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The #WallForWilderness · Special 10 in 10 Sessions to support Save the BWCA!
The #WallForWilderness · Special 10 in 10 Sessions to support Save the BWCA!
Welcome to Hello Buffalo!
Welcome to Hello Buffalo!
Wall of Love · Last Chance!
Wall of Love · Last Chance!
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Birthday Love!
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Wall of Love Slideshow!
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Wall O' Love Photo Sessions
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ANNOUNCING: 10 in 10 Sessions · FOOD
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Welcome to Hello Buffalo!
Welcome to Hello Buffalo!
Stellan + The Realities of Photographing Rad Little Kiddos
Stellan + The Realities of Photographing Rad Little Kiddos

AKA: What happens when your kiddo has a hard time with a photo shoot, and how we recover. Gracefully, of course. 

 
 

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I’ve been quiet over here, but have been editing my heart out and thought I’d post a little summer throwback from when Minnesota was a little less frigid and this sweet girl was actually a butterfly. 😊
YOU GUYS. The amazing crew over at @deneen_pottery made my entire year by surprising me with these incredible custom mugs and I still can't get over it. I use their mugs every day already and I can't believe that I get to sip my morning coffee out of these beauties with our perfect little Hello Buffalo mascot on the side. Every time I see a UPS or FedEx truck go by I jump out of my chair hoping I get to finally see them in person. Eek!
I woke up this morning to howling winds and was a little panicked about all of the photo shoots I had scheduled for today, but it turned out to be a stunning Minnesota fall day and I never should have had a doubt.
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Without a doubt, my new favorite photo shoot game is Toss The Cowboy Hat On The Eloise. Thanks for lending your child’s head for this one, guys. 😂🤠
I’ve been pretty quiet over here, but mostly just because I’ve been in an editing vortex, staring at all of your adorable kiddos for the past few weeks. Fall portrait season is a little bonkers, but is also such a fun time to catch up with everyone, hear about the craziness of summer and laugh about new school stories. Thanks for letting me into your lives and trusting me with your family’s visual legacy. 💛
Be careful out there, friends, you might run into a fire-breathing dragon. 😉🐲🔥
100% endorse impromptu family dance parties during photo shoots. I have sessions from sunrise to sunset today. I know I’ll probably crash later tonight, but every time a new one starts I get another burst of energy & inspiration. So happy to spend the beginning of fall with you all, celebrating another year of all your incredible families. 💛
“Can we jump in the lake?” YES. ALWAYS.
The next couple of weeks are jam-packed with family sessions in Minneapolis. I still have time for a couple more adventures if you want to jump in on the fun. 💛🐛 (Caterpillars desired, but not required. 😉)
Seeing everyone’s State Fair adventures has been so fun! I had to go back to the blog and relive this fun session with one of my fave fams. 💛
I’m getting pretty excited for fall family sessions this year & can’t wait to see everyone! There are a few more spots available if you want to get in on the fun. 💛
Minneapolis families! Dates for fall family portraits are extremely limited this year, so if you’re hoping for a session now is the time to jump over to the website to book the few that are left. My fellow procrastinators: You know you’ll think of it in December when you realize that you really do want to send a holiday card with an updated photo (and it’s freezing cold outside), and then you’ll email me about a session and then my heart will shatter from guilt when I can’t make it happen. Let’s just take care of it now so we don’t have to be sad then, k? 😊💛
There’s nothing sweeter than a natural, un-forced smile.
The little tree climber. 😊
A little stop on the bridge while walking over to Loring Park.
Sharing some photos on the blog today of this sweet family’s session at the Sculpture Garden + Loring Park. 💛
I've talked about this a little bit before, but I love when families with pre-teens/early teenagers (side bar: is there a weirder word than "pre-teen"? We need to find a new name...) schedule photo sessions. These years can become so lost, photographically, because once kids start going to school they generally get their school portrait once a year and then maybe a holiday card photo. Then the years fly by and suddenly it's time for senior portraits, without documenting those years in between. The extra magic of this age that I love as a photographer is that if you allow them to have fun with it they generally take it and run, and really open up and are able to play. They aren't quite to the super self-conscious age yet (which takes us our whole lives to grow out of, right?), so they aren't too worried about the surface-level stresses of having a camera pointed at them. Instead they're so excited to collaborate, have fun, make jokes, jump on trampolines, stand on swings, show off their hilarious + awesome personalities and breathe so much life into family photos. I'll get off my little soap box, but if you have kids this age and are on the fence about scheduling a session, please reach out and let's talk about it, because I promise you'll love it. I met with this awesome family at their home, just a couple of hours before I jumped into my car and drove from Minneapolis to Seattle. We got to play in the morning sun, before it got too hot + humid out and I couldn't have asked for a better send off. Full post over on the blog. 💛
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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