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Alecia and Richard 08.06.11
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
The storms that were predicted for Saturday did not occur, which was a lucky thing for Alecia and Richard’s outdoor ceremony at the Eagan Community Center. However, the occasional ominous clouds provided a pretty backdrop for some of the photos! The temps were in the high 80′s with a dewpoint in the 70′s. The guys [...]
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Happy Baby
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
I have been photographing the Harrod family (with FIVE sisters) for many years, including the three youngest girls’ senior pictures. There is a new addition to the family – a BOY! His mom and dad just recently moved from Shanghai to the Bahamas and they were in town for a quick visit. So it was time for [...]
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“Trash the Dress” Session
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
Oh my gosh – I’ve been wanting to do a “trash the dress” photo shoot FOREVER. Somehow, all my brides are reluctant to do this! So I was estatic when Olivia showed up for her outdoor session with her prom dress in tow and told me “I don’t care what happens to it now”. “Are [...]
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Friends Forever
Posted on 08. Jul, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
Trey and his friends go way back. They’ve been on many basketball, football, and hockey teams together. They wanted to have a special photo shoot to commemorate their friendship as they are all now seniors playing together for probably their last year. Trying to find a date when these eight guys were available was quite [...]
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Senior Summer Special
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by Molly Broman.
Calling all seniors and senior parents: We’ve got a great special to share with you! Everybody loves free stuff, right? Come to Jan Kentala Photography for your senior photo shoot and choose one of the following add-ons: Extra outfit Session with your car or truck (or motorcycle, snowmobile, etc.) 8×14 of your favorite buddy group [...]
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Ring of Fire
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
We recently added a new tool to our photography arsenal: a ring light. You may have seen one of these in a print ad, book cover or on TV. They’re everywhere these days, and we just love ‘em! To get an idea of its effect, we made Molly sit down for a few shots and [...]
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2012 Ambassador “Buddy Groups”
Posted on 29. May, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
Our annual Open House offers our student reps (ambassadors) the opportunity to bring in a big group of friends and take “buddy photos”. Several reps brought really big groups this year. These are so much fun to photograph! The most popular group photos include: pyramids, pileups, giant group hugs, and – of course – jumping. [...]
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“Girls Day” at the Studio
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
Two weeks ago, we photographed Adam and Trey, our first ambassadors from the Class of 2012. This past Saturday we did a “180″ and photographed Anna from Apple Valley High School, Jessa from Lakeville South, and Lindsey from Eagan. We had FUN! The ambassadors are the students who represent our studio to their classmates. They [...]
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Ready for the Class of 2012!
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
Trey from Lakeville North and Adam from Eastview were the first ambassadors we photographed last Saturday. Molly and I did the still photography and Jack was in charge of video. Video is something new we are introducing this year: We are adding some video clips to our still photographs and making slideshows that combine both [...]
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Only 4 days old!
Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by Jan Kentala.
This is definitely the tiniest baby I’ve ever photographed. The parents called me from the hospital. I asked “when was your baby born?” and Kristi replied, “last night”! She took my advice when I told her newborn babies should be photographed within 2 weeks of being born. At one month, their hands and feet are [...]