Jan 26 2012

Liv is Five

 

I really can’t believe little Liv is five years old already. Seriously, it seems like just yesterday that I was photographing her as a wee 3-month-old in her grandparent’s sun room. And now, five years later, she’s reciting random facts and playing “teacher.”

This little girl has, by far, been my longest and most consistent subject. I’ve photographed her as a wee baby, a sassy toddler, a precocious preschooler and now an inquisitive kiddo. She is daring and sweet, beautiful and funny and the greatest big sister around.

Photographing people like Liv that has cemented me in my career path. There is a joy and a privilege of watching someone grow into a big person, and the ability to document that process is by far and away the most rewarding aspect of my job.

Throughout these five years, I’ve photographed Liv in all sorts of  locations – from the campus of Concordia to the grungy alleys of downtown Fargo. This time, we stayed indoors and met up at the beautiful Plains Art Museum in downtown Fargo. It was a fitting venue for this bright little lady.

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Penny - Freckles! She’s darling.

Jan 24 2012

A Brisk Walk Around the Block

For those who’ve followed my blog for awhile already know, I have a love of  photo adventures. Sometimes, I’m lucky enough to go on photo explorations with fellow photographer friends. Sometimes, I self motivate and go alone. I’m not sure what causes the urge to go out and just shoot, but I try not to resist it. I feel that photographing for no clear purpose is a great way to raise your awareness of the world around you while honing your visual skills.

For those who’ve followed my blog also know, I can’t resist a good simple detail. While, I’m trying to break out of my minimalist shell, sometimes it just consumes me and I can’t see anything else. That was the case this morning. I choose to blame the clean white snow,  but, really, it’s just the way I see.

For those photographer friends reading this post, I must tell you about VSCO Film. Lately, I’ve become more and more of a photoshop minimalist and I’ve been looking for something to simplify my editing process while still providing something special to each image. Enter VSCO film, a RAW conversation (I use it with Adobe Bridge) that basically mimics the qualities seen in real film. It’s beautiful, simple, realistic and extremely easy to use.

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Cole - Absolutely love the berries and bike tire. Thanks!

Jan 23 2012

The Happy Hills

Remember November? You know the month between October and December? Well, way back then I had the pleasure of photographing this lovely family:

 Oooh… aren’t they just the cutest? They are incredibly silly too, which as some of you know is a quality I highly admire.

It’s been a few years since I’ve photographed this handsome little dude and boy, oh boy, is he a kiddo filled of personality and charm.

Not one but TWO boys in the Hill family? I think a family full of boys is something their mom, Anne, was ready for. She herself has five younger brothers! Uff da.

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PAT PHILLIPS - These pictures are absoutely the best I have ever seen. I cannot believe the way you captured Zach’s personality like you did. I just happen to be related and I just adore the pictures. I wish you were close to St. Louis so you could do a shoot for my grandson.

Britta - Thanks for your kind words Pat! I actually have family in Saint Louis and do find myself there every couple years or so ;)