menu

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

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.

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

Holiday Mini Sessions {SE MN Portrait Photographer}

The holidays are just around the corner, and we’re offering a great opportunity for some fun photographic memories! Spots are limited, so call or e-mail today to reserve your spot…

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

Fall {Southeast MN Portrait Photographer}

So many favs from this session!  But that’s normal for this little guy, I have so many absolute favorite photos form his sessions over the last 2 years.  He’s such a little ham in front of the camera even at 2 years old…. Love him!  A boy and his dog…  Aww.  Look at his face… so intense! Trying to get a nice mother-son portrait and we get this…. But Mom loves it and says “it fits our relationship perfectly.”We did get a couple though! 

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

Halloween Night {Spring Valley Minnesota Children’s Portrait Photographer}

 

This year we are doing Halloween photos, again, with 100% of the proceeds going to Spring Valley Park and Rec, last year we raised $430.    Please stop by for a photo and a treat.  No appointment necessary, just stop in.  I’ll post a photo of the set after we get it all set up. But here’s quick peek of some of the props and backdrop we will be using…

Here’s a link to a video I put together from last year’s event:  https://photographybykari.com/blog/?p=3814  And a post with the photos of my little cousins and assistants from last year:  https://photographybykari.com/blog/?p=3803

Also, for more games, candy, and fun, be sure to stop across the street for the Halloween event sponsored by Kiwanis at the Spring Valley Community Center.

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

Engaged {SE MN Engagement Portrait Photographer}

Ooooh I am just tickled to share these pictures of Alyx and Kal’s engagement session! I’ve known  Alyx  since she was a baby and lived  2 doors down from my Grandparents, taking her and her sister to the pool,   having taken her graduation photos what now seems like forever ago, working side by side with each other with her as an assistant for me since I started out, yearbook, the list could go on and on…  Love her and all the great memories I have with her!

I was honored  when Alyx asked me to do their engagement photos and I was excited to meet Kal after hearing so much about him from Alyx. Here are some of my favorite images from their engagement shoot downtown Rochester.   It was such a perfect fall day… beautiful weather, fun photos, and supper at the Outback! Congratulations to you two!!

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

Courtney ’14 {Stewartville MN Senior Portrait Photographer}

I have no idea where to start considering this post is about my cousin…

I’ve been blessed to be able to make a career for myself out of my love for photography. However, my journey was started with a lot of help from family and friends, Court being one of them.  You may have met her on photo shoots with me or have seen the many photos I have taken of her the last eight and a half years I have been in business….. She’s incredibly caring, fun, and  beautiful... 

Court, thank you so much for actually wanting me to take your senior portraits.   Thank you for being an awesome little cousin.  Thank you for putting up with me, thank you for being my model when I was first starting out, and thank you for always being there for me.   Stay true to who you are, don’t ever change and don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.    Lastly, know that I am always here for you and that I love you!!!

Comment

Your email is never<\/em> published or shared. Required fields are marked *

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