Captured by Carly

2011-10-16T21:42:00.001-05:00

I have been ignoring my photography blog as much as I have been ignoring my photography. I put it on the back burner when I went back to work full time. Now that the kids are running us ragged, I feel like my creativity has gone out the window. The truth is that I really miss it.

Today I had the opportunity to run around and capture some shots of this adorable little girl. I first met her when she was just a baby and now she is 3! I had so much fun with her and I have been inspired to dust off my camera and use it a bit more.

Resolutions

2011-01-05T18:48:00.000-06:00

Camera: Cannon 3100 IS Point and shoot

Origami Fortune

2011-01-04T19:43:00.002-06:00

"You will have a hockey game on Sunday"

Camera: Cannon A3100 IS

Penny For Your Thoughts

2011-01-03T16:47:00.000-06:00

Camera: Cannon A3100 IS Macro/Auto Mode.

Until Next Year....

2011-01-02T16:27:00.001-06:00

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: 85mm 1.8

1-1-11

2011-01-01T19:39:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year! This year I decided to work on my creative side a bit and take on a 365 project. I am challenging myself to take a photo a day for a full year. I don't not have a theme, I am going to go with the flow and just shoot. I hope at the end of the year I will have grown as a photographer and that I will have a great story in photos recapping my year.

It seemed appropriate to post my first photo of the new year with a photo taken from my new point and shoot camera purchased today. This is the medal I earned from the Polar Dash 5K race ran today.

Happy New Year!

Camera: Cannon A3100 IS

Fall Colors

2010-10-22T05:34:00.000-05:00

Class of 2011

2010-10-19T22:12:00.000-05:00

Hard to believe I met Tyler when he was just 2 years old. He is now graduating!!!!

My Baby is 3!

2010-10-10T21:14:00.000-05:00

TWO!

2010-09-30T20:54:00.000-05:00

Is There Anything Sweeter Than a Newborn?

2010-04-05T18:14:00.000-05:00

Dusting off the Camera

2010-03-21T21:02:00.000-05:00

And the Winner is.....

2009-12-07T07:23:00.000-06:00

This is the photo that made our family's Christmas card this year. I had someone ask, how do you get them to sit still. I wanted to tell that person that my children are PERFECT and always sit so nice for photos.

That could not be further from the truth. My kids HATE having their photos taken. HATE it!

I thought I would provide a behind the scenes of making our Christmas card.

First, it must be part of Murphy's Law when I say we are taking pictures, the boys have to wrestle until someone gets bruised. Notice the fresh bruises on his face.

We had a lot of sourpuss faces that came with a lot of whining.

More whining and a choke hold.

More whining, a cheesy smile, and singing of inappropriate songs containing body functions.

No photos without the cell phone. Can you say Diva? And we are DONE.

Phew!!! That was a lot of work!!!! After 1.5 hours and 350 images....we have the winner.

October's Finest

2009-10-26T07:33:00.000-05:00

It has been a busy October for me. In June, my part-time day job turned into a full-time gig. Now for 40 plus hours a week, to quote Kevin from The Office, "I do the numbers". Just because I am confined to a cubicle on weekdays it does not mean I have given up on photography. I have had to be a little more creative about fitting it into my crazy schedule. Below are a few images from 3 of my October sessions.

Sweet Baby Boy

2009-10-18T22:03:00.000-05:00

Sisters

2009-10-05T07:11:00.000-05:00

Class of 2010

2009-09-13T13:58:00.000-05:00

1st Day of 1st Grade

2009-09-09T21:42:00.000-05:00

It is hard to believe that my little guy is starting first grade! He loves school and could not wait to get back to see all of his friends.

Terrible Twos!

2009-08-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

Actually they are not so bad. This is my daughter and like her big brothers, she also has an August birthday. Though she can be "girly", she loves whatever her brothers are into. In this case, she cannot get enough of Spiderman.

5 Years Old

2009-08-16T11:23:00.000-05:00

My little guy turned 5 on August 2nd. He starts off birthday mania in our house, as all three of my children have August birthdays. He and I were able to spend a great Sunday morning together by hanging out at the park.

SEVEN!

2009-08-06T16:36:00.000-05:00

Oh my gosh, where does time go? My oldest child is SEVEN!

Second Generation

2009-07-25T21:01:00.000-05:00

I grew up in Duluth with the father of these three cuties. Many of my childhood memories involve him and his family. Our families spent a lot of time together including a few vacations. It is crazy for me to think that we are all grown up now and we both have three children. It is fun to see the new generation, however, it seems like just yesterday that we were the kids.

Fun at the Japanese Gardens

2009-07-25T20:52:00.000-05:00

Family Time

2009-07-25T19:30:00.000-05:00

Wedding Bells

2009-06-28T17:46:00.000-05:00

This past weekend I traveled to Duluth to attend and photograph a close friend's wedding. Duluth is notorious for having unpredictable weather and this past Saturday was no exception. We woke up to POURING rain. As the hours crept closer to the wedding the rain started slowing down and eventually stopped. The overcast skies made it perfect photo weather and we got a ton of shots outside. The weather kept getting nicer and nicer as the day went on. As Tom and Danna were introduced as husband and wife, the sun came out and filled the church with bright rays of light. I think they should take that has a great sign of what is to come. Congratulations to a wonderful couple!

Flower Power

2009-06-14T14:49:00.000-05:00

Being Two is Fun!

2009-06-14T14:22:00.000-05:00

I got to spend the morning with this handsome little guy. He was full of energy and loved getting his photo taken......as long as the jelly bean supply didn't run out.

An Afternoon at the Peace Garden

2009-06-14T14:13:00.000-05:00

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice????

2009-05-08T10:35:00.000-05:00

Fun at the Studio

2009-04-29T22:46:00.000-05:00

No, I don't have a a studio. I am however taking a class on studio lighting. I needed something to shake things up to get my creativity flowing and this class was kind of "out of the box" for me.

We got to shoot a model in our instructor's studio and we used a few lighting options. The model was AWESOME! She is "Musette", a performer with The Midnight Muse Revue in Minneapolis.

Waiting....

2009-04-25T10:18:00.000-05:00

Two Times the Fun at Two Years Old

2009-04-25T10:03:00.000-05:00

Sweet Baby

2009-04-25T09:57:00.000-05:00

Miss Lily is 8 Months Old...

2009-03-25T16:28:00.000-05:00

This is the newest member of our family. It is hard to believe that she is already 8 months old. I was playing around with my camera while I was visiting with my sister-in-law and I snapped this photo of Lily while she was playing on the floor.

The last time I saw her she looked like this....

Workshop

2009-03-16T23:16:00.000-05:00

Wow, I can't believe how time flies. My last post was in November! I guess you could say I was hibernating as I kind of neglected my little blog. I am back now and I am excited to post photos again.

Last week I attended a workshop conducted by Kari Layland. It was a great workshop and learned a lot of new things and met some really amazing people. It was fun to have a day to talk shop with fellow photographer.

Here are a couple of shots from the day....

Brothers and Sisters

2008-11-16T16:37:00.000-06:00

I was going through some photos from some of my fall sessions and stumbled upon these 2 photos. They literally made me laugh out loud because of the facial expressions. These photos captured sibling "love".

Fall Photos

2008-11-16T10:40:00.000-06:00

Fall in Minnesota....does it get any prettier?

Thanks to this great family for a great day in the park!

A Warm Fall Day in Minnesota

2008-11-15T10:40:00.000-06:00

What do you do on a warm Fall day after taking a family portrait?

PLAY IN THE WATER!!!!

This session was so fun! I think I had as much fun as the kids, we played in the leaves, we made funny faces, and played in the water. After the kids stayed clean for the "official" picture, I just started snapping pictures of them playing. The weather was unseasonably warm for October so some splashing in Lake Minnetonka was in order.

Family

2008-10-13T21:28:00.000-05:00

Baby, Oh Baby!

2008-09-17T21:34:00.000-05:00

My friend will soon be joining the ranks of the 3 kid club.....maybe any moment!! I was very excited when she announced her pregnancy. She absolutely glowed her entire 9 months and if she was miserable, she hid it well. This baby will be welcomed with lots of love from his/her older sister and brother who are anxiously waiting.

She's Having Her Cake and Eating it Too...

2008-08-17T22:21:00.000-05:00

The first birthday cake has got to be the greatest right of passage a kid can have. I can't think of another time that it would be considered "cute" when they do face plant into a cake. It celebrates the end of infancy and kicks off the toddler years.

Happy Birthday to my little Baby Diva!

6 Month Photos

2008-08-13T23:01:00.000-05:00

Of course we cannot forget the big brother!

Something Old, Something New

2008-08-13T22:20:00.001-05:00

Princesses and Pirates

2008-08-13T18:22:00.001-05:00

Birthdays are like national holidays for kids. They wait anxiously all year for their special day to come. They dream about parties with all their friends, the cake, and presents....you can't forget the presents. I had the opportunity to play princesses and pirates while shooting this fun birthday party. The kids dressed up as either a princess or pirate and this is what happens during an afternoon of birthday party fun.

This princess party had a surprise guest of honor of the frog variety. I wonder if he was a prince waiting for for the spell-breaking kiss from one of the adorable princesses?

Big Blue Eyes

2008-07-25T20:46:00.001-05:00

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-04T23:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the World Lily!

2008-06-29T21:22:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law as they just welcomed sweet baby Lily. She has 3 older brothers that immediately fell in love with her....how could anyone not have love at first sight with this cutie! I couldn't wait to meet her and take a few newborn pictures. She was a great model and extremely alert for being only 4 days old!!!

First Maternity Shoot

2008-06-23T21:43:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy is such a special time. It feels like it will never end and yet it goes so fast. It seems like just yesterday my girlfriend told me she was pregnant. Look at her now, she is just days away from delivery and she looks fantastic!!! She was so kind to model for my first maternity shoot. She has a beautiful family that is very excited for their new addition.

Teen Shoot

2008-06-10T20:56:00.000-05:00

I had the pleasure of meeting Matt this past week. It was fun to take pictures of him and I did not have to bribe him with Cheerios! Matt has graduated 8th grade and is now moving to high school. He is a great kid and he has an adorable dog.

T-Ball

2008-06-10T19:49:00.000-05:00

Here is a sure sign that summer is here!

Boys Will Be Boys

2008-05-26T21:16:00.000-05:00

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T21:32:00.000-05:00

My three kiddos.

Tyler

2008-04-14T15:56:00.000-05:00

Tyler is 1 month old. What a sweet baby. I have titled this photo the "Pouting Packer".

He must be sad because Brett Farve retired.

This little guy's mom and dad are die hard Packer Backers!

He is such a cutie!

Thank You Models!

2008-04-13T22:24:00.000-05:00

I want to shout out a big thank you to my all the kid models that put up with me and my camera today. On April 27th, I am doing a presentation about taking better photos of children. Part of my presentation will include a slide show of some of the pictures I took today. Below are a few of my favorite from today's shoot.

My Godson is in LOVE with Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. These are his favorite action figures at the moment.

New tricks and a great smile at 4 months old!

Just hanging out by the creek looking for rocks to throw.....

I didn't have to work hard to get a great shot. She is a natural!

New Equipment

2008-04-12T22:56:00.000-05:00

This year is a big year for me, I got to update some of my equipment. After returning from WPPI, I purchased the Nikon D300 and the Nikkor 85mm 1.8 lens. Below are some of the test shots.