We were lucky enough for the sun to be out for this session and NO wind, so being outside wasn’t too bad! It seems like during the winter it’s hit or miss with the weather, so I’m always glad when there is a chance to be outdoors even if it’s a little chilly. Addison had fun throwing snow in the air while little brother Chase stayed warm bundled up in his blanket. Mom and Addison also had a tea party and played dressup. Lots of fun with this family!
February 8, 2010 - 8:13 pm - Just love the one of the little girl throwing up the snow, beautiful shots as usual.
Tyler and Kelsey were great sports! This could be on record as the coldest–and fastest–photo session I’ve done yet! The sun came out but so did the wind, so the three of us made the best of the icy blasts and ventured our way around the block, ducking into little corners to warm up and of course snapping photos as fast as my frozen fingers could. Even with “fingerless gloves” to help a little, it still was a bit stiff to push down the shutter! Luckily I managed to get tons of great shots of these two and you’d never be able to tell how cold it was from the photos. Soon we’ll be seeing each other again at their wedding in a couple weeks. Yes you heard that right–I snuck in ONE MORE wedding!
February 6, 2010 - 3:19 pm - I love her outfit!
February 6, 2010 - 4:34 pm - Love the last 2 & the indoor shots!
February 6, 2010 - 8:06 pm - Love! LOVE! love! You are amazing as always Megan!!! See you in a couple weeks and THANK you again!
February 6, 2010 - 11:06 pm - Great pics!! Where did you take them?? I really miss that Jeremy and I miss out on doing engagement pics!!! We will have to splurge on something with you or wait till baby #1 whenever that happens!! :-)
February 7, 2010 - 3:47 pm - Thanks everyone! Jami, the pictures were taken in downtown Grand Forks, near the Urban Stampede.
It’s been awhile since I photographed these three. It was fun to catch up and see how much they’ve grown, especially twins Dallas and Lila! As you can tell in comparing the first shot we tried to re-create the pose from last time and you can really see the difference! They’re now as busy as ever and it was hard to keep up with them! They all dressed up in bright spring colors which was a nice change, especially with the weather lately. We stuck indoors but there was plenty of great light, and big brother Dillon even showed me their neat “hockey rink” in the basement–so cool!
February 5, 2010 - 6:22 pm - Such cuties! I do remember the original shot you took of the 3 of them! I wouldn't be able to keep up with 3 at those ages (pregnant or not)!
Another set of brothers, just about the same age as my previous post clients! Kellen was just a few days shy of a month old but was actually one of the easiest babies I’ve photographed to date–he really slept the entire time, even when I moved him! Made my job a lot easier for sure, especially since its getting harder for me to move around as much. Big brother Gavin showed me his awesome blue room along with some toy trains, and was almost too busy to hold his baby brother until the end, and only for a few seconds. Luckily I was quick to snap the picture!
January 29, 2010 - 12:45 pm - Adorable photos! Love the 3rd pic!!
January 29, 2010 - 2:01 pm - These are awesome--I'd have to have them all if it were me!
February 3, 2010 - 1:51 am - Megan - you do such a beautiful job in capturing the light on all of your images! I will continue to follow your blog as you really inspire me :)
It seems like I’ve been photographing a lot of new babies lately–I’ll definitely have lots of practice before mine comes along! Little Orin was just ten days old for this photo session, and big brother Will joined in along with the rest of the family. They came all the way from Fargo so we met up at Gus and Kaia’s house, since there is a lot of good lighting and of course lots of room to do a photo session! Here are a few of my favorites!
January 27, 2010 - 3:51 pm - These little boys are so cute! What an adorable family!
January 27, 2010 - 7:18 pm - Cute! Great lookin' family Kim and Chad!
January 27, 2010 - 10:38 pm - Awww, "little bro", "big bro", adorable! I love the little guy curled up in the snuggie...
January 28, 2010 - 5:20 pm - Adorable pics!
January 28, 2010 - 10:26 pm - Wow, gorgeous family, gorgeous pictures!!
Well hello there! It’s been awhile since my last post, and while I’ve continued shooting (albeit voluntarily less, as weather and my expanding belly permit!) I realize that in the coming months as the baby arrives and I begin maternity leave, this blog will definitely take a change in direction for awhile. I hope to continue posts even when not photographing clients, (and hope you continue to read!) and maybe share a bit more of my personal life, new baby pictures, and the adventures I will have as a new mom. For now, though, I did take a chance to go for a walk (waddle?) in the woods last week on a frosty morning, and thought I’d share a few photos of that. Something a little different! I also wanted to share a bit of my office remodel. More on that below!
I suppose I could share an updated photo of myself, courtesy of a handy tripod and wireless remote! Yes–I can now take my OWN pictures!
As some of you may know, we currently live a unique space–a remodeled building that was once a snowmobile dealership showroom. We’ve made it into a 2 bedroom home and have learned to use our space as wisely as we can! The second bedroom was always my office, but with a new baby coming I’ve decided to downsize that office to a small corner and make the rest of the room for baby stuff. It’s a tight squeeze, but it’s been fun to meet the challenge! Additionally, we have dreams of building a new home someday, so we know this isn’t forever. With that in mind, it’s been fun to make a few small changes (what a coat of paint and some new flooring will do!) and see where this room takes us…here is the progress so far!
As you can see, my original office pretty much expanded the whole room, with way too much clutter and disorganization. Yikes!
A clean slate!
Left, my new downsized workstation (iMac on the left is going to be up for sale soon!)… on the right, the baby furniture starting to take shape!
As you can see it’s still a work in progress. I’ll definitely be updating as the project goes along and we put the finishing touches on the room–it still needs a LOT more baby stuff! I love before and after photos so I’ll more than likely make a collage when it’s all complete!
January 25, 2010 - 5:54 pm - Enjoy the spaciousness for now...it will all change soon! I love the frosty pictures, it was a beautiful morning!
January 25, 2010 - 6:28 pm - Thanks for sharing your pictures and a little of your personal life. I think you are a great photographer and so whatever photos you post is just fine by me as long as you keep posting! Keep up the great work.
January 25, 2010 - 6:58 pm - Beautiful snow photos & self-portrait! Looks like the baby's room is coming right along! The new flooring and all the painting looks great.
January 26, 2010 - 6:58 pm - How much will you be selling your old iMac for?
Time to check in with Sydney and Noah! Little Noah has definitely changed the most since his newborn photos back in July! He’s wide-eyed and smiling now, with plenty of personality to match. Mom had a fun winter hat for him and even some John Deere boots and a Sioux jersey! Sydney is turning the big three so she had a shirt with the number 3 on it, and of course modeled a few poses in her cute pink room. Here are my favs!
January 18, 2010 - 7:36 pm - Love them as always..Thanks Megan!!
January 18, 2010 - 10:13 pm - All gorgeous portraits; the first photo is perfection!
January 18, 2010 - 10:22 pm - Beautiful pictures! Love the bw of Syd and Noah!
January 19, 2010 - 5:01 pm - super cute Megan. The lighting in all are so fresh.
January 22, 2010 - 6:45 pm - Soooo cute! I LOVE the one of Noah with his hand by his mouth and the one where Syd's arm is around her little brother! Great pics!
Little Kaia is already nine months old! We focused the session on just her this time (big brother Gus joined in at the end) and she modeled a bunch of fun outfits, and my favorite, a colorful knitted hat! We also shot in the same room with the same quilt that we did her newborn shots on so it’s fun to look back. The photo at the end of Gus is a comparison of him with his grandpa when HE was three years old back in 1959! Everyone commented on how similar they looked at that age so we tried to recreate it. I think it worked out pretty well. Priceless!
January 14, 2010 - 8:37 pm - I LOVE her little leg warmers!!! So cute!
January 14, 2010 - 8:57 pm - Priceless again, Megan! These are great!
January 14, 2010 - 9:46 pm - I knew I recognized that beautiful blue wall/quilt shot right away! Gorgeous images (of course), really cute kiddos. Love the grandpa/Gus comparison!
January 14, 2010 - 10:28 pm - Great photos, Megan! I just LOVE those little leg warmers - adorable! All of her outfits were super-cute :)
January 17, 2010 - 12:51 pm - I found your site googling myself :) HA Love the pictures! You do great work. Are you on ILP?
January 17, 2010 - 8:29 pm - These are great, Megan! Kaia is so darned cute! Love her smile.
January 22, 2010 - 9:12 am - Amazing session, Megan!
January 24, 2010 - 2:06 pm - What a cutie! Love the black and white shot of her!
Just shy of three weeks, Wyatt was still as sleepy as ever and a very cooperative newborn throughout the whole session! He let me take lots of closeups of all his tiny details and then got changed for a few photos of him in his Mickey Mouse outfit–so fun. You may recognize his mom and dad from their wedding I photographed two years ago. Wyatt was actually born on their two year anniversary, what a perfect gift!
January 13, 2010 - 9:18 am - Adorable baby poses...*sigh
January 13, 2010 - 10:46 am - Adorable! Oh, the beautiful photos you'll soon have of your own little one!
January 13, 2010 - 2:25 pm - What a "Perfect" baby!!!!!
January 13, 2010 - 4:08 pm - I love them !! :) Perfect! Thanks again !
January 13, 2010 - 5:09 pm - beautiful baby boy, Kayla......take lots of pics...u will treasure them forever....congratulations
January 13, 2010 - 10:25 pm - Beautiful pictures of a beautiful family! Great job again, Megan.
January 14, 2010 - 10:06 am - oh how cute! i love them all! he has such cute features! what a perfect little family!
January 15, 2010 - 8:21 pm - Just imagine how much you are going to have with your little one soon! These are devine!
January 26, 2010 - 11:29 pm - Beautiful pictures. She is such a little peanut. Love the yawning one! Great job!
January 26, 2010 - 11:29 pm - oops...*he
This could be on record as my COLDEST wedding ever! Although it was sunny and calm, the temperature was about -25 below ZERO. Still, Justin, Kristen, and their entire wedding party braved the freezing air and ventured outside for a few shots. And it was worth it! The rest of the day we were plenty warm indoors, with the ceremony at the gorgeous Zion Lutheran church (one of my favorites!) and a beautiful reception at the Ralph Engelstad in Thief River Falls. I loved all the wintery decorations! I also wanted to thank my assistant for the day, my sister-in-law Katie, who helped me carry equipment and run around for me. Shooting a wedding seven months pregnant was quite the adventure so it was great to have help! This will be my last wedding until later this summer after the baby is born so this will be my last wedding post for the next six months—crazy!
January 11, 2010 - 10:52 am - SO beautiful! Love the first & last images, and the last b&w image in the church-wow!
January 11, 2010 - 11:17 am - Awww...I've been waiting for this post!! So sad I missed it. But burrrr! Way to go Megan, beautiful shots. My favorite is the last one. :)
January 12, 2010 - 11:45 am - Megan: Great shots at -25 degrees! Awesome details. The last dance shot is just beautiful. Great looking bride and groom.
January 12, 2010 - 6:04 pm - Beautiful winter wedding, Megan! Love, love, LOVE the bride's coat & hand-warmer - gorgeous!
January 14, 2010 - 1:51 pm - I love them all!!! Glad you were able to do Kristens wedding!! We had a blast the rest of the night!
January 21, 2010 - 2:30 pm - They all look wonderful Megan! Thanks so much!
by Megan
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