Worst blogger ever?

So I am sitting here in bed responding to some emails and wedding inquries and realized I haven't blogged since December 12, 1945...ok so not that long, but a really long time! I must be one of the worst bloggers ever.

It's not like I don't want to blog and share my thoughts and insights about photography with you but to me getting my clients their pictures is most important and I put blogging on the back burner as they say. This is the first time in over a year that I am actually caught up on editing. Well, if you don't count my family pictures. I guess they are even put after blogging.

My goal/plan/wish is to blog more and showcase each session that I do. The good old FB is not very friendly to businesses that have "pages" these days and often times most of my fans don't see my posts..so I am hoping that blog posts will reach more of you and also showcase more of my work.

Here is some of my most recent work.

~Ellie- Newborn Session~

 

 Thanks for reading/viewing. I am booking sessions for April, May, June & July plus weddings into 2015! If you are thinking about a session, let me know! Mention you read my blog and I'll give you a discount!

More pictures of Ellie and her amazing adventure into this world is coming soon!

Editing Status

I'm working on hard to get everyone's pictures and memories edited! As many of you know, this little boy inside me has been reeking havoc on his mama's body, so I haven't been able to work as fast as I usually can. But I am feeling better and wanted to let you know the status of your pics.   
Here is my current edit list:
Lindemann 
Colling
Kruger
Lee
Handberg
Besser
Bell
Jensen

Photographer's Challenge Weeks 2 & 3

I did do "week 2" last week but haven't posted it yet so I am going to post weeks 2 & 3 together! For week 2 the subject was clouds. Being winter in MN clouds mean the whole sky is one huge cloud or there are no clouds, so I actually captured this picture last summer. Check out the amazing sky!

Week 2:

This week's challenge is the color RED. I did a session with some wonderful girls last June and they were so great and really loved the balloons. I loved how this turned out.

Week 3:

Remember you can participate too! See "Week 1" for details! Thanks!

Just Between Friends Sale- Eagan, MN

Last summer when I my friend, Sarah, and I were both pregnant she asked me if I had heard of Just Between Friends (JBF) and I hadn't. She suggested that I go to the sale in Maple Grove in the fall, so Ryan and I went. We came away with some great finds...a bassinet, bouncy seat, changing station & pad, jogging stoller and some other goodies! I thought it was a crazy-but-awesome consignment sale. Since last October, I have been following JBF on Facebook. This summer I saw a post from Katy on the JBF-Eagan FB page looking for local vendors to have at their Eagan sale. I quickly emailed them to let them know I was interested. Pregnant women, children, babies and families are my total target market so I was excited! Kris emailed back and said they already had a photographer booked. Needless to say I was pretty disappointed. Then few days later she emailed me back to say that they were going to allow me to come as a vendor! I was excited and a bit overwhelmed. I had lots to get ordered and ready before the sale!

I ordered my table runner first. I wanted to have a quailty looking sign and didn't want anything that I would have to figure out how to hang up. And table runner was a cheaper option than buying a printed table cloth. Plus I thought that having the table cloth and runner different colors would stand out more. What do you think? Did it work?

I then had to decide which prints I wanted to order and which ones to enlarge. Of course if I was going to invest in some canvases and large prints I would want them to be some that I could have in my own home, so I ordered a couple of my daughter, Ainsley.

It took a lot of planning and organzing to get ready but the day of the presales, I was ready to get setup! I was actually the first vendor to show up! I got all of my stuff set up and immediately people started coming over to talk to me.

Being a vendor at the JBF sale was my first experience having a table for my business and I feel it was a success. I booked a baby session and had over 100 people sign up to win a free portrait session. I handed out lots of business cards and made lots of connections! I hope I get the opportunity to be a vendor at another JBF sale.

If you have never been to a Just Between Friends Sale, you should check them out. http://www.jbfsale.com/

Owen Family {Minneapolis Photography}

I had the privilege to be able to capture some great shots of the Owen Family. These were taken at the Peace Garden in Minneapolis.

Isabelle, Ashley, Maddie {Children's Photography}

These girls were so much fun to photograph! They loved choosing & then running to where they wanted to have their pictures taken and loved posing! This session was at the Millenium Garden in Plymouth, MN.