Congratulations, Melissa!!

Melissa was recently named a Silver Medalist during Professional Photographers of America 2014 International Photographic Competition.  Melissa’s work will be on display at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, February 1-3, 2015.  This International Photographic Exhibition is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual convention and expo for professional photographers and several photographic associations.

A panel of 45 eminent jurors form across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,000 total submitted entries.  Judged against a standard of excellence, just over 1,800 images were selected for the General Collection and 918 (roughly 18%) were selected for the esteemed Loan Collection—the best of the best.  The Loan Collection images will be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book and over 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.

The level of the award is determined by how many of those four images receive the highest possible honor: acceptance into the PPA Loan Collection, which is displayed at photographic exhibitions, conventions, and other photography events.  Miroslavich was named a Silver Medalist, meaning that one of her four merited images entered the PPA Loan Collection.  In 2014, she was named one of only 104 Silver Medalists.

About PPA:

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest international non-profit association created by professional photographers, for professional photographers.  Almost as long-lived as photography itself, PPA has roots that date back to 1869.  It assists more than 27,000 members through protection, education and resources for their continued success.  See how PPA helps photographers be more at ppa.com.

Coltrane and his gang

We've been creating portraits for this cute family for, well, forever and it's been so much fun to see the kids grow and change.  Even their sweet dog Coltrane got in on the fun! In this session we did both colorful outdoor images and lovely indoor images. They have a beautiful stone fireplace and the colors in the indoor portraits coordinated with their room perfectly.  The kids' Mom, Jana, loved the portrait above her fireplace and was nice enough to send us a snapshot of it in its new "home"and we think the final result is perfect!

Isaac is sitting up!!

Baby Isaac came back to us not long ago once he was sitting up like a big boy all on his own!  How sweet is he?  Of course, he brought his toy elephant with him to this session. Remember these adorable images from Isaac's newborn session? Click here:
http://miroslavichphotography.blogspot.com/2013/06/welcome-to-world-baby-isaac.html

The session wouldn't be complete without big brother John coming along, too!  Love these brothers!  We cannot wait to see Isaac at his one year old session later this year!  So fun to see this lovely family!!

Evan turned One!!!

What seems like so long ago (it was actually only a few short months ago but during the Polar Vortex we are currently experiencing, it seems like ages ago!!), we went to Evan's family's new home to photograph Evan for his first birthday and their family at their new residence.  It was the perfect fall day with the sun providing the best light!!  Evan had started walking since we had last seen him and was having a ball exploring his surroundings-which included his grandpa's vintage super cool red car!!  What a morning we had!! Big sister Halle had her horse out that day so we were able to capture some beautiful moments of them together!  We are looking forward to this spring when Evan and Halle welcome a new baby to their house!  Hooray!!

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!!

Thanks & Giving 2013

Thanksgiving First! 

    

Open your heart to someone this holiday season - and thanks for giving us the opportunity to open ours! We are so grateful for the opportunity to continue to have a business that creates such joy in the lives we touch.  Thanksgiving 2013 may be later in November this year but we love to honor this holiday by pausing to appreciate the significance of it.  

Our Thanks & Giving event started in 2009 with the purpose of giving the joy of photography to a family in need. Over the past four years, we have been humbled by the recipients of this gift. We created lasting memories of a family who lost their husband/father a few short months after we made portraits for them.  We photographed another family who was given the gift of senior portraits for their twin daughters who would not have been able to have them without it. This year we met two special kiddos who have been blessed with a wonderful home after a less than ideal start to their lives.  We are always amazed by each families' strength but we are also incredibly grateful for the thoughtfulness of the people who nominate them.  

This holiday season we are giving you the opportunity to give once again. If you are a client or friend, please join us by nominating someone in need. You know someone. You know someone who's experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, has someone in their family that is terminally ill or someone who is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who would cherish portraits of their loved ones this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a lifetime reminder of their family's spirit, love and beauty.  

We know you know someone to nominate. We want to know who they are, and want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography. $1500 worth to be exact. Whether it's a beautiful canvas, or an art book or multiple wall portraits, what better reason to show some love could there possibly be?

The Rules:
- You cannot nominate yourself.

- The nominee must be able to come to Woodbury for a studio or location session. 

Tell us who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve a gift of photography. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself. Please put "Thanksgiving Giveaway" in the subject line and email the full story to: melissa@miroslavichphotography.com . The deadline to nominate is Wednesday November 27, 2013 at 12 noon.

The winner will be notified on Thanksgiving Day ... get nominating!! We are blessed to give another family an amazing, beautiful experience, and start to the holiday season!

Togetherness.

What is important to you?  When asked, most people will have some variation of family in their answer.    We couldn't agree more!  Capturing families is always special for us.  Having family portraits that document a time in a family's life is priceless.  Showing connections, relationships, feelings is what you remember when you look at your own family images.

This family is not only gorgeous *and super fun to photograph*  but we love how they all relate to each other!  Brother, sisters, mom, dad.  Fun, playful, silly, loving. (it is an added bonus that mom styled them all so fabulously!) It has been a couple of years since we have photographed them so it was cool to see how these siblings have all grown up and have fun together!  We know their family portraits hold a special place in their hearts and we hope they will cherish this as much as we loved creating it for them.

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!!!

Family laughs and giggles!

This family session was full of fun! Maddie, her mom and her dad made us laugh and giggle the entire session!  (it helps that they have known Melissa for quite awhile!) You would have thought a party was going on in the studio that day.  Maddie was a star and we captured her smiles and silliness perfectly! We love that their family portrait is displayed proudly at the foot of their stairs so that they pass by several times a day and see what a precious family they are! 

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!