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!!

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.

Please VOTE for us!!!

For 10 years, Woodbury Magazine has published their Best of Woodbury winners in their magazine and on their website!  Now that we are located in Woodbury and are an integral part of the Woodbury community, YOU can vote for us!  We would love your vote so please follow the steps to vote!

Voting can be done in three easy steps: 

 

 1. Log on to:  

www.woodburymag.com   

  

 2. Click on the maroon icons that say "Best of Woodbury 2014" located at either the top of the screen or on the right of the screen. 

 

3. Fill out the survey.  Be sure to vote for 10 categories so your ballot is counted.  

VOTING MUST BE DONE BY NOVEMBER 20th.  You must vote for 10 categories and all must be in Woodbury.

 

Kindly forward to your family and friends to vote!  We would love to make our Miroslavich Photography family bigger!!

 

We have a few suggestions to help validate your ballot! (just suggestions in case you need them!)

 

Bakery: Dorothy Ann Bakery

Dental Clinic: Woodbury Dental Clinic

Chiropractor: Parno Family Chiropractic

Fitness Studio: Energy Pilates

Home Retail/Furnishings: Pomegranate Designs

Pet Grooming/Services: Posh Pooch

Photographer:  Miroslavich Photography

Hair Stylist: Connie at Salon Ultimo

Salon/Spa: Wild Child Hair

Gift Shop: Whimsical Place

Best Real Estate Agent: Yocum Real Estate Group at Edina Realty

Best Small Business Customer Service: Miroslavich Photography

 

Finalists will be announced on December 1st on the Woodbury Magazine website! Thank you for your support and vote!

Melissa and Robin

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! 

Fall Stories

Part of what makes our jobs so much fun is being able to capture moments in families' lives that tell their story.  Whether it is the addition of a new family member, a milestone like starting to walk,  a lost tooth, or the start of a new school year, every session has a story to be told.  This lovely family decided that a special birthday was the time for a new family portrait.  The perfect time.  So, on a bright fall day, we created these memories!  The result?  We captured a time in their lives when McKayla had her animal print hair extension, when Brady's grown up teeth had grown all the way in, when their hair was still sun-bleached and their skin still sun-kissed.  We captured the sweet brother-sister relationship and Brady's brotherly protectiveness. We captured their family spontaneity and fun spirit. We love that when they see these portraits in their home, they will remember these things and the stories that accompany them.  So thrilled that we can do this for you!

Sisterly love!

When we look back at last fall, it seems like it was the season of sisters!!  We met many new sisters and saw some of our long time sister friends as well!  There is something special about these relationships-sweet and silly, loving and caring.  And these two sisters certainly have those characteristics.  Leah and Sophie are 6 and 4 and lit up our studio when they came in a few months ago.  Their giggles and stories kept us wishing that every morning started that way!  We know the portraits we created for their home will provide many years of pleasure happiness and pleasure. 

The faces of Wild Child Hair!!

Since Wild Child Hair opened in Woodbury in 2009, we have been thrilled to decorate their walls with Miroslavich Photography portraits as part of our displays.  Each year we switch out images and we always love hearing the reactions and excitement the staff (and their clients!) have when new portraits go up!  Many of clients go to Wild Child for their kids' haircuts and we have met many new clients as a result of their referrals!! So, it was only fitting that Melissa Fink, Wild Child's owner, had her two sweet girls come to the studio this summer for a session! Bridget and Chelsea had a blast - Chelsea loved playing up the camera while Bridget was initially a little more reserved until she realized what fun her sister as having!!  Three new portraits of the girls are now proudly displayed in Wild Child.  Make sure to check out Wild Child for your next haircuts!! http://wildchildhair.com/

Taylor- Class of 2013

We just had to post another awesome high school senior session from this past summer!  Taylor started his senior year at East Ridge High School this week and we are sure he will have a great senior year!  Look at that awesome smile-you can just tell he is ready for a fantastic year!  We loved getting to know Taylor's quiet personality and seeing what a mature, fun loving teenager he is! He put up with all of our craziness during the session and I don't think he minded a bit!!  Good luck this year, Taylor! We can't wait to hear what adventures you choose after high school!

The sign is up!!!!

It is starting to take shape! The new studio space is coming along and it is so exciting!!! Since it is "virgin" space and never been used before, it has had to be built out from scratch which has been awesome -and at times overwhelming as there have been many decisions to be made-from paint color to location of electrical sockets!  Melissa stops by daily to see the progress-as of today, the walls are almost finished being painted.  The colors are stunning!!  It seems hard to believe that we will start moving in just over 2 weeks. Essch!!  We will have more details soon-including the date of our Grand Opening Celebration!  Until then, it is business as usual at our current space.  We have a packed few weeks ahead of us with several high school senior sessions, family sessions and babies!  We will keep you posted on upcoming important dates! 

Family Together

A recent high school graduation brought this extended family together for a weekend so what better time than to have a multi-generational family portrait?!  Melodee's daughter, Emily, graduated from high school and before all of the festivities got under way, we met at a local park on a beautiful summer afternoon with all of the cousins, aunt, uncle and grandparents. It was so special to have the whole family together and witness the various relationships, be a part of their excitement and laughter, and celebrate such a wonderful milestone for them. We are thrilled that they will have these memories that will last a lifetime.

What does it take ...

for a photographer to actually, truly have a session for her own kids? Well, for me apparently it is 4 things intersecting at the same time. First, (this is really two-in-one) both my daughters have birthdays coming up. Marin will be 3 this weekend and Brynn will be 6 this summer. I have no idea how THAT happened. They think they are so big, but really it's still fun when they are still small. Second, we finally decided what to do with a room on the main floor that I haven't a clue what to do with up until now, and I really, really wanted to created a super-amazing-cool-creative piece of art for above the new couch (the couch is on order and expected to arrive in May ... it's soooo hard waiting for new furniture isn't it!). Thirdly, my youngest has some hair ... finally ... albeit sort of wild and crazy. Lastly, the light is getting warmer and sweeter every day and it just had to be a part of this moment. Wrapping the girls in warm sun and shining on their relationship with each other as it is growing and changing. The session had such a beautiful, casual, natural feel. Just the way we like it. I am entirely grateful they cooperated.

Here are some of my favorites from the girl's session, and once I have the piece finished and hanging I will share that too. I am even more excited for that than the couch. Now that is saying something! I hope everyone feels this way about their portraits. I can't wait!