wedding engagements in Caledonia, Minnesota
Nearly two weeks ago, I traveled down through rural Minnesota to Caledonia and met with my future wedding clients Stephanie & Geoff for their engagement pictures. They love the outdoors so we planned to go to Beaver Creek Valley State Park for a perfect natural backdrop. We crossed creeks and climbed rocky terrain, but I [...]
not your normal wedding photo…
…but we were smiling & laughing before & after we created it!!! Special thanks to my great clients, Amber & Jordan, for trying something different!!! More from your wedding day coming soon!
Mississippi Dunes wedding picture
Here’s a quick peek of the bride from last week’s outdoor wedding in Cottage Grove, Minnesota at the Mississippi Dunes Golf Course…
from last weekend’s wedding…
A picture from Tera & Mitch’s wedding day during a stop at Slippery’s in Wabasha, Minnesota… …more from this wedding coming soon!
Exploring love – Michaela & Tim wedding engagement
Love is a beautiful & powerful thing. Can it possibly be described in one word though? Let’s see. When you explore this photo, describe what you see with just one word. Please comment below…
Michaela & Tim wedding engagement photographer | downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
January 10th, 2009 – I was excited to get back out and shoot on Saturday, especially since I don’t shoot too much in the winter. But after last weekend’s wedding, it stirred up the urge to shoot some more. After a few emails with Michaela, we set a date, found a meeting place and crossed [...]
Vanessa & Andy engagement photographer | La Crosse, Wisconsin
October 12th, 2008 – My third engagement session of the weekend was right in downtown La Crosse, WI with a very fun couple. Vanessa & Andy are going to have a HUGE wedding party as there will be 10 bridesmaids & groomsmen on each side! That doesn’t include ushers, flower girl, ring bearer & mini [...]
Rebecca & James engagement photographer | St. Joseph, Minnesota
October 10th, 2008 – My first of three wedding engagement portrait sessions over this past weekend took place near St. Cloud, MN in St. Joseph, MN on the campus St. John’s University where Rebecca & James met and fell in love. I think its great to go somewhere for portraits that has a special meaning [...]
Winona State basketball photography published!
October 2nd, 2008 – I’m pleased to announce that one of my photos has been published in a newly released book, “The Run” – a book personal reflections on Winona State Men’s Basketball team’s championship seasons, 2006 – 2008 by Tim Hatfield. Click on the book’s photo to order it directly from Winona State University… [...]
Jennifer & Brian wedding photographer – La Crosse, Wisconsin
August 30th, 2008 – I traveled south along the Mississippi River to St Paul’s Lutheran church in La Crosse, WI to photograph the wedding of Jennifer & Brian. Such a great couple and wedding to photograph. They chose not to see each other prior to the wedding and so I started with Jennifer and the [...]
Emily & Doug engagement portrait photographer – La Crosse, WI
August 3rd, 2008 – Twelve hours after Saturday’s wedding in La Crosse, WI – I headed back to La Crosse to meet one of my 2009 wedding clients at Riverside Park to shoot their engagement portrait session. Engagement sessions are pretty different than the actual wedding day as we are not necessarily rushed for time, [...]
Melanie & Brian wedding photographer – Winona, MN
July 12th, 2008 – As I had mentioned before, the wedding from this past Saturday was beautiful. With the wedding ceremony taking place on the campus of Winona State University at the Alumni Gazebo, surrounded by some of the best landscaping you’ll see in Winona – paver walkways, coy pond, with numerous flower plots, under [...]
Maria & Francis wedding photographer – La Crosse, WI
June 14, 2008 – Saturday’s wedding was held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in La Crosse, WI. This was another great wedding to be a part of and to photograph! This couple was great, as was their bridal party, the church had some neat locations for photos (which you’ll see soon!) and the weather was [...]
New desktop background 0804210005
I have to share this. Most of you probably won’t get the chance to be slobbered or jumped up on by my dog, Bugsy. There are a few of my clients out there who have. (sorry again everyone! lol) But as most of my family and friends know, Bugsy never ceases to make you smile. [...]
Wedding photo enhancement example – 0707140526
I tend to get questions regarding photo enhancements, so here’s one example of how digital enhancements can change the mood of a photo. Let’s take this wedding photo I took at a Rockford, MN wedding in July 2007. Here is the SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) photo: Looks pretty good! Many clients and viewers would [...]
High school senior portrait with ATTITUDE – not like your parent’s senior portrait!
Ok, the following senior portrait is a combination of me joking around during the senior portrait shoot and then having the senior thinking it would be a cool idea! This is a another shot of a senior from the Winona High School student who is also a very talented musician that plays the drums. While [...]
2008 Bowl For Kid’s Sake photos with a touch of my own
As I prepare the photos to send to the ad agency for preparation of the promotional posters for the 2008 Bowl for Kid’s Sake fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Winona, I thought I’d add my own unique touch to really make the photos “pop”. I use a number of different post-processing techniques [...]
Custom high school Senior portrait – Winona, MN
In January, I shot an outdoor high school senior portrait for a winter theme here in Winona, MN. It was pretty cold outside, so we didn’t have much time. I’m posting a final processed portrait with a texture applied to give the photo a more creative, modern look that my senior photography clients are looking [...]
Finished custom high school senior portrait – Winona, MN
At the end of January, I had the opportunity to explore some different portrait & photo post processing techniques while taking some senior portraits with a high school senior portrait client here in Winona, MN. The senior is a very talented musician and he has his own drum set at home. I knew this ahead [...]
Custom child portrait photography layout – Winona, MN
Here’s a custom portrait layout that can add a special touch to portrait prints. Made especially for grandparents as the three children pictured are cousins. Farewell to 2007 and welcome 2008! Minnesota & Wisconsin area family portrait photographer
Elizabeth & Justin engagement portrait photographer – La Crosse, WI
On October 3rd, I had the pleasure of having an engagement session with my clients, Elizabeth & Justin, who are getting married next year. Even though there were times that the mosquitoes seemed to swarm us all at the same time, we had a great time. These two were fun. Elizabeth was serenading Justin with [...]
Natalie & Micah engagement portrait photographer – Winona, MN
Last Sunday, earlier in the morning, I met with Natalie & Micah for their engagement session. We met here in Winona at the site of their wedding, Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels in the morning. The overcast morning sky just barely broke some sunlight at certain periods of the day. The rain held [...]
10 month olds…
Any parents out there? You ever have to deal with a baby that never listens and is always getting into things that they shouldn’t? Putting stuff in their mouth, that they know they shouldn’t? Let me tell ya, it was one of those days. Now imagine that the baby is only 10 months old and [...]
