I just love summer, with it comes so many fun things. The smell of fresh cut grass, staying up late, sleeping in and of course the beautiful light that happens right before sunset!
The other night Miss K was out helping her Dad cut the Grass and I just had to grab these snaps. She was on a mission and I think Vince wishes that her little mower actually cut the grass so he would have been done faster!
I can not believe that the school year has ended here in Minnesota. I had the pleasure of meeting the K family last weekend for a photo session. Ms. F is a spit fire, she really keeps her parents running. We decided to have the session at their home in Hanover, so that she would feel comfortable with her soundings. I love that we got to play with all her favorite things, but boy did I have trouble keeping up. Ms. F I was told was not good about give smiles for the camera, but I think we found a couple! I am not sure if she was smiling at me or laughing because I had fallen on my back side, either way I will take it!
Enjoy your peak – I am working hard at getting your gallery to you soon!
Exactly seven years ago at this time, I was holding my first child for the very first time. He was born into this world after a long night. I won’t bore you with the entire story of how he arrived, but just know this I have not gotten a full nights sleep since I felt my first labor pain! It has been an amazing seven years — of watching him grow nad learn. I was just thinking about this as I did a Maternity session this weekend. My clients are expecting their first child, and they reminded me so much of my life seven years ago. I remember getting ready for the baby, not knowing if it was a boy or a girl. The nervousness and love — how excited my husband was. I truly hope they are blessed as my husband and I have been.
I can only say that this little man has blessed and enriched my life in ways that I can not express. I am forever grateful to be his mother. It all goes by so fast.
Two is the most difficult stage to photograph. There are many reasons why but the first is that they have just learned that they can control the show –they can decided what they want to do and when. The second is that they are easily distracted yet at the same time very single minded (in particular wanting to do what you don’t want them to). There are many. Mr. N was determined the day we did his two year photos.
I think personally he might become a chef on a high speed train?
Well, to be honest this was the best party I have photographed/attended that was thrown by Ms. M and her Momma. I just can not believe how much fun the kids had with being ‘rock stars’. I am not sure that some of they really understood what it was to be a rock star, just that they got to dress up have make up and just want to have fun.
She had make up and sunglasses, microphones, head sets, inflatable instruments. The works. Her cake was a work of art, with gum-paste guitars, chocolate hearts and of course pink and black the colors of a rock star diva!
Miss M has been a regular client of mine for the past four years. She is always fun to photographer, in part, because her Mom comes up with the most amazing party ideas and each year her portraits reflect that theme. The first year she was a princess, just a pretty and pink. Her second birthday had a western theme including hat and horse, that was so much fun! Then last year it was all little girl with a Tea Partea! I was wondering what she could do to top that image.
This year it was ROCK STAR. Miss M, it would seem, loves all things Hannah. She and her Dad play rock band on the PlayStation so it was only fitting that we do things up for her portrait this year and made her into a mini rock star.
He is what started this journey into being a photographer. This boy. He changed my life. Until he entered the world I was very happy as a librarian and that was all I wanted to do was work in a library. I was laid off just before I learned I was pregnant, and I remember being 7 months pregnant and doing an interview for a job. I was excited about the job, I wanted that job and I was heart broken when I didn’t get that job. Then I had my boy. I realized when he was six weeks old, I would not have been ready to go back to work, I would not have been happy.
So I started to think of what I liked to do, what was I good at and what would allow me to stay home. I had always loved photography, enjoyed it. I am not sure what motivated me but sometime around the summer he was three — I decided to go for it and start a business. To take my hobby and passion and make it into a business. It took another year before I was really ready (something about getting pregnant and having Miss K shortly after I figured out I wanted to do this).
