Benton Family

I got the pleasure of meeting this awesome family a few weeks ago! These parents had 2 of the more adorable little girls ever! They were both spunky, fun and such a pleasure to photograph. 

I just LOVE to photograph families! Every family has its own personality and capturing that is so awesome. I love to get the little details, and those natural images where everyone is not really too concerned with me.. just each other and the snuggles =) I do, of course, love those posed images as well... but I think its great to have a good mixture of both in every family gallery I deliver. 

Take at look at the photos I took of the Benton family at my Twin cites, MN photography studio. 

It seriously does not get any cuter than this!! 

Sweetest sisters ever! 

I just love all the love <3

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I painted a couch!

Just like the title says, LOL... I painted a couch! So heres how things went down. I was just sitting at home one day.. I got this thought in my head which led me to look at vintage victorian couches online (this is the basis of 90% of my creative thoughts).  It came from no where, but because google is right at the tip of your fingers at all times, every thought that goes in, has a search bar handy. Less than 5 minutes later I found a sofa that had attractive bones and even better, attractive price! But darn it... the fabric was HIDEOUS! So.. back to google I went! Hiring someone to reupholster?? NOPE... I have yet to win at publishers clearing so this was not a no go. Next option .. do the reupholster myself! Off to Youtube I went.... Holy macaroni! Nope!! Want to see what I mean??? Just do the youtube search yourself.... reupholstering is an experienced technique!! So that wasnt going to work out. But luckily... this youtube search led me to another option. A quite affordable option at that. Paint the thing!!

About 4 emails, a little convincing to the hubs for some muscle, and $150 bucks later... and I was a proud owner of a hideous new sofa LOL! I took my tooshie to The Home Depot the next morning, bought some supplies and off I went to paint. The first coat of paint took a couple of hours.. but each coat after went a little faster. That thing sucked up 5 coats of paint to cover those pink and blue flowers.. but it came out so GOOD! 

I couldn't stop even! I had this chair in my Twin Cities studio that got really dirty and was unable to clean after a rainy field day. So I tackled that beast as well LOL! I did do the paint job a bit differently though. See... Im a creative human. BUT Im also an impatient human! When I get an idea I CANT wait!! Think about it... I randomly thought about a couch an in less than an hour I owned the darn thing!! But I was so excited to get started that I didn't do all my research. Turns out.. there is a product out there that actually preps the fabric BEFORE you start painting so it doesnt take so many coats! So I bought that stuff.. and used it on another piece of furniture that really needed an upgrade. 

So now.. for less than a couple hundred bucks... I have 2 new pieces of furniture that are so perfect for photos! It took some elbow grease.. some patience (which I just don't have!!) and some help from my monsters. <3 

Check out the new furniture options in my Twin Cities photography studio!! 

The original sofa!!

I put these monsters to work ;) 

After 2 coat.. 

Finished product!!! 

I mean.. at this point.. why not!! LOL... this pink chair is for prefect for toddler sessions! 

Don't forget to make an appointment for your family on my amazing new couch! Head on over to my Contacts page to inquire about a session!! 

Aurora is 1!

Aurora came back to see me in my North Saint Paul, MN Studio for her 1 year photography session. Ive been seeing Aurora through out her first year for her milestone portraits. She was a rock star for her newborn and 6 month sessions.. but she wasn't as happy with me when her 1 year session rolled around. Cranky baby sessions can be so stressful for parents! I always feel so bad when parents leave feeling thinking their baby gave me nothing to work with. But I have a secret... I ALWAYS get images that make your baby look like they were having a just fine time while they were getting photographed. Well.. at least 99% of the time ;) I rarely have to ask a baby to come back.. its happened.. but its rare. 

You will see what I mean with her photos. Aurora started her session giving me some great smiles.. and her mood changed from happy to not so happy shortly after. But Ive got the fastest shutter finger in town ;) and I only need a split second to get what a need.. (1/125 of a second to be exact LOL) So you just can't tell that she wasn't the happiest child ever the whole time =) 

I also want to share some images from her "rockstar" session too! Because they are adorable and you all must see how much she's grown this year =) Check them all out below! 

Aurora at her newborn session <3

EEP! This cupcake hat is one of the cutest ever! You can get your very own cupcake hat from Brother Earth Boutique 

Aurora couldn't keep her tongue in her mouth at her 6 month photography session! 

Those eyes though! 

The start of Aurora's 1 year session! All smiles at first! 

Seriously though.. this image was taken in-between screams LOL! She was mad that we wanted to sit. She got herself up and that brief instant of success was caught =) 

..and the cake! Yikes was she mad! She hated the cake. I got this image and two others where she wasn't crying by tossing in come Cheerios ;) 

I am glad that she arrived in a good mood because this smile of hers is AMAZING! Happy Birthday Aurora!! 

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