Skyler : Albert Lea Class of 2011 : Senior Portraits

What a beautiful name, Skyler! And it fits her perfectly. This girl has a mega-watt smile and some star power on the basketball court.
Normally a t-shirt and jeans type of girl, Skyler took it up a notch for her senior pictures. Look at those beautiful nails! Good thing she just finished basketball camp, those puppies wouldn't last long there. :)
I had a blast with Skyler and her bf's mom during her Scandalous photo shoot. We drove to a couple unique locations and of course we had to do a field of wildflowers because every girl wants that classic image. But take a look at the beautiful blue sky! It was a gorgeous day.
Enjoy,
Becca

Sonia : Children's Portrait Photography

Good evening everyone! I'm working late tonight. Just finished a big family session and the guys are hanging with grams and gramps so I'm alone catching up on more work.
I just wanted to share a few images from a session a little while back. This little cutie's mommy knew me a looong time! :) Yeah, I'm THAT old!
I was good friends with her in high school and had since went our separate ways, not keeping in touch until I delved into the world of facebook and TA DA! Instant connectivity to old friends and new acquaintances. I really enjoy FB no matter how much my husband makes fun of it!
So I've gotten a little caught up on Kelly and her daughter, but I was thrilled a couple months ago when she messaged me saying she'd like to do a session the next time she came down to visit her parents. I guess she had seen enough of my posts to convince her she needed her own work of art!
I hope you enjoy looking at a few of these images. Kelly has already seen the whole gallery (just today) and had to email me, facebook message me, and text me to let me know who much she loved them! I LOOOOVED that!
Enjoy!
Rebecca
P.S. I have to apologize for making Kelly's mom cry when she first saw them! But they were very good tears. I really know I hit the mark when that happens. :)

Annamarie : Senior Photography : Austin High School

I invite you to take a peek at the beautiful and talented Annamarie's senior photo shoot. She is a lovely girl and an awesome dancer and a soccer super star! :)
I had a great time with Annamarie and her entourage... including her friend, little sis and mommy dearest. We didn't go too crazy in the studio as this pretty lady enjoys being outside. She is a lifeguard and you wouldn't be able to tell it from her awesome tan, would you???
Alas, I have to go back to working on uploading all of her images for her gallery.
Enjoy!
Rebecca

Congratulations!

I just wanted to share my excitement for a couple cuties and their families.
The first is Kamri and her photo won 3rd place in the digitally enhanced category of McKenna Professional's Tiny Tots Contest.
It's their 29th Annual National Children's Contest, so there were entries from across the United States.
She won a $15 Toys R Us gift card...
And the second cutie I need to congratulate is John (JP) Lynne. He won 2nd place in the bloopers category and he will be receiving a $25 Toys R Us gift card!

Hooray! :) I'm so happy for these kids.
They were some cute photos, but the contest is supposed to be judged on the cuteness of the kid, not so much the photography... but a good photographer never hurts! :)
Enjoy!
Rebecca

Megan & Ryan : Beautiful Wedding Photography : Mason City, IA

This gorgeous couple was featured earlier this year in a post about their winter engagement session... well, it's summer, finally! And their wedding day was perfect in spite of the storms that hit days before and the night of their wedding.
The wedding was at Reformed Christian Church in Mason City, IA and the reception followed at the Mason City Country Club.
We were able to make some stops along the way to the reception, including East Park and PM Park in Clear Lake, with the wedding party and get those fun, outdoor pictures that everyone loves! My favorite is the one of the wedding party jumping on the beach. I had so many other great ideas that we just didn't have time for... there never seems to be enough! :)
I can't wait to share these with Megan and Ryan... so I'm going to stop writing and just say...
Enjoy!
Rebecca

Carys : Newborn Portait Photography

Carys (pronounced like Paris... only with a K-sounding C) is a sweet little chunk of baby goodness. :) Her parents live all the way out by Springfield, VA but they were home visiting and thanks to my never-ending blog and facebook presence, they thought of having me do a photo session for them during their stay.
I'm really glad they did... I think Carys is a great baby and her mommy is so beautiful and laid-back to boot! She said my favorite words... "Do whatever you like, you're the artist." Can't get much better than that!!!
So I had this idea to use the American flag in a couple pictures because it was close to the Fourth of July and it turned out that her daddy was in the military... so I can't wait to hear what he thinks of those images.
And our main objective, going into the session was to get some cute pictures of Carys in her baptismal gown and let's just say... it was gorgeous! They had a wonderfully talented gal create it out of leftover fabric from mom's wedding dress and the peachy colored panels are from grandma's wedding dress. Isn't that amazing? What an heirloom piece!
As for the rest of the session... that was spent just doing my traditional "style" of clean, simple "real.life" portraits.
Enjoy!
Rebecca

Happy 4th of July!

I just wanted to post this quick picture of my sweetheart... decked out for the 4th of July! I can't believe how fast time flies. He's two and a half now. He's not much of a baby anymore... but he's always going to be MY baby! :)
Enjoy!
Rebecca
P.S. Have a fun and safe holiday weekend! Hope the weather clears up for fireworks tonight!