:: there's nothing better ... ::

... than a Saturday evening during the Fall in Minnesota.



Ahhhhhhhh.






















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:: a happy family ::

Let me just start out by saying, Mr. Micah made me earn every image I took when I came to his house to do a lifestyle session. Don't get me wrong ... it's not a bad thing. I just needed to be quick on my feet to keep up with him. :)

This family are great friends of mine. Our boys have "grown up" together (all of their short lives that is). They'll be moving out of town soon and I'm going to miss them terribly. I'm glad we were able to get one last session in before they move.

michael & lisa ~ married!

I love weddings ... and when it's family getting married, it's even more exciting.
We had the joy of heading to my husbands cousins wedding in North Carolina last month (see, I've told you I'm WAY behind in blogging!). Lisa and Michael met while they were both counselors at a bible camp and managed to keep a strong relationship going long distance. It's clear that they both adore each other ... and really do make a perfect pair.
Here are a few from their wedding!

Ghosts, Goblins ... and Bugs?

The smell of carved pumpkins being warmed by candlelight ... the sound of kids shreaking with enjoyment as they run around the neighborhood ... and the sight of kids gathered around the kitchen table looking through the loot of candy they collected. SO much fun!

This is just your friendly reminder to all the September and October sessions to bring along the Halloween costumes. We'll dress up at the end of the session for a few quick shots.

Duplicate post from my personal blog ...

You may have seen this on my personal blog ... but I just want to post this over here too because this is the PERFECT location for a fall session. If you're interested in a relaxed trip to an apple orchard to enjoy a few apples (oh yeah, and a few pictures too), please contact me! Fall dates are quickly filling up!






























I fully admit I may be a bit bias. I remember being let loose in my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Kevin's apple orchard with my cousin, Cory, ... both with our own baskets to collect however many apples we wanted. I remember my Uncle Kevin somehow maintaining his sanity as he pulled a bunch of my pre-teen squeeling and gossiping girl friends around in a tractor wagon as we picked apples and pumpkins. So yes, I fully admit that I may be bias ... but I'm not sure how anyone could disagree that the first bite into a freshly picked apple is what Fall is all about.

We headed out to our favorite orchard today. Northwoods Orchard is a somewhat small orchard with a few animals to pet, a corn maze, wagon ride, pumpkins ... oh yeah, and apples. :)

We've gone to this same orchard every year since Riley was born. I'll never forget how we found out about it. I had called my dad to ask him if he knew of one around our town as the ones we had gone to the years before were closed. He proceeded to tell me how he'd driven by a new one and wasn't really sure what it all had. When I asked him for directions he started giving me street numbers but then suddenly his tone changed. "Once you get into Douglas, take a left and go past Cheryl and Kevin's old house. Go up and over the hill to the west of them. And once you go over the hill you'll see three beautiful combines ... take a right there." Leave it to my dad to give me directions based on what was in the field on the day he happened to drive past.

Anyway, as I said, today we headed out for the first time this season. We walked around to see all the animals and then took a walk to pick some apples. Riley is an old pro at this as he fully remembers these trips last year. Paige on the other hand was a bit confused ... until she saw one section of trees that had a lot of apples on the ground. Then she suddenly realized WHAT those red things where ... and started collecting. At one point she had about 4 apples in those tiny arms ... rotating bites through them. It was a sight to be seen!

And because it's tradition ... the first pan of Apple Crisp was baked tonight. That'll be pretty standard dessert for the next month or so around the Knudson household.

Here's a few quick pictures ...

norah

had the EXTREME please of shooting Miss Norah in her home for her six month session. You may recognize her ... she's been plastered all over this blog because she's just so gosh darn cute!

I have so many favorites and it was hard to narrow it down to just 7 ... but here you have a taste of our session.

Thanks to Norah's mom and dad! I hope you guys enjoyed this session and enjoy the images I captured of your beautiful family.

Photo Books ... now available at Kristin Knudson Photography!

As I mentioned earlier this week, I'm now offering Photo Books! I'm really excited about these as I think they're really neat to have around ... and they're perfect grandparent gifts too!! These books are very simple in design and wording so that the photos can tell the story. Each page can hold anywhere from just one image all the way up to nine images.

You may remember the Bauer Family. They were the six siblings who I had such a great time with at the Mantorville Park. The following are some images of the book that their mom ordered.
















The Nitty Gritty

All prices are for a 20 page book.

Additional pages can be purchased as described for each book size.

Additional cover options. Please ask Kristin for details.

• 15 x 11.5 inch ~ $175 for linen cover or $200 for leather cover. Additional pages $5 each.
• 11 x 8.75 inch ~ $125 for a linen cover or $150 for leather cover. Additional pages $3 each.
• 7.75 x 5.75 ~ $75 for a softcover paperback. Perfect for grandparent gifts!! Additional pages $1.50 each

** Pre-Christmas Special ... order your photo book before November 1 and receive 20% off!!

Tons of work going on behind the scenes!

I've scheduled mysef a little break in sessions because I have a ton of stuff I'm working on behind the scenes! A little taste of what's coming ...

• Linen or leather bound photo books of your session
• Slideshows you can share with family/friends
• Christmas card previews
• Wall layout options to help you order portraits and plan how to hang them on your walls
• An all digital package

More details and a few example photos to come in the next couple of days!!