New Year Wishes!

Welcome back to the blog! Our first post of 2014! We are back in the studio and ready to take on 2014 and make it the best year yet!!  Fun and exciting sessions planned for January already and you can be sure we will share them with you here!  But first, we thought we would start the year off showcasing a beautiful family session from 2013.  Such a lovely, fun family whose siblings were happy to partake in this session despite their busy lives and schedules! As our families grow up and move on, there is still a tie to each other despite school, jobs, distances away.  Let's make 2014 an amazing year- and we hope these images remind us what is important in our lives!  Happy New Year!!

2013 Family Fall Sessions!

Fall 2013 here in Minnesota has been nothing short of spectacular!  The warm weather has certainly been in our favor- delaying the fabulous colors or the trees a good couple of weeks.  That is allowing us to schedule outdoor sessions for families well into mid-late October. (although we do know from past experience, all it takes is one good windy day and all the leaves will be gone!)

If you haven't already scheduled your fall session, call or email us today!  651.343.4823.  We will get you in our calendar before Minnesota turns cold and blustery-we know it's coming....but every beautiful day we can squeak out beforehand is a bonus!!!

Emma - Class of 2014

Whew!  What a whirlwind month we have had at the studio meeting new high school seniors and re-connecting with a few of our now-senior clients!   We have had sessions with seniors all over the Twin Cities- St Paul Academy,  Hill Murray,  Cretin Derham, Sibley, East Ridge and Tartan!  We love the energy and enthusiasm these sessions bring to the studio!!  Emma is a senior whom met a couple of years ago with big brother Gabe ( http://miroslavichphotography.blogspot.com/2011/11/gabriel-class-of-2012.html) came for his senior portraits!  Emma came to the studio game for anything we suggested and ready with various outfit changes!  Big bro, Gabe, came with and even helped out with the session!  Love this pair!! Since then we have been lucky enough to meet and photograph some of Emma's senior pals from her high school and we couldn't be happier!!  Watch for many more senior blog posts this fall- and if you still haven't scheduled your senior session, it's not too late! Call us at 651.343.4823.  Yearbook deadlines for senior images start this month so don't wait til the last minute!!

Cousins!

What can be more fun and loving than cousins?  In our house, we have just come off three weeks with various cousins visiting from Canada and there was nothing more heartwarming as a parent than to see their kiddos interact, play, belly-laugh, be silly, loving and sweet with their cousins.  Especially when cousins do not get to see each other because of geographical distance!  This is the case with these four lovely girls!! Two sisters live here in Minnesota and two sisters live in Texas (can you tell who are sisters?!?!) So when the Texas sisters came up to Minnesota to spend part of their summer vacation with their cousins, it was only natural that a photo session was scheduled as a gift to their grandparents. The result?  Four super cute girls coordinated in the best outfits ever having a fabulous time in the studio with us while we captured the love between them!  BEST gift ever to grandma and grandpa!!!  We know these images are going to provide much joy and pleasure as they are displayed for years to come!!

All round good Sport!!!

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to spend the morning with Megan, a University of Minnesota veterinary student, and her lovable rough collie named Sport.  Megan is a sweetheart and Sport is a gorgeous boy who absolutely adores Megan.  Seriously, he could not take his eyes off of her!!  Sport had fun running and leaping on the grounds of the U of M St Paul campus.  We couldn't resist capturing Megan and Sport among the stunning late spring flower beds.  Honestly-we hardly wanted to return to the studio that day!!  Megan fell in love with these images and the fact Melissa captured Sport's personality!  We look forward to having Megan's family enjoy viewing these images on the blog from afar and having them come by the studio when they visit later this summer!!!

Congratulations, Class of 2013

Jimena-East Ridge High School 

                                                    Christopher-East Ridge High School

         
                                                        Taylor-East Ridge High School 

Olivia-Hill Murray School

Molly- Mounds View High School

Cameron-Mounds Park Academy

Kim-Mounds Park Academy

Connor-Hill Murray School

Rachel and Camille-Minnehaha Academy

We are so proud of our 2013 High School seniors who have all graduated this past week!  We thought we would showcase some of them on the blog! It is amazing to us how talented and accomplished these young men and women are-and are headed towards amazing futures! Futures that include Baylor University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Tisch School of the Arts at NYU just to name a few!!

On that note, we want to extend an invitation to incoming high school seniors to give us a call and set up a time meet with Melissa and discuss your senior portrait session!  It is such a special time and likely the last time you will be photographed for long time! It's the perfect opportunity to showcase your unique style and interests!  We have done some amazing senior sessions incorporating all sorts of interests like music, waterskiing, horseback riding, sculpture art, ballet and even hunting! 

Bleu the cat!

It was a lovely, sun-filled early winter morning when we went to Lois' beautiful home to capture Bleu in their home.   The snow had not yet started to fall and the sun streamed through the windows in their sunroom-we couldn't have asked for more delicious lighting!  Bleu was photographed in her surroundings- having a treat, relaxing in front of the fire, lounging on the stairs and even playing with her toy mouse.  Most importantly, we captured Bleu's relationship with Lois and that was the most special part of the day.  We are so happy that we have been able to create these portraits as a loving memories of sweet Bleu. 

Family time in Saint Paul

Today in the Twin Cities, it is damp, rainy and dreary out. Not the kind of weather we like to have this time of year. Some nice fluffy white stuff is preferable to many of us right now.  However, I was glancing back at some of our 2012 sessions this morning and came across one of our faves.  Not only does the super great, summer weather make me smile but this family of 5 always brightens our day. These darling faces exude sunshine! Olivia, Mason and Lauren were such a pleasure to photograph and we really captured their personalities and relationships with each other- a real testament to their parents!!!  We know 2013 is going to be a great year for this family!

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!!!