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Sara & Alan | Minnesota Engagement Photographer

September 16, 2009

It’s been quite awhile since my sister has been featured on my blog so she’s making another appearance, this time with a partner in crime. :)

Her long-time boyfriend (I don’t even know how long it’s been, just that a)I’ve already had to sit next to him at way too many dinners during which he’s touched MY SIDE and b) they picked my birthday as their anniversary which is GROSS) proposed to her at Wrigley field over the summer. I was disappointed to find that Wrigley does not have a giant jumbotron to facilitate utter humiliation should she say no but settled for the fact that it would be a very long car ride home from Chicago if they did. Okay, just kidding, I was excited for them.

Anyway! Here are some photos from their engagement session. Yes, I will be photographing the wedding, no I am not sad that I won’t get to stand up with her. I’ll take a camera over a bridesmaid’s dress any day, thankyouverymuch!

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And since she’s family and special and stuff, here’s a slideshow of all the photos.

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tara k: OMG, mandy! these are fantastic! #4, #5 and #8 must displayed as LARGE canvases or i will be personally offended. ;) seriously, girl...spectacular!

Sara: I feel so honored!!! I love that you added that you would take a camera over a bridesmaids dress anyday! Lots of comments on facebook and everywhere about how much people love them. And we do too!!!!

Laura: These are so pretty! I love, love, LOVE, the 4th one down :)

Cass | Woodbury Kids Photographer

June 20, 2009

Six months later and Cass is one! He’s grown a lot since our last session but still has those beautiful blue eyes. It’s so much fun to have repeat sessions because I love seeing kids as they grow and getting to hang out with people I already know. Besides, any family who wants to do a session in flip-flops is definitely a family I want to see again!

Not only did Cass’s family pick a fun spot for our session, but I got to accompany Cass on his first trip to the beach. Sand is never so exciting as when you’re one and seeing it for the first time.

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At first he wanted to eat the rocks. Then he just wanted to pretend to eat the rocks and snicker while we tried to stop him.

Don’t they look like a perfect magazine family?

And a little something different…the soft sand and creamy baby skin was just calling for some lighting processing.

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I thought it was especially cool to find out that Cass is already taking swimming lessons. I foresee lots of trips to the beach for this family this summer. :)

Maria Hays: What a happy little guy with such beautiful blue eyes! These are wonderful! I love the processing in your last two.

Jennifer Chaney: Oh those blue eyes are beautiful! What a great session - the little nakie shot in the water is my favorite. Lovely work!

LK: Super photos - and what a beautiful family!

rob: OMG, that's some crazy hair. he's an awesome kid!! The shots are gorgeous, like always!

mk: Isn't the hair awesome? I loved it...and it was windy so that helped even more.

Joseph Alawode: Your studio name is really catchy,different in a way and vey unique. talkless of your work, you've got beautiful work... good job.... it's such a joy when you see those little ones, expecially when you photograph them...

New Blog and Old Photos | Minneapolis Model Photography

May 5, 2009

I redesigned! I was ready for some brighter colors and bigger photos. I’m still tinkering a bit so feel free to let me know if anything is broken or missing. In the meantime, here are some photos I took last year and never shared, posted to celebrate the new largeness!

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Emily: Beautiful! She reminds me of Tilda Swinton.

Jennifer Chaney: These are really beautiful! And I love your new blog!!

Sara Montour: LOVE that last one!

LaurieK: These pictures are AMAZING!!! So moody and beautiful! You blog looks AWESOME!!

Vanessa Lam: This are amazing! Great look on the blog too. Congrats!!!

LK: I like it!!

Kathi C: Wow! Wow! Wow! What incredible images.

christy: Holy cow, Mandy! These are stunning!! LOVE how your work that dramtic lighting! Lovin the new blog too. Your pictures deserve to be HUGE!

~SarahInParis~: Love this session. The images are just stunning and se is really beautiful. (Love the larger images too!)

Tendrils: Beautiful new design! I love your photos!

Sara Moon: holy crap. she TOTALLY looks like Tilda Swinton. I actually thought it WAS her! These are stunning. Stunning. Stunning. Can i Say it again? Stunning.

Nichole: WOW, these are awesome love the last one & 2nd one!

Dana Fontaine: your images make my heart ache - in the best of ways. beautiful work, my friend.

March of Dimes March for Babies

April 29, 2009

We’ve had some nice days here lately in Minnesota. Warm, sunny, slightly reminiscent of that season we call Spring. Sunday wasn’t one of them. On Sunday, it was 45 and raaaainy. It was also the day that the St. Paul March for Babies was held. Not especially good timing. (Although a quick peek back at last year’s photos of the March for Babies and I see that the windchill was below zero that day. But still sunny!)

I was drenched just getting from the parking lot to the shelter at Phalen Park. But the people came anyway. They came in ponchos and trash bags and with all manner of fancy rain-resistant stroller contraptions.

The shelter was so full with people that it was difficult to move.

T.C. Bear came.

Some of the Timberwolves girls came.

All Time Favorites came and DJed and people danced.

Patrick Hammer, meteorologist for Channel 5 Eyewitness News, came to tell us that yes, it was raining and no, he couldn’t fix it.

And then the rain let up a little bit and people walked. And despite the rain and the cold, they were still smiling by the end of the 3 mile walk. :) Teams full of troopers at this walk…

One million people walk in the March for Babies each year and and the walk has raised $1.8 billion to help support local community programs that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. You can find out more about the walks on the March for Babies page (and even see some of my photos from last year on the Why March? page. :) )

.K: T.C. was there?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!?!?!

.K: ...oh nice pictures too.

mk: I invited you to go. You were looking at vegetables.

Shelley P: Nice work! I love the photos - and you are quite the trooper!

tara k: great shots of a very important event. you should be very proud! :)

LK: Wet or not, these shots really capture the spirit and purpose of the day. Great job!

Beautiful Trio | Minneapolis Portrait Photographer

April 21, 2009

If you’re a regular blog reader (i.e. you’re my mom), you may recognize these lovely ladies from the Teens 4 Charity shoot I did earlier. They’re sisters and their equally lovely mother is one of the adult leaders of the group. They met me at the Guthrie for a session just for them. It’s always such a nice change to work with gorgeous ladies who take direction well. Then I have to make fewer funny faces.

It’s also really fun when families are up for something a little different. These definitely aren’t your everyday portraits but how much fun are they? Mom was excited at the spots we were shooting in and I hope she’s equally excited with the results.

The best thing is, Mom does professional photographs every year which I think is so cool and so important! Hopefully I will be seeing these gals at least a few more times before they’re all grown up.

.K: These are awesome, Mandy. Also, I'm not your mother.

John Setzler: That's the type of photos I would want to have of my kids... if I had kids... Your work is fantastic as usual :)

Allyson: These are great shots - love the creativity of the mirrors! And the girls are simply lovely -- I love the genuine smiles you got!! Keep up the great work (as always!!)

Matt O'Harver: This is good stuff Mandy. I love the multiple reflection shot. That is such a cool location, and it looks the girls really had fun.

Spaz: I'm not your mom and I read your blog. Anyway, great work as usual. I have two little monkeys that you would be great subjects for you. I'll FedEx them tomorrow...

LK: Gorgeous is right! Wish I'd had photos of my kids that were this good! :)

tricia dunlap: These photos are AMAZING - you really captured their personalities and an amazing day they will remember forever! On top of how beautiful these are - they are sooooooo creative!!! WOW. I wish you were in Austin so I could hire you!!!!

Kathi C: Beautiful girls, beautiful images! Love your work!

Ken Notyourmom: Great locations, great poses, awesome color, superb lighting - absolutely top notch photography!

Dawn: These pictures make me want to hug my sister! Great job capturing the beauty of each girl independently and creating a treasure for their family, with the portraits of the 3 girls together. Absolutely beautiful, unique, gorgeous! I love them!

~SarahInParis~: Just popping in from Paris to say these photos are FABULOUS! The girls are just gorgeous and that last one is fanastic. Planning any trips to Paris?

Julie: Wow! What gorgeous girls and you got some beautiful shots of them! You are so talented!! Great work!

Jennifer: What a lovely family - 3 unique, yet equally gorgeous girls! Your shots are fantastic!

sonja wright: Beautiful girls, beautiful photos. Love your creativity!

Sara Montour: Such a great shoot, it looks like you guys had a ton of fun! I lovelovelove the Guthrie.

Jennifer Chaney: Ohhh love these! What a fun shoot. That last one is my favorite.

Sheila McKay: Beautiful as usual. I sooooo love your work. Especially like the reflection image.

Michelle O: These girls are gorgeous! Great pics...their eyes just sparkle! :) I'm sure their parents will *love* them!

tara k: such amazing, fun shots! the girls are so gorgeous and obviously, are naturals. love them all!

Cara: Love these images of these gorgeous girls! The light in their eyes, the emotion in their smiles, brilliant! They're so lucky to have you as their photographer. :)

Linda Blackwell: Beautiful girls, and gorgeous pictures! Love the blue background, and all of the other creative shots! Mom should love these!

Rebecca: I love these! The texture of that blue wall in the first few is awesome, but really I think these girls could make any location look great! Awesome job!

Vera Myers: What a gift you have given our family. I will cherish these photos forever. Mandy, your artistic genius, although hard to put in words, can be easily seen in your photographs. Thank you for capturing the joy of my daughters' relationship! Thank you a million times! Vera (the mom)

Laurie K.: These are amazing! What beautiful girls and the way you captured them is truly beautiful!

Dana Fontaine: These are stunning! I love that you pushed the limits and picked unusual locations for the final portraits - your instinct was brilliant! You continually inspire!

Nichole: Wow, these look great love the color and such creative ideas!

christy: Holy cow Mandy! These are amazing! I am in love with all those purpley-blues (is that even a word?). And, the girls are just gorgeous...you did a fantastic job of capturing their personalities :)

Julie (Nani, the grandmother from Duluth: Thank you for your exquisite photos of my charming granddaughters! Somehow you were able to intuitively catch the soul of each of them as individuals, as well as loving sisters. And that is just how they look in ordinary time! Amazing, beautiful, creative work.

Rachel: These are fantastic- such beautiful girls! And what an amazing location. I want to come shoot in Minnesota! :)

Amanda Elkins: These are so great!!! The last one is my favorite! Great job!

The Before…No After, Yet!

March 19, 2009

I’m off tomorrow to set up for the Midwest Kids Fest where I’ll be all weekend so email and phone responses may be a bit sparse until Monday. If you’re at the Kids Fest, stop by and say hi (and don’t forget, there’s a coupon here).

I’ve had a number of questions about whether the Fest will be appropriate for the much younger kids so iPhone willing, I’ll try to post a brief entry tomorrow mid-day with details!

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I had a great time shooting with this pretty lady. In addition to being as tall as I am (rare!) and cute, she was up for anything. We got lucky with a warmish day (this was a few weeks ago, before our recent warm spurt) so shooting outside in the sun felt nice. How cute is her red coat?

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She was even a good enough sport to suffer the cold for some short sleeve shots.

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We also did some beautiful indoor shots of tastefuly less-clothed pregnant belly which I’ll put under a cut so you’re not surprised. :)

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Dana Pugh: The 'less clothed' ones are my favorites ;) Although I do like the pop of the red against the snow!!! Now, if you combined the two then that would be really something--ha!

Pamela Telgenhoff: She is too cute! Great job.

Rachel: awesome color! i love them all.