So…………..I’m throwing around the idea of opening up some more dates to CURRENT clients first, then if there are still spots left, they can go to new clients.  Current clients – please contact me for more information if you are interested.  Since I’ll have to push them into November and maybe even December, they may be structured slightly differently than my current minis. 

In the mean time and especially if you want an outdoor session, I do have some photography friends that are also doing some really great mini session specials!  Please feel free to contact them if you wish to set up an appointment! (and not sure if the slots are full, so hurry! )  In no particular order, here they are:

Jennie Gaskins – http://jenniegaskins.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-have-gotten-quite-bit-of-emails-in.html - early bird minis on Wed 9/22!

Nichole Lee – http://nleephotography.com/blog/?p=870 - she has 3 different mini session dates available – locations vary depending on the date.  Sat 9/11 – Park, Sat 10/2 - urban, Sat 10/16 – park.

Molly Shields – http://www.mollyshieldsphotography.com/blog/?p=958 - Sun Oct 17th at the arboretum in Chaska.

Paula Charchenko & Kelly Jenne – not sure of times/dates/availability – feel free to contact them!  Paula – www.paulacharchenko.blogspot.com and Kelly – http://kjennephotos.blogspot.com/

Jessica Barker – http://jessicabarkerphotography.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/fall-mini-sessions-st-louis-park-photographer/

and since no post is complete w/out a photo – here’s the last 2 card designs in the tempate set I bought. 

notice how this was a baby announcement… but it can totally be turned into a Christmas card!

She’s gorgeous!  Just like her big sis!   Tried a bunch of different actions here – but most involve Sheye’s Pretty Gritty (my new fav!) and Pioneer Woman’s “sunshine” from set 2.  More to come!  We also had “MC” – Karen’s brother’s girlfriend who is also expecting a baby in December! 

Very unique designs – especially the TV set one!  You’ll either love it or hate it I’m guessing!  

Just some more options for my lovely clients! 

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!  

Well we got our chance for the outdoor session last night  and it was super super fun!!  My friend Jennie joined us and she was a huge help!  Thanks Jennie! 

Shane (far right)  is our pastor’s son and this is his band.  They won “battle of the bands” to win a spot on stage at the MN State Fair, so congratulations guys!!  They are playing TONIGHT at 7pm so check them out if you get a chance!!  It’s a great opportunity for them!  they were totally willing to do anything we asked!   They look like they are running from crazed teenage girls or something!    Sam the drummer Zach – lead vocals Shane – guitar & vocals  A shot of Jennie in action.  She was using a fisheye so can’t wait to see this image!  fun stuff! Here’s my shot!  (btw….used my 24-70 for the whole shoot)  I told them to pretend like they were fighting here…hehe! Once we started losing light a little bit (around 8pm) we worked w/ the strobes more.  I was using a vagabond II, alien bee 800 (set to 1/2 power), a 60″ shoot-through umbrella and pocket wizards to fire the light.  I like how it turned out!  yeah, this was before we lost the light obviously….but actually was only like 15 min before the shot above.  Just depends on how you do your camera settings.  used a strobe on this shot too. Love these two!  Oh, and jumping was their idea!  They got some major air!  (and landed pretty hard so we only did it twice!)Thanks guys for having Jennie & I be your official band photographers!  haha!  It was a fun change of pace for both of us!   

btw…………..I posted a lot more photos on my Facebook “Photos By Robin” page.  Click “like” and become one of my FANS! 

(btw….art here is a canvas painting by my daughter Claire!  I thought it would be fun to bring along and incorporate into some of the sessions!  I told her I’d pay her $5 for borrowing it….haha!) The only real guidance I gave my mini session attendees was NO WHITE SHIRTS WITH KHAKI’S/JEANS!  I really didn’t want that “uniform” look.  OK, could they BE any cuter?  Kudos for the outfit choices Kim – they were perfect! Aidan has always been in school for our other sessions so Kim wanted to make sure we got plenty of photos of just him!  No problem – he was a breeze!  And does he look like mom or what?  So cute! A brotherly moment…!  At the end of the session Kim & Aaron let Anders go for it!  He’d been eyeing that water the whole session – haha!  These just make me laugh!  Plus he threw a little fit when they took him out, which made me laugh too!!  Thanks for coming guys!  You are all so cute together!

(but gotta work the next 6 days so it’s not going to happen right away…!  )

    My son Jacob assisted me and he was a HUGE help!  Thanks Jake! waiting…. (btw….had a punch biopsy yesterday – they think it’s fine but making sure since it’s a sore I’ve had for quite a while.  I literally almost passed out!  I’m such a wimp!  eek!  I also had to make sure not to get it wet!) There was a FREE outdoor concert last night but as I had hoped, hardly anyone was down by the beach! 

It sounded great and looked like such a fun time!  I SOOOOO want to pack a picnic lunch and hang out there some time!  Maybe this weekend when we have my cousin in town!?Anyway, many more images to come as I have time to edit them!    Thanks to all the families that came out last night!  You all did an AWESOME job!

For starters, starting September 1st, I am going to be renting a studio downtown!  My friend and fellow photog Shelley sweet-talked me into it, so I’m going to try it for 6 months.  The studio is in a really cool old building in the arts district of NE Minneapolis. 

To go along with my cool downtown studio, I thought it would be a GREAT time to launch SoShe – Photography for Girls and Women!  (logo by Karen!  Thanks girl!  You’re the BEST!) 

One of my goals with SoShe Photography is to target fashion-forward girls ages 12-16 years of age.  You know these girls – they are the ones that LOVE having their photos taken….the ones that LOVE doing their hair and make-up….the ones that LOVE posting their photos on Facebook…the ones that LOVE going to the mall!  Unfortunately, a lot of girls this age hardly ever get professional photos taken!  All they get is their yearly crappy school photo or else they hold their camera out at arm’s length and take self-portraits.  If they are really lucky, then maybe they get to have some quick solo pics if their parents book a family session.  Then when they are high school seniors, they get great senior photos taken.  Why wait until your girls are seniors!? 

My goal is to capture great photos for these poor, neglected girls!  haha!  Seriously, my goal is to provide a service to a group of clients that I think is strongly under-represented.  I’m hoping too that parents will be on board with this idea of paying for a session for their girls  (since most kids that age are flat broke – so they need their parents’ $$!!) 

Another goal of SoShe Photography is to focus on those poor neglected MOMS that only get their photos taken as part of a family session!    So to kick off SoShe, I took a day off of work and booked the studio for minis on Friday September 10th!  What a great time for moms to come for a session just for THEM!?  It can be a boudoir session (tame & tasteful of course!) or just some fun new headshots!  Hey, the kids are in school so take a 1/2 day off work, get some fun photos taken and maybe meet your hubby or a friend for lunch.  Doesn’t that sound like a great mom day?  I think so! 

I’m also going to try a new introductory pricing structure especially for SoShe!  Here’s what I’m thinking:

• 20-30 minute sessions.  If you want a longer session, book 2 sessions back-to-back.
• $100 for 10 edited images.  Additional edited images to be purchased at $10 each.  And best yet, you will get to choose the images you want edited!  (note:  if you book 2 back-to-back sessions, the cost would be $200 for 20 edited images.) 
• Once you pick your images, you will be able to download the edited versions when they are ready.  No need to wait for a CD to come in the mail!  The photography release will also be e-mailed to you.
• Especially for Friday September 10th, if you want your hair and make-up done, the cost is $20 and it will be done by the amazing Karen Yang.   You would need to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to your session for styling. 
• Especially for Friday September 10th too – complimentary glass of wine to clients age 21 and over!

Here are the times for September 10th (sorry, all spots are taken!):

• 10:00 – Trayce S.
• 10:30 – Amy P.
• 11:00 – Sara B.
• 11:30 – Darcy F.
• 12-1pm – LUNCH BREAK
• 1:30 – Colette W.
• 2:00 – Amanda

Let me know if you are interested!  I am pretty much booked out for 2010…so look for more SoShe mini session dates in 2011!  If I think I can squeeze it in though, I’d love to do another date yet for 2010 – probably November or early December.

And to clarify, I am just branching out a little bit – I still welcome families, babies & kiddos!