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2019 Easter Mini {SE MN Mini Portrait Session Photographer}

We may be on our way to being in a blizzard in a few hours here in SE MN, but I think we all have spring on our minds with all cold and snow we’ve had the last 6 weeks, Easter is just the start in hopes that spring actually comes out soon, so we are now booking Easter Mini Sessions.
 
** These sessions because of the backdrop size are aimed more towards children and or siblings, but we can get a couple of family sitting poses if you’d like a few family photos, too. **
 
To book, please click here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=16648859&location=141%20South%20Broadway%2C%20Spring%20Valley%2C%20MN%2055975
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Jackson Turns 12 {SE MN Dog Portrait Photographer}

Our black lab turns 12, today.  And as luck would have it we got a beautiful MN day with some hoarfrost.  So I took 15 minutes away from the craziness of editing and ordering to grab some photos.  

Jackson is quite the character.  He also still gets excited and  moves like a pup most days (maybe not the next day after he forgets how old he is by paying too much fetch).  And I’m sure if he could communicate and he heard his age mentioned he would give you  a side eye like this…

He loves to be the center of attention when we have visitors  and if he isn’t getting it, he will go and find  a large wood block to carry around or his empty dog bowl, so he can get your attention, even if it means he gets in trouble because of it.  He is also pretty smart.  He has done agility with my Mom.  But showing his smarts even more is the fact that he is trained  with help from Carla Ladd of Ladd K9 after 6-1 hour classes to pick things up for me.  He regularly will pick up my phone, wallet,or the remote off the floor for me. Better yet is the fact that if he hears me drop something, he comes without me even asking him to and looks for whatever I dropped so he can pick it up and give it back to me.

 

He will also sit for photos for me even though I’m pretty sure he doesn’t love it. He will give me about 15 minutes and will do whatever I tell him to, but then he can be really good at ignoring me by looking at anything but me when he is over it.     The “t” word doesn’t even get him to quit ignoring me. 
Happy 12th Birthday, Jackson!

Here are a couple other photos of the beautiful hoarfrost from today. 

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Holiday Open House {Spring Valley MN Portrait Photographer}

You’re invited to stop into the studio for our Holiday Open House. Please stop in and check out our work, see the studio decorated for Christmas, get a coupon for 25% off print from your next portrait session, and get a homemade cut out sugar cookie or a holiday cupcake, bote made by Debby Westphal,  and some warm apple cider.

Spring Valley’s Christmas on Historic Broadway will also take place on Saturday, December 8th with many events from 1 pm to 6:30 pm.

 

Christmas on Historic Broadway schedule

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Spring Valley Community Center

1 – 5 p.m.ALS benefit bake sale

      Blakeslee family and Cherry Grove Mehtodist Church

2 p.m. Frozen Feet 4k run/walk. Register here.

3 p.m. Free 30-minute Brave Community Theatre children’s play

      “The True Story of the So-Called Big Bad Wolves”

4 to 6 p.m. Cut-out sugar cookie decorating. 

      Sponsored by Spring Valley Area Community Foundation

4 to 6 p.m. Supper with Santa Claus. 

      Free will offering to support food shelf backpack program. Supper served by First State Bank

5 p.m. Bluff Country Singers and Friends concert

6 p.m. Light parade

6:30 p.m. Free 30-minute Brave Community Theatre children’s play

      “The True Story of the So-Called Big Bad Wolves”

Sponsored by Spring Valley Community Center and Brave Community Theatre

 
 
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2018 Local and National Adorable Children Contest Winners {SE MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

The results are in for the Local Contest after 7,970 votes, that’s over double the amount of votes we had last year.

Thanks to everyone who participated and took time to vote in the Adorable Child Contest! We will be arawrding the  top seven , again, however it ends up being 9 winners as we had a 3 way tie for 6th place.

And here are the local winners….

Our grand prize winner will receive a standard session with a 5×7 Press Printed Brag Book (value of $405) and a 16×20 print from the session used in the contest (value of $105).

Our grand prize winner is Isaiah with 861 votes. 

 

And our winners of a 16×20 print (value of $105) from the session used in the contest.

Oakley with 784 votes.
Hudson with 412 votes…

Kenidyand Hudson with with 375 votes…

Lanie with 335 votes…

Bennett, Hadley and Charlie with 334 votes…

Lincoln with 323 votes….

Unfortunately, this year we had no winners in the National Contest. We love participating in this contest and look forward to it again in 2019.

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Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest and Mini Session {SE MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

We are excited to announce our fourth year participating  in the national ‘Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest’.  Schedule a portrait session with Photography by Kari for your child(ren) age newborn to 12 years now ( if you have already had a session since June 2017, you may enter a photo from that session) until July 2018 and you can choose to enter the Adorable National Children’s Portrait Contest. In our first year one of our clients won a 1st place in the National Adorable Children’s Contest!  And in 2016, we had 5 winners winning $375 and also 16×20 prints.  And last year we had 2 winners, one a first place wiinner and the other a second place with them winning $325 total and also 16×20 prints  You can view our winners and the others here:  https://acilab.com/adorable-contest/adorable-winners/

If you would like a session just for this contest, we will be doing Adorable Mini’s from now until July 31, 2017.  They will be 30 minute sessions with 1 backdrop/one location and 1 outfit for $40 plus MN and Fillmore County Sales tax and 15% off prints bought from the session. Or you may also book a full session, too.

This is a national contest being put on by one of our labs and is open to kids ages newborn to 12 years and has a variety of categories.  The photos will also be judged locally via votes on Photography by Kari’s blog  in August.  The top 5 winners with the most votes in the local Photography by Kari Adorable Children’s Portrait contest will receive a 16×20 print ($105 value) of the winner’s choice from the session used to enter the contest . The Grand Prize  winner of the local contest will also receive a Standard Session and  5×7 session brag book from this session (a $455 value). The best part of the contest is that there are over $7500 in prizes in the National contest!

So why not get some cute photos of your child(ren) AND have the chance to win the top national prize of a $1500.00 MasterCard gift card?

The National Photo Categories are: • 0-6 months • 7-12 months • 13 months-2 years • 3-5 years • 6-8 years • 9-12 years • Mommy/Daddy and Me (one adult and one child)(Maternity pictures are not eligible) • Buddies (minimum of 2 subjects) • Bloopers • Me n’ My Pet   Fine print: 1. Parents/Guardians MUST sign a model release form that gives permission to Photography by Kari and American Color Imaging with unlimited use of the child’s photographs without additional compensation. 2. More than one child may be included in the portrait session, but only images of children ages 12 and under are eligible to win. 3. For National judging, prints are judged on the basis of quality, appearance, charm, expression and personality. All judging decisions are final.Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded on September 27, 2017 for the National Photo Contest. 4.  There is no cash value to the local prizes.

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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