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National Adorable Children and Pawsitively Adorable Contest Winners {SE MN Photographer}

Posted in Contest, Dogs, Kids

We are proud to announce we had 9 winners in the National portion of the Adorable Children and Pawsitively Adorable contests. The National portion of the contest took place at the lab and was judged by a panel of judges based on quality, appearance, charm, expression, and personality.

In the National Pawsitively Adorable contest…

We had First Place for Me & My Human. They won a $100 Visa gift card.

We had Second Place for Newborns. They won a $75 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for Dogs. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention for dogs. Super exciting as this is my dog, Maverick. We won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention in Buddies. They won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

In the National Adorable Children contest…..

We had a Second Place for Bloopers. They won a $75 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for Bloopers. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for 13 Months- 2 Years. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention for 9-12 Years. They won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

The lab where these took place is having some website issues, but as soon as we can see the other winners, I will post them here, too. Congratulations, everyone! Thanks for participating and voting! =)

And since we did not do the local portion of the Pawsitively Adorable as it was mostly my assistant’s dogs and family pets, and I had not posted the Pawsitively Adorable images, these are the other images we submitted. So they each received a 16×20 print from their session.

  • Dog Portrait on Motocross bike
  • dog with girl portrait
  • dog portrait with tongue out
  • dog studipo portrait
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National Farmer’s Day {MN Farm Portrait Photographer}

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Today is National Farmer’s Day and it is a day that offers much-deserved praise to the hard-working farmers across the nation. In the midst of harvest season, the day pays tribute to the men, women, and families who put food in the grocery stores and on our tables every day. Farm and ranch families comprise less than 2% of the U.S. population, but each farm feeds 166 people annually in the U.S. and abroad.

Being that it is National Farmer’s Day, I thought I would share some photos I took of my Dad planting this spring. And of course had to add some that I took of Maverick while taking photos of my Dad working since he was there, too. I also grabbed a photo I took of the corn at sunset back in mid-September to show off my Dad and Mother Nature’s hard work.

  • National Farmer’s Day tractor portrait
  • National Farmer’s Day farmer filling planter
  • National Farmer’s Day gloves on planter
  • National Farmer’s Day tractor in field portrait
  • National Farmer’s Day corn field at sunset
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Celebrating 90 Years {Stewartville MN Portrait Photographer}

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Today my Grandma turns 90! Experiencing life for nine decades means that you have seen and experienced a lot in your lifetime. So many memories. So many good times!

I cannot begin to describe what a wonderful woman my grandmother is, nor how important she is to me and all of my family. I am so blessed to have so many cherished memories of time spent at my grandmother’s side, listening to her tell stories and learning from her incredible example of strength, love, laughter, and joy. She has never been one to take life too seriously – she enjoys each day to its fullest.

To remember this special moment, I did a quick photoshoot for my Grandma. We had such a fun time. Rylee also took a photo of me and my Grandma as well at the end of our photo session.

Happy 90th Birthday, Grandma!

  • ellen mcgill holding old photo of herself photographed by Kari McGill
  • 90 year old woman Ellen McGill with head in 90 balloons
  • 90 year celebrating birthday throwing confetti
  • 90 year old birthday cake
  • kari mcgill with grandmother ellen mcgill
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2019 Fins & Film {SE MN Pin-Up Portrait Photographer}

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Check out all the beautiful vintage pin-up models we had the privilege to take photos of the pin-ups for the Fins and Films event in Spring Valley, MN. All these ladies participated in the runway show and competed to be the cover of next year’s calendar. Some of the ladies had their hair and makeup completed by the talented ladies at Chateau de Chic, if you’d like an August 2019-July 2020 calendar featuring the models from the 2018 Fins and Films runway show, they can be purchased at Chateau de Chic, located in downtown Spring Valley, MN. All the proceeds from the calendar sales go to helping make the event Fins and Films possible.

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Fall Engagement {SE MN Engagement Couple Portrait Photographer}

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Back in October, we had the pleasure of meeting up with Maddi and Justin for their engagement session. It was a windy and cold day, but sunny. The colors were looking extra vibrant, providing the perfect scenery for their session. We are so glad they were willing to brave the cold and the wind because their portraits turned out beautifully.

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Family {SE MN Family Portrait Photographer}

Posted in Adults, Babies, Families

One of my absolute favorite spots to have sessions at, beautiful trees, grass, light and we can get an amazing sunset at as well. These photos are from the Fall of 2017, and this family has grown by adding 2 more grandchildren. However, I wanted to share it as I just love this session and the truck they restored was the icing on the cake.

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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.

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Southeast Minnesota based photographer.

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

located in sPRING vALLEY, mn

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