The Millers

Kim is one of my very best friends from college. We sailed around the world together on Semester at Sea and are now charting the new waters of parenthood together. She is an amazing mother to her two boys, Gino and Novak, both who steal my heart with their big blue eyes. Thanks Kim and Mike for letting me photograph your handsome little guys and for your friendship over the years.

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Last Library Event

Wink Photography is all about preserving family memories.  That is why we are delighted to be working with the Minnesota Historical Society and Hennepin county libraries to bring you “Portraits of Us”, an event to celebrate family, heritage, and community. 

Our last Hennepin County library event will be this Saturday at Hopkins Library.   Minnesota Historical Society will have a preservation expert on hand to offer help and advice on preserving family heirlooms and/or a family tree craft activity will be available. 

Wink Photography will be shooting professional portraits of families with on-the-spot printing. Families and patrons can bring one print home and one print will remain at the library for a community album.  This is a free event, so stop on by. We’d love to see you and photograph your family!

Portrait of Us
Saturday, April 28th, 1-4pm

Hopkins Library

22 11th Avenue North

Hopkins, MN 55343

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May Model Search

Mother’s Day Photo/Video Session 

The Ultimate Mother’s Day gift! This is a secret session in which Dad brings the children in for a photo/video session to surprise mom this Mother’s Day. We will conduct a simultaneous photography and videography session.

The final product of this session will be group and individual images of each child and a professionally shot and edited two minute video, containing video footage, short interviews, and still photos. The client will receive a complimentary copy of the video and a 5x7 print of their choice to present to Mom this Mother’s Day. 

Models:  We are looking for a family with 2-4 children, ages 3-10 years old. 

Dates:  Session must occur between April 1st-27^th.

Details:  Session will take place at our studio in NE Minneapolis.  All participants must sign model releases giving Wink Photography rights to all videography and photography created.

Cost: $100.  This includes session fee and complimentary video and 5 x 7 print.  (Price subject to tax.)

Contact: Send us an email at info@winkphotomn.com  for more details or to sign up.

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Boeselager Family

Every year I look forward to the small chunk of time I get to spend with my sisters, and of course, their families, their beautiful, vibrant families.  

We all traveled north to spend the holidays with my grandparents in their 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 level home.  We crammed ourselves and all of our stuff into every nook, cranny and floor space in that house.  It wasn’t comfortable, but somehow, because it’s home and there is a fire in the fireplace, it is.  

The noise can be unbearable when all seven of the grandchildren (great-grandchildren in my grandparent’s case) are talking, crying, running, yelling, playing… well, when they are doing anything other than sleeping.  But, through the noise comes the joyful sounds, Hailey’s giggle, Shyanne’s babbling, Grace’s sweet requests, Nicholas’ superhero sound effects….

These kids steal my heart each and every time I see them.   And that time always seems to go by so quickly.  I am thankful and blessed that we are able to freeze them in time, at this age, this silly, playful age, forever.  

Thank you Gretchen for your beautiful work!

~Sarah

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Peters Family in the Fall

I’ve known Laura my whole life. Our moms are friends and our older sisters were friends, so I guess you could say that we were born into our friendship.  How lucky is that? :) I’ve photographed Laura and her family for years and I love watching them grow and change in front of my lens. This last shoot was a ton of fun as we ran around Merriam Park in St. Paul and played in the leaves. Thanks for a great evening. I love you all!

-Gretchen

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Scarlet

We were fortunate to have a beautiful day for the first of our mini-sessions on Saturday.  Although it was cold, we had some really beautiful light.  Ashley, Luke, their darling daughter, Scarlet, and even Grandma and Grandpa braved the chilly wind to walk around Silverwood Park in St. Anthony Village.  We had a great time chasing Scarlet, laughing with Ashley and Luke and watching Grandma and Grandpa at work spoiling their only grandchild!  We are excited to watch this little girl grow up.  She's got an amazing family that surrounds her.

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Issac, 6 months

The night before Isaac's photo shoot, the local news stations were threatening rain.  We were bummed at the thought of rescheduling or moving the shoot indoors.  However, the morning came and it was beautiful.  Dry, sunny, warm - a perfect fall day.  (Can you believe this weather we have been having??  I can hardly believe it's October!)  Isaac was such a trooper as we piled leaves around him, moved him around the park and took shot after shot after shot.  What a handsome little boy!

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Lillian and Elise

Don’t get me wrong, I love being a mom of multiples, but it definitely has its unique challenges. Fortunately, I’ve found an amazing support group in an ECFE* class specifically for multiples. I have met some amazing parents through ECFE. My favorites are the ones who have opened up and been honest about the fact that parenting is HARD work. We all want to be the perfect parents, but sometimes we have to settle for just getting through the day with everyone still alive, fed, and relatively clean. 
Sarah is one of the moms who I met through ECFE and, as a mom of 18 month old identical twin girls and a multiples reporter for the Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/parenting-multiples-in-minneapolis/sarah-willson?CID=examiner_alerts_index), she knows the ups and downs of parenting as well as anyone. Her girls, Lillian and Elise are adorable, active girls and we  had a blast running, singing, playing and photographing them on a beautiful fall morning in St. Paul. Thanks to Sarah and Tyler for sharing your family with us. You’re doing a fantastic job!

* For those of you who don’t have small children and, therefore, a constant need to get out of the house before you’re driven crazy, ECFE stands for Early Childhood Family Education. If you are a parent who is looking for something to do with your little one(s), I highly recommend ECFE classes. They are available all over the metro, cater to young children from birth to preschool, and provide some much needed socializing and support for parents and kids. Plus, you learn tons of songs that your kids will love (and, if you are anything like me, will entertain you for hours while you lie in bed at night wondering why you can’t fall asleep when you are so incredibly tired. :)

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