menu
spiritFREE

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
Posted in Contest, Dogs, KidsTags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Show Hide 0 comments
Comment

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

Family {Ostrander MN Family Portrait Photographer}

Posted in Families

Family portraits are great for families documenting a point in their lives and capturing family dynamics at any given point, which can change quickly.

A few weeks ago, I had a particularly special shoot, the Siskow family. They had contacted me to get family photos as their patriarch, Wayne. He had been diagnosed with cancer and they wanted family photos before he wasn’t feeling well.

We found a time for that next weekend to go out to their family farm in Ostrander, MN before another extended family session. It wasn’t the most ideal time of day, but I wanted to be sure we were able to capture this moment for them. We ended up with a mix of weather during the shoot, wind, clouds, sun, and rain. Seemed fitting being that they are a farming family and are used to having to work with whatever mother nature gives them.

My heart is heavy this week as I have been informed of Wayne’s passing last week.

I’m honored they chose us to capture these family portraits for them. Photographs and memories are EVERYTHING when they are all you have left. There is no greater subject to photograph than a family. Family is important.

Posted in FamiliesTags: , , , , ,
Show Hide 0 comments
Comment

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

Prom 2020 {SE MN Prom Portrait Photographer}

Posted in Couples

Prom is an experience many high school students look forward to. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, dances were canceled, tickets refunded, tux rentals were never picked up and beautiful dresses sat in the closet. However, memories can still be made. And look how stunning they are! So happy they were able to get a little bit of that prom experience! with some portraits using downtown and the parks in Spring Valley, MN.

  • prom teens hokding hands
  • prom students dancing by an american flag
  • prom couple sitting on steps in spring valley, MN
Posted in CouplesTags: , , , , , ,
Show Hide 0 comments
Comment

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

Newborn Session that Rocks {Wykoff MN Newborn Portrait Photographer}

Posted in Newborns

Holy cow, am I excited to share these photos from Mr. W’s newborn session!!! This little sweetheart is more than just an adorable newborn, he also happens to be Andrea’s bundle of joy.

He was just 11 days old when we did Mr. W’s newborn session. His momma and I made sure to have a relaxed and fun time with his newborn session and he rocked it. I SO enjoyed having little W in our studio to take his newborn photos and look forward to capturing many more memories in the months and years to come.

P.S. Andrea, I am so proud of you and love seeing you as a mom.

Newborn laying with guitar
Dad with tattoos with newborn baby
Posted in NewbornsTags: , , , , , ,
Show Hide 0 comments
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.

fb
in
pi

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