THE JOURNAL

Spring in Minnesota really is beautiful. As we know it lasts about two days. Usually goes from winter to summer in 0 to 90. But the flowering trees do last about a week and this is a great time to schedule your family photo session. I know a lot of people love fall photos but […]

With everyone having a smartphone and DSLR cameras being readily available, digital prints make up the majority of today’s photos. It’s easier than ever to store gigabytes of photos and browse through them on your phone, tablet or computer, so why should you bother taking the time to print them out? Here are just a […]

Newborn photo sessions generally take place 6 – 18 days after birth and capture one of the most innocent periods of your child’s life. Whether you’re close to giving birth or you’ve already booked your newborn session, here are a few tips that will help you prepare. The Outfit Your baby doesn’t need much in […]

I have been photographing this wonderful small business, woman owned company right here in Minnesota for a few seasons now. We started back when I was still in my old studio just upstairs from where I am now in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. Our photo sessions are always so much fun. In fact this […]

Everyone should have some beautiful family photos that they can pass down to their kids and grandkids. These types of heirloom-quality photos do require a specific approach though as they need to capture the essence of your family. Whether you’re planning your first family photoshoot, or your annual shoot is coming up, these tips will […]

This summer I had such a fun photo session with a Minneapolis family at Comp Park in St. Paul. Como Park is one of my favorite locations to photograph families at in Minnesota. In fact last summer we did a petite sibling session at the same location with these adorable kiddos. I have been photographing this family […]

Style boards are my favorite thing to share with clients!  Once a month I buy a new dress to add to the studio wardrobe and this month this beautiful Free People dress is the chosen one.  This dress will not just be gorgeous in the studio but also out in the fields this summer/fall for […]

Whether you’ve decided now is the perfect time to create a scrapbook or print some of your favorite Instagram snaps, you can do so directly from your Apple device. You won’t need any fancy software and it only takes minutes to print images for your home or albums. What you will need to do is […]

From the day you find out you’re pregnant to the day you give birth, every moment is meaningful and deserves to be documented. Whether this is your first child or your third, a pregnancy memory book can be a special project that you can pass down to your child. It can also be used to […]

I had a lovely in home lifestyle newborn session with this beautiful family in their Plymouth home. This mama was referred to me from one of my neighboring clients in Maple Grove. I convinced her to come into my studio in Northeast Minneapolis to do a maternity session before her newborn so that she could decide […]