Katie Welsh Photography Blog

Welcome to the Katie Welsh Photography blog! I am a Minneapolis Children's Photographer specializing in lifestyle custom portraits of maternity, newborn, baby, children and families.

If you have a newborn, sessions are best scheduled within the first 4-10 days. Please call before the baby is due so we can reserve time around your due date.

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Katie

A Colorado Christmas

December 30, 2008 – 1:55 am

We just returned from Colorado where we celebrated Christmas with my husbands side of the family. It was a great trip full of good food and lots of hugs and laughter. Six of the eight siblings + families were able to make it so yes, it’s not a quiet holiday but wonderfully chaotic. For part of the trip, we rented a 7 bedroom cabin in Winter Park so most had the opportunity to do a little skiing and take in some of the beautiful views. We stuck a little closer to the cabin with the kids being so little but we didn’t miss out on fun.

playing with grandma…
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some outdoor fun…
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and this is what we woke up to this morning…absolute heaven
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Thanks again T for hosting! It was so wonderful seeing everyone again. Hope everyone else had a wonderful holiday!

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Happy Holidays - out of office

December 22, 2008 – 11:43 pm

Happy Holidays!! Katie Welsh Photography will be closed December 23rd - Dec 29th. Emails and calls will be returned on December 30th. I will be checking voicemail daily so if anything is urgent or if you need to schedule a newborn, leave a message and I will get back to you beforehand.

Hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday!

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The last newborn of 2008

December 21, 2008 – 7:09 pm

It’s no secret that I adore newborns.  I love everything about them, how innocent and helpless they are, how you can curl them up in the cutest positions, and mostly how fun it is to talk to new parents about pregnancies, births, and sleepless nights.  It’s such an exciting time, even when it’s your 2nd or 3rd.

Today, I had my last newborn for 2008.  She truely is a Christmas miracle and is very loved.  Her parents waited a long time for her and the wait was well worth it.  She’s just a doll.  A strong little one, but seriously, how could you not melt looking at this face…

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with the bear from grandma…
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and in honor of Christmas, who can resist a cute little bum.
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It was great meeting you and thanks for sharing little F’s first week with me! Hope you have a wonderful first Christmas together!

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Too many holiday parties…

December 15, 2008 – 2:05 am

he has never done this…or at least not for over a year. I came into the room and he was sacked out in the middle of the family room floor. He had way too much fun this weekend, don’t you just love the holidays?

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My little ones

December 9, 2008 – 11:32 pm

It’s been a while since I shared my own kids (which a few relatives gently reminded me) but I finally got around to taking my own pictures for my Christmas cards this weekend. It was pretty chilly this weekend but I promise we were only out for about 5 minutes at a time and if you saw their coats (red and purple) well, they don’t match AT ALL! The kids actually had a blast, it was more the parents that were the wimps. These are just so them, they truely are best buds and that’s what I hoped to capture…while it lasts :-)

For all those waiting for orders, they are all out as of today!! It feels great to wrap everything up and know it will all get to you in plenty of time for those special holiday gatherings. I am now 100% in the holiday spirit…this year has been so fun as the kids have gotten a little older (2 and almost 4) and are starting to “get” Christmas this year. I’m sure those who have older kids understand…that first year when the Christmas magic really hits them, not just you. Everything has been exciting for them, decorating, cookies, parties, watching Rudolph for the 5th time still DVRed from last year.

So while I know this won’t be my last post before Christmas. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday season!!


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Patience - 6 month old T

December 7, 2008 – 1:17 pm

I had so much fun coming back to do little T’s 6 month portraits. Such a handsome little guy. In honor of being so close to Christmas, we did a few fun shots with a little Santa hat. I call this one “Patience”. Lilly (the dog) sat there so patiently while little T held a treat for her. I photograph a lot of families with dogs, but rarely one like this. You can tell these two are going to grow up and be best buds.

I am typically drawn to clean contemporary images but every once in a while, an image from a session will just jump out at me and beg to go in another direction. This was one of those. Can’t decide which I like better, what do you think?

Hope you have a wonderful first Christmas together!

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It’s here!

November 28, 2008 – 6:15 pm

So for those photographers out there…this has been long awaited. First they teased us for over a year with the idea of a new 5D…then it seemed like forever until they officially announced it…then after pre-ordering it within hours of its release back in September, it is finally in my little hands. Batteries are charging, can’t wait to play!!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

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Moving inside…beautiful sisters

November 19, 2008 – 9:11 pm

This was my very last session before holiday cutoff. It has been a busy and amazing holiday season and I am so thankful for my wonderful clients. It was so fun visiting with returning clients and meeting some new families too…am I lucky or what! I love my job.

This was my first time meeting these adorable sisters. It was pretty chilly last weekend so we stayed indoors most of the session.

4 yr old E had so much personality. I bet I have at least 20 different “looks”. This was one of my favorites

and 1 yr old T. So sweet. This little one had the most amazing eye contact for her age.

and they are so cute together, such good friends already

It was great meeting you and I’ll be in touch with your gallery!

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A not so sneaky, sneak peek. The R family

November 17, 2008 – 1:59 am

Check your email Mrs R…your gallery is in your inbox. I normally try to do sneak peeks as a preview, well since the blog has been a little neglected, this is more like a feature. This is the second time I’ve had the opportunity to photograph this family of 3 young kids…you’ll see all of them featured on my website, they are just too cute. Mom R has a set of frames that get updated each time so I put a few ideas together of some of my favorites.

The traditional…

and this one is all about personality and eyes…two of my favorite things

Thanks again!

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4 month old T

November 13, 2008 – 10:14 pm

I can’t believe when I took this picture just under 2 weeks ago, it was 70 degrees and they are predicting snow tomorrow! That’s Minnesota weather for you. The good news is I’m catching up! So blog postings should be a little more regular again.

I did T’s newborn pictures this summer so we did a quick mini shoot for an updated shot for the Christmas card since he’s not a newborn anymore but not at that 6 month mark yet. I’m constantly amazed at how fast little ones grow and change during that first year. Is he not the most adorable little guy? And lucky him, he got the families beautiful blues. T is the youngest of 4 blue eyed beauties (that I happen to be very fond of)

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