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Headshots with Personality

February 9, 2013 By katrina Leave a Comment

Mallory braved the cold for a portrait session today! She wanted non studio head shots, something fun and easy going, just like her. She also wanted to include trees and some texture into the backgrounds, so the Sculpture Garden was the perfect location. While there were a ton of photographers inside getting shots, we had the outdoors all to ourselves (maybe because it was 25 degrees?) 😉

One of the keys of a good portrait is having the subject be relaxed and comfortable. Mallory is a natural at having her portrait taken, so we were able to get a good variety of great shots in a short amount of time. We wanted images that spanned from “I’m fun to work with!” to “I’m very thoughtful and responsible” to “I’m an expert in my field”. Having more than one style of headshot can be really helpful to the application process.

After the offical images were done, we did a few just for fun shots!

Here you are, Mallory, enjoy your sneak peek!

LifeStyle Interiors

January 28, 2013 By katrina Leave a Comment

Studio Laguna has started to work with LifeStyle Interiors to photograph Sarah’s lovely interior design work. You may remember Sarah from such blog posts as this one of her professional headshots…wouldn’t you want someone THIS awesome designing your spaces?!?!?!

I went to school for interior design, so I LOVE gigs like this. I get to see beautiful spaces and photograph them to show off both the details and the overall view of the room. Photographing architecture isn’t just about lining things up and shooting wide angle, it is about drawing the viewer in and letting them get the vibe of the space. We had a great time driving to two of Sarah’s recent jobs in the countryside as the snow fell in HUGE flakes (and coffee was involved, always a plus!)

The first stop was a guest bedroom and bath in beautiful shades of neutrals, grays and blues with some pops of orange as well. It felt like a plush high end hotel.

The next stop was another bathroom, this one more formal with some whimsical details as well.

I love tile so much! I react to it like most women react to jewelry =) This tile was so awesome!

So, here are some of my favorite details of the spaces! Images like this with high impact and a little bit of ambiguity can really draw a potential client in. Check out LifeStyle Interior’s facebook page to keep up to date with her work. Sarah’s blog is informative and a really fun read as well!

All Smiles

August 24, 2012 By katrina Leave a Comment

Martha will be speaking in front of quite a large crowd at a conference next month, and was a little anxious to have head shots taken in time. Have no fear, Studio Laguna is here!

Step one for an easy breezy portrait session…feel like a million bucks. DONE. Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios gave Martha a natural, healthy look at all the confidence that she would look stunning in her portraits.

Step two…SMILE! I think Martha has this one down =)

Step three…have a good time and stay relaxed. We were all jokes and smiles, enjoying the gorgeous evening in St Paul. I think my favorite comment Martha made was when I showed her one of the images and she said, “oh wow, it looks like I’ve written a book or something!” She was such a hoot to work with.

Martha, here is your sneak peek of images, enjoy!

Designing Woman

August 1, 2012 By katrina 3 Comments

Professional headshots are very important. They make you look…professional.

I was excited to shoot Sarah’s headshots for her. She is an interior designer, and wanted images that were fresh, happy, and vibrant…just like her.

For good measure, Sarah also had her husband and beloved dog join in for some more casual pictures. Yukon was such a good dog, he even smiled at the camera =)

Sarah, thank you for having Studio Laguna photograph your headshots! I hope you enjoyed your sneak peek!

Spicer Castle

June 27, 2012 By katrina Leave a Comment

Today, I traveled to Spicer Castle to photograph their venue for future advertising and web images. It is a well-known landmark on Green Lake, a bed and breakfast and restaurant still owned by the original family. Since the exterior is photographed so much, I concentrated on interior images that showed the quirkiness of the spaces and the overall design of the property. I also photographed some of the restaurant’s favorite dishes and exterior details. Since it was such a scorcher of a day and the home is huge with four cottages as well as the rooms (and I got to go on the roof!) I was sweating like crazy by the end, but excited at all the fun images I was able to take!

The castle is quite a favorite vacation spot and also has fun activities like dinner cruises and mystery dinner theater and supports local artists. I loved that every nook and corner of the property has something interesting to look at.

Besides the every day operations, the castle is also a wedding venue. Couples can either have their wedding and reception in the castle for a small group, or use a tent in the garden for a larger guest count. Renting out the entire property creates a fabulous wedding weekend where family and friends can really spend time with each other. And the rustic shabby chic look of the space is really fun to play with for a wedding design aesthetic.

And those of you who know me, know I’m all about the food! And I fully enjoyed the variety of dishes on their menu as well as the slight tweaks to standard fare so nothing seemed ordinary, and everything I tasted was delish!

And on the way home (thankfully in air conditioning!) I stumbled across this =)