Olivia turns one!

Sweet Olivia! What a doll!! Maybe you remember her darling 6 month images sucking her thumb? Well, look at her now! All grown up and ready to go! Toddling around the studio liked she owned it! Older brother Zach joined in the fun, too! We can hardly believe how big they are both getting...we love photographing them. It is always such a pleasure and a treat for us! Can't wait to see them again soon!!

Our Canuck friends!!

We heart our Canadian friends!!! This super cute family moved to Minnesota last summer from Canada and we couldn't be happier! And they were equally excited to have us create their first official family portrait...what a great way to commemorate living in a new country! We were able to photograph in the studio and then we moved outdoors to take full advantage of the beautiful fall colors (or as they spell it in Canada, "colours"!) Jack, Olivia and Sam were superstars during the session and we captured some great moments between them. You can tell what a special sibling relationship they share! Of course, Sam, who is the youngest, is the most spirited of the three and we couldn't help giggling over the image of him peeking out between his older brother and sister! We know their families back home will adore these images and we are so glad to share them with you!!

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year!! We are excited to be blogging our first entry in 2010! We have been back to work in the studio for the last week and 2010 has started with a bang! 2010 is going to be a fun year at the studio and we can't wait to share with you our plans...but first things first!! We had to start the year with images from a session we did before the holidays and we wanted to wait to unveil it as our first 2010 blog!

6 month old Lewis (you may remember his newborn session back in the spring?!) and his big brother, Franklin (who is somewhat of a rockstar on the blog!) came in for their first "brothers" session and it couldn't have been more sweet! Mom and Dad are adjusting very well to their household of boys and the heightened activity level that goes along with that!

Before we know it, spring will be here (when it is -15F, that seems hard to believe!!) and Lewis will be back for his year old session!!

Happy Holidays 2009 from Miroslavich Photography

Happy Holidays!! We are just about to take a little blogging vacation (would that be called a "blog-cation?") but before we do, we thought we would share with all of you some holiday cheer courtesy of our very cooperative kids who indulge us every year as we think of something new for them to do for us for our holiday greetings! The Miroslavich girls (ages 6 and 3) and the Ashton boys (ages 8, 6 and 4) all got together at the studio a few weeks ago so Melissa could photograph them for our studio holiday card. During this process, she managed to capture some video which proved to be quite entertaining! We wish you all a very happy holiday and we look forward to returning to the blog in early 2010 to continue to share with you all things wonderful at Miroslavich Photography!!!

"Ju-Ju Bean" turns one!!

It is hard to believe that this first image of Julia (aka Ju-Ju Bean...how cute is that?!?!?) was taken over a year ago when she was just days old!! The second image was at 6 months when sitting up by herself was a new development! Although very shortly after this, Julia began walking around on her own at age 9 months!! That's what having two big brothers does to you!! You need to learn to walk early!!!

Now Julia is a big girl at age one and the rest of the images are from her very fun one year old photo session last month! What a sweetheart!!! We so love seeing this family on a regular basis and find it hard to believe that they will be back in the summer when big brother Henry turns 5!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Ju-Ju Bean (best little nickname ever!!)

Announcing our Double Dollar Day!

Cool Yule Surprise! Just in time for the holidays,
we are offering double dollar gift certificates for the very first time ever!

Amounts available are $100, 250, and 500. Here's how it works: buy a gift certificate for 250 and it's worth 500, buy a gift certificate for 500 and it's worth 1000. How cool is that?!

Available ONLY Tuesday, December 15th, 9:30am to Noon.

A limited number of double dollar gift certificates will be available for each amount. Call or stop by the studio during this time for your double dollar gift certificate and have it to gift wrap and hide under the tree! 651.343.4823

Here's the rules:
Can be used towards your portrait order only, and does not include the creation fee
Can only be used for upcoming sessions
Session must be completed by July 31st, 2010
Not valid with any other offers. For example, double dollars cannot be used in conjunction with baby collections, toddler collections, diva parties, silent auctions, or other gift certificates.
Has no monetary value and is non-transferrable
Have wonderful, merry, joyful, comforting, bright holiday and happy new year!
Miroslavich Photography is a full service boutique photography studio located in St. Paul, MN -- where eyes dance, dimples dip, and hearts skip. We specialize in relationship portraiture of babies, children, families & pets. For the most up-to-date information check out our blog at www.miroslavichphotography.blogspot.com or give us a call. We love to chat!

Introducing the one, the only....ZED!!!!

Meet Zed, the rock star!!! We are not kidding...he is a star! Zed is the top French Bulldog in the country....he won the Speciality Show and the Top Twenty invitation in Boston in October. And now, on to Westminster! Can't you just tell he is top dog? The way he carries himself, the way he can pose, the look in his eyes?!?!! He has fame written all over him! We had so much fun with him in the studio...we couldn't resist the chalkboard drawing! All the best, Zed!! We look forward to following your successes! And don't forget about us when you are rich and famous!!!

Steph - Class of 2010

We heart seniors!!! Check out this super cool video (if we do say so ourselves!!) of Steph's senior session with us! We have so enjoyed meeting and getting to know Steph and her family!! Younger sister, Laurel, popped into the session and we captured some "sisters" moments, too. And of course, one of their dogs, Owen, also joined in! Next time we photograph them, Richard the dog has been promised to be included!

We know good things are in store for Steph in the future! Can't wait to see what adventures are awaiting her...who knows, we may have just photographed the future president of the United States!!!

It's all in the eyes!!

One word comes to mind when I see these images: HANDSOME! This little guy was as sweet as he looks in his portraits! Isaac is 6 years old (although, holy cow, is he a tall guy for 6 years old!!) and he captivated us with his gorgeous eyes and sunny smile! He was very excited to show Melissa his wooden box of "collections" which included an awesome collection of shark teeth (as seen below proudly displayed on his feet!) We know he makes his mom and grandma very proud!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and is able to spend time with family. We wanted to let everyone know we have selected the recipient of our Thanks & Giving give-away. First I want to thank the clients & friends who took the time to nominate; there were so many different stories of families experiencing very tough times. We knew it was going to be a very hard decision, but I don’t think either Robin or I was prepared for how hard it actually was. Each family had a poignant story, that was heartfelt, and shared by a loving, caring friend or family member. The thing that impressed me most about each nomination is that along with hardship, each family was also described with strength and a willingness to try, try, and try some more. It brought tears to our eyes. Initially Robin and I each read through the nominations separately, and when we came together realized we were unanimous in our decision for the family that has been selected to receive our gift of $2000 in custom photography. We have also decided that the personal situation is not ours to tell, especially on the internet. Instead we have decided to ask the recipient if their story can be shared in the coming weeks. We want to thank Vicki for the selected nomination, and let everyone know she has been contacted as of this morning and is aware her nominated family is the recipient of our give-away.

If anything Thanks & Giving has, as one client pointed out, “(reminded us) of what the upcoming season is supposed to be about.” We hope it has given pause and inspired others to give of their own talents and strengths this year too.

I am off to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade with the girls and make twice baked sweet potatoes. It’s a new recipe I am trying out on the extended family (maybe I can bring the wine next year?). I don’t have a prayer that it will be better than my brothers deep dish pumpkin pie. But we are thankful that he is here with his wife this year! I am thankful to Amy for introducing me to allrecipes.com. I am also thankful to my family and friends for their love and support. And last but not least, I am thankful to Matt at Fitness Together for saying that Thanksgiving is only one day year, so enjoying all the fruits (and pie, turkey, stuffing) it has to offer. I admit I added the pie, turkey and stuffing in my head, but I think that was the essence of the advice. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!