Vintage Papers... new!

New for this holiday season! I cannot tell you how EXCITED I am about these! I am so in love with vintage and couldn't be happier to be offering these. The colors and patterns are so beautiful and full of style. Photos always make great gifts for the holidays, but these are such a step up from ordinary prints! Pick up an ornate frame and the look is complete! Please see samples below of the finished product. The frames featured are from Target. These would be great as a series hung on the wall.

3 easy steps to ordering:

1. Choose a paper and border combination.
2. Email me with your file number(s) and paper/border choices. Please title email: "Vintage paper order" Please indicate if you want color or black and white photos.
3. I will upload your finished photos to a gallery where they will be ready to order. Pay by credit card and the prints will ship to your home!
















Please note- print sizes measure from edge of paper border not photo size.

Holiday Cards!

I finally have the pleasure of announcing my 2008 holiday card designs! I've been searching and searching for the perfect designs and I finally found them! The photos do not do them justice! These cards are rich with texture, warmth, and exude style!

To order holiday cards:

1. Choose a template from the following collection.
2. Print an order form and mail it back to me along with your payment.
3. You will receive a soft copy proof of your card via email.
4. Once approved, the cards will be ordered and shipped to your home!

There are two tiers for pricing:

1. $25 design fee. You will receive a high resolution digital file which you are responsible for printing on your own. You would also be responsible for purchasing envelopes. Keep in mind that the majority of these designs are 5x7 which can get pricey to print out yourself as well as the cost of purchasing A7 envelopes.

2. $40/set of 25 cards. I will design, order, and ship the cards to your home. The envelopes are included and you also get to choose from 4 press-printed papers. These cards are not "photo" cards but instead like high quality greeting cards with a variety of finishes and texture.

I worked hard to make things as seamless as possible, but as always, if there are any additional questions please email me. Please write any additional notes on your order form.









The following templates are the series I purchased last year. They are all 5x7 and only one-sided.

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FYI- I have added order form links under my contact information at the top of my blog. There is a link to my holiday card order form as well as my CD package order form.

Keeping up with tradition- I am giving away one free studio session in the month of February to one lucky blog reader! Mail me your personal holiday card and I will draw one lucky participant to receive a free studio session to be shot in the month of February. This is not limited to a family session, couples and individuals also qualify.

My studio mailing address is:

105 E. Main Street
New Prague, MN 56071

I just love receiving your cards and proudly displaying them at my studio! :)

Sicko.

Hey all-

I just wanted to let you all know that I hope to be back into the swing of things this week. I've been so sick the past week and still not completely well, but life must go on!

If you're waiting for something from me- I'll be in touch soon... hang in there!

THANKS!

Olivia

Toy catalogs!

The toy catalogs are here for the holiday season! After being sick of hearing about all of the toys the boys want as they flip through the pages, I put them to work! I had them cut out pictures from the catalog and glue them to paper as their "letters to Santa." It got them practicing their cutting, writing, gluing, and it serves as a reminder for my Christmas shopping!

Watching history...

I snapped this picture of Owen watching the election results on TV the other night. Another cool picture to have... watching history in the making!

Snow!

To my out of state friends... THIS is what we woke up to this morning!

Anna and Grace

Angie and Pat have NEVER had a family picture done! I was so happy to finally shoot this for them! Their twin girls are so adorable... yes, you would have never guessed it but Anna and Grace are fraternal twins. We had a great session and it was fun to work with them again. Angie was so good with her girls and allowed them to interact with us in a way that was very natural. I know parents just want the pictures to turn out but when the parents are stressed, the kids are stressed and they will definitely sense it.



I love this one! It's always hard to get two small children looking at the same time with natural smiles. Sometimes I think it's just impossible but every once and awhile it happens!

Taylor and Sam

Unconventional family portraits... I love it! Brandon's family owns a New Prague building company so when they told me that they wanted to do the shoot at their local dump site I was completely game! When I arrived, Brandon pointed out an excavator and a pile of concrete block that they wanted to use... cool again! It was so fun and creatively challenging, I just couldn't get enough. There also happened to be an awesome field and some beautiful light so that made for an "urban" picture perfect session.



I love the following series with Taylor and Sam...


Jen and Brandon still got it!


Taylor happens to be a national Motocross champion and has modeled for ads and everything! He is so humble about it all but I think it's super cool! Their family has been touring America for the past three years attending his competitions.
Love this.
My favorite shot. Right when I pulled in I knew I wanted to do this shot.
Thanks Jen, I hope you like them!

Lucy and Gabe

Lucy has some exciting news! She has a new baby brother! Gabe decided to arrive so fast that his doctor didn't even arrive in time to meet him! You may recognize Lucy as a baby on my website... she's not a baby any more, look at her now!

Meet Gabe. In my opinion he is complete perfection!
He's even cute when he's crying!

Myles and Smith

I had a great time with Myles and Smith last weekend! I photographed Smith when he was a newborn and now that he's 9 months old, it was like meeting him for the first time all over again! These are just two handsome boys!


I love this picture!
Kari had them dressed so cute!
It's little Dr. McDreamy! :) I LOVE his costume!!!! Can you imagine if he grows up to be a real doctor?! What awesome pictures to have!

My session posts will be a little shorter than usual, but I've got so many to get through and so little time! :)

The New President!

Wow, what a great election! It was so inspiring to hear about all of the records being broken regarding voter turnout. I voted at 10:30 this morning and got in and out but I heard that some polling places had lines of up to 3 hours long. I proudly wore my little red sticker all day long!

Things really hit home when I picked Owen up from the bus stop. The kids on the bus all had their windows rolled down and were chanting, "John Mc-Cain, John Mc-Cain, John Mc-Cain!" The neighborhood kids who weren't on the bus chanted back, "Barack O-bama, Barack O-bama, Barack O-bama!" This election has touched all of us and we can't forget the very fact that we are all free to speak our own minds.

Today was my husband's birthday so the evening was partially spent celebrating with his family. We had MSNBC on in the background and were closely paying attention to the numbers. When they finally announced Obama's win at around 10 pm I was shocked and in awe. John McCain gave a great concession speech and I do hope that we can all come together and turn this country around.

Me @ Oprah...

Sorry for the lack of blog posts... I've got 9 recent sessions to post and I just came down with this horrible cold. I've been bedridden most of the day and finally feel okay enough to get up and check emails and whatnot.

My Oprah episode aired today! I finally saw myself on the very last shot of the show when Oprah said goodbye and the camera man panned out. The quality is poor because I paused my DVR and used my point and shoot to take a picture of my TV! haha You can see my mother-in-law sitting next to me wearing turquoise. Yeah... I had to sit next to my mother-in-law while Oprah discussed sexual fantasies and finding your g-spot! *blushing*

Stay tuned for a blog-o-rama of new posts!