If I could be granted a superpower, I think I would want the ability to control the weather. I feel like I’ve turned into an amateur meteorologist over the years, as I try watch and read multiple weather reports and forecasts to figure out when to go ahead with a…
You may not know this about me, but I used to be quite the trumpet player. For most of my Jr and Sr High years, I was first or second chair. I even had a custom license plate for awhile that read “TRMPT1.” My senior year of high school found…
Otis is a retired AQHA show horse and Kate’s equine love. Kate was graduating college and wanted photos with her beloved horse before his health failed and she was off to life’s great adventures. We had such a fun time doing this session. Her family’s farm was full of beautiful…
This blog post is really a story of friendship. Alyse and I have been friends for 11 years. Alyse and Marrinn’s friendship goes back even further — 13 years to be exact! When I got my first camera, Alyse and I were boarding our horses at the same farm, so…
I’m so happy to have my new site all up and running because it means I can get back to blogging! Today, I’m sharing photos from my session with Claire and Tucker. I have a “thing” for buckskin horses, so when I arrived for the session and saw this beautiful…
When Meg first contacted me about doing a session for her with her Off the Track Thoroughbred horse, she included this little story… ” I have had this horse since I was 13 or 14, he was off the race track, mean, and highly spirited. My trainer told me I…
If you’ve been visiting my blog for awhile, you might have already met the Rold family. This was my third time photographing them, and it’s such a joy to see them grow and do life and horses together! Daughters Kenna and Ellis are accomplished eventing riders. They compete all around…
When Ashley contacted me last fall about doing a session for her beloved Jetta, here’s what she said, ” I have a 23 year old Appaloosa I rescued 2 winters ago from slaughter, he was a rough mess but my heart was stolen and has been ever since. He is…
Callan was the first of several young women I photographed this summer who are budding photographers themselves! I’m always honored when another person who LOVES photography and LOVES horses chooses me as their photographer. These two are the best of friends — they met when Callan was 11 and Pilsbury…
I grew up riding at a ranch on the east side of the Twin Cities. I spent my summers there, with a group of unforgettable friends, riding all the horses and being crazy teenagers together. That ranch was pretty much my whole world and shaped so much of who I…