It was a gorgeous evening (just a little windy!) for my session with Ashley. We met up in Hallock and did a few shots by the old elevator, and then headed out to my husband’s grandparents farm. I loved all her colorful fun outfits! We utilized a lot of the great old buildings around the farm, including the white house and the grain bins. And of course that pretty evening light coming through the trees at just the right angle! Here are my favs!
September 1, 2010 - 9:26 pm - Beautiful lighting indeed! Love all the cute poses
I think Kylan is right up there with one of the easiest one-year-olds I’ve had the pleasure of photographing–he literally SMILED the whole time! No coaxing needed, he was as happy as can be and looked right at the camera for all his shots. We ventured around the farm (another session at West Wind!) in the golf cart and had a great time. Here are just some of my favorites. His mom and dad will have a tough time deciding because he is smiling in pretty much every picture in their album, too! What a cutie!
August 28, 2010 - 3:57 pm - very photogenic family, but the shadow picture is my favorite!
August 30, 2010 - 10:03 am - Megan! Thanks for a great day! We had so much fun and are so happy with these photos...I can not wait to see the rest!! I too love the shadow pic! CUTE!
August 31, 2010 - 12:24 am - What a CUTIE! He's absolutely adorable!
This is my second session with Emma and Ethan… hard to believe another year has gone by! They had another lovely evening for pictures except for one thing–the mosquitoes! I actually had to photoshop some of those pesky bugs out of the pictures! They were great sports, though, and thankfully we were armed with enough bug spray to keep them somewhat under control. You may remember how high Ethan flew last year–he did it again this time, too!
August 28, 2010 - 8:36 am - Love, Love, Love!!!!!!!
August 28, 2010 - 10:06 am - Beautiful!!! Love the first one!! Cute kids! :)
August 28, 2010 - 11:08 am - Thank you thank you Megan.....I love them! It was worth all the bug bites haha!
August 30, 2010 - 10:49 am - Adorable pics!! I love the first one and all of the "giggling" Ethan shots, plus it looks like a great family Xmas card is in there:)..great work Megan as always!
September 1, 2010 - 9:29 pm - The first photo is really one of a kind!
Can you believe this is my fifth year photographing this family? Not only does it remind me of how long I’ve been in business, but I just love yearly family photos. Check out last year’s session here. It’s fun to see how much taller the kids grow and also to think of different unique spots to take pictures! This time we opted for Nathan’s grandparents farmyard. We discovered the back side of the old barn had some great red wood, and the grassy trails amongst the oak trees were a perfect backdrop. This time they even brought the family dog! Here are some of my favorites!
August 27, 2010 - 4:00 pm - Oh wow! I had no idea they had 3 kiddos! What a great looking family and a job well done as usual Megan.
August 27, 2010 - 6:35 pm - CUTE PICS!! Love them all!
August 27, 2010 - 8:48 pm - Such great,colorful pictures. Love the family photo in the field and can't help but smile at the bunny ears pic.
August 30, 2010 - 10:07 am - Very cute pics!! I love them all!! Such a great looking family!!
September 1, 2010 - 9:31 pm - Love the casual shots by the big red barn & the B&W of the little girl with the loose tooth!
Just thought I’d pop in between client posts to share a few updated pictures of my own handsome little boy! Wesley is now 20 weeks old… how is this possible? We’ve had quite an adventure so far, though, and I am enjoying every minute I can soaking up his babyhood. After a busy summer of traveling all over the Midwest (Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, and of course, Minnesota) we’ve settled down for the time being while harvest finishes up here. Wesley is FULL of personality now. He grins, giggles, babbles, and hums. He can sit pretty good on his own for a little while if balanced well, and rolls over too! He chews on his toes, toys, fingers, and even Mommy’s hair if he gets a good hold on it! He’s absolutely gorgeous if I do say so myself, with big sparkly blue eyes and long golden eyelashes. Enough words–here are the latest pics!
August 26, 2010 - 10:25 am - Handsome, indeed! I love his hair--it looks sooo soft! I love all the sweet expressions, especially the 2nd set of photos of him "standing"--he looks so happy & proud, too! P.S. Niiiice onesie! :- )
August 26, 2010 - 3:35 pm - He's beautiful Megan! Can't believe how much he's changed. It's so neat to see that in some pictures he looks so much like you and then others so much like your hubby. He's a true reflection of the two of you..so sweet!;)
August 27, 2010 - 9:52 am - Love the drools shots:)
August 27, 2010 - 3:04 pm - Aw, thanks everyone! I love taking pictures of him. It's a lot easier when I have my camera right there to do impromptu shots!
August 27, 2010 - 10:23 pm - Oh my.. he is soo sweet! He has the best expressions! I love the black and white one in the middle and then the very last shot! You do a wonderful job capturing the beauty of his eyes!
September 1, 2010 - 9:32 pm - His cute little personality really comes through in all your photos!
September 2, 2010 - 2:22 am - Oh, he is sooo cute. Awesome pictures.
September 2, 2010 - 2:23 am - Oh, he is sooo cute. Awesome pictures!!
How is it possible that little Brynn is already half a year old? I was still pregnant with Wesley the last time I saw her, so I guess it makes sense in that regard! She’s just a doll with the most perfect rosebud lips. We met up at University Park (a rare occasion these days with my travel cut back) but it was good to see them again and shoot in that pretty location for the first time in a long time! Here are some of my favorites.. she was so tuckered out she fell asleep right at the end of the session!
August 25, 2010 - 1:38 pm - You just keep getting better shots! Love the close up and the pouting shots.
August 25, 2010 - 7:24 pm - I LOVE the pouty shots!!! They're sooo great.
It’s been almost two years since my last session with these guys… and they’ve grown! Little Rose was welcomed into the family and they sure do love her lots! They were kind enough to make the trip from Fargo and met up with me in Hallock. I thought it would be fun to do a couple “urban” shots near the grain elevator across the street before we headed out to my parent’s farm. I love finding new areas to shoot, and it’s fun to find something so close. It was right across the street from our meeting place! Here are a few of my MANY favorites!
August 24, 2010 - 9:51 pm - Beautiful colors, beautiful family! What a great location, too!
August 26, 2010 - 3:10 pm - Oh wow, what a fabulous session! Love all the happy expressions from the kids!
What a fun bunch! Zach, Emma, Ethan, Bella, and Alivia (along with Mom and Dad, too!) were a blast to photograph, and definitely made my job easy! The kids were naturals at posing, and I loved the coordinating colors they chose for outfits. The blues really popped, especially with the semi-overcast day. We used some fun farm buildings as backdrops, too. Just goes to show you can make so many unusual places look cool in a photograph!
August 23, 2010 - 12:13 pm - LOL Love the one of the kids reaction to Mom and Dad smoochin'! Classic! lol Good job as usual Megan!
August 23, 2010 - 12:53 pm - Haha, yep I love getting fun expressions/reactions, especially out of kids!
August 23, 2010 - 1:41 pm - What great pictures of a beautiful family:)!! I love the first one too..classic!
August 23, 2010 - 1:46 pm - Oh I love them all! You captured everyone and their personalities to a T! Thanks Megan!!! I didn't know the kids were making those faces when we kissed. Gonna have to order a big one of that! I was happy to see you got one of all of the kids on the ground. For how many times I put Alivia there, I thought it was nearly impossible! Megan, wonderful work:)
August 23, 2010 - 4:38 pm - Beautiful pics...my fav is the one with the kids on their bellies!! Sooo adorable! Almost got emma the same dress as Alivia's for our pics this week! Soo cute:)
August 23, 2010 - 10:07 pm - Beautiful pics! You captured everyone so well! Jalene - I know I tell you this all the time but you really are blessed! What a gorgeous family you have! xoxo
August 24, 2010 - 9:25 am - those are amazing!! (
Another fun session with Sydney and Noah! This time we went to a new location and got a ton of green backgrounds and color. I loved all the huge trees! Noah is growing fast, too–he’s already a year old! Sydney is as spunky as ever and gave me lots of cute poses and showed off her cute skirts. It’s always an honor to capture families as they grow, and I’ve had a lot of fun photographing this family over the years!
August 23, 2010 - 9:08 am - LOVE them Megan, the background colors are exactly what I was looking for..thanks SO much as always!!!:)
August 23, 2010 - 1:47 pm - I love the first one with the little creek behind it and the blk and white of Syd's face and Noah on the John Deere of course! So cute!!!!
August 23, 2010 - 4:33 pm - Love the one of sydney and you kissing!! So precious! Great pics as always...can't wait for ours this week!!!
It’s been about a year since my last session with this family–little Camryn was just a newborn and now she’s walking (and running) all over the place! Definitely hard to keep her in one spot long enough to take a picture, but lots of fun! We met up at Lake Bronson State Park for a windy afternoon session. Luckily this made it a lot easier to deal with the bugs that had been plaguing the area for the past few weeks! It was also a cooler day, but that didn’t stop the kids from getting in their swim suits and jumping in the water!
August 22, 2010 - 10:03 pm - Wow! Those close-ups are stunning!
August 23, 2010 - 1:04 am - These are AMAZING!!!
August 23, 2010 - 9:46 am - Cute family. Adorable photos!
August 23, 2010 - 3:10 pm - LOVE the pictures!!!
August 24, 2010 - 10:51 pm - Are you kidding me?!?! SOooooo cute!! :)
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