Category Archives: Portraits On Location

A cute couple sitting on a park bench during their fall color Colby Lake Park engagement portraits.

Colby Lake Park Engagement Portraits

Charlie & Colleen’s Colby Lake Park Engagement Portraits Pretty Colby Lake Park Engagement Portraits This was my first time creating Colby Lake Park engagement photos. Joannie & I were at Colby Lake Park once before in October of 2013 during Pete & Lauren’s wedding day on another pretty fall afternoon. We still have some of Pete and Lauren’s beautiful

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Engagement portrait on hay bales taken at Aamodts Apple Farm in Stillwater, MN.

Aamodt’s Apple Farm Engagement Portraits

Tony and Tessa’s (and their son Sean) Aamodt’s Apple Farm Engagement Portraits! Aamodt’s Apple Farm Engagement Portraits I think in all the years that I’ve been a wedding and portrait photographer, this is the first time I’ve ever created Aamodt’s Apple Farm engagement portraits. Joannie and I have been there countless times over the years

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A fall engagement portrait of a cute couple and their dog wearing a Save The Date sign at Willow River State Park in Wisconsin.

Willow River State Park Engagement Portraits

Our favorite images from John and Lindsay’s Willow River State Park engagement portrait session. The day after Nick & Stacey’s fun Chanhassen Dinner Theater wedding, I spent part of a very unseasonably warm Sunday afternoon with John, Lindsay, and their dog Lambeau (they might be Packer fans?), along with Lindsay’s parents (the Lambeau sitters) creating their engagement portraits at

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Mayne family portrait 2015 Holiday Card Design taken at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on Lake Superior.

Mayne Family 2015 Holiday Card Design

The Mayne family 2015 Holiday Card Design from their family portraits created at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The Mayne Family 2015 Holiday Card Design. Their family portrait was taken during our 20th annual North Shore Portrait Weekend back in August. We think the Mayne family is looking pretty SUPERIOR this year! “Mayne Family 2015 Holiday

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A cute couple posing by a small airplane at the Anoka County Airport during their fall color engagement portraits.

Heeraj & Shivanie’s Fall Color Engagement Portraits

Heeraj & Shivanie’s fall color engagement portraits created in our Portrait Park & much more! Heeraj and Shivanie’s Fall Color Engagement Portraits What a fun, wild and crazy eleven day stretch from October 3rd to the 13th! But what a great time fall colors wise for all of it to happen! First, there was Rachel & Matt’s beautiful Rush Creek

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Beautiful fall engagement portraits of a cute couple and their golden retriever at Panola Valley Gardens in Lindstrom, MN.

Luke & Ashley’s Fall Engagement Portraits

If you love beautiful photographs, you’re going to love Luke & Ashley’s fall engagement portraits! I wish fall lasted a whole lot longer than it does because I really love creating fall engagement photos or any type of outdoor photography for that matter. There’s nothing more satisfying to me as a wedding and portrait photographer than

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Brandon playing golf at Bristol Ridge Golf Course in Somerset, Wisconsin during his North High School senior portraits.

Brandon’s North High School Senior Portraits

Brandon’s North High School senior portraits created in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota and at Bristol Ridge Golf Course near Somerset, Wisconsin. Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of spending the day with Brandon while creating his North High School senior portraits. This was a beautiful day in photographically awesome downtown Stillwater, MN! Brandon is not only a North

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2015 Medtronic Bakken Society Inductees with Medtronic Chairman & CEO Omar Ishrak.

2015 Medtronic Bakken Society

The 2015 Medtronic Bakken Society Induction Ceremony at the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Thursday, August 27th, Joannie and I once again had the wonderful honor of photographing the 2015 Medtronic Bakken Society Awards Banquet held at The Bakken Museum. The Bakken Museum is located about a block off Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Official Bakken Society Photographers For

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A cute couple kissing behind a red lollipop during one of their fun engagement portraits in Stillwater, MN.

Michelle & Ben’s Engagement Portraits in Stillwater

Michelle & Ben’s Engagement Portraits in Stillwater, Minnesota As many of you know, our daughter Michelle will be getting married to Ben Austin in just a few months from now! While Joannie & I are going to play “mom & dad” that day and not be their wedding photographers. But we still wanted to create

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