Tiny sneak peek and great new product from MHP!

(Here is a teeny tiny sneak peek for you Val!)
I always vacillate between showing my favorite photos in a sneak peek (which I'm doing here) or just showing a couple of the "ok" ones. I always fear when I show my absolute favorite best ones from the session on the blog that I'm ruining the surprise for the gallery. But-oh well, here goes anyway! So, two photos for a sneak peak, since I know you are waiting Val! :)
First of all, beautiful "A"... one year old, and walking everywhere. Such a lovely little girl now!



And, since I loved this one in both b&w and in color, I'm showing both, and you can make the hard decision of which you like best:
Such a beautiful family! And some of the nicest kids I've met in a long while. Thanks for bearing with me in the heat everyone!


And this brings me to a quick note about a great new product I'll be offering now. Its so new its not even on my website yet! I'm thrilled to announce I'm now offering luxurious gallery wrapped canvases. If that photo above was of MY family, I'd get a lovely big wrapped canvas of it for sure. Heres a quick snap of the canvas I did order of my three kids, shown on my office wall. Its a 30"x30" gallery wrapped canvas, and its a million times more beautiful in person, trust me.


And a closeup to show you how the canvas is wrapped around the back, ready for hanging and no need for a frame.



These are so lovely! Email me (mary@maryhansonphotography.com)if you want more information before it appears on my website. :)
Thanks, and have a wonderful day!
Mary

Wanted to share a fun new toy with my readers...

I wanted a small compact semi-inexpensive digital camera for bringing to the pool and beach this summer. I got the Olympus Stylus 770SW for just over $300 from Amazon. The coolest thing about it is that it can shoot underwater up to 33 feet down! Since I won't be doing snorkeling here in Minneapolis, I took some test pool shots of two of my kids who love to swim underwater. Here they are:


If you are looking for a small tough & rugged little point & shoot for the summer, this one is so fun! Enjoy!
~Mary

Wonderful relaxed family session...

I had such a fun time photographing this lovely family. Just the nicest kids and parents, and all so photogenic! They are preparing for a big move to another country, and I hope that these photos of their family are a good memento of their life here in Minneapolis. Here are a few of my favorites.
Enjoy!
~Mary

(click photos to enlarge)

Family wedding...

I'm such a bad blogger... my apologies in my extreme tardiness in updating my blog. I've been very busy.
My three (beautiful, if I must say so myself!) children were in their Aunt's Wedding this past weekend. This is my husband Mark's sister, Cassie. Knowing me, you know I had to take a few photos! Something about little ones dressed up in fancy clothes... so sweet. :) So, here are a few shots of my three and a couple from the wedding. I tried hard to stay out of the way of the photographer they had hired, so they are not very good shots, but it was lots of fun.

My littlest guy...

All three together...

Dad & his daughter
(wished this was more centered, but I had
a very squirmy ring-bearer on my lap!!)

Thanks for looking, and I make no promises about when I will post again! (can't break that one, huh?)
~Mary