Randomness | Twin Cities Photographer of Cute Things

There area few images sitting on my computer that I wanted to share....First the new Gopher stadium. Ahhhh....isn't it lovely?
Next my boys....they actually do exist even though I rarely post them...The reason for the big smiles is that Jake is stepping in dog poop here and of course anything that can be related to a bathroom is hilarious.
and finally a cute picture of my neice. I actually have pictures of all the kids eating brightly colored popcicles that are adorable, but whenever will I get to them?

Up next - ADORABLE pictures of the ADORABLE daughter of our friends Sara and Joe who is wearing the most ADORABLE dress. (there, if anyone googles "ADORABLE" I should get a hit!)

The Top 6 Reasons I Need a Farm | Twin Cities Senior Photographer

Reason #6 - Where else can you take pictures of someone coming out of a corn field?
Reason #5 - Because I want an entire grove of trees instead of the 2 trees that I currently call my own

Reason #4 Because I want a field like this to contrast nicely with my ugly red chair
Reason #3 Because farms often have cool old corn cribs with the paint chipping off
Reason #2 Because I want a tire swing (not just a photography prop, my kids would enjoy this one too)

and the #1 reason I need a farm is because all these things add together to make for a great photo shot. I could write off a farm couldn't I? Totally a business expense....

The Dangers of Photography | LAKEVILLE FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

I've always said I am going to be injured during a shoot. I can see it now....backing up slowly to get further away form the subject while my eye is glued to the camera and I fall right off a cliff. Okay, a curb maybe but still, it is bound to happen. There are dangers involved in this industry. The danger I never thought of was a killer dog. Check it out...
Okay, he may have been yawning here, even still, a scary picture. Easy Ace, everyone knows I'm not a dog person. So this is an old co-worker....I mean a former co-worker. Kristyn, do you like how I'm keeping you up to date with pictures of all your MN friends? This shoot was a blast! What a fun family.....

a test

just testing something...is there any difference between these???
The weird thing is they look the same on my laptop but totally different on my desktop. If you could post and let me know if they look different on your monitor I'd appreciate it.

We Survived the Cold! | St. Paul Children's Photographer

I love these cool tree roots. It would be so much fun to build a fort....if it weren't for the fact that it was 36 degrees. What a trooper this big kindergartner was!!!

He's Got 2 Chins! | MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER

...and when you were born weighing less than 2 pounds that is something to brag about. Here is my little friend Finn. At 9 months old he's working on rolling and sitting but clearly has being cute mastered. There are always so many good moments with Mom.... We got some with Dad too this time.

So Sad

Please keep our neighbors in your thoughts and prayers in the upcoming weeks. They have been and continue to deal with something no family should ever have to deal with. We are so sad this morning.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylermagnuson

In a van down by the river.... | St. Paul Family Photographer

Okay so we weren't in a van. But we were by the river. Considering the doom and gloom of the last couple of days (or has it been weeks?) we were lucky to catch a break and the light from the river in combination with a good looking family.....awesome! I love everything about this first one....the color, the outfits, the kissing, the kids' oblivion. Here are a few more to tide you over!

This was too easy | Burnsville Family Photographer

This little guy loves the camera....and the camera (or at least the camera operator) loves him!
What a great family...seriously you can't fake this happiness!

I LOVE this.... | Savage Family Photographer

Meet some of my favorite people (that I never see). This Mom and I went to grad school together. Her husband is a graphic designer who has helped me tremendously in the past few years. And their kids....well see for yourself. I love this shoot because it brought a lot of spontaneity back to my photography. It was a very active shoot with 20 month twins and a 4 year old....and I LOVE how they turned out....right down to my crazy camera angle on this first one. Thanks guys!

Location, Location, Location

and too bad it is so far away. These lovely people are the kids of my good friend from HS, her sister's kids and her brother's kids. All together they are the grandkids of my parents' good friends as well. Can you follow all this? Anyway they have the best yard EVER. Cool painted barns and sheds...pretty flowers, a manure spreader and thanks to the man of the house a bunch of junk which makes for cool props! Next year we need to get the old RV in a few....