Minnesota Dog Photographer

Force | Quarry Park & Downtown St. Cloud

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This session hails from the archives — all the way back to 2017! My gear and editing may have evolved since then, but the joy, personality, and tail wags are timeless. Some moments just deserve another round in the spotlight, and this one still makes me smile. (Originally photographed in 2017. Part of the “From the Vault” series — rediscovering some of my favorite classic sessions!) Force the fun loving lab! This dude’s mom was leaving the St. Cloud area and wanted to capture her well aged pup before she did. We did a split location session – half of […]

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Josie | Quarry Park, Waite Park MN

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This session hails from the archives — all the way back to 2017! My gear and editing may have evolved since then, but the joy, personality, and tail wags are timeless. Some moments just deserve another round in the spotlight, and this one still makes me smile. (Originally photographed in 2017. Part of the “From the Vault” series — rediscovering some of my favorite classic sessions!) Josie an adventurous pup + a summer day + Quarry Park equals an EPIC dog photography session! She bounced, posed, strolled, jumped in the swamp and happily chased her ball.  We started on with

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Frank & Bell | Central Minnesota

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Frank’s owner had won a session from a silent auction and contacted me before they moved out of the state for a new adventure. The day arrived, cloudy with threats of rain (but it held off huzzah!). We toodled area at their house out in the country with a MASSIVE yard, a quaint bridge, a vast wildflower area, cute pond and loads of running room. (If you want to do a session at your house, this is the IDEAL backyard!) Frank was adopted from Tri County Humane Society and his formal new name is actually: Franklinias! He, like all the

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Photography composition you may not know: Rückenfigur

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Exactly. You’ve heard of rule of thirds, framing, leading line, fill the frame & negative space, all the classics. All discussed, written & rewritten a bazillion times over, from physical books to blogs & beyond.  Except when we land on something like the rule of odds or Rückenfigur.  What the heck is Rückenfigur? Rückenfigur is German and literally translates as “back figure”.  Coined during the 19th century German Romanticism movement & popularized by landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich in the 1810-1820s. Though this timeframe wasn’t created in the early 1800s as examples of the main figure turned away from the

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DIY Valentine’s Portraits for Your Pup

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Break out the pinks & reds and shower everyone with LOVE! It is Valentine’s Day!  For Blue’s portraits I broke out the pink seamless paper and box of Valentine’s props, then added in a strobe with a softbox to my left. Weirdly I typically light from the left, though this may be due to the layout of the living room. (I also light this way when I have more space hahaha!) Blue gets excited when the camera & lights come out, and he happily works for sliced cheese.  Ready to DIY your own Valentine’s dog portraits with your pup?  First

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