IT'S SENIOR SEASON!

I just read an article in today's paper that it is strawberry-picking season. And I am hearing different people talk about cabin season and grilling season and all those fun summer-time opportunities.

Well, for me one of my summer opportunities are the high school Seniors who will be graduating this next May - 2009.

I want to tell you about some of the sessions we have been photographing this past 10 days, but before I do I want to express what our Seniors are telling me right after we have finished their session... guys as well as girls... It is so cool to hear them tell me how much fun they had and how they are so excited to see their proofs. It is so cool to see the big smiles on their faces with their eyes dancing with excitement. It is so cool to see how pleased and happy they are. It is just so cool.

We have photographed a guy from Foley on a tree that was overhanging into the Mississippi River.

We photographed a girl from Monticello with her truck and with the rifle that her grandfather gave her.

We have photographed a girl from Sartell in the studio, downtown, at a park, in her home, with her grand piano and at St. John's.

We photographed a girl from Albany all around her home - with her horse, with an old Ford truck and we took an awesome chair outside when the sun was starting to get low and got some gorgeous evening light.

We photographed a guy from Holdingford with one of his closest friends, his dog, a boxer - TBone.

We photographed a girl from St. John's Prep in the woods of St. Johns - barefoot, with a sundress on and carrying her violin. THEN... we photographed her with her swimsuit at the beach. We got great shots of her jumping out of the water.

These stories are small synopsizes of their full sessions. These Seniors are not only going to have some phenomenal images, but they've had a darn good time, too.

Call to schedule your session!
320-202-0288

Have a MAGNIFICENT day!
Denise

FAMILY IN THE PARK

There are a couple of parks around town that I really, really enjoy taking my clients to. One of them in the Knights of Columbus Park on the Sauk River. I particularly enjoy that park at about 6:30 in the evening. The back lighting is so beautiful. There are many areas to photograph with the river as a backdrop. The portraits that I have here are from a family that I photographed last Saturday night... JUST before the crazy storm came through. I've often said that I get some of the best images just before, during and right after we have rain. This session was proof of that.

As I have often said ... June is a great month for outdoor portraits and we are surely getting some great images right now. I hope that the rains and moderate weather hold out through July.

Call me to schedule your portrait outdoor session.
It is sooo beautiful right now.

320-202-0288

Have a MAGNIFICENT day!
Denise

CREATIVE SENIOR SESSIONS!

Hello everyone!

I'm sooo excited. I've been visiting with many Class of 2009 Seniors and making plans with them to do some super cool things. Truly. The ideas that we have come up with just gets me all jazzed up. We've got great things planned.

--- One girl, from Cathedral, will do a shot in a prom-like dress, her long curly, wavy hair will be a bit damp to show off those curls. She will be holding either her basketball or volleyball.
--- A girl, from Albany, will be photographed on her family's 300 acres which include a lake, a cabin and a wheat field.
--- Another girl, from Sauk Rapids, will be photographed in a sunflower field by St. Stephen.
--- We have a girl, from Monticello, coming in for some portraits at Hester Park.
--- We have a girl, from St. John's Prep, who will be photographed in a 'twirly' dress, barefoot, with her violin, in the woods around St. John's.

There are other sessions that are percolating. I will keep you posted on them.

If you know of a Class of 2009 senior who would like a FUN portrait session with UNIQUE and CREATIVE portraits ... please send them to me.

320-202-0288

Thank you!
Denise