A glorious spring morning....

We are pleased to introduce Baby Lewis! What a sweetie!! Melissa spent a glorious morning at Lewis' family's house when Lewis was just 6 days old! She was able to capture all the newborn yumminess....sleeping soundly on a bed of pillows, morning bathtime, cuddles with big brother and sucking his tiny fingers! Lewis is the baby brother of Franklin who is 2 1/2 years old....Franklin has been photographed by Melissa since he was a newborn and is a superstar in front of the camera! You can see from the family image below, that Franklin is a very proud big brother!

And we can't forget about Stu, the golden retriever! Love this image!

Final Day of ZOOM Camp!!

Today ZOOM Camp came to an end...although we will all meet again next Thursday July 25th for our Art Show! It was a tremendous week and we were all sad that it is over! The camp artists had some choices today about what to cover and they all unanimously voted to try photographing each other in the studio using lights and different backgrounds. Each camper was able to direct their own session and learned how to create beautiful portraits of their subjects!

In preparation for our Art Show, each camper was asked to write an artist statement/vision that will be part of their art display next week. A lot of thought went into each one and we are excited to share that with you at the Show!

Our Art Show is open to the public and we would be happy for you to come! The camp artists are very proud of their accomplishments and so are we!! Melissa and I were blown away by the campers and how far they had come this week! And we have learned so much from each of them! We look forward to seeing their summer projects unfold over the next couple of months.
CONGRATULATIONS, Camp Artists!! See you next week!!

ZOOM Camp Day 3!!

Today we really used our brains!! The camp artists learned A LOT of really cool, and challenging concepts today....about exposure; aperture and shutter speed. In addition to that, we spent some time critiquing our home projects and using what we have learned. Whew...what a day!! The campers also have each written something for the blog......

"Photography camp is awesome!! We learn so much every day!" Carly...age (almost!) 12

"I have learned so much in ZOOM Camp and had so much fun!! We learned about the rule of thirds, composition and we focus on cool things." Coltra....age 11 1/2

"I have learned so much since I started camp here. I never knew there was so much to know about photography!" -Kate age 10

"Here are some things we learned this week at ZOOM Camp - composition, exposure and when you need to use the flash." - Bennett...age (almost!) 8.

Tomorrow is our final day before the Art Show next week...stay tuned!!

ZOOM Camp Day Two!

Our campers hard at work photographing outdoors this afternoon!! We have lucked out with the weather again today and had a fantastic time exploring another nearby park...this one with a playground!
We started the day reviewing each campers' 10 favorite images from yesterday with each camper critiquing each other's and their own art work they had created....kind of like what they do on American Idol (only nicer!!). Today we also focussed on composition and learned all about the rule of thirds! Our "assignment" today was to use a blob of Play-doh and experiment with the rule of thirds! It is amazing what kinds of transformations a blob will do!

The campers expressed an interest in photographing people so tomorrow we will spend some time on that! Everyone is to come ready to be photographed and with a crazy kind of hat! Can't wait to see what happens! Stay tuned......

Day One of Zoom Photography Camp for Kids!!

Zoom Camp Week has finally arrived!! Whoohoo!! Today was Day One and what a great day we had!! We have 4 "campers" (unfortunately, we had a last minute cancellation of our fifth camper) who arrived ready and eager to learn!! You can see them below...Coltra, Bennett, Kate and Carly!

After meeting in the studio and getting to know each other for awhile, we ventured across the street to Mears Park. It was a perfect afternoon to photograph outdoors....warm, a little overcast and no wind! Today's topic included perspective so the campers experimented at the park photographing from different perspectives....high/low, up close/far away, etc.

Seeing how the campers used perspectives to "tell a story" even showed Melissa and I different and unique ways to photograph in the park....we may be using these in upcoming photo sessions, you never know!

This motley crew of figurines were our "models" today as we asked the campers photograph them from many different angles to demonstrate perspective. You may be seeing more of these guys this week!

Camp wouldn't be camp without the fun, camp games we all love!! Our day included popping balloons to find hidden messages inside as a way to get to know each other!! Super fun!!

The campers will have lots of images to share and we will be posting some of them next week after their Art Show...more on that to come!!

Check out Melissa on Twin Cities Live!!

In case you missed it on Twin Cities Live this week, here is the link to watch the segment Melissa was invited to do! Great tips on photographing family and friends outdoor this summer. Well done, Melissa!

http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/S970272.shtml?cat=11215

Stay tuned next week as we have had some fantastic sessions lately that we can't wait to share on the blog! Also, next week is our ZOOM Photography Camp for kids which begins on Monday....we will try to post something about it daily! (we are so excited, you would think Melissa and I are the ones going to camp!!) And we have a cool, new event to tell you about!!

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?