Photography by Kari Blog-- Southeastern Minnesota Senior, Children, Newborn, Maternity, Engagement, Family photographer. Updates and recent photoshoots from Photography by Kari. Photography by Kari is located in Spring Valley, MN.

Friday, November 4, 2022

National Adorable Children and Pawsitively Adorable Contest Winners {SE MN Photographer}

We are proud to announce we had 9 winners in the National portion of the Adorable Children and Pawsitively Adorable contests. The National portion of the contest took place at the lab and was judged by a panel of judges based on quality, appearance, charm, expression, and personality.

In the National Pawsitively Adorable contest…

We had First Place for Me & My Human. They won a $100 Visa gift card.

We had Second Place for Newborns. They won a $75 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for Dogs. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention for dogs. Super exciting as this is my dog, Maverick. We won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention in Buddies. They won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

In the National Adorable Children contest…..

We had a Second Place for Bloopers. They won a $75 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for Bloopers. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had a Third Place for 13 Months- 2 Years. They won a $50 Visa Gift Card.

We had an Honorable Mention for 9-12 Years. They won a $25 Visa Gift Card.

The lab where these took place is having some website issues, but as soon as we can see the other winners, I will post them here, too. Congratulations, everyone! Thanks for participating and voting! =)

And since we did not do the local portion of the Pawsitively Adorable as it was mostly my assistant’s dogs and family pets, and I had not posted the Pawsitively Adorable images, these are the other images we submitted. So they each received a 16×20 print from their session.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Spring Valley A&W {Spring Valley MN Portrait Photographer}

As many know, the Spring Valley, MN Awesome A&W Drive In is closing. Many locals and non locals have many memories there since it has been a staple since 1956. We had the opportunity to photograph the Ag Days Car show for the former owners, the Simpson Family, a few times. There are many great items up for auction and one is a print of one of the photos we took at the 2010 Ag Days Car Show. You can check it out and bid on the print at the link below. https://www.grafeauction.com/…/a-w-restaurant…/lot/27

Bidding ends today, so get your bids in if you’d like a memento of the Spring Valley A&W.

Spring Valley MN A&W Car Show2010 Photographed by Kari McGill

Tags: 2010, 2023, Car, Kari McGill, MN Photographer, Photography by Kari, se mn family portrait photographer, Spring Valley MN Portrait Photographer

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Chateau de Chic {SE MN Commercial Portrait Photographer}

My next small business spotlight for my clients is the amazing Jenn Slifka and her 3 small businesses. Jenn and I have collaborated together now for I think at least 12 years, maybe longer. Jenn is one of the most hardworking women I know and she loves to give back to her community and also strives to make sure all the small businesses in Spring Valley, MN thrive.

Jenn owns Chateau de Chic in Spring Valley, MN, a full-service salon plus spa offerings, hair, skin, nail, tan, cut, color, facials, peels, pedicures, manicures, and gel color. They also carry Moroccan Oil, Kevin Murphy, Eleven hair products as well as other pro product.

We have done photos for her salon, Chateau de Chic, including team photos of everyone who works to photos of models getting their hair and makeup done to the before and after of models and makeovers they have done. We have also captured family portraits for her, her husband and their 3 boys and also had the honor of capturing her wedding party after she and husband had gotten married in California and then had a party for friends and family.

If you are in need of any hair product, got to their online store, www.chicbychateau.com, or message them on their Facebook page to order for curbside pickup.

In addition to Chateau de Chic, Jenn owns a boutique in Spring Valley, MN, Chic by Chateau. Chic carries a variety of latest trends from clothing to accessories to home and gift items. At Chic right now, they are having a 12 days of COVID sales. Through this week, use code SALE20 for an additional 20% off ALL items, including the sale items which are already marked down 60%-80%!! Also, anytime you spend $100 you automatically get FREE shipping!! Furthermore, they are available for store pickups. You can find these sales at www.chicbychateau.com. Also, be sure to check their Facebook page daily for their 12 days of Covid sales.

Lastly, Jenn and her husband, Alex Slifka are working on opening Stellar 181 Taphouse in Spring Valley, MN. They are currently remodeling the building, you can follow their progress and see some of the treasures they have found at the building during demo on their Facebook page.

Here are some photos that we have done and I don’t believe have ever made there way to social media…. Enjoy and please be sure to check out what all Jenn and her team have to offer.

Women standing at Chateau de Chic counter

Chateau de Chic ladies dressed in vintage

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Business Team Portraits {Stewartville MN Business Portrait Photographer}

It was about two and half year ago that I found out at my 6 month dental appointment that my dentist was going to retire. I have known Dr. Weinhold my entire life as his youngest daughter and I had been in the same class and he had been my dentist since I was about 7. I teased him when he told me as we had had a conversation about retiring at my last appointment and he had told me it would be awhile. He then told who was going to be taking over his practice. And low and behold the new dentist, Dr. Lechnar, was married to another one of my classmate’s siblings. Love being from a small town and having ties to so many people in the community.

Dr. Lechnar also just happened to stop in that day, so I got to meet him quickly and put a face to his name. Getting a new dentist can be nerving, but Dr. Weinhold had total trust in him, so I wasn’t nervous at all. Anyway, fast forward, and Dr. Lechnar of Root River Dental has now been my dentist for 2 years and him and his team are absolutely great!

Dr. Lechnar and his team had us take some team portraits and headshots to update their website. We had such a good time, I wanted to share some of my favorites from their session to celebrate their their 2 year anniversary.

Looking for a dentist? Check out Root River Dental on their website at rootriverdental.com.

Tags: 2016, Photography by Kari, Rochester MN Portraits, SE MN Business Team Portraits, Southeastern Minnesota

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Small Business Saturday & Cyber Monday {Spring Valley MN Portrait Photographer}

Did any of you get up (or stay up) for crazy Black Friday shopping? Are you supporting your local small businesses on Saturday? Are you warming up your typing fingers to score some great Cyber Monday deals?

Saturday, November 26th is the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday, an American Express initiative to encourage consumers to patronize their local small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. We are so thankful for our fantastic, loyal clients, and hope you’ll enjoy this token of our appreciation!

In honor of Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, you can save $50 or $100, book a Standard Session ($105) or a Deluxe Session ($400) and the entire fee will go towards your print credit. For a Standard Session, you’ll now have an additional $50 towards your prints and for the Deluxe, you’ll have an additional $100 towards prints. The session must take place between January and May of 2012.

This promotion is valid until 11:59 pm Monday, November 28, 2011, you must contact me before then. Session must be paid in full by Friday December 9, 2011. Not valid with any other offers. Scheduling subject to availability. For more information or to book your session, please contact me by clicking the contact me link at the top of the blog or call me at 507.951.0640.