Blue eyed boy!

It started out as a 6 month old, blue eyed boy session. But Oliver was totally willing to "share" his time in the spotlight with his big brother and sisters!!  And what fun we had!!  2 year old sweet, loving Christopher adores his baby brother!! Free-spirited 7 year old Vivian had a blast being silly and funny with Melissa during the session and big sister, Isabelle, was definitely the "mother hen" of the group with her nurturing and sweet nature!  We adored their session and can't wait for Oliver's 1 year session this fall!!

Smile alert!!

Have you ever met a 6 month old baby who seriously, could not stop smiling?  Well, we recently have!! Ethan came into the studio for his 6 month session and not only could he not stop it with that darn cute smile, he had us grinning from ear to ear the entire time!  It was totally contagious!  Of course,  big sister Emerson came along for the fun!  We photographed Em when she was the same age Ethan is here-hard to believe that was 3 years ago now. WOW-time flies! Emerson is now a very grown up 3 1/2 year old and dazzled us with her enthusiasm and energy!!!
Love these kiddos (and mom's fun sense of style- those Clark Kent glasses were awesome!!)

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!

Family love!

We created these beautiful images of this family earlier this year on a lovely summer day-not too early in the day as pre-teen/teen siblings don't tend to rise early in the summer months!! This brother and sister were very sweet to each other and we had fun with Abby in her cowboy hat!  Look at that style!! We love these images of them and are so happy they are thrilled with their new family portraits proudly displayed in their home for all to enjoy!!!

Holiday cheer!

I think this session truly got us into the holiday spirit!! When 6 month old John, his parents and their gorgeous dogs came in for this session it was still late October. However, when mom Kim pulled out one of dad's hats to put on Baby John, it was over the edge cute! This inspired Melissa to design a rockin' Christmas card for John's first Christmas! From beginning to end, this session was a blast! John was all smiles and giggles -especially with the addition of his dog siblings to the session at the end!! Nothing is better than a 6 month old laugh! We hope this darling family enjoys their first Christmas with Baby John!!

A morning in the meadow...

This session was one of our favorite family sessions so far this year! It was the perfect morning...warm sunlight, cool breeze and two happy boys (and their parents)! Who could ask for anything more?!? On top of that, Lewis had just turned 1 year old and was ready to motor (of course, he has been walking since before 10 months old so he is an old pro by now!) Big brother Franklin (who many of you will recognize since he has been appearing on our blog since he was a baby himself!) wasn't far behind and the two brothers loved exploring the meadow. It was very fun for us to see Franklin and Lewis interacting together and to witness their brotherly bond! You can tell there is lots of exploring together in their future.

Twin Cities Live: High School Senior Fever!!

http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/S1595825.shtml?cat=11215

Did you catch Melissa on our favorite local TV show today? If you missed it, you can watch it by clicking on the link above! Miroslavich Photography was a part of a Twin Cities Live Senior Photo contest last month- and the lucky winner was Rosemount High School junior, Cady Hauck! Yah!! Last week we photographed Cady in the studio and on location. We LOVE seniors! And Cady was no exception! She was a sweetheart to work with and fun to get to know! Watch the video clip to learn more about Cady and her passions in life! We can't wait to meet more of our soon-to-be seniors-class of 2011! See below for our high school senior session!!! (our phones have been ringing off the hook since the segment aired!!)


Melissa also provided tips to the TCL viewers about how to take senior photos yourself if you want to experiment a little at home! Of course, we would love the opportunity to create beautiful images for you!

Here is what Twin Cities Live has summarized from today's show:

"Senior photos have changed over the years and today they’re a way for teens to express themselves in a single photo. Photographer Melissa Miroslavich visited the set of Twin Cities Live to show us how to save money by taking quality senior photos at home.
Some tips from Melissa include:

Senior photos should be taken the summer before senior year because the schools will want students’ photos for the yearbook by the beginning of senior year
Make a plan: figure out what makes you special and unique, find out what the yearbook requires, get parents’ feedback, and pick out your clothing and location.
When taking the photos, remember to think about: Lighting, camera, posing, focusing on the eyes, and using editing software.
By following these tips, your home senior photo session is sure to have a quality result without burning a hole in your pocketbook. However, if you don’t think your photo skills are quite up to the professional standard, Melissa is offering Twin Cities Live viewers a $175 dollar photo session with her for just $100 if you book by Friday at 5pm! To book an appointment call (651)-343-4823."

Winter Wonderland!

Honestly, when it came time to choose some images to share on the blog from this session, I had such a hard time deciding which ones to post, I had to post a lot of them! Lauren and her mom came to us for a session as winter began and this first image reminds me of a beautiful Russian girl styling it up in a cute faux fur hat! In addition to some wintery images outdoors, Lauren enjoyed the tutu and our fancy feathery-flower hat for her session! And we adored captioning the relationship between Lauren and her mom...they are two wonderful ladies!

Sugar & Spice.....

and everything nice...that's what little girls are made of!! And that poem couldn't be more true for little Julia! For this family, pink around the house is totally new since Baby Julia has two big brothers at home! Therefore, this 6 month session was all about girl-time and lots of pink!!

We think Julia will be a "hat girl" when she grows up because she rocked every hat we tried!! Dad may have thought this one was a bit "frou-frou" but we thought it was the best!!!

And finally, at the end, some mommy and me time!! We can't wait for her 12 month session in the fall....