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MN Family Portraits {Racine MN Portrait Photographer}

Rylee, and I had such a fun time photographing this beautiful family portrait session from early this fall! I’m so excited to be sharing it with you now! This family was just so, so sweet during their entire session and we had a great time exploring areas in Racine, MN. With a simple purple, cream, and grey color scheme, this family of four looked like they’d come out of a magazine. Everyone was ready to go and we jumped right in!

Family Portraits in Racine, MN


We started the session at a friend’s house with their beautiful purple flowers as a background. The white picket fence with the green leaves and purple and white flowers made the perfect backdrop for their family photos. We then headed to use some of the buildings in Racine. The texture of the building also made for a great backdrop. Being that Racine isn’t very big, we were able to get quite a bit of variety without having to search all over, which is always nice when kids are involved in portraits! We then ended at a friend’s field. We brought a couch from the studio to use in the field and also got some walking and running photos in the field. We even managed to grab some updated portraits of the parents dancing in the field. So fun and the perfect ending of the session!


Enjoy some of my favorites from this MN Family Portrait Session.

If you are looking for a Family Photographer be sure to reach out and let me know. We would love to photograph your family.

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Extended Farm Family {MN Portrait Photographer}

I absolutely loved this extended farm family photo session from last month before the beans started turning to be harvested here in Southeast Minnesota. Everything about this SE MN family photo session was perfect. From the amazing glowy sunlight to the perfectly coordinated outfits,  I couldn’t have asked for a better setting, props, or smiling faces.

It was also fun as I got to work with a former assistant and friend, Katie.  This was a great session for her to work on as she has grown up around farm equipment her entire life as her Dad has sold John Deere tractors for many years with his business Isenberg Equipment and now for SEMA Equipment. So Katie and Jim were razing each other about which equipment is better.  So much fun to listen to the banter. 

Thank you, again, Hartson Family for having us take your family photos! Here are a few of my personal faves!

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S Family {MN Family Portrait Session}

The S Family is one of my favorite families to photograph! I have been taking pictures of Dallas and Tiffany since back in high school when doing prom portraits for them. And just before their session those photos taken with my cousin as well were popping up on my screen saver on one of our computers.

I have loved photographing their kids as newborns and as growing kids through the years. Masonic Park in Spring Valley, MN was a perfect spot for their family portraits with the green trees, limestone cliff, flowers and Deer Creek in the background.

Enjoy these photos of the adorable S family!

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

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Family of 4 {Stewartville Minnesota Family Photographer}

Thinking of adding a family session to a senior session? Your daughter or son is graduating from High school, so what better time than now to get updated family photographs done during this season of your family’s life! Adding a family session to a senior session is a great idea to get your entire family involved. Furthermore, getting a family session in before your soon-to-be adult child goes off to their next chapter of life is always a perfect time to capture your family before it becomes difficult to get everyone together.

I really like it when families decide to do these combined shoots. This family did just that and added a family session during the fall portion of their daughter’s Exclusive Session at Quarry Hill in Rochester, MN. We even took a few individual shots of Alyssa’s little sister. Quarry Hill is such a beautiful location all year long with all the trees, flowers, rocks, bridges, and the pond. And we got so lucky with beautiful fall colors and fall flowers that were blooming, too.

Also, be sure to check out some of Alyssa’s senior portraits here: https://photographybykari.com/stewartville-mn-senior-shoot-se-minnesota-senior-photographer/

sisters lauging portrait
stewartville family portrait photographed by Kari McGill
stewartville family portrait
stewartville family portrait

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May the Fourth Be With You {Spring Valley MN Photographer}

I’m definitely not a Star Wars fan but know many who are. So, to celebrate the fourth of May and official Star Wars Day, we have put together a compilation of some of our favorite Star Wars-themed portraits.

Happy Star Wars Day to all the fans of a galaxy far, far away! May the fourth be with you!

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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

E-MAil :: kari@photographybykari.com