next few weeks.