The Holiday Greetings! | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

Sneak Peek - A & D Engagement | Minneapolis Minnesota Engagement Wedding Photographer

I had the chance to photograph A & D the past weekend near the the twin cities in Minnesota and we had so much fun!  We explored a little downtown area close to their home and ventured out in the snow in a park to get these fun shots!  They even brought along their dog, who is a snow maniac!  Though we may all have permanent damage from frost bite, we got some great photos!  They'll be getting married in October of next year and I'm sure the wedding will be just as much fun as the engagement session was!  Congratulations A & D!

Sneak Peek - Baby K | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

This little guy was so great during his 6 month photo shoot!  He was so alert and happy.  He let me work super fast and gave me all kinds of expressions!  And his mom is quite entertaining to him, he loves her singing!  I can't wait to see this little guy again!

The High School

I had a great time talking with students at West Salem High School today!  The Entrepreneurship Class was awesome and so was the instructor!  I got to meet some awesome students and they asked some great questions!  They were so great (and several students expressed interest in portraits) that I decided to develop a special promotion dedicated to West Salem High School Students and their families!  Book a session sometime during this school year and save!  Just make sure to mention the high school!

The Birds and the Building

I was so happy to catch this shot one overcast day.  I love the look of this old building and the motion in the birds wings!  The funny thing is, they just kept circling from one rooftop to another, if I had had time to stick around, I probably would have captured a few more images of them above other buildings!  Another great thing is that this building is about 120 years old!

Also, on a side note, I'm going to be participating in a social media study through UW-L by staying off of Facebook, blog sites, etc. for ONE WHOLE WEEK!  So bear with me during this self-imposed break.  I'm hoping to use the extra brain power to dedicate a little more focus to getting a photography partnership set up!  So, until after the 17th...

The Pear and The Antiques

With the holiday season just around the corner, I thought that this image was a perfect fit!  I actually took it as part of a series for a course I'm finishing at UW-L, but it really lends itself to the feeling of the holidays (at least the wonderful feeling that I get)!  I think I'll continue to explore these images, slowly but surely, as I really do enjoy still life images.  We'll see where it takes me!

The Center of the Flower

This flower is now just a bunch of dried petals and an abruptly cut stem, but in it's glory it was just an amazing flower.  I came across it one day as we were walking around La Crosse.  It was part of a whole yard full of flowers growing just higher than the white picket fence that held them in.  It made me think of simpler times.  Ah...lovely!

The Light Spots

I'm pretty sure that no one will be able to guess what I photographed here in this image!  If you have an idea, let me know!  Until then, just enjoy the image!  =)

Sneak Peek - T Family | La Crosse Wisconsin Family Photographer

I had the chance to photograph the T family today and had so much fun!  They're definitely a MidWestern family; cowboy hats, guitars, lassos, and all!  Mom & Dad were great to work with and the kids were too fun!  Too bad we couldn't bring a few of their horses along for the session, but that may have been a bit too much the park!  All in all, it was a fun afternoon and I even got to put in an order of Girl Scout cookies (which I'm horribly addicted to)!  Thanks for the laughs T family! 

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The Beauty in Death

This is a small sampling of my latest project (finally one that I'm working on just because I want to, not for any specific reason).  I wanted to capture the essense of fall, but I wasn't satisfied with what I was getting from the normal scene of fall colors on the trees.  As my mom and I were out walking one day, I saw a gorgeous leaf that had fallen from it's branches.  It was slightly dried up and at the end of it's life, but it was too beautiful to pass by.  That essentially how I got started exploring this idea of "beauty in death" and so far I've been happy with the results.  They're actually scanographs which I'm having fun with since I don't do them very often!