I love the outdoors for so many reasons, but watching the light and how it shifts and changes over the course of a day really works at my heart like nothing else. This photo was taken at sunset, in late November of this year, while Musky fishing. Winter light in Minnesota is worth staying here for. I'm hoping to get out and use it a lot more than in previous years.
Nikon D700 / 17mm @ f5 / 1/200 sec
My wife and I are minutes away from heading down to Rochester, MN where my brother-in-law is about to undergo surgery for colon cancer. Brandon has been through so much up to this point, including weeks of chemo and radiation treatment. I covet your prayers and support for him right now. At 5:45 a.m. on Thursday he will head to the Mayo Clinic and begin prep for a surgery that could take half the day or more. If you are reading this anytime tonight or Thursday please stop and PRAY. Thanks for all your support. **update on Brandon 12/8 - Surgery was a success and went very well, but now the long road to full recovery has begun. Please keep praying. Brandon will be recovering from surgery for 7-10 days and will need another 4 months or so of Chemo therapy. What a heroic time for Brandon. By God's help, he has made it thus far, but needs our prayers and support even more now. Keep it up!
we love you Brandon.
Thank you to all of the families that let me tag along this year. The more time I spend behind a camera the more I desire a minimal impact during family sessions. There is absolutely nothing wrong with all out posed photos and I do some of those, but I dont think my brain and heart work best that way. Maybe I'm drawn to photograph real moments because of the constant bombardment we receive of fake imagery through t.v./media/you name it. I really don't know, but I find myself moving in a certain direction and thats exciting! I think I can take this direction a lot further, however and I trust God will bring the right people my way that will feel served by this approach. I am amazed at what God has done over the past 2 years. I always struggle with my abilities and confidence as an artist, but I am so thankful for the grace extended to me. You are all a huge part of making this business more of a reality for me. THANK YOU. I feel like I'm living the dream :)
There is no "in season / out of season" for family portraits, especially with my style of trying to document real life happening. If you connect with these photos and want to book a time for me to come observe and hang with you and yours, contact me! Please, I would love it. Sessions start at $375 for 1 hour of photography and include all images with your choice of mini-album (these look amazing!) or credit towards a bunch of prints (I think you'll love these, too ).