Remember Jon + Senate's gorgeous Mill City Museum wedding last summer? Well, this family session was equally as gorgeous and after rescheduling because of weather, we were given an absolutely perfect Minnesota summer evening. This was another all film session (Jon's jaw kinda dropped when I mentioned I was using film that night and I may have had to reassure him film still "works"). Some thoughts on documentary portrait sessions...I think a lot of families don't want the hassle of scheduling family photos because…well, they have a family and families are often amazing, but equally challenging and crazy. The thought of spending a bunch of money and risking everything not going "perfect" just seems too stressful. Are we worried that our crazy, wild, imperfect family life isn't good enough? for a photographer? To show on Facebook? I'm as guilty of it as anyone. We had family photos taken for the first time a month ago! I want to encourage anyone who is on the fence about setting up a session with me or any other photographer to just relax and take a deep breath. For those with little kids…there will be meltdowns. Its O.K. For those with young kids, they may trip and fall. They might cry. It's O.K. Older kids may hate the idea at first. It's O.K. They will eventually come out of their shell. In the end, you will have a collection of photographs documenting what your life truly is in this season. Life is never perfect. Your photos may not look perfect. Did I just say, that? Perfection is not my goal. Being authentic is. Don't hide who you are and you'll help make the best photographs ever. If you are interested in booking a documentary portrait session, please contact me soon. This year is filling up quickly! Thanks for the support everyone! -R $XÚÿÕÎP F aKnAßÝ�äp%o¨Ø|7}s^©È Æ ?tÈ( ¤©ë HÍ Í7Rs^3ÝÚQl±¤NyQ¢&z75ðn´¸Øê,â¢¦,*|Înì.Ä.¤wJô£æ¦~êúÂ ¦#É»¯ AøyÔõsÍ4ó±ä·Ä'û1!KøyÔ:ýTø[Si2Eþdps{Gb|®¹6AÙ 14 û ÌuÖ¥63È 5¤ÝÆ}SZk5Jº²nó·è8AîÚÛP&ÄslZbçÛú3 â~âTK¶¾r÷0ü£³Pn´)úZ¯C ªumB(èÃ½æÂÜ5r ÌÝøÙ¯GO¤K íòy@½¹AòÞ¯-Z9()6åm@»P!j½¨µ6÷@àÄc& ÿ×§Z&ÜÙ¬Qß@÷Cpq¬l.>È95[ªx¿tcÛkÝ¼Ad]~P0Õãiº ?IÂ |dä í´SHÄd ¤TSëbJ ¦-¸ÅÝ¸wÎit*)!}eS#¾ú¼oRëÚ7QTf5Æiö8hÚOîv7¸ømüß?¨j4?áz}[#¤ptc]÷ù~¨*ô.¢£Õþ'é5´SIS¥é!ÑÓÍ!Üé¦'Îñ~w|¬ÿ�åÕ¶#Iâ m-Ü9AòçÇ]f)µfÓF|¬»õAÂõwÊ}A!Ö@ a@ÒÎè Ëksbì`îAÿÐ§iè ²íòýdº¾?òoDZ¼['¥Ð JÐ9@ïÄl÷@FÊÔ÷"È6"ðÊ¦MùAÞôÙ)XpEèú^6çÌÃ´ Î¿ôñY©úUiiÅ¼I ãl|ÄrÍ7¦µfJÉ~48ºÎÍ®väMÖÿ�* Í_ÃØ TWÏOQ.ÈÜÿ�á¦ïÜà>]º Jô§VQWé¦ ª(+$Þbpp8·÷Aô7TUÇÓ®N§7¢~sM>¼ ù7®u§ê:Í]KÃvý 4¤¹Äú x@x(°dXÙéÍðPÑþ`ñ] eïÿÑ¬Ó¯pU§`òÝ¿D-ßõ2ý[4îúOS¦?ê!§='þÀ VÃ'¢2' IE$:Ih/Ü×¯ègðñ4ZT9d Îêý2ÍJ ·O#4vë3Ûê9¡éº¢Qþ&&»TÏò´nØÇ~g1ëµ5]vé)é©£uL³KB OòÝñÈZûñçb = d]SO¥jÔ¨[ßÅ2:=µÜ6HÑÜeÌz wÄ:á}4$Î1¢y{,ÜO~ ùU¨.yõ'(*O(¬,Ö@×5ãÈ@ÙY HÎ×Æ�ßª2>È5!¥ÝZ øh?KåÿÒ® Õi XP_@0;wA#nfºªÆýrØêÇÝ²3Úè ü=§ ñÒÏò A¦ ¼ÑôÑ½·ª Ç QlÛ² ª,gñû ,:qô=Â yw1î¥ d>èÜÑ8v÷å'µÐ;ñÔf-³4¶9leò×t»Öú]e«¤¿àw´XØýÿÓãÉæA}¤Ö Â ==@{3 °¢ ú~ H6ÚäRtþ¢+ô¨çkâÛ:Ø?ÿÔã ùYÑ|ÍA¨Ó¾Pþ¤ M/AOÀAY"HÊ -KZÙÝalÿ�t ; +� ÝÃEídsF1Ê�J$ 10b 10c Kalscheuer Family 7.2014 074

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SUCH A GREAT WAY TO START MY 2012 WEDDING SEASON! WHILE PLAYING FRISBEE GOLF AT MOIR FOR ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY BY HOW COOL THIS LOCATION COULD BE. THE ACTUAL WEDDING DAY WENT REALLY WELL. THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WERE JUST GREAT PEOPLE TO BE AROUND ALL DAY. AFTER THE RECEPTION ENDED, TIM AND KELSEY MET UP WITH ME FOR A BRIEF PORTRAIT SESSION. I'M SO GLAD THIS WORKED OUT! A TIME FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM TO GET AWAY AND BE TOGETHER WITHOUT THE DISTRACTIONS OF THE DAY CAN BE SO REWARDING...HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO ALL MY COUPLES! TO EVERYONE VISITING...THANKS FOR SUPPORTING ME AND KEEPING UP WITH THIS BLOG. I AM ALWAYS HUMBLED BY YOUR INTEREST AND EXCITEMENT IN MY WORK. HERE YAH GO, MEET TIM AND KELSEY!