High School Senior Photographer Minneapolis and St Paul

High School Senior Photographer Minneapolis and St Paul – Paired down portraits that bring a modern, urban, natural feel with an elevated vibe.

Ultimate Guide to Photos at Stone Arch Bridge Minneapolis

The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis is a favorite location for portraits. It is easy to see why – the energy, the skyline views, the roar of the Mississippi, and the architectural structure all make for excellent portrait settings.

Where to send your guests to breakfast – Minneapolis and St Paul dinning guide

Breakfast suggestions for when your friends come to town for your wedding, your family visits, or you just need a new place to try out with your sweetie.

I’ve got recommendations for you (and for them) so that we can all show off the Twin Cities right. Let’s eat well, get a feel for where we are, and not stress out about it.

We all need a breakfast plan: mine include a sense of place, food that is a little indulgent, a neighborhood to walk around in, and good coffee.

Minneapolis Family Portraits – Gallery and Tips

Minneapolis Family Portraits can happen in so many ways! It is a great honor in my life that, after meeting so many couples on their wedding day, I get to document their families as they grow. Below is a gallery of my favorite family portraits around Minneapolis and my top tips to feel natural in your family photos. Tips for natural feeling family portraits Be comfortable Comfort will mean different things to different folks, but it is hard to look relaxed when you are worried about your buttons gaping or your sweater hanging too loose. Choose clothes you can move…

6 tips for feeling comfortable in your engagement photos

Here is the thing about looking comfortable – it is much easier to do if you actually *feel* comfortable! That means that we all want the same thing – for you to be comfortable and actually have a good time. I’ve got 6 tips for feeling comfortable in your engagement photos.

Water Power Park Engagement Photos in Minneapolis

How you want to feel on your wedding day? Light and laughter abound for Marissa and Jason’s fall engagement photos in Minneapolis at Water Power Park.

I want you to be happy

We have fetish-ized looking obliquely at the camera. Frowning ever so slightly in the distance. Being stone faced in front of shadowy buildings. What happened to real joy. Like, unabashed hilariously giddy happy joy? That is what I document. That is what I want you to feel.

Minnehaha Falls short portraits – how do portraits feel? Kaia and Greg

I was thrilled to have Kaia and Greg join me for a session just as the greenery started up at Minnehaha Falls. The high water means that falls have been raging this year and it makes for an amazing backdrop and even more gorgeous light filtering through sprays from the falls.