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Having a great portrait of your family is a must-have in every home but there are no rules that say you all need to be in white t-shirts and blue jeans while you pose in a straight line. Your family portrait can be anything you want it to be and should represent your family’s unique […]

Chances are you have flash drives scattered around filled with images and your computer and phones are full of memories from birthdays, vacations and other special events in your life. While many of these images can stay safely stored away there is a handful that you might love to have to hang on the walls […]

September is the beginning of fall family sessions.  It’s the start of busy season.  Fall is when families want to be photographed, usually the weather is still beautiful, the bugs start going away and the colors start coming out.  Who wouldn’t want to be photographed now?  For this family’s session we headed to a North […]

Every quarter the Generations client magazine goes out and you won’t want to miss the winter edition!  Click the image to be taken directly to the magazine.  Enjoy! And today I’m going to share with you at the end of this post a great maternity photographer in San Diego so scroll down for that. As […]

Every photographer has their own preferences when it comes to where they love to shoot. Both indoor and outdoor settings have their own advantages and disadvantages and if you are trying to decide where to have your next photo shoot, here are a few factors to consider: Things to keep in mind with inside shoots: […]

While, ideally, you want to schedule any shoot with your children around meal times, this doesn’t work out for everyone. Having hungry kids at a photo session is almost always a recipe for tantrums. Even if you have planned your shoot to fall between meal and snack times it is always best to have something […]

Family photo albums, digital or traditional, hold unique and special memories. They are filled with the life you have created with the ones you love and the family you grew from the very beginning. But with so many years of time spent together how do you know what moments you should include in your album? […]

This fall right before the deadline for Senior photos I had a senior session at my favorite location in North Oaks.  He is actually a senior at a Lindstrom area High School but he wasn’t one for crowds or running into anyone he knew.  So he requested a location that I like to call The […]

There are plenty of reasons to shoot outdoors for any portrait shoot. You have the natural lighting, the weather that can enhance the mood, and the simply picturesque scenery. It doesn’t matter if you live in the city or the suburbs there are plenty of natural backdrops you can use during your photo session if […]

You have coordinated your outfits perfectly and chosen the most stunning location. But aside from the clothing and backdrops how else can you make your family portraits more memorable and meaningful? Sometimes it is the smallest details that can make your family photo stand out from all the others and these small details tend to […]