Gretchen & Cole's Family Session

Gretchen & I have known each other for over five years. We've worked together on many projects related to my old day job, and we still work together on projects even though I'm no longer with the University. I was thrilled to be able to take these photos of her and her super fun son, Cole. We went to Minnehaha Falls this fall to get these fun shots.

Also, because my back long of blog posts is miles long, in an effort to get through the many sessions I want to share, I am trying to pick just 4-5 of my favorites from each session. But I kind of cheated on this one because I combined photos into a collage :)

The Brickl Family!

I'm sharing yet another post from one of my sessions in my hometown! We did a LOT of them while we were there!

We met up with Matt, Heather and family on a cold Sunday morning at the Frank Lloyd Wright visitors center for this quick family session. I went to high school with Matt & Heather so it was fun to spend a little time with them and meet their kids! Morgan, their adorable 4 year old daughter, was excited and very cooperative but little Blake was not so thrilled! We made the most of it and managed to get some cute shots!

Enjoy!



See, Blake = not so thrilled!

Still not thrilled :)





We were practicing for Morgan's senior pictures...



Then when Blake had had enough, we went back to warm up in the car for a few minutes. He was all smiles when he was popping out through the sunroof of the car :)

Matt & Heather just celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary a few days after we did the photos, so I'm happy we ended with a few cute shots of just mom and dad!


I am slowly getting caught up and hope to have all of my October sessions finished by the end of the week! There is still time to get your family photos done, I am running family photos until November 15th so contact us today if you want to book a session! After November 15 we cannot guarantee they'll be ready for the Holiday season. We are running a special, $25 off the sitting fee and $100 off digital negatives!

Olivia!

This past weekend we spent a few days in my hometown of Spring Green, WI. We had a great time as usual, and I had a wonderful bridal shower thrown by my mom and sister. We also managed to fit in several photo sessions as well. A trip to Spring Green wouldn't be complete without them anymore!

First up was my good friend from childhood, Jamie, and her adorable daughter Olivia! We met up in downtown Spring Green for a fun photo shoot where we explored some of the back alleys. Many would say those aren't good places for photos, but I think they make some of the best backdrops!

Below are a few favorites from the session, enjoy!













Of course we did a few of them together as well!

And I thought Jamie might like a new profile pic for facebook, so I made her do a few alone, too :)

This last one is funny, we were trying to do a more serious look because Olivia was all smiles for the whole session, so she and Gene'o were in a staring contest so I could get some more serious shots!

That's all for now! Thanks again Jamie J and Olivia for being AWESOME subjects to photograph :) We had a blast and I love all of the photos!

Too cute not to share...

As I am putting the final touches on Courtney & Matt's wedding gallery, I found this photo of Gene'o showing the flower girls their photos and I just had to share it.

That's all for now...back to work!!! My to-do list is loooonnnggg!

Happy Monday!

It's been awhile since I've posted a photo of little Gene, so I thought I'd share this goofy photo to tide you over while I prepare lots of blog entries for clients this week!

Photos on the farm!

Last weekend we headed to Wisconsin for my niece Melanie's baptism. A trip to WI wouldn't be complete without some photo sessions and last weekend was no exception! First on our agenda was the Miller family. I grew up with Christi, we've known each other since we were six (or maybe even younger!). It was fun spending a morning with her and her family at her parents' farm right outside of Spring Green. I've never done a photo shoot on a farm before but I know I will be doing them again! I LOVED all of the great locations that we found! So many great colors and textures out there.

So now, I'm happy to present the Millers! Enjoy!

Poor little Austin wasn't really in the mood for photos this morning. It was a bit chilly and the wind was fierce. I don't really blame him!


Mom trying to get Austin to smile!


And there it is! He smiled!


I love how he's peeking over dad's head. :)

Change of scenery--I liked this big white barn/shed.


I thought this one was cute.

Little Rock Star!

A little clingy now--he's almost done for the day!

Christi tried to reposition him so we could see his face better but it just made him snuggle into her more!

At this point we knew Austin had enough so he got to go hang out inside with Grandma & Grandpa while we took Christi and John off to do some shots of just the two of them. John just ate a Snickers and Christi was laughing at him because he smelled like chocolate and peanuts!


This is my favorite of the two of them alone.

A different perspective.

At the end of the shoot, John suggested we go into the barn to try some low-light photos. I wish my asthma wouldn't have acted up so bad because I would've loved to do more shots in here, but I love the ones we got.



Christi & John, it was so great to see you guys! Can't wait to do it again :)