Photos by Robin » girls http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Grace & Olivia | Minneapolis Child and Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/grace-olivia-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/grace-olivia-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:52:53 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2804 Grace, Olivia, Bill & Nichole made the long trek again this year – all the way from SD!  If you’ve followed my blog at all, I’m sure you’ll recognize this family.  I’ve been doing Grace’s photos ever since she was a newborn – and now she’s FOUR!  Man time flies!   Nichole wanted to start out in the studio and get some formal shots.  She has a certain frame she wanted to put a certain pose into – so I hope we got it for her!  Here’s a card design from a few years back – just to get more of a holiday look/idea for it.  (template from HERE)    I must say I’ve decided it is extremely difficult to work with 2yr olds/toddlers in the studio.  It’s a very confined space and I need them to be in a certain spot for the lighting to be just right.  Plus “my tricks” get really old after about the first 15 minutes, so this is about the only good shot I was able to get of miss Olivia!  :-) Yeah, and here’s my attempt to get both of them on the couch together.  haha!  Of course they had NO PROBLEM sitting on the couch when it wasn’t in the right position for a photo!  ;-) So we went outside….aaaahhhh, it’s like a breath of fresh air, isn’t it?  I must say that the non-posed, non-traditional stuff is much more my style.  :-)  

Poor Nichole suffers TERRIBLY from allergies though….which I sort of forgot about until we got outside into the long grass…..oops!   I hope you weren’t TOO miserable after our session Nichole!  :-)  

btw…..if this was my family, I’d print this huge on a canvas!  Just sayin’…. ;-) btw….for this shot I was “hiding” in the long yellow flower things and popped up like a jack-in-the box.  I was wearing a big frog googly-eyed head band and at one point had a big weed sticking out of it.  I told Bill sometimes I feel like the clown you hire for a kid’s birthday party.  haha!  Oh well!   ;-) I laid out this quilt & pillow and the lighting was just PERFECT!   Too bad they didn’t both want to lay together and smile sweetly…sigh!  Oh well!  Tried my best!  :-) Time for a walk.  They really seemed to like trying to stay on the beaten path.  :-)   btw….LOVE the curls!! Ring around the Rosie! Thanks for coming again guys!  It’s always great to see you and hope your weekend in the cities was FUN!   :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/grace-olivia-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/feed/ 3 D-signed collection at Target! (love it!) http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/d-signed-collection-at-target-love-it/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/d-signed-collection-at-target-love-it/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:25:12 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2761 Love this new line of girls’ clothing & accessories at Target!  D-signed – the Sonny Munroe collection.  These outfits would look GREAT at an urban session!

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/d-signed-collection-at-target-love-it/feed/ 0 Ethan & Ella – Lake Harriet Beach minis! | Minneapolis Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/ethan-ella-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/ethan-ella-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:46:11 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2726 Last but not least, here’s family #3!  Bryan, Kim, Ethan & Ella!  I last saw them for Ella’s newborn photos!  Of course I’ve seen Ella & Ethan a lot since them though on Kim’s blog!  Kim’s a photographer too so she posts lots of cute photos of them! 

Aren’t they cute together?  LOVE the outfits here too!  Such fun color combos! Ethan’s so stinkin’ cute! and his sis is no slouch in the cuteness department either!  When we were taking these, some ladies walked by and were “oohing” and “aaahing” over her!  :-) {btw….her adorable outfit is from Matilda Jane – the headband is from etsy} I know this one is a little blurry, but I love it!  :-) awwww! Thanks for coming guys!  Your family is way cute!

And thanks again to the other families that came out too!  I really enjoyed these beach sessions!  It’s probably because of the “kick of your shoes and have FUN” sort of feel to them!  I’ll definitely be doing beach minis next summer again!  :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/ethan-ella-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/feed/ 3 Connor & Kendall – Lake Harriet beach minis! | Minneapolis Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/connor-kendall-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/connor-kendall-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:29:34 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2713 Here’s my friend and former co-worker Tricia & her cute family!  You may remember them from our very CHILLY session a while back!  This was MUCH better!  I HATE cold!  haha! Tricia came in the pharmacy today and said she had a bad dream that her photos didn’t turn out – lol!  Yes, I’d say that was just a bad dream!  ;-)   Jacob was assisting me like I said in a previous post.  Here’s his view…..and mine… a shot by Jacob that I really liked for some reason.  :-) Kendall is gorgeous!  Love the cute missing front teeth too! and Connor is so handsome!  And I must say for a boy, he’s super super sweet and affectionate to his sister & family – and such a good listener for me!  Perfect! {I thought this series was cute!} awww, such a daddy’s girl! some mom & dad snuggle time! thanks so much for coming guys!  Always great to see you!

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/connor-kendall-lake-harriet-beach-minis-minneapolis-family-photographer/feed/ 3 Liv, Greyson & Quinn | Minneapolis Child and Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/liv-greyson-quinn-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/liv-greyson-quinn-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:07:36 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2582 You’ll probably recognize this family since I’ve been taking photos of them for about 4 years now!  It’s Mike, Alicia, Liv, Greyson & Quinn!  This time I thought we’d try something totally different and shoot in a field!  We met at my house at 7:30am – it was a gorgeous morning! I love how mom dressed everyone!  Don’t they look great together!?  And she made her own necklace!  Alicia – I still think you should open up an etsy shop! Mom brought along these great pinwheels – the kids loved them!   (and me too!) Used Pioneer Woman “seventies” here. Then we drove down the road a little to a corn field. Dad was a professional photog in another life so he had some great suggestions for shots!  The one on the left was his idea.  I love the sun flare thru the tree!  :-) btw….ever since like 3 or 4 sessions ago, if you want to make Greyson laugh (and therefore the whole rest of the family since it’s contaigious!) just call him a “Ding-dong”!  It works like a charm!  haha!  Don’t they look like a bunch of ding-dongs?  They sure do!  ;-) OK I have a story about miss Liv.  If you look at the link I posted above from our last session, you’ll see a little squishy yellow guy.  She loved that thing so much so I bought her one of her own.  I of course gave it to her after our session (when she proved how GOOD she could be!)  She named it “Lily flower bumblebee cheese-foot” – haha!  What an original name huh?  :-) I gave Quinn a pink one that she named “Bubblegum” And Greyson hadn’t named his at the time mom sent the e-mail….haha!  :-) (notice here how Quinn took her headband and used it as a belt?  Clever girl!) Then we walked across the road for another fun location. Some mom & dad snuggle time – awww! Thanks for coming again guys!  It’s always great to see you all!  :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/liv-greyson-quinn-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/feed/ 4 Hank (part 2) | Minneapolis Newborn Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/hank-part-2-minneapolis-newborn-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/hank-part-2-minneapolis-newborn-photographer/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:57:04 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2463 Here’s Hank part 2!   We really wanted to get some photos of big sis Morgan with her new little brother Hank!  I can’t believe how much he’s changed in just a week or so!  aww, they grow up so FAST!  Sweet Morgan!  She’s really a VERY well-behaved 2 year old and she’s a great big sister!  But it was still kinda hard to get  good brother/sister shot!   ;-)  We got lots of cute smiles! and this was my fav of them together… So precious!  Congratulations again Aaron & Kori!  :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/hank-part-2-minneapolis-newborn-photographer/feed/ 1 Urban Minis – Madeline & Lauren | Minneapolis Child & Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/urban-minis-madeline-lauren-minneapolis-child-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/urban-minis-madeline-lauren-minneapolis-child-family-photographer/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:42:43 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2394 Here’s Urban family #1 – Madeline, Lauren, Lisa & Scott!  You might remember them from their session last year. are you kidding me?  She just turned 4.  Both the girls are just GORGEOUS!  :-)   LOVE the pout on the left….but it didn’t last for long!  {my fav!} Thanks for coming guys!  It was great to see you again!  :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/urban-minis-madeline-lauren-minneapolis-child-family-photographer/feed/ 4 Dylan is ONE! | Minneapolis Child and Family Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/dylan-is-one-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/dylan-is-one-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:11:08 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2364 Remember Dylan?  He came to my Spring Minis a few months back.  Now he’s ONE year old!  :-) He LOVED his balloons and did not want to let go of them!  My neighbor Nichole was so sweet to let me borrow her son’s monster for the session.  Love him!  Thanks Nichole (and Karge!) And we can’t forget about big sister Reagan!  What a cutie!  I was a little worried when she said she was TWO…but she did great!  :-) the whole family unit! And then the cake……!  I have never seen a kid completely SHRED their cake before!  haha!  He was having a great time!   When I was going through my pictures on the computer, my daughter walked in and kept saying over and over again, “He’s SOOOO CUTE!!”  Yes, he sure is! Then we cleaned up and went to a nearby park.  Lindsay’s parents - Jim & Jan – came along too!  They were a great help with the kids and thanks for carrying my “mystery box” for me Jim!  haha!  Thanks for coming guys!  It was so nice to meet the rest of the family too!  :-)

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/dylan-is-one-minneapolis-child-and-family-photographer/feed/ 4 Happy Birthday Dylan! | Minneapolis Child Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/happy-birthday-dylan-minneapolis-child-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/happy-birthday-dylan-minneapolis-child-photographer/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:26:26 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2358 Just a little sneak peek from Dylan’s session.  Big sis Regan got in on the cake-eating action!  haha!

]]> http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/happy-birthday-dylan-minneapolis-child-photographer/feed/ 1 Bella & Amelia | Minneapolis Lifestyle Photographer http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/bella-amelia-minneapolis-lifestyle-photographer/ http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/bella-amelia-minneapolis-lifestyle-photographer/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:39:49 +0000 Robin http://www.photosbyrobin.com/blog/?p=2336 You may remember these cute red heads from last year’s session!  Isabella (Bella) is 4 years old and Amelia is TWO!  Mom warned me before the session that Bella has a new “crooked” smile and she likes to shut one eye when posing for the camera….and Amelia….well, she’s TWO and like most two year olds has her own agenda.  Guess what?  Taking photos was not on the agenda – haha!  But I managed to sneak a few of her.  ;-) Bella wanted to show me all around her cool yard!  Oh wow – would I love to have their in-ground pool!!  To die for!  Awesome house, awesome yard! There’s the crooked little smile!  (I personally think it’s adorable!) It’s really hard being TWO.  :-)   hehe! Some shots w/ mom.  Jennie looks awesome as ever!  She’s a hot mama! I *tried* to get some of each of the girls in their room….tried being the operative word.  Their little dog & cat posed nicely for me though!  ;-)  Bella jumping on Amelia’s bed (since her own bed is a bunkbed!)  Did I mention it’s really hard to be TWO?  :-)   Meltdown in progress….btw….love the pigtail shadow here.  ;-)   A lollipop made life SOOO much better! some sprinkler action…!  (boy, with it being in the high 80’s with HIGH humidity, I was about ready to run through that sprinkler too!)  Pool time! Jennie took this with my point and shoot camera I carry in my purse…nice job Jennie!!   Thanks for having me over to your beautiful house girls!  It was fun!  :-)

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