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ChalkFest {Minot Sidewalk Chalk Mural }
Hemingway once wrote, "The earth laughs in flowers." That might be true...but a few weeks ago the earth was laughing with flowers, butterflies, rainbows, ice cream cones and a few basketballs...or at least that's what our community chalk mural was filled with. ...
The Winningham Family {Sneak Peek}
Hey everybody--it's time for you to meet the Winningham family. This is a very special session for me to be showing off to you...because it's the first session I shot with my beautiful, brand new camera. Yes, that's right--it was time for an {early} upgrade. My...
Ethan Class of 2016 { Golden Hour Senior Portraits }
This is Ethan. You might see a family resemblance between him and his brother Andrew--class of 2015. Ethan is officially the first senior of the season. I am simply in disbelief that we are looking at 2016 seniors! I'm mean, that's crazy--right?! He is...
Reunion {extended family sneak peek}
On Memorial Day I popped in my latest audio book and headed to Kenmare--a small community about an hour away from Minot to shoot some very special family portraits. Okay, in my opinion, all family portraits are very special. But this was a particularly special...
The Anderson Family {Sneak Peek}
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Anderson Family farm. The country setting, hot sun and cool morning breeze made this session feel idyllic. I loved capturing this family just as they are, in a place that they feel comfortable and playful. It was...
Forehand Maternity {Sneak Peek}
It's safe to say that photo season is in fully swing up here in Practically Canada. I've got two rural family sessions on the desktop to be edited and a month chock full of fun families, seniors and babies yet to be photographed. All that, plus a basement remodel...
Jay, Haley and Kaylin {Family Sneak Peek}
Being a photographer, I see all kinds of kids. I like them all. But some of them don't seem to like me so much. Or, at least they don't love that big black, boxy thing I hold up in front of my face every time I tell them to "Smile, pumpkin!" Sometimes I get kids...
Anne & Jay {engagement sneak peek}
I am very excited to be sharing a super special session with you this evening. Meet Jay, Anne and Ada. Aren't they just gorgeous?! {The answer is, YES!} Anne and Jay will be getting married in just a few short weeks. Last week we got together to take some...
Mother’s Day Photo Booth
On Mother's Day I had the fine privilege of setting up what I like to think of as a "gorilla-style" photo booth at church. There was a little advertising, but mostly the greeters just steered people into our pastor's office, where I had a {very cute} photo booth set...
3rd Grade Optical Illusions {Artists in the Schools}
I do lots of things here in Practically Canada. Lots and lots of things. Lots of varied activities that lend themselves to a never-boring {but sometimes a little too busy} lifestyle. But--of all the things I do, working with the Minot Area Council of the Arts...
Peterman Family Maternity {Sneak Peek}
Meet the Peterman family. As you can see they are adorable. Annnnd....they are expecting a baby! I can only hope that they had a fraction of the fun during their family maternity session that I had shooting it. In my opinion, any session that includes singing...
Mr. & Mrs. Unruh {Wedding Sneak Peek}
It's wedding day! Okay. So, technically today isn't the day. But it is the day that I'm finally showing off some very special images from an awesome wedding. Everyone--say HELLO to Mr. & Mrs. Unruh. I love that these two opted for an "anti-first-look." ...
Refinishing The Coffee Tables
It's been a few weeks since I told you I planned on refinishing antique tables I inherited from my grandparents. If you missed the "before" post, you can read it here. The original plan was to simply strip off the old finish {the shiny part}, that had been damaged...
Brooks | Newborn Sneak Peek
A few weeks back my schedule was saturated with sessions. I'm finally coming to the end of processing some of those sessions and I'm so very happy with the results. You've already seen Jordan's snowy senior session from that time frame. Now I proudly...
How We Memorized Colossians
Thanks to everyone who gave positive feedback about our latest adventure: Memorizing the entire book of Colossians. I've had several inquiries about how we actually did it...what it looked like day-to-day. So instead of emailing each of you individually I thought...
