Margot Jean

My good friend Vanessa gave birth to a beautiful Margot Jean March 21st. Here are a few images I made visiting them on her second day out in the world. Welcome, little one!

I love photographing newborn babies.

Busy, Busy B

This post is dedicated to anyone who has been checking my blog and wondering if I dropped off the face of the earth in the last week. I did not. Here is what I have been up to recently:

My nephew Joe E.'s dance recital:





Portraits for my sister-in-law Nikki and her father, Roger:



Construction in Farmington, as seen in a post below. Head here for a slideshow:



Lakeville's Panorama of Progress festival:



(Taken during a wheel barrow race at the Beach Bash, a special event for teenagers)

Bluegrass Festival at the Dakota County Fairgrounds:



Farmington historical house profiles:





3-year Portraits of Jameson:



I took Jameson's portraits today, which also happens to be his mother's birthday. Happy birthday, Jolynn!

Full posts on each will come as I am able.

Look for the Unexpected

I was shooting portraits of my sister-in-law, Nikki, and her dad today when I noticed this small flower dangling off of the edge of his shoe. We weren't near flowers at the time and he had just been walking around through rocks at the base of a large oak tree. For these reasons, it didn't make much sense for the little bloom to be there.

It reminded me to look for — and maybe expect — the unexpected.

Senior Portrait: Anne

To commemorate her much-loved car:





To commemorate her years in softball:





Anne graduates in a matter of days; Congratulations Anne!

With this session, Spellbound Jungle Photography is officially up and running. In the near future, I'll be launching a website. In the meantime if you are in need of a photographer (or know someone who is) leave a comment here with your (or their) contact information. As I say in the sidebar, I'll use it to contact you, but won't post the message.

Happy Prom Matt, Ali, Katie and Anne

More photos to come ...

Prom Portraits

Saturday I went out with my niece Alison and her two friends, Anne and Katie, to shoot some portraits of them in their prom dresses. It was gorgeous spring morning that started out warm, humid and stormy but grew into a partly cloudy, partly windy early afternoon. We had a blast. I'll also be on hand next Saturday while they prep for the real thing and to take a few more portraits.

Ali:



Anne:



Katie:

Kellie

Friday, prompted by the warmth of spring, I headed out to do some photo-exploring on one of the bicycle/walking paths near our apartment. I didn't get very far (there was enough to keep me and my camera busy in a short distance). Those pictures are above.

In the process, I encountered a great place for portrait photography just off the road. Sunday, I shot some portraits of my sister-in-law, Kellie.