I've known Katy since we were little. We both grew up in the same neighborhood and our families were always close friends! She's graduating this year and asked me if I'd take her senior pictures.

Katy is a pro at the violin and frequently plays in the Minnesota Youth Symphonies. She also enjoys playing soccer and running track. She's considering Ave Maria University in Florida, and hopes to become an orthodontist.

Enjoy your senior year!

On a different note, it's so great to be blogging again. I had a fabulous time in Colorado, but am glad to be back home doing what I love! Many more updates coming soon!

The summer is already coming to an end. I cannot believe it! My summer has been filled with relaxation, fun times, exciting changes, and many vacations. Tomorrow I embark on my last summer vacation.... a two week worldview camp called, Summit. It will be held in the beautiful mountains of Colorado! I love Colorado! Two weeks is a long time but I have no doubt it will fly by. I can't wait to meet new people, and reconnect with old friends. I'll have limited internet access while I'm gone, so unfortunately I won't be able to blog. But when I get home... watch out because I have many exciting things coming up. Speaking of exciting things... 

A blog post at 8:45 pm? Why not! I'm most productive in the evenings anyways.

You'll probably remember Alex, because I took his senior pictures a few weeks ago. Well, Alex, his sister Kristine, and their friend Simone have started a videography business called, ASK Entertainment. They're very talented and I can't wait to see where their business will go in the coming months and years! Recently, they asked me if I'd take some fun headshots for their business. Of course I said yes!

We met at the Sculpture Gardens in Minneapolis. It's a popular spot for photographers. I hadn't been there before, but once I started walking around I could see why it's so popular. I mean, who wouldn't want to shoot with big, fun, random structures like this?

Alex

Simone

I looove laughing pictures so much and may never get over it.

First of all I want to stay that I really really really admire Amy Wenzel and other children photographers. Photographing kids is definitely a gift! Whenever I do kid or family shoots I just hold my breath... cause you never know what's gonna happen! It's kind of like a rollercoaster... fun and exciting!

This past Monday I did a shoot for some friends from church. Great, fun, adventurous family. Love em! They have six adorable kids and this shoot was nothing short of amazing! Pretty sure I got some of my favorite kid shots ever!

Six kids smiling all once. Not as easy as it looks. I kept pressing the shutter and Mom did an interpretive dance with leaves behind me. Whatever works right?!

The girls are all so beautiful! This is the oldest she's 11.

Love how the B&W's turned out!

This one just makes me smile!

Cute and very mischievous. Mom and Dad have their hands full!

At this point in the shoot one of the older girls spoke up..."good thing pictures don't have sound!" There was a lot of hair pulling, screaming, and fussing. But I looove how this one turned out! Photography can do that though... make a not so perfect moment look fun.

I think I was a little shutter button happy during this shoot... 1,400 pictures in an hour! Can't help it sometimes! :D

She loves playing basketball, reading, and watching old classics [my kinda girl].

I think this is my favorite. It's so hard to choose though!

Yup I gotta say it sometime... she's gorgeous!

This past Sunday, Melissa Oholendt invited me to a bridal shoot downtown with her friend, Grace [an amazing album designer], and fellow photographers Joel Nelson and Tim Cothran. They all do amazing work and it was so much fun doing this shoot with them.

We started out at Grace's apartment

Her stunning gown

Melissa doing her thing!

I'm always on my toes when shooting with other photographers because you never know when they'll quick turn their camera on you! Thanks for the shot Joel.

The shot I got

Love this one

We started the shoot in an alley.

Joel in action

By the time we got downtown it was really really dark. Maybe not ideal for a natural light shooter with a little 50mm 1.8 lens. Still had fun though!

This was typical... balancing the camera on my knees, holding my breath [it really works!], then pressing the shutter! I might have to invest in a flash or better camera\lens. Can you imagine me looking like this at an evening wedding? Ahh..NO! Again...thanks Joel for another action shot ;)

Here's Tim getting some good shots in the dark...

Again, a huge thank-you to these photographers. I learned so much from being on this shoot with them!

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