Adam and Amanda are ENGAGED!!

Yay, wedding plans, bridal showers, BACHELORETTE PARTY!! 

Just kidding....Adam and Amanda are NOT engaged, but we thought it would be fun to do a fake engagement session. Actually, I thought it would be fun and they just happened to be the lucky couple I chose!! 

For some reason this site will only let me upload 5 photos per blog, so this one is a 2-piecer!! Yay! 

I have to say one of the most intimidating thing to do as a photographer is to photograph other photographers. Lucky for me, Adam and Amanda are BOTH photographers. They put up with me and helped me out A LOT!! There are a couple more photos I will be adding to this post. I just don't have them edited yet! 

Thanks guys! 

Apparently I DO have an obsession with feet.....

I am posting the links to their sites so you can check them out! I don't think Amanda's is up and running so I will add that when she has it ready.....

Adam -    www.adamhommerding.com

Part 2......

We started the session in Adam's house because he had these big beautiful windows....

This is one of my favorite photos of all time! I think it is because I know them on a personal level and this captures their true expressions....

as does this one.....

Charisma

Today I did a photoshoot of some of the girls from Charisma Hair Salon. (From left; Allison, April and Katie) all recently passed their color tests. We went downtown and took some of these fun shots.

We had a lot of weird weather to deal with and it was REALLY windy, but I think they turned out pretty awesome! Thanks girls!

I absolutely love getting my hair done at Charisma. The atmosphere at the salon is very relaxing and all the girls are so nice. They are located in Fargo, North Dakota on 32nd Ave. South. To book an appointment call 701.356.6456.

My cousin Syd!

So, while interning in Washington for school I got the chance to do a session of my cousin Sydney. We had a lot of fun and got a lot of different "expressions." What a great model. Here are some of my favs....

And one of Syd's favs....

This girl looks like a freaking model!!

Hopefully there will be more of her in the near future....

And of course....My favorite kids EVER!!

Because I had very limited time in North Dakota this summer, I wanted to make sure I got some shots of my niece and nephews. These images truly depict their characters. Samantha the sweet and charming (or so you think).....

Ethan and his love for rocks...He is very serious about the things he loves. After this shot he gave the rock a bath AKA threw it as far as he could into the lake....

and then there's Race....Nothing hurts this boy....I loved the shots with his band-aid on his head! He is such a silly boy.....

and I had to add this one.....Sam considers herself the "worm lady" but will not touch them with her bare hand. She will hold them all day long if she can, but she will wear that glove all day too.  :)

I am going to miss these kids like crazy!!

SAM

So, even though I am not a "cat" person, I have a blast every time I head to Claudia's with a camera! She has 7 cats and this was the second one I photographed. Eventually, we plan to do all 7 AND the dog!! 

So, Sam is the oldest of her cats and he has not been outside for 18 years!! So, what does Claudia suggest? Let's take Sam outside!! We did and are definitely not disappointed.

Some of the funniest shots were just watching Sam play under the bench.

I can't wait to photograph the next cat....It will definitely be an interesting session...It is the silliest looking cat I have ever seen (in a good way). Hopefully will be coming soon....

Andrew is ONE!!

It seems like I just finished editing Andrew's photos from when he was just born! Wow, he has grown a lot, but still has those beautiful eyes!! We had a fun little session with Andrew for his one year photos. He had a lot of silly expressions....

Then of course, I just love this one of the family!

This was definitely Andrew's favorite part of the session. He smiled and laughed the whole time daddy helped him walk....

And as skeptical as mommy was about the "foot shot," I think it turned out adorable...

Miller Family

I had the opportunity to photograph Vicki's family a couple weeks ago. What a beautiful family! I met Vicki while working at the State's Attorney's Office. This was probably the last nice day in Fargo. It has rained ever since.

Anyway, her nephews were GREAT assistants. They helped with posing, carrying stools and climbing trees. Those boys are so creative!

The boys loved having silly faces....Editing Berg (the one on the left) was somewhat disturbing as I realized he turned his eyelids INSIDE-OUT!! Ahhhh!!

And here are all 11 of them.....

Thank you Miller family. I had a great time photographing you!