Michaels' Family Portraits

I photographed the Michaels family's yearly session at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. I love how well the clothes go with the black and white pattern. I will have fun designing their Christmas card.

Izzy is so sweet!

What a beautiful place, perfect for a little girl dancing!

Max's 5 year Portraits

This adorable little man is Max. He was so sweet and fun to photograph. We went to the Mill City Museum and Guthrie area in Minneapolis.

Love this one, Max is so cute!

Love these action shots...

Mandy and Jerry's Engagement Session

I've known Mandy and Jerry for several years and had so much fun photographing this session downtown Stillwater. I love how comfortable and affectionate they were in front of the camera.

I LOVE this building! It has such a rustic country feel, conveniently located downtown Stillwater.

What a great guy! Even with an audience Jerry was willing to try anything. We were downtown on a busy fall weekend. AND he was missing the 1st half of the Packer game.

I am so excited to hear about the details of Mandy and Jerry's wedding. Keep me posted!!!

Lydia and Natalie's Portrait Session

I've been so lucky to know these beautiful girls since birth! I photographed Lydia and Natalie downtown Stillwater. Nothing's sweeter than 2 little girls whispering secrets, playing ring around the rosie and cuddling...

I LOVE this one!!! The curls and lashes, oh my!

Brittany and Mark

Here is another adorable young couple in love. I photographed Brittany and Mark downtown Stillwater on another beautiful fall day.

Their bracelets are in memory of a dear friend...

My Family

My wonderful second shooter for weddings, Maria, photographed these first four family shots in downtown Stillwater. I love this one...



My little man... Eli is already 5!

Lily turned one in August and is tough to keep up with.

Mitch's Senior Portrait Session

I had some serious luck the day I photographed Mitch's senior portraits downtown Stillwater. It literally rained an slight drizzle on my drive to meet Mitch. At the end of the session I said to him "I think we have enough" it started raining again. I should have bought a lottery ticket that day!!! I had a great time photographing Mitch, he made my job so easy. I've certainly had great luck this season with guys that have a great attitude about being photographed.

One of my favs!!!

I love how the football ones turned out!

Erin and Tim's Engagement Session

I photographed Erin and Tim's engagement session downtown Stillwater. It was a rare nice October day. I had a great time getting to know them and I am SO looking forward to their wedding in July.

What an adorable couple!

I love the historical charm of the buildings downtown Stillwater.

When I was shooting the shot above of Erin and Tim's legs I glance up at their faces and saw this gorgeous shot...

Tim even changed into a dress shirt and tie, what a guy!

Cassandra and Adam

I've had the pleasure of knowing Cassy for several years. My kids adore her too! We went downtown Stillwater for a portrait session. I had a great time getting to know Adam better. I feel that there may be a proposal in their near future!

I love this one! They are so sweet together!

We had to get a few shots of the family.

We were right by the veterans memorial and I spotted Chance's name. What's the chance of that? Ha! Nice looking paws!

This is how Chancey snuggles, too cute!

Young Love

Elly was one of my Best of 2008 Contest winners. She she decided to use her winnings for a session with her boyfriend Derek. We went downtown Stillwater and I had so much fun with this fun loving couple. They are playful and so adorable!

I love this sequence!!!

Amy and Kyle's Portrait Session

I photographed Amy and Kyle's wedding last October. They really wanted to have some family portraits so we met again to include their adorable little dogs. Amy had dreamed of colorful fall leaves for her wedding. Unfortunately last year the leaves were still pretty green on their wedding day, but thankfully the weather was fantastic. This year we definitely got the beautiful fall color at Willow River State Park in Hudson, WI.

More Stillwater Sessions

Last chance for fall portraits!
I will be photographing more 45 minute sessions in Downtown Stillwater Saturday 10-24-09. See the next post for more details.

Available Sessions:
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00

Call me at 612-203-3025 to schedule your session.

Stillwater Portrait Sessions

The weather has been terrible for portrait sessions lately, but the weather forecast for this Saturday looks great! In an effort to schedule all of you who have been planning on doing fall portraits I am scheduling several sessions in Downtown Stillwater this Saturday (10-17-09).

This is a great way to get professional portraits at a GREATLY reduced session rate. The session fee is $60 for any number of people. Each session will last 45 minutes. There is a $100 minimum print order commitment for each session due at the time of booking. Sessions are limited, so call today!

612-203-3025

Available sessions:

9:30am

10:30am

2:30pm

3:30pm

4:30pm

These sessions would be great for kids, families, seniors, couples, anyone! Holiday cards look awesome with portraits taken downtown Stillwater.

Byrce's Senior Portrait Session

The first 2010 senior guy I've photographed this season. Bryce did great, if only all guys could be this easy to photograph! We weren't going to let a rainy day stop us again. It was cold and it rained on and off for a few hours. Every time the rain lightened up we resumed shooting. Even if it meant I was under an umbrella and Bryce was is the rain. I photographed this session in the St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls area.

I LOVE these shots of Bryce in his football gear. Thanks Bryce for going along with all my ideas and getting rained on!

Emily's Senior Portraits

I photographed Emily's senior session downtown Hudson. She has a great sense of fashion and I had so much fun with the clothes and accessories she brought along.

Seems like this wall was made for this fun dress.

Love these red shoes!

LOVE this one!

Love how elegant Emily looks with her bangs pulled back, especially with the pearls.

We trashed the formal with Emily's prom dress from last year.

Emily's mom thought it would be great if she climbed up into this tree. I was very impressed with Emily's ability to move and pose in the tree in a poofy dress.

Emily's Senior Portrait Session

I photographed Emily's senior portraits Downtown Hudson. It was a great morning session! After having weeks of cold weather it was nice to enjoy a warm morning. Emily's beautiful smile totally matches her bright personality.

Like many of us, Emily wasn't sure she could do the serious look. She nailed it in this one!

Joanna's Senior Portrait Session

Another great senior session in Downtown Hudson and at the beach on the St. Croix. Joanna has such a sparkling smile. I love this first shot, love her blond hair with the stone. I applied a warm cocoa effect which suits her perfectly.

Lafferty Family Portraits

I photographed the Lafferty family at Como. They had to put up with the hot humid weather and even a slight drizzle yet they still look gorgeous.

Landon was happy just as long as Daddy played with him and held him just right. Sometimes dads have that magic touch.

I LOVE this one!!! Lauren is 2 and the best thing in the world to a 2 year old is to be chased.

Lauren has the most amazing blue eyes, wow!

Maddie's Senior Portrait Session

We went downtown Hudson for Maddie's Senior Portraits. There is so much variety in a short walk, such awesome color and a grungy urban feel.

I love doing sports shots in urban settings.

And to the beach for a few. Love this one, Maddie's eyes sparkle!

Bear's Newborn Portraits

Meet Bear! This not so little guy is a week old. I think the name Bear especially suits him since he was 9 lbs 1 0z and 21.5 inches at birth.


Bear has such big beautiful eyes, even when he is a bit sleepy.

Aww, such beauty... Snuggle him and enjoy every minute Joy, it goes so fast.

Love the chubby cheeks and chins!