Puppies love parks | Minneapolis Pet Photographer

This is my dog, Lola.  My fiancee and I adopted her into our family almost two years ago and I’ve loved every minute of being her puppy mom.  She’s a black lab/rottweiler mix with a heart of gold.  She’s got the pointy lab head and thick round chest of a rottweiler.  We love going to the park at Minnehaha Falls where she can swim so today I decided to bring my camera. 

She absolutely loves to swim.

And she is seriously the drooliest dog ever.

Nothing better than a mouth full of sand!!

The thing about Lola is, she is absolutely obsessed with tennis balls.  She will bark like a crazy dog to get you to throw it.

 

This picture makes her look so mean–it cracks me up!! Nope, just mid bark to get us to throw the ball!! Next picture, smiley happy dog!

We also met some beautiful new friends.

I love dog smiles so much.  Nothing better than a big dog smile with a huge tongue hanging out. Puppy bliss…

 

 

by mengeseth

no comments

Business cards!

Just got my new business cards with updated branding.  These have a matte lamination coating and gloss ink over the vines.  I love them!  And yes, that may just be Pelican Complete Works of Shakespeare propping them up.

by mengeseth

no comments

First Snow | Minneapolis Family Photography

This session was on the first snow of the year.  It was an absolutely beautiful afternoon and the snow was really coming down.  And, you’d never know it, but really cold!  The Dohm family were such troopers in the wind and snow and I think braving the elements was well worth it. Their little girl was such a joy to work with. Despite the freezing cold, she was so natural and had the most beautiful smile.  I’m dying to photograph her again!

Mom Megan is pregnant with their second–and I’m so excited to meet baby!

The snow was falling pretty fast, so I had to up my shutter speed to catch the flakes in mid-air.  I just love the whimsical effect it has…

 

by mengeseth

no comments

Dancing with tutus|Minneapolis, Madison Children’s Photographer

I made a recent trip to Madison to both visit my family and photograph these three little cuties; Lela (4), Ashlyn (3) and Kellen (7 months).  The two little girls were so excited to get their pictures taken with their dance tutus.  Lela loves princesses so much that she even sang a few songs from The Little Mermaid for me.:)  Do I see actress in her future?

Kellen is a 7 month old peanut. He is tube fed due to failing to grow.  Basically- Kellen is the cutest little button of a baby with the biggest smile I’ve ever seen. Being about the size of a newborn, I am used to very little facial expressions but this little guy had the brightest eyes and the biggest smile!

I love the triptych below.  As I was shooting this I was really hoping I could get a great progression of movement. I think it was a success!

Look at those eyes!

And nothing better than cute baby feet.

I really think that Kellen was posing. Seriously-

And I got SO MANY flowers during this shoot.  Beautiful!

by mengeseth

no comments

Like getting a new ‘do…!

I’ve slowly been working my way through the last couple of shoots so hopefully I’ll have a few more posts up within the next few weeks. I’ve also decided to rework my website content (gasp!) and par it down a bit. I’m always so excited to show so much–but it’s making it difficult to navigate I think. Keep an eye out for some killer portfolio updates! I’m so excited…

Can I also say I’m so grateful for the wonderful weather we’ve been having here in Minneapolis? It’s like an extension of my summer shooting. I”m loving it so much…

by mengeseth

no comments

F a c e b o o k   F a n   P a g e