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“When you walk through a day in trusting dependence on Me, My aching heart is soothed. Gently bring your attention back to Me whenever it wanders away. I look for persistence – rather than perfection – in your walk with Me. ” {Jesus Calling, Sarah Young} *Photo taken on Lake Superior at Tettegouche State Park
Read MoreRobert totally rocked this shoot! He was super comfortable in front of the camera. He lives on a dairy farm, and is also going into heavy equipment after he graduates, so we lots of great picture opportunities. I enjoyed meeting both you and your family!
Read MoreThere’s a full blog post of Jose and Katie coming in the next few weeks… but during editing I keep getting reminded of the reason I LOVE my job. I mean look at these… it’s moments like these that make me so excited :) hehe Enjoy! These are just a few!
Read MoreI ran across this little guy at the ball park a few weeks ago… and he made me smile :) Happy Saturday everyone!
Read MoreJose and Katie got married this weekend! I was super excited to be part of their day, as they are such an adorable couple! Definitely enjoyed myself through it all. I haven’t gotten to really spend a lot of time with their images yet.. but wanted to share just a couple. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Alba! Hope you are having a great time in Cancun! :) {And of course I had to add this one… we all know how much I love leaving the church shots!!}
Read MoreAll I can think about right now is this lovely lady…. IS COMING TO VISIT!! Katherine and I meet two years ago at photojournalism class in Atlanta.. we were roomies :) The only picture we have of the two of us that week {ok, we look tired… but we had just finished 70 hours of class in five days. Yes.} And she also takes extremely lovely photos: {http://www.katherinealison.com} I got to visit her last year in California… and we did lots of amazing stuff, including shooting a wedding, hanging in San Diego and Coranado, camping and rock climbing in Yosemite and lots of other adventures. And now she’s coming to MN! :D Tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. Which means I’m scrambling to catch up on last minute things which included lots of photo work, things for the newspaper, CPR recert {ugh}, filling out a camp application {I’m guarding for a week this summer! Yay!}, and wayy too many other things. So… so long for the next week, during which we will be shooting another wedding, canoeing on Pillager Lake, exploring the country and camping up the North Shore {among other things}. :) Until then!
Read MoreHere they are… the rest of Hannah’s rad senior session! There are a ton of them, because I couldn’t pick just a few favorites! Seriously, I’m so in love with these images. :) Hannah was the first girl senior that I’ve shot in wayyy too long. While I love all you guys, most of you can’t pull off these stunning looks ;) haha You were amazing Hannah! Enjoy…
Read MoreHey Class of 2013! I know it’s just the first week of summer… but it’s not too early to start thinking about your senior portraits. Especially if it means getting an early bird discount! :) Book your senior session with Kelley Jo Imaging by June 15th, and receive 20% off your session fee! This doesn’t mean that we need to shoot your session before then.. it just needs to be scheduled and paid for before the 15th. I’d LOVE to work with you… so shoot me an email or text, or give me a call and we can talk!
Read MoreOh my goodness. I can’t wait to get through the rest of Hannah’s session! Hannah is an old friend from church, and it was so much fun to traipse all over St. Cloud looking for sweet light and cool locations while catching up on life. Hannah thanks for choosing me to be your photographer, and for being such a fabulous model {and dancing in downtown st. cloud, even if it felt weird! haha}. Excited to show you the rest!
Read More{Taken at the Johnson Shut-Ins, Lesterville, MO} “Ain’t you thinkin’ what’s it gonna be like when we get there? Ain’t you scared it won’t be nice like we thought?”“No,” she said quickly. “No, I ain’t. You can’t do that. It’s too much – livin’ too many lives. Up ahead they’s a thousand lives we might live, but when it comes, it’ll only be one. If I go ahead on all of ’em, it’s too much.” {The Grapes of Wrath, Stienbeck} Live here, in this moment, because living in the future is too much unnecessary work. Live now, be all present in this moment, enjoy this moment, worry about this moment only. Let Jesus carry the burdens of the future, because He is so much better at it. Live just this one life that is before you.“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” {Matthew 11:28-30}
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Hi, I'm Kelley, a MN portrait and wedding photographer located in the greater Brainerd Lakes Area. Welcome to my photography blog!