Archive for Photography

Baby’s First Christmas — Sunday Snapshot

Christmas is pretty much like every other day when you’re only 5 weeks old, except your mom puts you in outfits with reindeers on the feet. We already had quite a bit of snow on the ground, so h...

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Two Weeks Old — Sunday Snapshot

Harry turned two weeks old on Friday! So of course we had to take a few photos: Today, Harry and I are hanging at home (with Grammy), while daddy is at the Metrodome cheering for the Vikings. Harry is...

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Your Daily Dose of Harry

He’s one week old today! Oh my. His eyes. (Aaron wanted to make sure I captured his hairy forehead.) And my two favorite guys: All photos shot with a Canon 5D in my home studio. Edited in Lightr...

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Underexposed — Before & After

Sometimes, I take a shot to figure out the exposure before adjusting my settings, especially when the light is behind my subject like below. But sometimes that test shot is the best expression of the ...

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Before & After — Fall Photo Session Edition

Little C. is too cute! Before: After: Shot with Canon 50mm 1.4 + 5D. Edited with Photoshop CS3. I didn’t do much. Changed white balance, cropped, soft light layer, sharpened. (Oh I wish I hadn&#...

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Before & After — Senior Session

I had a senior session last weekend with my coworker’s son. It was an amazing day, and we met in my favorite spot in downtown Minneapolis. It was magic light. Before: After: I adjusted the white...

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Miss Molly Beth — Sunday Snapshot

Remember when she was just a tiny baby like this? Well, she’s not a tiny baby anymore: {That’s the same tutu as the b&w above in case it’s not obvious!} Yesterday Sarah and I set...

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Before & After — Baby in a Wagon

Before: After: Ooof that SOOC was underexposed! For this one, I just played around in Lightroom until I liked it. I typically don’t process my images with a tint or a vintage-like style, but I l...

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Treasure Chest

I come by my love of photography honestly. My dad was always taking pictures when we were kids, and I remember as a teenager getting my hands on his SLR and burning through rolls of film, just in love...

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Aperture and Focal Points — F-Stop Friday

When Lauren and I were in Stillwater on Sunday, we took some pictures down by the St. Croix River. (The body of water that serves as the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin.) I almost always shoot ...

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