{"id":1794,"date":"2012-05-08T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2012-05-08T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:39:25","slug":"my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"My girls | Childrens outdoor photography in Cottage Grove, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These were taken a couple weeks ago, but I just realized I never shared them here!\u00a0 When the trees were blossoming beautiful on a late April evening, I decided to bring my girls out to a local tree farm for a little photo shoot.\u00a0\u00a0 As a photographer, I&#8217;ve noticed it&#8217;s SO much more difficult to photograph my own children together than it is to photograph someone else&#8217;s children.\u00a0\u00a0 I think since I&#8217;m Mom, they&#8217;re more comfortable and free to act out, whereas other kids see me as an authority figure, like they would a teacher, and are more likely to follow directions.\u00a0\u00a0 It probably also has something to do with the fact that my kids already know my tricks for getting smiles and laughs, and while it still works on them individually, when I get them together something just happens and they don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m interesting enough to look at.\u00a0 Instead they want to run away, look away, scowl at me, etc.\u00a0 I think I got a few decent ones of them together, but I&#8217;m still looking for that money shot, the one that&#8217;s going to grace my wall on canvas for years to come.\u00a0 I&#8217;m determined to get it this summer, so stay tuned &#8211; it&#8217;s coming!\u00a0 For now, here are some highlights from our little spring photo session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/img_9997\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1802\" title=\"Baby girl one year portrait \" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_9997.jpg\" alt=\"Baby girl one year portrait standing outside in Cottage Grove, MN\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_9997.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_9997-420x480.jpg 420w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_9997-525x600.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1800\" title=\"7 year portraits, Cottage Grove MN photography\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_015.jpg 800w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_015-397x480.jpg 397w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_015-497x600.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1799\" title=\"2 year portrait Cottage Grove MN\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_014.jpg 800w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_014-318x480.jpg 318w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_014-397x600.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_013\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1798\" title=\"Baby girl learning to walk portrait\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_013.jpg 800w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_013-640x336.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_012\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1797\" title=\"My 3 girls portrait in front of MN spring blossoms.\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1912\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_012.jpg 800w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_012-251x600.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_011\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1796\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1796\" title=\"One year baby photos Minnesota\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_011.jpg 800w, http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_011-640x276.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/my-girls-childrens-outdoor-photography-in-cottage-grove-mn\/2012-04-25_010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1795\" title=\"1 year portraits of a little baby girl\" src=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_010.jpg\" alt=\"Cottage Grove MN child photography\" width=\"800\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kariphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-25_010.jpg 800w, 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