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9 Months {SE MN Children’s Photographer}

Since we are going to have some summery temps again here in MN for the next 5 days, I thought I’d share this 9-month-old session from earlier this summer. Hard to believe we will be doing her one-year session in next couple of weeks. How cute is she with that watermelon?! and the hot air balloon?! We made that prop 2 or 3 years ago and just used it for the first time during this session. We may or may not have too many props since we just got to use it. I say we can never have enough. It has been such a beautiful week for our 3 sessions so far, 3 more to go this week. I hope everyone will be able to get out and enjoy the weather!

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Watch Me Grow 1 Year Session {SE MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

I’ve been slacking on sharing sneak peeks, so thought I’d share a few from Miss S’s 1 Year Watch Me Grow Session as her order came in last week. Can’t wait for her parents to see the prints. I’m so sad and so happy that I was able to capture her 1st year and sad because it went by far too quickly! She was such a ham at her last few sessions and loved smiling for the camera and making us all laugh.

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Maternity and Newborn Girl {SE MN Maternity & Newborn Portrait Photographer}

Excited to share this little one’s newborn session from last week, but for now here are some favorites of her family’s maternity session (since I didn’t get a chance to share them, yet) and a sneak peek from her newborn session. How cute is the hat and sock set that her big brother and sister got for her?! They even helped pick out the props and watched as we photographed this set. I kept hearing how cute she was from the both of them. She is one lucky little girl to have such great siblings that love her so much, already.

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Newborn Girl Portraits {SE MN Newborn Portrait Photographer}

Beautiful newborn girl session. So, so many favorites. Had such a hard time choosing what to share.

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Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest and Mini Session {SE MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

We are excited to announce our fourth year participating  in the national ‘Adorable Children’s Portrait Contest’.  Schedule a portrait session with Photography by Kari for your child(ren) age newborn to 12 years now ( if you have already had a session since June 2017, you may enter a photo from that session) until July 2018 and you can choose to enter the Adorable National Children’s Portrait Contest. In our first year one of our clients won a 1st place in the National Adorable Children’s Contest!  And in 2016, we had 5 winners winning $375 and also 16×20 prints.  And last year we had 2 winners, one a first place wiinner and the other a second place with them winning $325 total and also 16×20 prints  You can view our winners and the others here:  https://acilab.com/adorable-contest/adorable-winners/

If you would like a session just for this contest, we will be doing Adorable Mini’s from now until July 31, 2017.  They will be 30 minute sessions with 1 backdrop/one location and 1 outfit for $40 plus MN and Fillmore County Sales tax and 15% off prints bought from the session. Or you may also book a full session, too.

This is a national contest being put on by one of our labs and is open to kids ages newborn to 12 years and has a variety of categories.  The photos will also be judged locally via votes on Photography by Kari’s blog  in August.  The top 5 winners with the most votes in the local Photography by Kari Adorable Children’s Portrait contest will receive a 16×20 print ($105 value) of the winner’s choice from the session used to enter the contest . The Grand Prize  winner of the local contest will also receive a Standard Session and  5×7 session brag book from this session (a $455 value). The best part of the contest is that there are over $7500 in prizes in the National contest!

So why not get some cute photos of your child(ren) AND have the chance to win the top national prize of a $1500.00 MasterCard gift card?

The National Photo Categories are: • 0-6 months • 7-12 months • 13 months-2 years • 3-5 years • 6-8 years • 9-12 years • Mommy/Daddy and Me (one adult and one child)(Maternity pictures are not eligible) • Buddies (minimum of 2 subjects) • Bloopers • Me n’ My Pet   Fine print: 1. Parents/Guardians MUST sign a model release form that gives permission to Photography by Kari and American Color Imaging with unlimited use of the child’s photographs without additional compensation. 2. More than one child may be included in the portrait session, but only images of children ages 12 and under are eligible to win. 3. For National judging, prints are judged on the basis of quality, appearance, charm, expression and personality. All judging decisions are final.Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded on September 27, 2017 for the National Photo Contest. 4.  There is no cash value to the local prizes.

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Photography by Kari specializes in custom portraiture of newborn, family, children sports team banners, dog, and high school seniors in Spring Valley, MN, and surrounding Southeast Minnesota areas.

Areas, including, but not limited to, Rochester, Preston, Chatfield, Stewartville, Grand Meadow, LeRoy, Ostrander, Kasson, Hayfield, Plainview, St. Charles and Pine Island.

Southeast Minnesota based photographer.

specializing in newborn, family, children, and senior photography.

located in sPRING vALLEY, mn

TELEPHONE :: 507.951.0640

E-MAil :: kari@photographybykari.com