Oh, such hard choosing! We read the entries as a family and everyone had a something to say. The girls loved the nominations with contributions by the children. Isaiah loved the artist mom. I did too. We all liked the story of the single mom with four kids. Pretty much loved them all! Alas, only…
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I had a most wonderful Mother’s Day. Truly: -I woke up to a nice breakfast (well, a bowl of oatmeal, because I am allergic to Gluten, Egg and Dairy, so poor Brian had a limited menu to choose from) -Went to a sweet little event in Lydia’s Sunday school class. -Listened to Miss Alayneous sing…
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**SOLD** Cleaning out my gear closet and getting ready for a Canon 5D Mark III . So, it’s your lucky day. I am letting my 5D Mark II go for a steal of a price. It does have a fair number of clicks, but fear not, it has many good years left! Plus, the used…
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I’m going to share something a little bit personal, a little bit private. I’ve been struggling with a crisis of identity. A crisis I would love to put to rest. Years ago, when I first picked up a “real” camera and started to really document our family life and the lives of the people around…
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We’ve lived in this house for going-on three years and in all those years I’ve been trying to figure out how to decorate my front entry. There’s this great wall there, but it has two vents in it, kind of limiting. A couple years ago we spruced this wall up with some paneling that we…
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Oh, my favorite! Time to share and enjoy some beautiful families, kids and photography from Milwaukee to the San Francisco Bay. This year we’d like a little help from you, our clients and the people who love these beautiful little people, to chose which twelve kiddos will be submitted into our contest (with great prizes for voters and contestants) that…
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It was one crazy day, that day my first child was born. I was seventeen years old, I had no idea what I was doing. That first night at home, exhausted from my delivery, with him crying every thirty minutes, I wondered what on earth I was doing. How on earth was I going to…
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Growing up in Minnesota means summers at “the Lake”. We don’t say, “We’re going to Long Lake.” or “We’ve gone to Big Sand Lake.” We all say and understand “We’ve ‘Gone to the Lake’ ” One of my favorite photos of all time is of a big red barn, in the middle of being painted….
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I just LOVE these. Crack me up! I love this whole session and can’t wait to share more from this session, but for now, “photo of the day” will have to do. Don’t they just make you smile?
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When clients commission us for portraits they are not just hiring a photographer to capture some images of their kids and family, they are taking the first step toward beautiful art for their home. This lovely wall gallery was exactly what she was looking for when we began the process. Isn’t it sweet?
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