This week I got to one-up my trend of photographing other photographer’s families. In this case, not only is Mom a photographer (she’s got an account on Flickr which is where she found me), but daughter is, too! We met downtown this past week to do some senior photos for Emma who will be graduating with the Class of 2010 and then heading to MCTC to pursue a career in fashion photography.

It was definitely fun for me to do something a little different, discover a couple new shooting places and work with someone who knew how to strike a pose. She’s ready for the fashion world already.

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I’m editing like crazy today, finishing up a few sessions. I’m mostly caught up on emails and phone calls and at the end of today, I’m closing up shop for the holiday weekend.

Don’t worry. ;) I’ll be back at it Tuesday morning and will follow up with any questions, inquiries, etc., that you have then! Have a fantastic weekend.

A sneak peek for Miss A’s mom who is waiting patiently!

Miss A turned one a week ago Sunday and I was lucky enough to attend her birthday bash. It was the perfect day for a pool party, very warm and sunny, and the party was packed with people of all ages. After swimming, there was food from the grill, cake, presents to open and a trip to the Stillwater Marina to check out the boat. I suspect Miss A slept well that night. :)

Hey, check this out – it’s not even 9pm yet and I’ve already had a dinner not consisting of Culver’s and mini-donuts and I’ve washed at least the first layer of grime from my rather dirty and fair-weary body. Ah yes, Woodbury Days is now over, my little booth is packed up and I am back at home. Luckily, today was just as good as yesterday. The weather was equally gorgeous, there was a rather entertaining parade that traveled right down the street in front of my booth and there were more fun people to meet. Five month old babies definitely won the prize for most frequent visitors at the booth.

I’m so excited to come home to emails from folks who are already interested in booking a session!

Just a bit of an info recap for new visitors to the site:

• Regular session info, rates and other details are available on my main site.
• Information about holiday mini-sessions and fall schedule.
• Feel free to contact me using the form on the main site or the form linked in the righthand column over there. I’d be happy to discuss over the phone as well but if you’d shoot me an email and a number, I can get back to you and have the information you need ready. (I have a little bit of a phone backlog thanks to several days away and this will help me manage it quickly!)

And a few answers to the questions I was most frequently asked over the weekend in case you didn’t get a chance to speak with me…

Q: Where are you located?

A:I work primarily on-location in the Twin Cities area. That means I will come to your home if you’d like (and it has sufficient natural light) or meet you in a local park or other favorite location. I can also travel outside of the Twin Cities area for additional travel fees. I do have a studio in St. Paul but use that only for maternity, newborn and headshot sessions. Trust me, it’s more fun this way. :)

Q: Are you independently owned?

A: As independently as it gets, baby. ;) Glimpses of Soul Photography is just me – the photographer, editor, bookkeeper, secretary, etc., etc.! I’m lucky to have a volunteering family to help me when I decide to do crazy things like spend 24 hours at the fair but I don’t currently work with associate shooters or outsource any of the work.

Q: Do you do maternity/newborn/children/family/engagement/pet/wedding photography?

A: Yes. Contact me, we’ll talk. :)

Now that the weekend fun is over, I’m back to work tomorrow so if you’re waiting for email/a phone call/proofs from me, you should be getting it/them pretty soon!

If you’re going to spend 12+ hours at the fair, today was the day to do it. I was a little worried at the Woodbury Days kickoff last night when it was muggy and rainy and verrry windy (vinyl tent sides are not so sturdy) but the weather shaped up over night and today was gorgeous. Perfect day for fair-going and I love a lovely pink farmer tan to show for it.

I had an awesome time at my booth! Tons of previous clients, photographer and non-photographer friends came out to visit and it was great to get to see so many people again. I also met tons of new people – engaged people, expecting people, little ones and even littler ones, grandparents, folks whose “children” were dogs and even some folks who recognized their friends on the wall. I am so excited to do the drawing for the free session winner on Monday because there were so many cute, cute, cute kids who I’d love to photograph! Several of the other photographers with booths at the fair also stopped in and introduced themselves and it was great to get to meet them as well.

I had lots of artists help me decorate the outside of my booth.

I’ll be at Woodbury Days again tomorrow from 10-5 so if you haven’t stopped by yet, you should! I’ll be there with album samples, Christmas card samples, my bucketful of chalk…and this time some sunscreen, I think. See you then!

Things are getting pretty exciting around here. In addition to sessions and birthday parties and normal summer/work craziness, I’ve been getting ready to head to Woodbury Days! Woodbury Days is a free, three-day event with food, rides, live music, fireworks, a parade, a ton of other activities and…a booth featuring my work! Prints and materials are arriving on my doorstep almost every day now and I’ll be heading to Woodbury to set up early Friday morning. I’m getting excited and looking forward to meeting a ton of new people.

All the information and hours are available on the Woodbury Days website. I’d love it if you stopped in to say hello! Previous clients, you just might see some faces you recognize (big!) and future clients, I’ll have a little something for you, too. :)