About Salina J Photography
Hi! My name is Salina, and I am a photographer working in the Minneapolis/St. Paul and southern Minnesota areas. I enjoy meeting new people, and luckily for me, my profession allows me to do that every week, whether I am photographing a newborn, baby, child, family or creating senior pictures. This blog showcases my recent photography, and will help you get to know me and my style of portraits a little better. I am based out of Northfield, but work on-location throughout the Twin Cities (and beyond) or in my studio in Burnsville. I work with my clients to choose the right locations, times and wardrobe pieces to ensure their portraits are beautiful and true reflections of who they are.
I always love photographing clients who return year after year – so fun to see how big the children get and discover more of their little personalities. I photographed sweet Jack and his little sister Lauren again this fall, visiting an apple orchard and a beautiful wooded area. Their mom commented that the portraits really captured their personalities – Jack’s more serious nature and Lauren’s goofy one!
I photographed Lauren on an absolutely beautiful evening in Minneapolis. She has an incredible, natural smile that just shined for the camera (not even a Segway tour going on twenty feet from where we were working ruffled her!), and we were fortunate enough to capture some of fall’s last glorious color. Thank you, Lauren, for choosing me for your senior portraits, best of luck the rest of the year!
This year has brought me opportunities to create some very personal senior portraits for clients. I love when they incorporate something they are passionate about into their sessions. When Lauren’s mom contacted me about the session she asked if I would be willing to photograph Lauren with her beloved horse, Indigo. I told her I had never photographed a horse before, but I was up for trying, so we met at the stables and we had a great time. Lauren is amazing with Indigo, it was fun to watch her interact with him. The property turned out to be a fabulous location for portraits, as well, many options. Here are some of Lauren’s favorites from her senior picture session!
The sky offered us some dark clouds and the wind was picking up, so we took the opportunity to create a more dramatic portrait using flash, with the sky prominent and some blowing hair. Love it!
