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Senior Grad Photos {MN Senior Portraits}

So many graduation ceremonies, so many grad parties over the next few weeks and so many class of 2022 senior grad photos not posted yet. Yikes! I always say I am going to be better at it, but it never happens. But I will keep chugging along from all my senior sessions from the class of 2022.

Dyllon is about to graduate from Stewartville High School this week. She is easygoing and a big animal lover. She chose our Exclusive session and had a couple of portrait sessions, one in the summer, one in the fall, and in our studio in Spring Valley, MN.    I love everything about her session…the locations, the lighting, her outfits, her hair, and her personality, and getting to take photos of ALL her animals. Her family is involved in 4-H and they also own an alpaca farm, Rockie Top Acres Alpacas.  We started her session by going to a friend’s house to do photos with her dairy cow and her calf and also used a bunch of her 4-H ribbons as props.  We then headed back to their family farm and did photos with her cat, dogs, and alpacas.  We then chased the light some to some prairie flowers and grasses to photos with her other favorite thing, books.  Then in the fall, we headed to Masonic Park in Spring Valley to capture some photos of the beautiful fall colors and she was also brave and got in the water for some fun portraits as well.  After Masonic, we chased the sun, again and went back to their family farm for a few more photos with their alpacas.  These photos are some of my favorites, especially with Dyllon in the middle of all of them. Such fun portraits!  We then wrapped up her portrait session with some portraits in the studio as well. 

Congratulations, Dyllon!  Thanks for letting us be a small part of your senior year!

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High School Graduate{SE MN Senior Photographer}

I love getting to meet local graduates, talk to them about their future, and incorporate their passions and hobbies into their senior portrait session!  This fall we had the pleasure of working with the Class of 2022, high school graduate, Bret, for his senior portrait session.  I have also taken senior portraits for his sister and brother and have taken family photos of Bret’s family and sports banner photos of Bret through the years.

Bret was so easy to work with, a lot of fun, and came with a few ideas in mind already.   We were able to get photos of him in the studio, photos with his dogs, photos with his truck, photos with his gun doing some clay shooting, and some football photos at the football field at Kingsland High School, this winter we will still need to get some basketball photos. 

Joining him on his photoshoot was his lovely mom Brenda.  She was great company, helped hold our reflector to block some sunlight for us, the session flew by, and we got some great shots that I think showcase who Bret is in this time of his life. Here is a little sneak peek from Bret’s senior photo session!

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Rylee {Stewartville MN Senior Photographer}

Everyone, meet Rylee!  Rylee is a Stewartville High School student who is graduating in May of 2022.  And if you haven’t met her at a session, yet, she is also one of our assistants. And as much as this may age me, her Mom and I were the best of friends when we were Rylee’s age.  So it’s been so special and fun to get to work with Rylee these last 11 months and get to know her and also be able to do her high school senior portraits. 

I just have to start out with saying that this was an amazing senior portrait session and we had so many laughs that day! And Rylee certainly lights up the camera! She is a beautiful, mature girl who is passionate, caring, and kind.  We started her session in downtown Wykoff, MN. Her Mom, and her sister who was being my assistant that day and I  ventured through the streets and found several great locations for photos.  Wykoff was such a great location with the wonderful building and because both of her parents grew up there.  We then headed outside of Spring Valley to do some photos in a field of flowers and then chased the last bits of light to Racine, MN. 

I absolutely LOVE these senior portraits of Rylee!  Enjoy some of my favorite photos from her session.

Fall sessions are going quickly for 2022 seniors! If youwould still like to get for your senior photos, you can send me a message through my contact form to set up a call so I can answer any questions you have. For more session info, be sure to visit my WEBSITE.

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Senior Session {Spring Valley MN Senior Photographer}

Senior season is off to an incredible start with this amazing session shot in Spring Valley, MN.

I enjoy working with senior guys as much as the girls and I think they want amazing senior photos just as much as the girls do but don’t say it! And, not in the same way. They may not start pinning ideas their Freshmen year like some girls do or shop for months for the perfect outfit, but at the end of the day, guys also want a session that is a reflection of who they are and what they love. And, of course, they want to look cool and feel confident in the process.

Kaden is no different. Heck when he was in for Spring Sports photos, he was teasing me that he wasn’t going to do photos and if he did he’d have a friend take them with a cell phone. lol I knew that wouldn’t fly and I’d be seeing him this summer. And we did.

For Kaden’s session, we bounced around to a couple of different areas in Spring Valley and ended the night at the basketball court which felt like a natural choice since it’s where Kaden spends a lot of his time. We had a fun night laughing with Kaden and he was a good sport with taking the photos for his Mom. Thanks, Kaden for putting up with us that night 😉 It was fun!!

Fall sessions are now open for 2022 seniors! If you are ready to start planning for your senior photos, you can send me a message through my contact form to set up a call so I can answer any questions you have. For more session info, be sure to visit my WEBSITE.

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Senior Guy with Guitar {Racine MN Senior Photographer}

This past year I got to work with some very awesome Senior Guys. They were so relaxed and I really enjoyed working with them. One of the fun things about senior portraits is the unique perspective that each senior wants to capture about themselves. Using props from their hobbies always helps adds personality to a portrait and makes it a little unique.

Burkely brought 2 guitars to his session to use for props. We started his session outside around the studio in downtown Spring Valley, MN. During the session, we were talking to him and his Dad about his guitars and found out they had a large collection of guitars at home. So we decided to go to their home and do some photos in their backyard to capture more of their collection. Love that we were able to capture him in his element with something he is passionate about. It truly makes his senior portraits unique.

Also if you have a child or are an adult looking to learn to play the guitar or ukulele, Burkely is giving lessons this summer. You can find more information on Lessons with Burkely summer classes and privates lessons here: https://www.facebook.com/Lessons-by-Burkely-104588398500342/

If you’re ready to book a senior portrait session or have any questions, let’s chat! Just complete the contact form and we can start planning your custom senior pictures! We still have a handful of summer dates left as well as fall dates! For more session info, be sure to visit my WEBSITE.

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Photography by Kari specializes in custom portraiture of newborn, family, children sports team banners, dog, and high school seniors in Spring Valley, MN, and surrounding Southeast Minnesota areas.

Areas, including, but not limited to, Rochester, Preston, Chatfield, Stewartville, Grand Meadow, LeRoy, Ostrander, Kasson, Hayfield, Plainview, St. Charles and Pine Island.

Southeast Minnesota based photographer.

specializing in newborn, family, children, and senior photography.

located in sPRING vALLEY, mn

TELEPHONE :: 507.951.0640

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