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2/18/2013

Preschool Mini Sessions : Day Two : Minneapolis/St Paul Children’s Photographer

Happy Monday! This post was supposed to go up Friday…but I was a bit distracted with all of the home improvements happening here to sit down at the computer much. (Come to think of it I don’t think I snapped a photo at all this weekend either.) Perhaps I just needed a little break……it’s unbelievably hard to concentrate with jackhammers in the background!

Anyhow, today I am featuring one more round of images from my fall mini sessions at a local preschool. The preschool is a little hobby farm which provides the perfect backdrop for outdoor portraits (split rail fences and wagon wheels oh my!)…in fact I did an engagement photo session there last weekend! (No peeks of that yet–must wait until the Save the Date cards go out. Cannot wait to share them though!)

Tomorrow I will be posting Week Seven of Project Life, and Wednesday hosting an awesome giveaway. I hope to be kicking off one, if not two new series here at the blog as well…..it’s going to be an exciting week!!!

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Lynn L. - Gorgeous photos! What a great location to take photos!! :)

2/8/2013

Four Brothers — Minneapolis/St Paul Children’s Photographer

It’s Friday so you all know what that means….another fall session share! I must say it has been really fun to go back through all of the sessions from the autumn season and enjoy the colors and relive the memory. (And as ridiculous as this sounds it makes me yearn for September all over again–just love that time of year!) Hope you all are enjoying this peek into my photography business just as much.

I remember this day like it was yesterday. It was the last weekend in September and very, very hot. There was not a cloud in the sky that day, truly a perfect autumn day despite the heat. I met this family at The Tamarack Nature Center one of my favorite twin cities playgrounds and a perfect setting to capture four young boys. 

First we hung around in an open field. I don’t remember what I did exactly but it probably involved silly noises and a bit of dancing to get those smiles:)

The lure of the log and flowing stream proved to hard to resist though, so soon we were off to the center of the park to explore. (Seriously? Can you blame them?) After we spent sometime in the stream we headed over to the giant rock wall and found a cave to explore, and of course paused for a photo op.

We ended in the field, rolling and playing around like we were kids. Well…they are kids. Perhaps it is just me that was rolling around like a kid. (It goes without saying that I seriously paid for it the next day.) The afternoon ended with one of my most favorite photos ever. Their mom enlarged this one for over the fireplace in their family room, I can only imagine how perfect it looks there.

And that’s a wrap for this week. Next Friday I will be sharing more from my preschool sessions, lots and lots of cuteness ahead!

 

 

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Amy O'H. - Great photos and a lovely location!

1/25/2013

Fall Family Mini Session Part I : Minneapolis/St Paul Family Photographer

 

Oh fall. How I miss you now that it is one degree!

Today I am sharing a session from my October mini sessions at Battle Creek Park in Saint Paul. This particular weekend was at the peak of colors–I have so many fun sessions to share from this day! Up first is an adorable family of four, these kiddos were so cute and absolutely loved rolling around in the leaves with me. (And who am I kidding? I found it very fun too!)

I adore the “serious” shot in the middle. Of course he has a silly side to–the right side of this next collage is a good example of this and coincidentally is my most favorite picture EVER taken:

We got plenty of other family shots, but something about this one below made it my favorite. I captured them doing their group hug (we do this as a family too) and little man just had to check in and see what all the noise was behind him. I am sure I was oooohhing and aaahhhing at all the love:)

And finally, an image that captures the spirit of siblings. As an older sister myself….oh how I wish there was a photo like this of me and my brother when we were young!!!

I look forward to sharing more of my fall images next Friday. Until then, stay warm!!!

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Jeanine Christensen - Oooh! Such wonderful shots!! Let us know when the spring event will be! B

Stephanie - So adorable! Love that little boy’s blonde hair!

Amy O'H. - Beautiful photos!

Michelle - I love your photos and all of your Project Life pages. I started Project Life this year (digitally) and I love it. I just wish Becky or anybody had come up with this when my kids were little. Now they are 17 and 22 but it is still nice to have something documented each week.

My question is how much room should I leave around the edges of the pages and in the middle for the printing and the making of the hard bound book. I have never printed an entire book before and am not sure if they print exactly or if the image comes out a little larger. I am noticing a good edge above and beyond your photos. I have only about 1/4 inch on the top bottom and outside edge and about 1/2 inch down the inside edge. Is this enough? Any advice you can provide would be helpful.

Michelle

admin - Thank you so much Michelle! I took a peek at your pages on your blog and it looks awesome. Isn’t digital SO MUCH easier and fun?!? I know what you mean about wishing this was available sooner….the first five years of Holly’s life have nothing recorded and I also have NOTHING of my single years. Truth be told that’s what I would love to look at…am so envious of the young gals out there now doing this–wouldn’t it be amazing to get a glimpse back at our twenty year old selves? (Then again…there are moments I wouldn’t want to relive in that time period either!)

You have a great question, and I believe it is going to depend on who you use to do your printing. I wrote a post in January of last year about Shutterfly, with links to their templates and such, that you can find here. That being said, one of my readers said she followed the guidelines (which include resizing your pages to 11.95×11.95) and stuff was still cut off. That’s why I went in so much, and double matted, because I would be really annoyed if that happened to me after all the work that goes into this stuff.

Let me know how else I can help. Last week my week three blogpost had a link up to Jessica Sprague’s website where you can download the double mat background for free–if you like that look.

Thanks again for reading!

11/1/2012

Preschool Mini Sessions : Day One

Now that it’s November 1st I can somewhat come up for air, or at least up for air enough to share some sessions in between edits! Autumn is always a busy time for photographers and this autumn was my busiest year yet. Thank you so much to all of the families that joined me September-October, I really did have a lot of fun.

Back on September 29th I held the first of two mini-sessions at my daughter’s preschool. The natural light there and the character of the grounds make it the perfect place for photos. Who doesn’t love a wooden split rail fence? Or a bright red little playhouse? Students if the school are invited to come play with me for twenty minutes and I am always amazed with how comfortable the children are there, and how much they love to show me around. It truly is a magical place!

Here is a sampling of some my favorite photos from September 29th:

More to come soon, you won’t believe the cuteness.

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Stephanie - Love them!! They are perfect!!

Jasmine Star - So many precious faces…love it!

admin - Thank you so much Jasmine for taking the time to stop by my blog, it means a lot that you are taking the time to “get to know” us before we meet up. I haven’t had a chance to put up a blog post of the first wedding I shot two weeks ago, but there are a bunch on our facebook group page. When we meet up I would love to hear what you think:) Cannot wait until Wednesday!!!

libbywilko - Lovely Heather ! Wish out preschool photos were that good !

8/27/2012

Fall Mini-Session Dates are Now Open!

Autumn is, hands-down, the most popular time of year for family portraits. This year I am offering families the option of three Fall Mini-Session dates, at three unique locations throughout Saint Paul. Each session will be 20-min in length and is the perfect opportunity to capture a few updated shots of the kids, or your whole family. This year I have partnered with Tiny Prints for easy holiday card ordering, which means if you only want an image for a holiday card you are good to go! However, special digital collections will also be available for purchase if you desire more keepsakes:)

Here are the details:

Mini-Session Dates: Sept 30th in Highland Park, October 13th at Battle Creek Regional Park, and October 21st along Summit Avenue.

Time: Click here to schedule. There are both morning and late afternoon appointments available.

Cost:$50+tax. No additional purchase necessary, images will be uploaded to tinyprints.com for a limited time for holiday card ordering. Special digital collections will be available, starting at $40.

Space is very limited, and will fill up fast. There are still a few slots available for traditional full family sessions, please email me to inquire.

 

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Stephanie - If I had a family, I’d totally be all over this. :)