Tuesday on Twin Cities Live!

Tune in to Twin Cities Live (Channel 5-KSTP-TV) on Tuesday afternoon at 3pm to see Melissa guest star! Melissa will be on TCL giving tips on how to take great summer photos outdoors! You may recall that Miroslavich Photography was featured on TCL back in February for their "Get Your Sexy Back" segment when Melissa photographed a lucky viewer at our studio. Melissa was such a superstar then, they have asked her back to give some great suggestions for photographing outdoors this summer! So, set your TiVo or watch live as Melissa makes her second appearance on Twin Cities Live!!! Good luck, Melissa!!

Rainy day giggles!!!

Sam, one of our recent Baby Collection grads, came into the studio soon after he turned 2 in April for this first session as a part of our Toddler Collection...and what a ball we had!! Not only is it so special for us to see kids like Sam whom we have been photographing since newborn, it is awesome that his parents have captured all of his ages/stages in portraits displayed in their home! We are going to have fun completing their wall of portraits over the next few years!

When Sam came in with his raincoat, we couldn't resist doing some chalk drawing on the chalkboard. Sam LOVED it!!! And very appropriate for an April birthday! Sam is such a sweetheart!!

This new designer piece is the Moxie which has become very popular this spring! Next time you are at the studio, ask to see it!! It rocks!!! Sam's parents have decided to have one each year of Sam during the Toddler Collection and display them together. How cool will that be?

Celebrating turning one!!

The day Maren came into the studio for this session, was the day she was turning one!! What a way to celebrate such a big milestone!! Grandma and Grandpa from across the pond in England were visiting and came to the session as well. Also accompanying Maren to the session, was Crumpet, the family black lab.....what a great name! And how regal does Crumpet look in this first image?!?! Maren was just on the brink of walking on her own and did a great job holding onto various objects to get around...such a sweet stage and we are so glad we have captured it to last forever in these portraits!

Giving Grandma a big hug...how precious is that face?

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....

Madison Claire Foundation

American Idol Finale Bash 2009

For the second year in a row, we have been fortunate to be involved with the Madison Claire Foundation's American Idol Finale Bash. (You may recall the images from last year's event on the blog). For those of you whom are not familiar with the Madison Claire Foundation, it was created in memory of Madison Millington who passed away at the age of 2 from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in 2004. We have had the pleasure of getting to know the Millington family over the past couple of years and have been honored to be a part of this event. Inspired by Madison's memory, a committee was formed in March 2007 with the goal of building a coalition of individuals and businesses to develop and build a universally accessible playground in Woodbury. Madison's Place will provide all children the opportunity to play together and look beyond the differences in one another, fostering friendships, acceptance and understanding as they grow into adulthood.

The American Idol Finale Bash was held at the Lake Elmo Inn this year and was a HUGE success! We had nearly 300 people in attendance....half of whom were kids!! As you can see from the video, there was lots of entertainment other than the main event, the finale, itself!! A kids' magician, karoake, a kids' raffle, silent auction, wall of wine...just to name a few!! What a nite!! And to top it off....Kris Allen won American Idol!!!

Madison Claire Foundation's fundraising goal to build this playground is $600,000. If you are interested in learning more about the foundation or contributing to the Universal Playground, please check out the website: http://www.madisonclairefoundation.org/

Cousins together...Cousins forever...

"Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends".

-Author Unknown-

Despite the fact these two little darlings look like they could be siblings, they are actually first cousins (their dads are brothers). Grandma brought them to the studio last month to do a photo session together....and you couldn't have met a prouder Grandma! Check out the last image...doesn't it melt your heart????

The session couldn't have gone better...with lots of snacks and stories along the way!

Miroslavich Photograpy Horse Sessions now available at Pleasant Hills Saddle Shop!

Celebrate the heart.

The grace.

The desire to run.

We are very excited about our new partnership and promotion with Pleasant Hills. Exclusively at Pleasant Hills Saddle Shop, Miroslavich Photography creative sessions for your horse are available now. www.phsaddle.com
$25 of every creation fee purchased at Pleasant Hills will be donated to Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation. This is an organization we are proud to support. www.mnhoovedanimalrescue.org

Peek a boo....it's Moo!!

This little jokester is my three year old, Max, who came into the studio for his 3 year old portraits. Max has the unfortunate nickname of Moo Cow (as given to him by his older brothers). Moo Cow has now been shortened to just "Moo". It is ironic that he has a nickname at all since when his oldest brother was born, we wouldn't even shorten the name Bennett to Ben!! The poor third child!!!

Like many three year olds, Max is obsessed with his blankie which he refers to as his "B". It played a promenient role in the session (until I hid it under the couch in the studio so we could get a few images without it!!) which is why this first image cracks me up!! Someday we will fondly look back at this stage and remember "B" and all of the wonderful things about being three!!!

One sunny morning in Afton...

Okay, so the studio hasn't completely "gone to the dogs" (sorry, I couldn't help myself!!) but we have had a really cool run of some awesome dog sessions this spring and we have to share! We love it!!
This is Linda (from Linda Schindler Dog Training) and her three gorgeous dogs, Sailor (the dachshund), and Marty & Clara (Irish setters). We spent a fantastic morning with them at our new favorite outside location in Afton. The morning light was absolutely stunning! We can't wait to have more sessions there!

More dogs...Part 2!!!

So, we've gone a little dog crazy lately!! We couldn't resist sharing these images with all of you, too!! Bob (a boxer) and Riley (a pomeranian) were superstars at the studio!! Look at how regal Bob looks!!! And Riley was fun loving and cooperated very well at the chalkboard which cracked us up! Dogs can be so much like 2 year olds...lots of energy, spirited and very sweet!! Up next....a Great Dane!! Check back soon!!!