Brandon - Class of 2014

Brandon came to us early this fall for senior portraits- we love his energy and enthusiasm for life!!  We had fun playing his music during the session, hearing some guitar solos and getting Brandon to show us his goofy side (see one of the images above!!)  We are sure Brandon is rockin' his senior year!! And we can't wait to hear where he ends up next year! Good luck, Brandon!!

Smiles that light up any room!!

Ross and Alyse are 5 year old twins who light up any room they enter!!  The studio was abuzz the morning they visited us for these special portraits!! It's not every day that your twin kiddos turn 5 and start kindergarten in the fall!!  We loved Ross' energy and spunk-and his love for his sister!!  It warmed our hearts!! And Alyse had all the attitude and spark of a 5 year old going on 15!!  We loved it!!  But mostly we loved creating these beautiful portraits for their lovely mom, Betsy, who inspires us with her grace and positivity despite all that life has thrown her way.  We know these images are lighting up her home and as much as her heart!

Family Fun!

Time for a new family portrait was what prompted this family of 5 to come in to see us just before the holidays! Of course, it was a bonus for us that these three kiddos were exuding enthusiasm and fun!  And since we know that Melissa has a "thing" for hats-when they all brought out their fun, winter hats, it was the icing on the cake for this session!

Jimena - Class of 2013

As summer winds down with Labor Day weekend upon us, we thought this blog post would help gear up for the start of the school year for many of our young clients next week!  Jimena was one of the fabulous high school seniors we met this summer when they came to us for their senior portraits!  Next week, Jimena officially begins her senior year!  We photographed Jimena earlier this summer on a gorgeous morning at the studio and on location.  What a beauty she is!  It has been a pleasure getting to know all of our seniors and are looking forward to many more senior sessions in September!  Enjoy these last few days of summer!!!

Three's Company....

You know we have a soft spot for puppies- and when it comes to Frenchie puppies, we can't get much more excited for a puppy session!!  These three cuties are the puppies of a lineage of French Bulldog award winning champions (remember Zed?  click here to view our past blog post on Zed:  http://miroslavichphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-one-onlyzed.html )  The two brindle (dark puppies) and the one fawn (blondie puppy) came to us at 11 weeks old just prior to being sent to their new owners across the United States. As you can see, they wore themselves out playing in the studio.   Our wooden bowl was very intriguing and provided constant entertainment for the first 3/4 of the session.  And then, just like puppies, they crashed hard and were fast asleep in and out of the bowl!!  We hope they are all settling well into their new homes!

It's great to be 4!!!

Oh, to have the energy of a 4 year old!!  There are many days I wish I could channel their energy!  Meet Zoe- a energetic, enthusiastic and very sweet 4 year old who entertained us at the studio a few weeks ago! And how about these curls???  We had a grand old time with Zoe- tutus, fancy clothes, pajamas and bubbles!  Who wouldn't have fun?!?  Watching Zoe have fun with the bubbles and the pure delight and excitement on her face was priceless.  We are so thrilled to have captured these sweet moments for her family.

A great birthday surprise!!

We love surprises!! Especially when they involve photography!! This was an extra special session with two super sweet dogs, Rainey and Anna. Rainey and Anna's owner, Jen, contacted us about creating beautiful portraits of their German Short hairs, as a surprise for her husband's upcoming birthday. Of course we were up for it!! Rainey and Anna came in to the studio with Jen and we had a lovely session photographing them together and individually. Anna even got to sport angel wings and do her own mini-fashion runway pose!! It was all kept secret until Jen picked up her gallery wrap canvas collage and displayed it for her hubby on his birthday weekend!! Surprise!! He was surprised and delighted!! It's a good thing that dogs can't speak - after having been photographed lying on our sofa at the studio, Rainey and Anna kept trying to jump up on the sofa at home. Jen had a hard time explaining to her husband why this kept happening?!?! So glad we could be a part of such a wonderful birthday surprise!!

ZOOM Photography Camp for Kids

We are now registering kids for ZOOM Camp! We are excited that we have new campers signed up and ready to get started!! We still have a few spots open and would love for more kids to join in on the fun! Here are the details:

When: June 11-14, 2012-9:30am-12:30pm
Where: Miroslavich Photography Studio in downtown Saint Paul and Saint Paul locations within walking distance from the studio.

We will be creating a portfolio of images that will be displayed at the ZOOM Art Show by camp artists on Wednesday June 20 from 6pm-7:30pm. Images will demonstrate knowledge gained of basic composition, camera controls, location shooting and portraiture. Each camper must bring a digital camera (SLR preferred). Some of the images above were created by ZOOM campers in years' past! Aren't they cool?

Fee: $255 required upon enrollment.
Please call 651.343.4823 to enroll!!

Class of 2011!

Senior portrait season is starting to wind down for this year which always makes us a little sad! We get to meet the BEST seniors every year-not sure how we luck out?! We loved getting to know Brenna during her senior photo session with us earlier this fall: the clothes, the make-up, the cool accessories, the natural modeling talent, the giggling! What more could we ask for? I honestly think Melissa and I had as much fun as Brenna! Brenna was a blast to photograph and she was up for anything! Which meant we could explore some really cool spots in downtown Saint Paul. It will be exciting to see where Brenna's future takes her-Good luck, Brenna!!!

(A lot of...) Puppy Love!

It was an exciting day when we had the opportunity to photograph the young lives of 10 (yes, 10!!!!) English Teddy Bear Goldendoodle puppies at the age of 10 weeks! Colleen Fogle, owner of Hug a Bear Goldendoodles, wanted to capture this puppy stage before these 10 pups left her home to live with their new owners. We had a lot of fun (and a lot of clean-ups....10 puppies in one studio-you do the math!)chasing them, cuddling them, and playing with them. Let's just say that Colleen was lucky to leave with all 10 since I was very tempted to sneak one home with me!

Parker, the Diva!

Can male dogs be divas? Hmmm, not sure?! If so, then Parker certainly is becoming one!! Many of you will recognize Parker from his Twin Cities Live debut this week. We posted the segment earlier this week and we have had so many requests for more images from this session, we decided to add more to the blog! Parker, you are becoming a well-known pup! You can see that we had fun with Parker and his owner/"sister" Melissa! Parker was a star....and before long he may need his own manager to look after his career in film!! Way to go, Parker!!