How to take great photos of newborns - today on Twin Cities Live!!

Don't forget to tune into Twin Cities Live today at 3pm (channel 5-KSTP-TV) as Melissa will be on a segment all about photographing newborns! The most adorable Baby Grayson was our baby model a couple of weeks ago at the sweet age of 6 days old!! He was a star and we can't wait for everyone (including his family) to see his gorgeous images!! Melissa is excited to be on Twin Cities Live today...it is always a fun time! (I am tagging along...hoping there might be a yummy food segment today with some delish samples! Mmmmm!)

Brothers together!

These brothers certainly LOVE their momma!!! It was very sweet and special to see their loving relationship with Mom! And of course, with each other! We know boys well and how demonstrative they can be showing their affection with each other!! Matthew and Jonathan are the rough and tumble kind of guys that we love capturing! However, we were able to capture some quiet moments that shows their softer sides! We know these images melt their mom's heart!

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!!!