Posts from — February 2008

So,  I have a new best friend. Don’t be sad S. & T. there is room for more.  I can’t wait to introduce you!  Meet little G.  He was such a riot and we had the time of our lives. You would think we had played together forever!  Check out little G.’s smile, isn’t that enough to make you want to schedule your own playdate with him.

 This little boy was so fun, full of life and well mannered.  Our conversations went somthing like this..  G. see my trains? Me. Wow, I love these (I am quite the Brio and Thomas fan myself).  Percy is my favoriteG.  He’s greenMe. I love green, is that your favorite color? (his mom already told me it was so I cheated a little there)G.  uh huh, play in my room?  Me. sure, I’ll come to your room, Can I take a quick picture of you here first?G. Yes (and he would continue to plant himself where ever I ask. Really, this is the easiest 2 year old to date). He was sooooo easy, fun and did I mention CUTE!  His parents were wonderful also. I do have share that I had about a 15 minute conversation with G.’s mom before I knew she was pregnant. I mean, she is due in 2 months and you cant even tell!  I am going to have to admit, I may never have noticed had she not mentioned it to me.  What a gorgeous mom!  I am so glad they were open to doing some maternity shots also.  

 Thank you so much B. Family for the playdate! 

 I crashed the homecoming. This little girl hadn’t even been home 24 hours when I headed over to do her first photosession.  I mean, she was NEW! Beautiful little T. is such a perfect baby. At first T. decided she would show us what life was like with a newborn.  No sleep and a few tears, but finally…well, she got tired,  and we made beautiful memories together. There is something about newborn photography that takes my breath away. The smell of them, the way they curl up..(just look at her curl below). 

The little way they try to follow their parents voice, the bird like way their mouth gets when they are hunger, the smell of their skin… Everything is amazing.  This little girl reminded me so much of my son the day we brought him home. In fact, her first name is his middle name!

 I feel so honored and blessed to have been able to document the first days of this newborns life. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek B. family!

As you can see from this post, there was not a lack of images I loved, I loved them all…and I hope mom and dad do too!  xoxo - Lisa 

It is always such a blessing to be asked to photograph a childs first year or 2. I get to watch them grow, and I am personally involved in capturing and creating milestone memories for those first big moments in life. From the begininning, to sitting, crawling, walking (and in a lot of cases running!). This is one of my favorite things about being a children’s photographer.  It is such an honor and a privilage.  Meet my latest graduate. Little A.  She has been such a joy to photograph and her parents are amazing. I am always a little sad when the final session in the plan is finished, but I look forward to the toddler years and in many cases (I hope) photographing thier high school senior pictures.  A. and I have been through a lot.  The snow at Como Park, a beautiful summer day in Minneapolis Park, she was one of the first bookshelf babys I photographed and many of you may recognize her from my website (that picture is below).  You have come a long way little Ms. A.  Thank you for the ride!xoxo - lisa 

I had a wonderful client email me images of her pictures on the wall today..and I have to say, I LOVED it!  You see, I get to meet all these fabulous people, play with their kids, create these memories and when the pictures go home with them, I don’t usually get to see them again until our next session (if that one is held at the home). I was soooooooo excited (as you can tell from the long drawn out oooo) to receive these and see how beautiful it looked on her wall. Thank you G. Family.  So this got me thinking…all you blog reading, past clients..feel free to send me pictures of your art on the wall. You never know when it will show up on the blog! Have a happy day!xoxo - Lisa 

Meet little Miss L.   This had to be one of the best “day in the life” photography sessions I have ever shot.  Little L. has a special connection with Elvis. She loves all things Elvis, and I agree with her mom that it may be because she shares a birthday with the King Of Rock and Roll.  L. is quite the artist. Not only can she sing..(here she is singing some Elvis ballads to me)  she also draws (and you should see her mom’s AMAZING art. Did I mention her mom is an artist?)  

oh yeah, and I almost forgot to mention…all of this from a gorgeous, brown-eyed 3 year old. Yup, my serenading, art drawing, bed jumping,  fun loving subject is 3. Does life get any better than this?!? 

Nope, not triplets (twins though)..but they sure looked like it.  I had the honor of photographing these beautiful twins and their wonderful big sister this winter.  We had such an amazing session at the downtown Minneapolis Photography studio.  It felt more like play than work! My Minneapolis Children’s Photography business has had quite the run on twins lately.  I have been photographing a set of twins almost weekly for the last month. It must be my own twin karma. My twin sister lives in Portland, Oregon, which feels like a world away at times, so I absolutely love the twin moments I have been allowed to capture lately. 

I wanted to share their “baby blocks” canvas and use this as an opportunity to share one of my most popular products. It is a series of 3 10×20 (in this case 10×12) canvases that can be displayed throughout your home to showcase one or all of your children. This is by far our most popular canvas product at Lisa Slotsve Modern Children’s Photography.   

These pictures show it displayed, as well as closer so you can see the amazing detail on how these canvases wrap around the image, and become lifelong works of art.   

 I couldn’t just share the products though, I have to show more from this fun session with the E. family.   I can’t wait until next time! 

Meet little man C. 

I could eat him up (I told his mom this). This little guy is lucky he got to leave the Minneapolis studio, I mean, I could have photographed him all day!It’s as if little C. knew he was being a dream model. He would smile, pose, change outfits..smile, pose and start all over. It was love at first site!  I can not wait to watch little C. grow into the amazing little boy I can already tell he is.  Thanks for the trip to the studio!

the conversation goes something like this….

 ”let’s do pictures in the red skyway downtown minneapolis and then go to my trendy hair place and do some there..it has this great floor, and a large barn door..”

the rest I can’t remember because I was thinking….uhmmmm. YES!!  (I mean, who wouldn’t want to do portraits of a 9 month old in downtown Minneapolis skyway system. It is this modern Twin Cities Portrait photographers dream!)  I love it that my clients are creative. I also love that I get to follow most of these adorable little blessings - like Ms. R. through thier precious life. Little Ms. R. is part of my baby plan and these were her 9 month pictures.  Time flies when your having fun.

- xoxo

sometimes..when you are my neighbor..and  it’s snowing…and I’m a photographer, and I take your picture..you end up on my (blog).  Oh how I love my neighbors.  Isn’t the whole concept behind neighbors wonderful! Someone to hang out with, pull you out of the ditch (well, hypothetically, if you were to ever go around a snowy corner quickly) someone to take pictures of on a beautiful snowy Minnesota day.  Meet my neighbors.. Whitty and  Ms. T.  You guys are the best!  (can I borrow some sugar??) 

I’ve been tagged!  For those of you that aren’t familiar with this (I actually wasnt until recently) There is a little game that photographers around the world are playing, the game goes like this..tag  photographer they admire and they need to share 8 facts about themselves that most people dont know.  I have been tagged THREE TIMES in the last couple of weeks, by some AMAZING photogrpahers - Those who tagged me are listed here www.suzannedeatonphotography.com , http://www.suwaneephotography.com/  So time to get bloggin, here are my facts.. 1 - I love to sing, but have the WORST voice (think cameron diaz in the wedding singer)2 - I am addicted to Skim Vanella Lattes (starbucks, caribou, from home..doesnt matter where it’s from) ..and sometimes drink up the three in a day3 - I used to bow hunt and was pictured in  bow hunters magazine in 2007.>4 - I worked 3 jobs in college AND graduated in 3 years. 5 - I don’t do laundry…my amazing husband has always done it.6 - I have a twin sister, and yes, I felt when she was in a serious accident.7 - I graduated from college one year short of the standard 4 years. I double majored in 3 years while holding down 3 jobs, I’m a muli tasker8 - I am afraid to fly..yet I married a pilot and both my parents have thier pilots licenses.Now I have to pick some photographers to tag.www.dimplesphotography.com (great girl with great style)www.cherylmuhrphotography.com (uhmm need I say more, her children’s photography work is to die for)www.chris+lynn.com (to say I am obssessed with thier wedding style photography would be an understatement)www.tjcameron.com (another great photographer, and person..with awesome style)so here you go..tag your it!