How can my fiery little goddaughter be a senior already?! Aw, Sam....I remember the day you were born and your baptism day - that sweet little round face. Your birthday parties and olives on your fingers. You're always so sweet and so kind with a funny little sarcastic streak. What a joy it was to be able to take these photos with you on a perfect summer evening (as an aside, I'm really missing those hot summer evenings right about now). I can't wait to see what your futur

This was not the warmest afternoon every but Nick toughed it out to get his senior session in - and in short sleeves! Despite the cold it was such a great afternoon with Nick; he's just a super sweet, kind, laid-back guy which equals such a fun and easy session! #AimeeAnnePhotography #SeniorPhotos #SeniorPictures #HighSchoolSenior

Yup, you read that right, part 2. This day was supposed to include her second horse but she was still recovering so it didn't work out BUT that did not stop us from still having an awesome fall session! We even still worked in a 'few' of her ribbons in her photos. It was a gorgeous, peak fall color day; a little windy but let's face it, Caitlyn has hair that works well with the wind so no big deal. I'm really so lucky to have met the Cody's and both sessions were SO much f

I love when I can coax a smile out of the more reserved guys! Jack was one of them and I'm not going to lie there were a few moments at first when I thought, "I'll never get the smile his mom wants to see." but a little patience and perseverance paid off for all of us. ;) I really enjoyed this senior session with Jack mainly because he was just so darn sweet. I'm pretty fortunate that my clients are all really laid back, great people in general but when you get to work wit

What a great night we had downtown Minneapolis for Sarah's senior session back in September. She was just a natural for the camera and it showed through on her final images - ready to try whatever I asked and do it with confidence. I should stop being amazed the seniors I am blessed to work with - it's just reality that they are an amazing group of kids. Sarah - you're as sweet as they come and beautiful on top of it and it was such a joy to work with you! Enjoy the last

Right in the middle of 'how can he/she possibly be this old already' season. :) But seriously, Selena, weren't you just a little girl watching your sister play volleyball?! And now you're graduating? Time needs to slow down. Even though this session was waaayyyy back in August I do still remember what a beautiful evening we had for your photos. But of course, beautiful evening for a beautiful girl! I'm grateful to have gotten to know you and your family over the years! En

Oh my gosh – Cole – I loved meeting Cole (and his sweet mama!); such a cool guy! I kind of had to work a little bit to coax that killer smile of his out but when I did it was well worth it. On the flip side his more serious, pensive look was pretty much perfection. With that height of course there’s basketball in his life but also Lacrosse and I was truly touched that he wanted to honor a friend and teammate at the end of his shoot. Can you say big heart? :) (I said tha

While I love meeting new people I really love getting to spend a little extra time with family. The smile you see on Anna? Genuine. The thousand different faces? So her. Some people are more comfortable in front of the camera, some less so and then there's Anna. :) I probably could've continued on with her for three more hours and never gotten bored or a repeat look from her. She's a true beauty and so incredibly special. And according to a gentleman passing by, her

I wish some of these photographs could have a sound bite - Lucy's giggle is absolutely THE best! Lucy's another doll I've known for quite a few years, back to the early years of competitive volleyball (she was as cute then as she is now!) and I was super duper happy that she chose me to take her senior photos!! We had to wait out a little mini rain shower, some wind and then thunder and lightening but the patience paid off and we had a gorgeous evening for a gorgeous girl! E

This girl! So many different looks and every single one is stunning! I love that these seniors trust me and are never (okay, rarely) reluctant when I suggest something. :) Emma nailed it. Every.single.time! I've said it before and I'll probably keep saying it but when these seniors are such natural beauties and so comfortable in front of a camera (okay, that's probably a millennial trait but...) it makes my job beyond easy!!! I've known Emma for many years and as with s

It’s been so much fun getting to know new families, new high school seniors this year and Ryan was no exception! Yet again, it was another beautiful fall day and the fall colors were putting on quite the display for Ryan’s session. We had a lot of choices for spots and I think I might have overwhelmed Ryan with ‘Okay, let’s try here and here and here….’ BUT he was such a great sport about it and kept on smiling through it all and appeasing me. Maybe I should have warned hi

We needed to reschedule Grace’s session because of hurricane-force winds. Okay, not hurricane-force but enough wind that with her long, beautiful hair we could have had some really interesting photos. :) We rescheduled for an early morning time instead and holy Hannah did we get absolutely perfect light and weather! Grace was just too cute for words and totally trusted me with any silly little posing I put her up to – I loved it!! This was another session, too, that I cou

As I move through blogging earlier sessions I’ve done a lot of reflecting and I certainly did with Callista. It’s fun to watch the transformations of kids as they move into the teen years and then onto adulthood and take a little mental look-back – brings lots of smiles to my face. As I reflected though, I got to thinking how many years I’ve known her and what a beautiful person she is. This gorgeous girl (with THE prettiest eyes) is just the sweetest; always a kind word a

As I move through this busy fall season of photography I find myself continuously amazed at the smart, funny, articulate, kind, polite and cute, cute, cute high school seniors with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working. Jacob was certainly no exception to this; he was just cool, calm and collected and clearly a good head on his shoulders. I suspect having his photo taken isn’t his favorite thing in the world (guys are kind of like that, aren’t they?!) ;) but he was just so

Temperature was just right, beautiful light - it was just the absolutely perfect fall evening for Alec’s senior photos. I’m continuously surprises (pleasantly) but the abundance of nice, sweet, polite, smart, good-looking seniors I’ve had the pleasure of working with and Alec was no exception. Thank goodness for his quiet demeanor because I’m pretty sure the dumb stuff I said to coax a smile had a thousand eye-rolls going in his head. ;) This kid is on top of things, too