Sarah & Phil: Engaged!

Sarah and Phil are such a lovely couple. They came up with the great idea to go to the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Rice Park for their engagement session. The day was chilly but we were moving around a lot, finding great spots for photos. They are both big hockey fans, so we went over to the ice rink across the street and did some photos of them skating around! They are both so relaxed and down to earth and I discovered that Phil is a huge beer lover like I am! We talked about this great brewhouse called Fitgers in Duluth where they like to go and The Blue Door in St. Paul-one of my new favorite spots and one of theirs too. I love my clients! Congratulations you guys, I cannot wait for your wedding.

Vintage/Boudoir Special!

Mexico!

I am SO excited to be going to Mexico for my first ever international destination wedding!! I will be posting tons of images when I get back! T-2 days until I leave!

Victor's Cafe

I love Victor's Cafe in South Minneapolis, it's an amazing little Cuban restaurant with the best brunch and strong fair trade coffee. If you haven't been there, go! You can even write on the walls and see the markings of past customers. I was out over the summer with some friends and walked by on our way to the Grand Cafe(another local favorite) and saw this great old truck. I snapped a couple of frames and went on my way. When I got the film back yesterday I was SO excited to see these! That's the great thing about film, you have to be patient. Enjoy!

Holga: Laura & Dan

2010 is going to be the year of film! Check out this series from Laura and Dan's wedding last Fall. I love the dreamy quality of the Holga, with it's vignetting and soft focus.

Holga Film!

I just got 3 rolls of film back from my Holga and WOW I am so excited! Here is the first round of them from "Freeman Family Camp 2009,"my family's annual vacation together. Enjoy!

Conor's Sled

This is my good friend Conor's sled from when he was a little boy. I photographed for his mom and gave her this print as a Christmas gift.

Published in Vita.MN!

I'm SO excited that my photo of the lovely Lili's Burlesque ladies is published in this week's Vita.MN! There's a great write-up about their monthly Underpants Show at Bryant Lake Bowl. If you haven't been to one, I highly suggest going-they are always hilarious, classy and empowering. I already can't wait for the Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival in a few weeks!

Meghann & Mom : Family Portraits

Meghann and her mom came to the studio to do a session together as a holiday gift for Meghann's mom. She told me they wanted to do a vintage-themed shoot, which I immediately was excited to do. We played Otis Redding, Billy Holiday, Peggy Lee and had fun taking photos together. It was so nice to see their bond. This shoot made me want to photograph more moms and daughters in the coming year. Thanks to both of you for such a genuine, creative, meaningful shoot. Happy holidays!