Costume Contest WINNER!

We have a winner! Straight from the polls:

Lego-Man 30.5% 54
Frank the Frankenstein 39.0% 69
Dorothy & her dog 30.5% 54

It was clearly a close one, and we had 177 votes overall, but FRANK THE FRANKENSTEIN takes home the title - Costume Contest Winner 2009!

We will be in touch with all three families within the week and make sure you get your prizes. Thanks everyone for voting and participating! We will be contacting those of you who placed orders once they're in.

Halloween Costume Contest FINALISTS!

Well, it was a hit! More than 40 kids participated in our Halloween Costume Contest & Food Drive this year, and I know I had as much fun as they did. :)

Thanks so much to Java Train, for co-sponsoring and hosting the event with us, as well as Second Harvest Heartland, who were were able to donate (drum roll) over 150 items of food to with your help! Thanks also to music teacher Kristin Morant who helped sponsor our treat bags! Make sure you contact her at kristin@kristinmorant.com or 651-247-5015 to use the voice or piano lesson coupon from your treat bag or for more info on music lessons.

As for the finalists... wow, was it a tough decision! Check out all of these adorable kids, and you'll see why!


There were at least eight kids in serious running, but we had to narrow it down. Selection was based on 1.PERSONALITY! 2.costume originality and 3.the final photos overall. Here's our selection for this year... (make sure you head to the bottom of this page to place your vote!)
With your help, one of these winners will take home the title of Costume Contest09 Winner and receive gift certificates from Java Train & Feather Blue Studios. But don't worry, we have some fabulous treasure for the finalists too. ;)

PLACE YOUR VOTE by clicking below, and in one week we'll announce the winner.Click Here to Vote Now! (THANKS ALL! VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.)

Thanks again everyone! Don't forget, just a few days left to place orders of your Halloween cuties if you haven't done so yet!

Girls & their Dolls - a perfect combo for fun!

As I'm working on filling some orders from our Girl Meets Doll event held this past September, I realized I never posted any snapshots from the fun!

Girl Meets Doll was a chance for girls and their dolls (American Girl Doll, etc) to get their photo taken with their doll, enjoy a craft, and create their own doll hair masterpiece (which they loved)! We're thinking of doing another one in the Spring/Summer so if you're interested please email me to let me know, so we can make sure it happens... Happy Weekend All! :)

Miriam {senior pictures - St Paul}

It seem like I've been shooting senior sessions like mad lately, so I thought it was about time I posted some images of one!

Miriam is one of my favorite seniors. Of course, I'm a little biased... she's been our babysitter for the last few years and the kids love her! :) We will be sad when she heads off to college next year, but if she's not too far away perhaps we'll still see her once in a while. ;)

Miriam and I had a great time shooting in the studio and on-location in Saint Paul around the quaint Selby Ave area. As usual, I took a ton of pictures... here's some of my faves!

It's November!

Happy November everyone! Where does the time go??? :)

Super busy around here editing hs senior & child/family shoots from the last few weeks, as well as filling a number of orders. Thanks for your patience to those of you who have been waiting! Just a little update from the studio...

-The Halloween Costume Contest event and shoot on Friday was a blast! Thank you to all who made it - I believe we photographed approximately 40 costumed kids that day - what fun to see all the unique costumes!

-Thanks especially for your generous food shelf contributions! We were able to gift Second Harvest Heartland with more than 150 non-perishable food items! What a blessing we can be to our community when we work together...

-The winner of the $25 Gift Certificate for brining the most items is Lindsay R., who brought 34 items! Thank you Lindsay! - we will be in touch in the next week to get you your prize.

-The Halloween photo gallery (& 3 contest finalists) will be posted in about a week. Keep an eye out for that email if you were part of our event.

-Still looking to create some stunning images for your Family Christmas card this year? Please note that the last day recommended to shoot with holiday deadlines in mind is November 24th. Call or email us soon to set up your session!

Will post again (with some pix of Halloween cuties) soon. Wishing you a beautiful day...