In order to tell you why I love doing what I do, I have to make a confession. I have a horrible memory. I never know if I actually remember events or if I just remember them because I have seen photographs of them. Fortunately, I have always carried a camera everywhere, taking pictures of everything (much to the annoyance of many of my friends and family) so I can look back at the photographs and always remember!
Documenting every moment is the root of my style. I want you to be able to remember everything & everyone as they are at that time in their life. Even if it means a baby is constantly making spit bubbles, or holds his fingers in his mouth, it isn't an imperfection, it is a memory of that time in their life. If a five year old is as crazy as can be, let's not force him to sit up straight and tilt his head to the camera, let's remember who he is.
I love working inside the studio and with nature as the backdrop. I love new babies, kids of all ages, seniors, families & weddings. I take pride in keeping my work modern and fresh by going to photography workshops and seminars throughout the year.
I look forward to meeting you and creating photographs so you are able to always remember the special moments in your life.
LeAnne Johansen
I had so much fun with this family!! I LOVE it when the Dad’s are so excited about what I am doing – this Dad is a big softball player, so we wanted to see if their little six month old girl would still fit in his glove. She was even nice enough to keep...
It seems like just yesterday when my friend sent out an e-mail saying that she was pregnant & wondered if anyone was going to tag along for the journey of pregnancy… I wrote back that I was in! Our boys are just a couple months apart in age. Unfortunately, we don’t live very close, but I love...
Our neighbors make cute kids! This is their third & he’s ADORABLE! Poor little guy (or should I say poor parents) has been going back and forth to the dr. to check his jaundice levels… get better little man!
Well – it felt like summer for a few days anyways! I was able to shoot a family session in & outdoors last week. This little one year old girl is just SO cute! She had some entertainers as her Mommy and Daddy sang to her to get her big smiles out of her. Thanks for...
The night before my husband was leaving for work in Chicago, my 3 year old suggested that he take “Monkey” with him and take pictures of him. So, the AWESOME Dad that he is… he took Monkey with him everywhere he went & took pictures with his phone and emailed them to my son throughout...
I had a couple engagement sessions pretty close together – this fun couple came down from Minneapolis for their engagement session. We had so much fun; I can’t wait for their wedding day!!
This engagement session was so much fun and I had a blast making their guest book for them; it will be a great place to look back at their images and read all the nice things people have to say about them on their wedding day! Here’s a few images from their engagement session.. We miss you...
Another cute Le Center infant! You guys make cute babies out there! His Mom was telling me that he’s in the spitting phase & FINALLY he showed me his spit bubbles!! LOVE ‘EM!
I’m trying to catch up – I have been horrible about updating my blog. I will TRY to be better so you can have some sneak peeks into what is going on inside and out of the studio!!
First up is a super sweet little baby boy. We spent a good 1/2 hour waiting for him...
