Summer dawn; part one: "Early Morning Chair Sitting"

The water felt a bit chilly getting in at 5:30 in the morning on Lake Minnetonka. But, me, as the photographer was not even the one who got completely soaked. Shannel, my amazing friend, and fantastic model was the one who was so wonderful to get up so crazy early, looking gorgeous and everything. Shannel did all of her own make-up and helped make this shoot even possible with her brilliant artistic bent and ideas of her own. Seriously, so amazing. I have chosen a few of my favorites to post here, and as always, you can see even more in my facebook album. Enjoy!

June Sunshine at 8 weeks

My good friend, Maren, had her little baby about 8 weeks ago. These were taken when she was exactly 8 weeks old last Wednesday, the 13th! I love these beautiful photos! It was also my first time doing a shoot and editing in entirely in RAW format. Newest love to stay shooting in that format!

Maren also happens to be the one who has designed my logo, which now makes its appearance as a watermark, and not just on my business cards. She is a fantastic designer. And I would highly recommend her for any of your graphic design needs. You can check out her blog here. She also has a facebook page you should check out.

Also, I have more photos in my facebook album here.

field work: Shannel

My friend Shannel is the model in these photos. I have started designing photo shoots with friends in mind. This particular one did change from some of my original intent in that the sky was cloudy, but I love this end result! You can see more photos in my facebook album.