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After it had rained all week, this gorgeous, sunny day could not have been more welcome! The ground was still spongy but the light was perfect and the family was beautiful! Last week, we posted about some of our favorite tips for working with littles and we definitely used some of them while photographing the […]

August 29, 2017

Nohl Family { Alexandria, MN }

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After it had rained all week, this gorgeous, sunny day could not have been more welcome! The ground was still spongy but the light was perfect and the family was beautiful! Last week, we posted about some of our favorite tips for working with littles and we definitely used some of them while photographing the […]

August 29, 2017

Nohl Family { Alexandria, MN }

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Children are unpredictable. In fact, the only thing that’s really predictable about them is that they ARE unpredictable! So, how do we plan ahead for a photoshoot with kids? How can we make something unpredictable become predictable? Here are 5 of our best tips for working with kids. Tip #1: Plan Ahead. Sometimes, when we […]

August 21, 2017

5 Tips for Photographing Families with Children

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Children are unpredictable. In fact, the only thing that’s really predictable about them is that they ARE unpredictable! So, how do we plan ahead for a photoshoot with kids? How can we make something unpredictable become predictable? Here are 5 of our best tips for working with kids. Tip #1: Plan Ahead. Sometimes, when we […]

August 21, 2017

5 Tips for Photographing Families with Children

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It was such a joy to photograph Abby as she preps for her senior year of high school. We photographed their family a few years ago and it really is amazing how quickly time flies! Abby is a beautiful young woman with integrity and ambition and I know she’ll carry those things with her as […]

July 18, 2017

Abby B. { Senior Photos – Alexandria, MN }

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It was such a joy to photograph Abby as she preps for her senior year of high school. We photographed their family a few years ago and it really is amazing how quickly time flies! Abby is a beautiful young woman with integrity and ambition and I know she’ll carry those things with her as […]

July 18, 2017

Abby B. { Senior Photos – Alexandria, MN }

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This is a super meaningful engagement session for us because of the two sweethearts it involves. John was a best friend to my brothers through high school and beyond which translated to basically being another big brother to me! As we all grew up he became a friend to both Brandon and myself and we […]

July 13, 2017

John and Lauren {Alexandria, MN Engagement-Lake Brophy Park}

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This is a super meaningful engagement session for us because of the two sweethearts it involves. John was a best friend to my brothers through high school and beyond which translated to basically being another big brother to me! As we all grew up he became a friend to both Brandon and myself and we […]

July 13, 2017

John and Lauren {Alexandria, MN Engagement-Lake Brophy Park}

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There’s a new park in town…and she’s a beauty! Lake Brophy County Park has been open for a year or two now but we haven’t had a lot of opportunity to get out there and photograph until this engagement session. The night was lovely, perfect temperatures with the sun filtering through the trees. The mosquitoes had yet […]

June 21, 2017

Dylan and Rochelle { Lake Brophy County Park Engagement Session }

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There’s a new park in town…and she’s a beauty! Lake Brophy County Park has been open for a year or two now but we haven’t had a lot of opportunity to get out there and photograph until this engagement session. The night was lovely, perfect temperatures with the sun filtering through the trees. The mosquitoes had yet […]

June 21, 2017

Dylan and Rochelle { Lake Brophy County Park Engagement Session }

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We love photographing weddings because we love what is behind the celebration: two people, committing their lives to one another, promising to walk with one another through the worst and the best, always forgiving, always loving, always persevering. AJ and Ashley’s story took some twists and turns and even looked a little bleak, but this […]

June 14, 2017

AJ and Ashley {Alexandria, MN Wedding}

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We love photographing weddings because we love what is behind the celebration: two people, committing their lives to one another, promising to walk with one another through the worst and the best, always forgiving, always loving, always persevering. AJ and Ashley’s story took some twists and turns and even looked a little bleak, but this […]

June 14, 2017

AJ and Ashley {Alexandria, MN Wedding}

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. -EE Cummings This was one of those sessions (you photographers know what I mean), I couldn’t stop exclaiming over the light, the location, the beautiful girl! It was all just too perfect! I must have run over to show her the back of my camera […]

May 18, 2017

Kailey

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. -EE Cummings This was one of those sessions (you photographers know what I mean), I couldn’t stop exclaiming over the light, the location, the beautiful girl! It was all just too perfect! I must have run over to show her the back of my camera […]

May 18, 2017

Kailey

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This is it. The first blog post. We are so excited to jump into this next phase with our business and share so much more with our amazing clients! We’ve gone through some transition this last year and we really aren’t done yet, but at some point I think you have to just jump in […]

May 9, 2017

Tom and Lindsey Winter Wedding

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This is it. The first blog post. We are so excited to jump into this next phase with our business and share so much more with our amazing clients! We’ve gone through some transition this last year and we really aren’t done yet, but at some point I think you have to just jump in […]

May 9, 2017

Tom and Lindsey Winter Wedding

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