Kirby and Tyler hail from these parts, but are currently living in New York City. We shot down in Red Wing and at Tyler’s home right on the Mississippi River. Vintage boat? Yup. Luscious field? Got it. Quaint little city? Check. All of those factors produced this awesome little shoot.

Summer in Minnesota is so lush. I hooked up the Jess and Matt in St. Paul to shoot around their old stomping grounds and everything was so green and cheery. Oh, and we stopped for an ice cream cone along the way. YUM.

Krista & Nate are both photographers. They love dogs. I bought them their first-ever Jello shots. It was a fantastic shoot with some pretty great people.

**please note the change in date to May 2nd**

I have been a professional photographer for 6+ years now and have learned a lot, made a TON of mistakes and had some really great successes. When I was first starting out, no one in the photography world would talk to me about starting a business. They were afraid I will take all of their secrets and steal their clients. Looking back, I still find it ridiculous how secretive everyone was. And I know how hard it is to get up and running, and find shortcuts and tips that will help you grow as a photographer and business owner.

I do not claim to have all of the answers nor do I think of myself as a photographing smarty-pants. But I do receive many emails from photographers starting out who are looking for answers. And that is what this is about, giving the help that I had to fight for in the beginning of my career.

“Camera Day” has been designed to help the budding photographer find their way in those beginning and middle stages. It’s full of information that I would have killed for 6 years ago. We will talk about inspiration and where to find it, why networking is SO important and how to get your dream clients. There will also be some shooting time, complete with hot models and a photo critique after the shoot. And all of your meals are also included. Lots of yummy stuff!!!

I will show you how I do what I do. No secrets. No BS. Just bring your camera.

The entire day, SUNDAY, MAY 2ND (9am-8pm), including meals is $400, a deposit of $200 holds your spot. Click here to sign up!!

Want more info? Call or email Stephany @ EyeSpy.

A Valentine’s Day engagement session complete with excited puppy and mini snow storm.

Had a great engagement shoot on Valentine’s Day with tons of snow, a pup, the city, and 2 fun participants. More coming soon!

I was closing out my 2009 paperwork and as I was going through the names, I started remembering all of the great people I met and worked with in ‘09. I was lucky enough to get to shoot in Duluth, Cincinnati and Chicago as well as the Cities. I made a little “best of” posting for my super favorite engagement shoots, really its just a sampling. I CAN’T WAIT to work with all of these gorgeous people in the coming year.

Top Wedding post will be coming soon!

I think you have figured out by now, that I love taking pictures of people. It’s kinda my thang. And some may say I am pretty good at it. Something that makes me better at what I do is shooting in new places. I love being put in completely new surroundings and finding the beauty in this new place. That was what I did with Kalie and Chris’s engagement shoot. They met on campus at Gustavus Adolphus, in the cafeteria. What better place to shoot their portraits than at the scene of the crime? So off we went to gorgeous St. Peter. Kalie and Chris showed me around the campus and showed me some of the spots where they lived and went to class. Then we headed to the downtown area of St. Peter after a quick outfit change and found a bunch of great new places to take some pictures. And then we topped it off with Blizzards for the drive home. YUM!!

It’s a super sweet engagement session! Full posting coming in a few!

When Jen and Jason first came over for their consultation, I immediately liked them. They were totally cute and stylish, had an adorable dog, and Jen’s dad was a wedding photographer, so they were pretty educated on the subject of photography. They definitely wanted to do their engagement photos in October because they LOVED the fall. A perfect couple-photographer match for me!

October finally came and it was not the fall we were hoping for. It snowed and the high temp for the day was 35 degrees. Really?!? But we all agreed that we should just go for it and we did. We hit up the Guthrie Theater to stay warm for the 1st half, then ventured out to the Stone Arch area with Miss Violet the poochie for the 2nd half. Even though we froze our booty’s off, I am IN LOVE with this session!! So much fun!

I am not sure which one I like more….this one…

or this one…?

Violet!

Rocking the house!!

My fav

So sweet!