Sneak Peek: Adventures with Kids

I love taking pictures of kids, especially this fun duo. I had a great time chasing them around (sometimes quite literally!) the other night down at St. Anthony Main - up trees, through leaf piles, across the bridge .... Here are a couple of my favorites so far:

Love the pout. I believe this was after a leaf fight with big brother. I have plenty of happy/smiley photos too!

more to come!

Senior Photos at the Farm

Here are a few of my favorite shots from our photo shoot last weekend down on the ol' family farm. I had a great time running around with Evan's cousin Blaine before the sun set!

... and just for fun, here are some of my other subjects from the night:

Cousins!

New baby new mom: Addison + Heidi

My first newborn session was for my bookclub friend Heidi. She's the first in our group to become a mom and it was fun having a baby sit with us tonight as we discussed our book and chowed down on some awesome food (thanks Rach!). Although she slept peacefully tonight, the morning I visited them in little Addy's nursery (at 13 days old, I believe), she didn't want to part with her mommy or take a nap long enough to fall into a deep slumber. But I had fun hanging out with them and capturing them in real life, with lots of mommy-Addy snuggles and a few bouts of tears. In the end I'm happy that Heidi is in as many photos as Addy because really these are some first portraits for her too, as a new mom.

Enjoy the photos, Heidi and Eric, and scroll down to view the slideshow!

Turn up the volume - there's music! We were actually listening to music during most of this photo shoot, although Addy's taste in music is more of the lively sort. ; )

(note: photos look better quality in picture form than they do in movie)

   

Music: Latika's Theme, from Slumbdog Millionaire. Yes, I used this song for my cousin's wedding last summer!

St. Paul Newborn Sneak Peek

I got to photograph my very first newborn this morning! Isn't she precious? Can't wait to edit the rest of these photos : )

Engaged: Kirst and Scott!

My sister is getting married!!! Scott proposed to Kirsten in NYC last Christmas and the rest of my family was lucky enough to be in the city at the time and could meet up with them afterwards. Such a great evening.

They are planning a April 13, 2013 wedding in St. Louis where they currently live, so I flew down there over Mother's Day weekend to take some pictures ... and to partake in some other fun wedding planning activities, like cake tasting! Mmmm : )

My mom also flew in to share some quality time with two of her four daughters, so we enjoyed relaxing in the park, eating World's Fair Donuts, and having a fun little photo shoot of our own (check it out here)

 







But on to the good stuff. The engagement photo shoot! I had such a blast touring the city with these two lovebirds. We hit up Tower Grove Park and the old stone structures there, walked around the Botanical Gardens, and went crazy running and jumping around at the Arch like six-year-olds.

Can't wait til next spring! Enjoy the slideshow.


Engaged: Kirsten and Scott from Carolyn Pierson on Vimeo.

Minnetrista Family Photographer: The W Family

I had so much fun putting together this little slideshow for the W family. It always takes me a while to find that perfect song to go with the pictures, and sometimes I'm surprised at what I select. This time the moment I started playing Christmastide I knew it was the one. This is actually a recording of my sister's girl choir back when she was in gradeschool (so ignore the little coughs and rustling of paper in the background ... it's a live recording). I also have a recording of this song sung by the St. Olaf Choir, but the voices of these girls just fit so much better. Enjoy!

Note: photos never look quite as good in a slideshow ... view some of my favorite photos as still images in their sneak peek:  Click here.

Sneak Peek: W Family

I had a blast taking photos of this adorable family this past weekend. Saturday's snowfall left us with a lovely white backdrop and a great excuse to get outside and play! Here are a few of my favorite photos so far ... I have many more to edit, so stay tuned!

I caught him in one of his more pensive moments. In my next post you'll see many sillier photos of him : )

What an adorable family!

Ready for a smile? Take a look at this cutie!