I do all my portraits and family photos outdoors. Here’s how a session usually goes. You schedule something, and we talk about locations, what you want, and when we’ll meet in Grand Marais or on Lake Superior. Then you pay the fee. The day of the sitting, we meet, get to know each other and get to work. Photography sessions run about an hour long, and I try to get four different locations within the area we choose. I have standard locations, such as Artist’s Point, that I use often. At those places, I pretty much know where I’m going to set up. For new locations, we’ll have fun figuring the details out when we arrive. If it’s an individual portrait or senior photos, then I might recruit your family or friends — if they’re along — to hold an umbrella or point a flash. I love to shoot more causally and in the moment and have fun while I’m taking your photo. I might ask you to turn your head or move your arm a little, but I’m not going to pose you in a specific way (unless you really want me to). I think spur of the moment pictures that show you and your family having fun represent the area and your vacation better than a stiffly posed shot. Did I mention that we’ll have fun?

I like to have fun and I like to get to know you during these shoots, so expect to have fun. The above photo was taken yesterday in a field of orange hawk weed. I used a special lens to create the blurred effect.

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Josh and Krista

Krista and Josh from an Engagement Photo session this summer.

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