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This Wednesday I get to do something new (and a little outside my comfort zone) I’ll be speaking at Ridgewater College for an art festival, working with 10th–12th graders in breakout sessions 👀

I’ll be sharing a bit about me, my journey, my work, and how I develop my own concepts and tell stories through photography... then turning it over to them to create, collaborate, and explore their own ideas with 3 important steps I created within my business.

Not gonna lie, this was honestly one of the easiest things to put together but at the same time kind of stressful being given a 30 minute time constraint and wanting most of it to be less than 15 minutes of me talking so the rest can be the breakout session.

There’s also a lot of unknowns, like how many students will actually be there since people can come and go, but I'm confident in my presentation and I’m honestly really excited about it.

This is such a cool opportunity and something I’ve never done before, I’ll definitely share more after Wednesday.

Wish me luck! 🫶

Photo by @angieknutsonphotography

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #artfestival #speaker

This Wednesday I get to do something new (and a little outside my comfort zone) I’ll be speaking at Ridgewater College for an art festival, working with 10th–12th graders in breakout sessions 👀

I’ll be sharing a bit about me, my journey, my work, and how I develop my own concepts and tell stories through photography... then turning it over to them to create, collaborate, and explore their own ideas with 3 important steps I created within my business.

Not gonna lie, this was honestly one of the easiest things to put together but at the same time kind of stressful being given a 30 minute time constraint and wanting most of it to be less than 15 minutes of me talking so the rest can be the breakout session.

There’s also a lot of unknowns, like how many students will actually be there since people can come and go, but I'm confident in my presentation and I’m honestly really excited about it.

This is such a cool opportunity and something I’ve never done before, I’ll definitely share more after Wednesday.

Wish me luck! 🫶

Photo by @angieknutsonphotography

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #artfestival #speaker

Sharing some more photos from my past self love event...

Before each session, we focused less on the technical side and more on their intentions.

I asked everyone to think about a feeling…The overall mood/theme/vibe. Just coming up with a few keywords that described how they wanted their session to feel and how they want to feel.

A couple women wanted golden light. Something that felt romantic, warm, soft, sexy, inviting.
One woman envisioned a goddess moment, wearing a crown… powerful, radiant, fully in herself.

To create these looks and feelings, I played around with a new light my dad bought me. One that shifts temperature. Optional soft box adaptor, but I wanted it to be harsh. I had so much fun experimenting with it.

Using the same lighting setup for both sessions, we created two completely different moods, shaped entirely by each woman’s vision, energy, and what she needed in that moment. ✨

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #goldenlight #boudoir

Sharing some more photos from my past self love event...

Before each session, we focused less on the technical side and more on their intentions.

I asked everyone to think about a feeling…The overall mood/theme/vibe. Just coming up with a few keywords that described how they wanted their session to feel and how they want to feel.

A couple women wanted golden light. Something that felt romantic, warm, soft, sexy, inviting.
One woman envisioned a goddess moment, wearing a crown… powerful, radiant, fully in herself.

To create these looks and feelings, I played around with a new light my dad bought me. One that shifts temperature. Optional soft box adaptor, but I wanted it to be harsh. I had so much fun experimenting with it.

Using the same lighting setup for both sessions, we created two completely different moods, shaped entirely by each woman’s vision, energy, and what she needed in that moment. ✨

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #goldenlight #boudoir

These before and afters mean a lot to me.

Only since last year, I can now 100% say that I am fully confident shooting in any lighting environment, even in the dark.

A lot of photographers are scared of high ISO, grain/noise, and just a "bad lighting" scenario. But cameras and technology have come a long way. Knowing how to use your gear from the inside out matters more than any "perfect conditions".

These images were taken in very unpredictable moments.
Low lighting with barely any time to think. Just adapting as things were happening in the present moment.

The birth I photographed you really don't get to pause or recreate anything. Sometimes there were no lights whatsoever other than my flash. And sometimes the only light source was a single lamp with no flash. You have to make quick decisions and trust that you know what you are doing because a moment during a birth could be gone in seconds!!!

To some these RAW images might look "unusable".
But that's where your editing skills come in.

Everything you see here was brought to life by hand in Lightroom only. No Photoshop. Just understanding light color grading and how to get from what is... to what I see in my head.

#mnphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #midwestphotographer #lightroom #beforeandafter

These before and afters mean a lot to me.

Only since last year, I can now 100% say that I am fully confident shooting in any lighting environment, even in the dark.

A lot of photographers are scared of high ISO, grain/noise, and just a "bad lighting" scenario. But cameras and technology have come a long way. Knowing how to use your gear from the inside out matters more than any "perfect conditions".

These images were taken in very unpredictable moments.
Low lighting with barely any time to think. Just adapting as things were happening in the present moment.

The birth I photographed you really don't get to pause or recreate anything. Sometimes there were no lights whatsoever other than my flash. And sometimes the only light source was a single lamp with no flash. You have to make quick decisions and trust that you know what you are doing because a moment during a birth could be gone in seconds!!!

To some these RAW images might look "unusable".
But that's where your editing skills come in.

Everything you see here was brought to life by hand in Lightroom only. No Photoshop. Just understanding light color grading and how to get from what is... to what I see in my head.

#mnphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #midwestphotographer #lightroom #beforeandafter

I screen recorded a bit of my editing process... please note that this isn't sped up either.

Once you start noticing little specs like lint on people's clothes, hair, tiny spots from your lens even, you can't unsee them!!!!

Like I'll be looking at photos from some incredible photographers and my brain is just.... "zoom in...oh, there's lint on their clothes." (it's a digital image not from film, lol)

I wouldn't say I'm as intense of a perfectionist as I used to be when I first started out, but I am a very detailed oriented person and when people are investing hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars into their photos, the least I can do is remove the little things like this that take a few seconds.

For me the littlest of details make the biggest difference.

I screen recorded a bit of my editing process... please note that this isn't sped up either.

Once you start noticing little specs like lint on people's clothes, hair, tiny spots from your lens even, you can't unsee them!!!!

Like I'll be looking at photos from some incredible photographers and my brain is just.... "zoom in...oh, there's lint on their clothes." (it's a digital image not from film, lol)

I wouldn't say I'm as intense of a perfectionist as I used to be when I first started out, but I am a very detailed oriented person and when people are investing hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars into their photos, the least I can do is remove the little things like this that take a few seconds.

For me the littlest of details make the biggest difference.

I don’t normally take on newborn sessions...

But when Teresa reached out to me, someone I’ve worked with before and trust, I felt confident in her vision in creating something special for her growing family. 😊

This session was a mix of family and newborn photos introducing their daughter Navi (yes… inspired by Legend of Zelda 🧚‍♀️✨).

There was originally a lot of talk of florals, fairy energy, and all the dreamy things, but I also want to be real about something when it comes to photographing newborns...

A lot of those perfectly posed newborn images you see where they’re surrounded by almost too perfect organic display of flowers OR that iconic pose where the baby is leaning on its elbows holding its head up?

They’re composites.
It’s photoshopped together for the baby’s safety.

And while they’re cute and beautiful, that’s not my lane or something I want to specialize in. I want to focus on what’s real and what’s safe.

We tried to time the session around when Navi would be sleepy, but babies feel everything. The energy, a new environment, the emotions in the room. We worked with the situation we were given.

And like most sessions with babies, this one came with its unpredictable moments. 😅

Tears, outfit changes, a mid session diaper change, and lots of soothing and feeding breaks. The normal stuff.

This is why I never put a time limit on sessions with families anymore. I am understanding and patient. There’s no need to rush.

And despite all these normal things that happen with babies, I’d say it turned out pretty good.

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #newborn #legendofzelda

I don’t normally take on newborn sessions...

But when Teresa reached out to me, someone I’ve worked with before and trust, I felt confident in her vision in creating something special for her growing family. 😊

This session was a mix of family and newborn photos introducing their daughter Navi (yes… inspired by Legend of Zelda 🧚‍♀️✨).

There was originally a lot of talk of florals, fairy energy, and all the dreamy things, but I also want to be real about something when it comes to photographing newborns...

A lot of those perfectly posed newborn images you see where they’re surrounded by almost too perfect organic display of flowers OR that iconic pose where the baby is leaning on its elbows holding its head up?

They’re composites.
It’s photoshopped together for the baby’s safety.

And while they’re cute and beautiful, that’s not my lane or something I want to specialize in. I want to focus on what’s real and what’s safe.

We tried to time the session around when Navi would be sleepy, but babies feel everything. The energy, a new environment, the emotions in the room. We worked with the situation we were given.

And like most sessions with babies, this one came with its unpredictable moments. 😅

Tears, outfit changes, a mid session diaper change, and lots of soothing and feeding breaks. The normal stuff.

This is why I never put a time limit on sessions with families anymore. I am understanding and patient. There’s no need to rush.

And despite all these normal things that happen with babies, I’d say it turned out pretty good.

#mnphotographer #midwestphotographer #minnesotaphotographer #newborn #legendofzelda

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