THE JOURNAL

This spring I had a fantastic family come to me for an extended family photo session. We headed to the North Oaks Golf Club for portraits of all the whole family! All 13 of them! We had 4 boys under 5 and a couple of older kids, along with 7 adults. Extended family sessions are […]

It’s that time when I share with you the June Style Board!  Mama’s dress is a great find on Amazon and comes in many great colors for your photo session.  The white dress will be available in a size medium in my studio wardrobe.  The little girl’s dress is from one of my favorite children’s […]

This winter when the kids were distance learning Kendall had a project due in her art class. Honestly I can’t remember what the project was but she got to choose a few different options and she chose to have me help her with photography. I am not a great person to come to for math […]

It’s that time of year, we are approaching summer photo sessions!  And just like the weather it’s hot hot hot.  I love putting together my quarterly client magazine, Generations.  This issue is everything you need to know about summer photo sessions in Minnesota.   Summer is my favorite time of the year. The days are long […]

I had the sweetest e-mail from this mom saying “I have 4 boys, can I still schedule a Motherhood session”. I immediately got back to her and said “OF COURSE! You deserve this more than anyone”. She responded with “you had me at I deserve this” Oh my goodness, yes she does. All mom deserve […]

This beautiful family came into the studio to celebrate baby boy’s 1st Birthday with a cake smash session. When we smash a cake these sessions are signature sessions which means they are approximately an hour but there is actually no time limit. I do not do petite sessions with an actual cake. Though you can […]

Want to know where you should shop for maternity dresses for your maternity photo session?  Well if you don’t want to use the studio wardrobe I provide you can most definitely shop at some of the stores I recommend.  Today’s featured store in Pink Blush.  They have some lovely dresses some of which are available […]

Your school years are filled with so many milestones and are years that you will never get back again. As a parent, you want to capture every single one of your child’s achievements, from kindergarten right through to college. A graduation is especially important as it signifies a new stage in your child’s life.   […]

The first time I heard about “naked” cakes I was at a Clickin Moms conference and the woman speaking kept mentioning them. (She was talking about taking detail shots at weddings) I remember looking at my friend and we both mouthed “naked cakes? What is she talking about?” This was quite a few years ago now […]

This studio maternity session in my Northeast Minneapolis studio was such a pleasure. Mom had scheduled an in-home newborn lifestyle session and wanted to use my studio wardrobe so I suggested that she come in and try on a few of my beautiful dresses in the studio wardrobe to see which she would like for […]