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...

Halloween Costume Contest & Food Drive!

It's live! Here's the poster for our 2009 Halloween Costume Contest which will be held at the ever-popular Java Train cafe this year. Friday, October 30th, 3:30-6:30pm (see time slots options below).

(click on the poster if you want to enlarge)

This year I'm excited to say the event will also be a food drive, so bring a non-perishable food item (or several!) with you and let's help Second Harvest Heartland support our community!

Please note, you MUST PRE-REGISTER your child(ren) for a time slot so we can keep the event running smoothly and have the right number of treat bags on hand. 651.489.8281 or featherbluestudios@juno.com

-You may choose from 3:30(full), 4pm(full), 4:30(full), 5pm(full), 5:30, 6pm, or 6:30pm and arrive anytime in your half hour range. (Fri Oct 30th)

-When you call or email please include your first choice time slot as well as your next two preferred slots, especially as we get closer to the event and times begin to fill up.

-We need: a parents name, the child(ren)'s names, an email address for final confirmation, and ages. Kids 0-10 are welcome!

The fun (including crafts, mini photo sessions, and the treat bag) are all FREE with your non-perishable food drive donation. An online gallery will go up after the event for anyone interested in purchasing prints of the costumed cuties and a blog posting will go up with open-voting to finalize our winner!

Hope to see you there!!! Happy Fall!

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~Our event is TODAY!!! :) Schedule update as of Fri Oct 30th: morning: the time slots of 3:30, 4pm, 4:30pm & 5pm are now FULL. Please select from either 5:30, 6, or 6:30pm if you want to still register. I will still be taking registrations via phone or email, through 1pm today (Fri). If you leave a message, please leave the number of kids and an email address and the time slot, and consider yourself registered - we will try to send a confirm via email before 2pm.

~If you're checking this out last minute, and want to stop by and get in on the fun, please arrive somewhere between 5:30 & 6:45pm and hopefully we can squeeze you in! - (We cannot guarantee a treat bag if you are not pre-registered, but are trying to have extras, so hopefully that will not be a problem!).

~Food Drive Challenge! A $25 Gift Certificate from Feather Blue Studios will go to whoever brings the most food drive items! Stock up & bring 'em along... every bit helps, so bring one, bring several, or bring a bag full!

Outdoor Fall Family Photo Shoot Day! {Twin Cities / Saint Paul child family photography}

Don't miss out on the FALL FUN! ~~~ Our OUTDOOR FALL FAMILY MINI-SHOOT DAY is fast approaching! Coming up Saturday, October 10th, with time slots ranging from 10am to 1:30pm. This is an exceptional chance to capture your family or child/baby holiday photo with plenty of time to get that Christmas card out!

These time and money saving mini-sessions are 45 minutes of fun for the investment of just $85 (which includes a $25 order credit!) Shooting at Como park, hopefully we'll enjoy some beautiful fall colors and mild weather.

Several slots still open... Please call 651.489.8281 or email featherbluestudios@juno.com for availability and booking.



Cheers! ~Shannon :)
(St Paul & Twin Cities Child / Family Photographer)
Feather Blue Studios
www.featherbluestudios.com

Hunter's claim to snack fame...

Hey All,

I feel like I have been so busy lately that I have left this blog lacking of anything with much of a personal vibe, :) so I thought I'd at least go ahead and post these images of Hunter (my son, now 2 1/2) and his impact on the baby snack aisle at Target...

He shot this job (which he got through our local modeling agency for those of you who will ask) :) last fall, and lo-and-behold the product actually showed up on shelves this summer just as they said it would (it does not always work this smoothly, trust me). :)

So here he is, in all his glory, selling loads of mango-peach flavored toddler finger food and lovin' it...






(And yes, he does have kool-aid stains on his face, but apparently I was too tired to scrub it off before we shot these photos and too tired to retouch-it out of them now... Real life, enough said.) :)

Shannon :)

PS - For those of you who will inevitably ask how you can get your adorable child into modeling, please see our Model Integrity division at www.ModelIntegrity.com. Through Model Integrity, I hold workshops offering parents and teen/adult models perspective on modeling in the Twin Cities, help them avoid scams & save money, find a legit modeling agency in MN, and offer information on what steps to take next. While we don't have the next workshop date set right now, if you want to get on the mailing list, please email us at modelintegrity@juno.com and also subscribe to follow the Model Integrity blog. Rates for shooting model portfolios or doing comp cards are available under the fashion section of my main Feather Blue Studios site as well. :)