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Everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time | minneapolis newborn photography

Monday, January 30th, 2012

But what about your bra? Do you have long monkey arms that can reach behind and easily clamp your bra into place? Or are you more of a buckle in the front, and twist it around to the back type of gal? I personally have always done ‘the twist’…but have vivid memories of friends teasing me about it. Apparently only ‘grade schooler’s’ put their bra’s on like that. Great, so I get dressed like a 12 year old…just add it to my list of awkward quirks. Have you ever watched a TV show or a movie where a woman is getting dressed (I must be watching cable)? Does she twist and wiggle her way into her skivvies? NO! Honestly, I always figured if men (my hubs not included) could get a bra off with one hand, I should certainly be able to put it ON with two. But no…when I must dress in public (like the gym), I drape a towel over my shoulders so that random strangers won’t burst into peels of laughter at my immature dressing techniques. The reason I am bringing this up, is because I went to a ‘bra party’ (it’s like a Tupperware party for your boobs), and I was talking with the other guests (who were all rather well-endowed, such as myself), and guess what? They ALL do the twist too! The cloud of humiliation has been lifted! I feel like stripping in the streets. Wait, no…there’s more than one reason why I dress underneath a towel. Cancel stripping in the streets. But I am thankful that I have forged a comradery with other woman. Big chested, uncoordinated women UNITE!

Annnnd, we’re back. Enough about my undergarments…let’s talk baby girls! I know the mommy of this little princess, we went to the same small high school~it was so good to re-connect with her! Congratulations on your little one, she is perfection!

Hello eye contact! When she was awake, she meant business~so alert!! I love this shot

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Men using Pinterest?? | Farmington, MN children’s photography

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Call me crazy, but I think I’ve got my husband hooked on Pinterest…I was surfing the site last night, and he kept peeking over my shoulder, “hey, that meatball recipe looks good”…”oooh, white chili”…”I like the landscaping and that deck”. I think I might need to get him his own account. Do men pin things? I don’t know. But it would be interesting to see what dude boards would look like…

“MY DREAM BOAT” (pimped out fishing boat pics featuring built in beer coolers and TV’s with ESPN playing)

“HAIRSTYLES I LIKE” (pictures of Will Ferrell in Anchorman perfectly coiffed)

“SIX PACK” (toss up here…could be favorite beers, or a washboard stomach)

“MANLY FOODS” (recipes of burgers and all things beefy)

“I LIKE TREE’S” (tips on how to plant as many tree’s on your property as humanly possible)

“MAN CAVE” (articles on how to convince your wife that if you build a bar in the basement, you will use it ALL the time)

“SHOES I GOTTA HAVE” (a pair of Napoleon Dynamite in his moon boots)

“VACATION DESTINATIONS” (images of KOA’s and log cabins in the woods, preferably within a 2 hour drive of your home.)

“WORDS TO LIVE BY” (featuring canvas prints with hand painted quotes such as: ‘I don’t see why you’re making such a big deal out of this’ ’six to one, 1/2 a dozen to the other’ ’so, does this mean you’re mad?’ ‘it’s twelve o’clock somewhere’ ’shhh, the games on’)

Wow, that turned into a weird tangent….

One of my favorite little boys is growing too fast…I think I need to extend my baby plan into a 5 yr deal…one year is too short! Here was his six month session, isn’t he a love?

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a tough pill to swallow | Minnesota kids photographer

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Does anyone else have traumatic memories of their parents forcing them to do something? Have you been in therapy because of it? When my 9 yr old daughter is scared of something, or afraid something will hurt…no amount of convincing, begging or sugar coating will convince her to try it. I’m afraid we may have pushed Lucy too hard the other night…she said she had a headache, and I told her that she needed to swallow a pill (back-story: she get’s leg pains and headaches quite a bit ((I think it’s hereditary, I used to get them at her age too))…and we give her children’s chewable Tylenol for the pain. For the past month, I have been telling her that when the stash runs out, she is going to be taking adult pills instead. The cost of those chewables in crazy expensive compared to the kind you swallow). Well, the time came during supper. After several complaints of a headache, I gave her one regular tylenol. She freaked. So I cut it in 1/2. She still freaked. She cried and cried at the supper table for h-o-u-r-s. Korey and I both thought this was ridiculous, and went back and forth between coaching, encouraging, and ridiculing.

Coversation at the dinner table:

Korey~ Lucy, I’ve swallowed boogers bigger than that pill.

Kelly~ Lucy, you’re NINE. The children’s tylenol is for toddlers, should I warm a bottle for you?

Riley~ Lucy, I’ll do it, you want me to show you how?

Brady~ Lucy’s a baby, Lucy’s a baby, Lucy’s a baby.

Korey~ Lucy, stop crying, I’m going to make you eat outside.

Kelly~ Lucy, if that pill was an M&M you would have swallowed in .04 seconds

Riley~ Mommy, can I eat Lucy’s dessert?

Brady~ Lucy’s a baby, Lucy’s a baby, Lucy’s a baby.

Kelly~ Lucy, just watch, you just set it on the back of your tongue (insert crazy woman screaming here), okay, I give up.

After 2 hours of crying and semi-hysterics (much to the annoyance of her parents and the amusement of her brothers), I ground up the 1/2 of a pill, stirred it in her milk, and forced her to drink it. Something tells me that she will be silently suffering through many headaches and leg aches in the future. I laid in bed that night wondering where a parent should draw the line; between sticking to their guns, or caving for the child’s sanity. I guess we’ll find out when she’s 26 yrs old and either A) lying on a therapist’s couch reliving every agonizing detail of her childhood, or B) Calling us up to say “thanks for helping me conquer my fears” (option B is unlikely, but let a mom have her dreams). Either way, I am confident she won’t be a pill-popper!

Oh my, this session was ages ago…look how bright and sunny it was that day! I got to see this handsome little boy for his newborn, 6 month and 1 yr sessions…it’s been awesome watching him grow!

He was not feeling the smiles this day~luckily, his serious looks are just as cute!

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My favs of 2011~Minneapolis, MN baby, family and senior photographer

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

This year has been pretty darn excellent. I am slowly but surely working on refining my business into what I want it to be…when I first started a few years ago my goals were wishy-washy at best. I knew that I had to make a certain amount of money a month so that I didn’t have to work at the Target Deli e.v.e.r. again. Now that I feel confident that I never have to slice roast beef again, I can move on to different goals!

Some plans for 2012:

*Specialize more. My focus will be solely on newborns/kids/families/high school seniors.

*No more weddings. I LOVE photographing weddings, I just don’t LOVE everything that goes along with it…the planning, the stress, the huge amount of editing, the loss of valuable weekends with family! Not to mention, there are SO many amazing wedding photographers in Minnesota already, why not leave all the bridezilla drama to them? (I’ve never actually dealt w/ a bridezilla…but surely my luck would have run out sooner or later).

*No more extended family sessions. Basically, my reasoning for this are the same reasons I don’t do weddings any more (see excuses listed above!).

*Decide if hiring a very PT employee is beneficial, or if it will be a big headache (this is what Korey thinks…but he lovingly fights me on every big decision I make!).

*Become more known in my community…especially for high school seniors portraits.

*Begin entering image competitions…Also begin working on becoming certified or accredited…but first figure out which word it is; certified or accredited. Is accredited even a word?

*Fit into the jeans I wore in 10th grade. Okay, lady…now you go too far.

Here are some of my very favorite pictures from the past year. I really tried to keep it to 10, since I love a good top 10 list. But the numbers kept growing, and I had to stop looking at every-one’s files. So here are the top 20 (in my humble opinion).

Have a wonderful New Years Eve~I’ll see ya on the flip side

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The coolest kids of 2011~Minnesota Newborn Photographer

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again….I have the best job. I was lucky enough to photograph all of these beautiful babies in 2011. I hope to do even more newborn sessions in 2012. I think I’ve been rather ’scroogy’ lately with my lack of specials and deals, so I am offering expecting parents a newborn special for the next 3 days! Any newborn sessions or baby plan that is booked before the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve (just to be clear, offer ends @ midnight on 12/31/2011), will receive a $75 towards a print or digital collection of their choice.

The Fine Print:

*The session fee must be paid at time of booking. Newborn session fees are $130 and do not include any prints or products.

*The $75 will go towards a collection, not a la carte items.

*Even if you just found out you are pregnant, you can still book this deal. I will see you in the fall!!

*I have limited session times in late February, so please contact me ASAP to see if I can fit you in.

*Newborn sessions are photographed at my cozy warm studio in Buffalo within the baby’s first 4 to 10 days of life…for more session details click HERE , choose ‘website‘, click ‘details’, click ‘newborn session tips‘.

*You can choose either a regular newborn session, or one of my baby plans. The first few pages of my price guide explain the different baby plans, as well as the different collection options.

*To book, please EMAIL ME: kelly@photographybykellyklatt.com I will walk you through the reservation process.

I can’t wait to meet all the new babers…I’m sure they’ll be just as cool as the last group

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A movie ‘inside’ a movie? | Minneapolis baby photographer

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Well, now that I’ve really hyped up my big Twilight Weekend…I figure I better tell you how things went! First of all, I don’t think I’ve sat through 7 hours of movie’s in one sitting…Friday night we watched the first 3 in the saga…it was delightful…no interruptions from kids…no husbands asking dumb questions…and we could shout at Jacob to take his shirt off as often as we liked without fear of eye rolling or reprimand.

Saturday we went out for an early dinner at Victoria’s in Rochester (yum), then headed to the theater 45 minutes early to ensure that we got the best seats in the house. Finally, the movie started, and the candy bags were opened. Now, I LOVE going to a packed movie theater for certain genres…like comedy’s or horror films. I like when the crowd laughes out loud and makes a movie funnier than it actually is…but this type of genre is best viewed without all the distractions…especially if you are my sister in law and have been counting the moments to see breaking dawn for months. But distractions was what we got. The guy behind us and to our right had a horrible cold and spent the 2 hours sneezing loud wet sneezes into our hair (I watched the entire movie with my scarf wrapped around my face). The girls in front of us had their phones out the entire time texting each other. The guy behind us and to our left was obviously dragged to the theater against his will. EVERY time Bella and Edward got a little fresh (and this movie has a lot of it), he would groan and complain to his wife….she spent the entire 2 hours telling him ‘it was going to get better’.

And then…someone died 3 rows back. **spoiler alert** During the scene where Bella is giving birth to her demon baby (sometimes that happens), the lady a few rows back started screaming and wailing, “No, don’t you die on me. Oh my God, someone help me please. God don’t take him from me. Please someone help!” Instantly, people started turning around and a few jumped over seats to help her. I thought the guy next to her had died. My stomach dropped and I felt helpless. Then I thought, well, why isn’t anyone shouting for a doctor? Then I figured, okay, this woman is absolutely crazy, and she’s talking about Bella dying on the big screen (you know how some people think soap opera’s are real??). So then I went back to trying to watch the movie because I figured this woman was insane, and I was missing the best part of the movie! Suddenly the lights went on, the movie stopped, and people were shouting for a doctor. (And the people in the very front of the theater were all screaming, WTF? Because they didn’t realize that people were dying in the back). Okay, so the woman wasn’t exactly crazy. But her boyfriend did not die. He fainted. Like a big weenie. Because of the blood in the movie. So then we all got to sit and stare at weenie-pants for 10 minutes while we waited for the EMT’s to show up. Someone said to him, “you are awfully pale”, he mumbled that he always looked like that. I turned around and whispered inappropriately, “vampire” which got a few chuckles.

Finally, Mr. Iturngreenwhendemonbabiesarebirthedsopleasedon’tmindmewhileIplaydeadandruinmovies was escorted out by several nurses, a doctor, and 4 EMT’s (we were in Rochester, home of the mayo clinic, and of course there was a doctor and two nurses seated 1 row over from him). Then the manager started thanking everyone for their patience, and told us proudly that the movie was digital, and wasn’t that so great, because he could easily rewind it 5 or 10 minutes. Everyone agreed, 5 minutes back would be far enough, and we settled back in to our seats. Suddenly, the movie started playing in fast forward before our eyes. Screams of “NO, STOP! You’re Going the Wrong WAAYYY” filled the air. But our complaints fell on deaf ears, and the movie started up 10 minutes past where it should have started. My sister in law was ready to cut someone. When we left the theater, she did complain and get 3 new movie passes. She will probably use those 3 passes 3 times before I see her next weekend!

Okay, I really need to get better at topic transitions. My apologies to this family and their sweet little girl, who did not ask to be put on the same blog post as vampire movie reviews. Miss ‘M’ was a little apprehensive at first, but she warmed up soon enough. I LOVE her red hair and blue eyes, so adorable! I was lucky enough to see her again a month after this to do family pictures (and her brother has even MORE red hair!!), but I have to save those pics for later!

This first shot is my FAV!!

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twofer | delano, mn newborn photography

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Today you are in for a special treat…a newborn session twofer. I’m not gonna lie, the thought of photographing newborn twins intimidates me. So I called up a good photographer friend and she came over and assisted for the afternoon. I was in heaven! Having someone there who knows what I want without me having to explain~oh, it’s a beautiful thing! I think this twin session was done in less than 90 minutes!

Someday, (when I can look at my books and determine that hiring an associate is a good idea) I’m going to find me a fabulous newborn partner…preferably someone who sweats as much as I do (can’t have her looking better than me), it would also be nice to find someone who isn’t going to open up shop next door a few months down the road Before I go hiring that dream newborn assistant, I will probably hire someone to do my in-person ordering…so any past clients of mine that are looking for a little side job…I might just be looking you up! Or else I’ll just troll Craigs List

So, back to these two…like I said, dream babies! And their parents were so calm and natural, I was very impressed! These were taken a few months ago, and I know they’ve grown a ton since this day (facebook keeps me in the loop). Can’t wait for their 6 month session!

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separated at birth | Maple Grove newborn photographer

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Does anyone else remember being obsessed with the ‘Sweet Valley Twins/Sweet Valley High’ series? I wanted to be spunky Jessica Wakefield in a bad way. 5 ft 6 inches of blonde perfection, complete with beautiful blue-green eyes, a trim size 6 body, and a matching sister to boot. Those books were like a crack addiction for 10 yr olds. And now my daughter Lucy has started reading them. What happened to Little Woman? I don’t mind her reading ‘the babysitter club’ (another fav from my youth)…I mean those girls were entrepreneurs. Even Nancy Drew had some type of skill set…something that doesn’t revolve around being the most popular, beautiful girls in school. I wonder if she will develop a complex about her looks…I also wonder if I will ever find my long lost identical twin sister (come on mom…after all these years…you can tell me the truth. Where is she? Is she a size 6?).

Yay! More newborn goodness heading your way…this little girl was teeny-tiny (born 6 weeks early)…I love preemies…not only because I had one (who is now 34 lbs of beefy goodness), but because they sleep SO well for the session…Would it be totally over the line to request that all of my pregnant clients ask to be induced just a few weeks early? I can just see the look on the Doctor’s face, “But doctor, I’m already 36 weeks, and if I go much longer, my newborn session is going to be a total disaster!!”

I love this last one…so soft and pretty

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