There are two kinds of tattoos. One is done in someone's basement with a homemade gun; the other is done by an artist like Kat Von D. Nobody would ever say they're the same product, so nobody expects to pay the same price. Family photography works the same way.

Every mom does this. I do this. The second Scott and I schedule our own family photo session, I panic: Will I look fat? What am I going to wear?

A baby’s first three photo sessions happen at 0-6 months, 6-9 months and 9-12 months. After that, you come back to us every year for a new family portrait session and Christmas card.

The best outdoor family portrait and senior photo locations in Rochester, Minnesota.

Kelly says the darn-dest things. Some people might think her dry humor is offensive. This farmer thought she was so funny, he doubled over in laughter.

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Sarah and Rick found us 17 years ago when they were pregnant with their first child. 23 photo shoots later, their family now has a library of professional photos that not only documents their love for one another, but also their first steps and favorite things.

She gave her son one of the volleyball photos because she knew he had way more fun smacking her in the face than hugging her tight.

The sun didn’t poke through the clouds until the very end of our family and senior photo shoot. When it did, Mom and I called it quits and ran for air conditioning.

Mother Nature enveloped us with swarms of mating mayflies and blood-sucking mosquitos. She entertained us with jumping fish and soaring bald eagles. And, she launched a flock of birds into flight just as Annalise struck a figure skating pose.

When I see little girls with spunk like this, I think of that article and pray they never lose their inner brat.

These long-time friends jumped at the chance to talk about Olive Juice Studios on camera.

This was Chad’s last birthday party. He died shortly after. He was 40 years old. Everyone at the party knew he was dying. He had cancer and was in hospice.

The men drank beer and teased one another as they dipped their fresh-caught fish in a secret batter. It was an Americana scene straight out of the Norman Rockwell book I carry around in my head.

Scott found these colorful wall murals when he was in Minneapolis, scouting locations for annual family photo shoots. We saved the murals for this particular family because we’ve photographed them 19 times since 2008 - we know they are goofy and we know they will do pretty much anything we say.

Fall is every Minnesotan’s favorite time of year.  I know because that’s when 99.9% of our families want their annual photos taken.

Boden is my favorite online clothing store.  It is one of the only retailers that consistently offers classic styles in flattering shapes and bright, happy colors.

Photo shoots are an perfect excuse to shop for new clothes.  If you’re one of our seniors, you’ll need 2-3 outfits – a mix of pants, shorts and dresses that match your personality/style.

Sam wore his Squints (Sandlot) t-shirt and gave us a smile like he just kissed Wendy Pfeffercorn.

We asked a couple of our long-time customers to tell us what makes us better than the competition. We genuinely wanted to know because we’ve never worked for other photo studios before.