FAQs

Black and white Minnesota school portrait of straight-faced child on a neutral gray background, capturing authentic expression

  • I am a full-service photography operation.

    After picture day, everything is done online. Families are sent a link to a secure online gallery where they are provided a variety of poses to choose from. The families contact me directly for ordering assistance, so the school staff isn’t fielding questions.

    Galleries are set up according to grade, homeroom, advisory, or whatever makes sense for the school.

    Each child is provided a minimum of 3-5 images, each presented in both color and black and white. The family may choose the photos they want printed, as opposed to having a pose chosen for them. I provide boutique product choices, including canvas gallery wraps and digital images for future printing and archiving. A detailed PDF describing all ordering procedures and shooting day preparation will be provided to school to be distributed to families prior to photo day.

    Prints are ordered online and delivered directly to the school, organized by classroom, within 3-4 weeks of picture day.

    Teacher photos and 1 yearbook image file per student are complimentary.

  • Nope! I do occasional fine art portrait mini sessions where individuals can come and receive the same experience as in-school sessions.

    Don’t like the stiff poses offered by your school? Missed picture day? Want fine-art portraits to display in your home? These sessions are for you!

    Contact me to learn more about upcoming fine art portrait mini sessions.

  • I operate out of the Twin Cities north metro area. I serve Minnesota and western Wisconsin within 35 miles of 55082.

  • Images are competitively priced with other school photography offerings. I offer complete packages, à la carte products, and digital image files. There is something for every budget! Best of all, there is no charge for schools and no commitment to buy for parents.

    Contact me for a sample price list.

  • Portrait sessions can be scheduled at any time throughout the academic year.

  • I shoot from sitter to senior.

    I specialize in daycare centers, preschools, homeschool groups, and elementary schools, but love photographing children of all ages!

  • Absolutely!

    I am happy to snap some shots of siblings on school picture day.

    If multiple kids attend a fine art portrait mini session I will also photograph the children together as time permits.

What parents are saying...

  • Smiling child wearing a denim jacket with windblown hair against a gray background.

    "Oh my gosh!!! I love them so much!!! These are exactly what I need for some frames in our home! You captured them perfectly!"

  • Black and white photo of a young boy smiling, wearing a patterned polo shirt, against a plain background.

    "We absolutely love Katie!! She is wonderful with my kiddo!! He loves getting his pictures taken with her!"

  • Smiling young girl with light brown hair and a gray background

    "You are so talented, Katie! My kids have not done well with school photos in the past, and you have figured out how to put them at ease, make them smile, laugh, and be silly, capturing the best of them! Thank you so much! I love them all!!"

  • Smiling child with curly hair wearing a gray shirt and denim overalls against a gray background.

    "Katie is amazing and has a true gift in her photography. The beauty and personality is captured in every shot. I absolutely adore all the pictures you have taken of my son."

  • Two boys smiling, one wearing glasses and the other with braces, both in blue shirts against a gray background.

    "Katie!!!!! I absolutely love these photos. Thank you so very much for sharing your gifts!!! I'll be ordering loads of these images."

  • Three children standing together, two boys and a girl, smiling and interacting. The boys are wearing floral shirts and the girl is in a striped dress. Black and white photo.

    You did it again! Beautiful, original photos. Our kids absolutely loved staring at their photos and selecting which ones we'll print and hang in the house. Thank you!"

  • Three smiling children, two girls and a boy, pose closely together against a plain background.

    "THESE ARE AMAZING!!! Thank you soooooo much!!!!!!!"