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2011-12-16T11:54:00.002-06:00

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sami and levi

2010-12-17T17:38:00.003-06:00

so while it may not be the first wedding of our class - its the first one i am invited to! i've known sami since we were pups getting into trouble, but once levi came around the cowgirl in her settled down just a little bit - not enough to stop getting into trouble... gotta love us north dakota kids!

Check out some of the kickin' photos from our shoot!

laura

2010-11-18T14:13:00.003-06:00

laura is a sophomore at concordia and will be on tour when i get to cover the concordia choir on their south korea tour! shes super pretty and needed some awesome headshots as she auditions for summer singing! :)

megan and dave

2010-11-18T14:10:00.002-06:00

a couple weeks ago I got to have a super fun Friday afternoon with Megan and Dave! Megan's finishing up her physical therapy clinicals and dave works up in grand forks! a super cute couple and lots of fun leaf-throwing photos! check em out!

tara and randy

2010-08-18T13:19:00.003-05:00

softball fans tara and randy said their "i do's" a few weeks ago at rose creek... it was a beautiful ceremony and a super fun wedding party... a softball themed reception complete with specialized can-koozies made this wedding super fun! check out some photos below!

probably one of the most detailed wedding schedules i've ever seen at 10+ pages :)

amber and joe

2010-08-18T13:13:00.003-05:00

a couple weeks ago i got to hang out with a super awesome couple from grand forks... they were pretty awesome - amber is a grad student at mankato and joe is finishing up computer type stuff at und... their wedding is set for next april, but we wanted to meet up and take some engagement photos... they're the kind o' couple who can't take a bad shot! makes my job so much easier... check em out below!

kayla and dana

2010-08-15T16:09:00.003-05:00

a beautiful day and the first indoor wedding of the entire season! it was a welcomed thing though as temperatures hit the mid 90s... it was a hot one! without melting, kayla and dana exchanged vows at living waters lutheran church in osgood... what a fun wedding party! check 'em out!

mac

2010-08-11T13:22:00.003-05:00

since i've been on the road with the alumni office - its been crazy trying to fit in shoots when i'm finally back in fargo for a day or two at a time... but after two weeks of bad weather and scheduling conflicts - we finally got to do part one of mac's senior photos! we hung out in downtown fargo and got some great shots! :) check em out!

christine and tim

2010-08-11T13:10:00.002-05:00

early july brought a beautiful day in rural sheldon, north dakota... never before had tiffany and i seen a wedding where every blade of grass was perfectly trimmed, each rock and pillow was laid out on a blueprint, and 6 different kinds of cake were featured... while they went for 'north dakota chic' the day was nothing less than a gorgeous day out of a bridal magazine... you may remember christine and tim from their engagement session last summer with the frog, that was just an appetizer to the amazing shots we'd get from their wedding day... check them out below!

i foresee a margarita bar becoming the standard for weddings in the future :)

like i said - no detail went un noticed - including the toilet paper!

myles year 2

2010-06-29T16:29:00.002-05:00

once again got to hang out with karla and her lil' one myles... like chillun' do, he got soooo big over a year!

jenn and ryan

2010-06-29T10:59:00.002-05:00

i don't know if you remember me raving about jenn and ryan, but i love this couple! what i didn't love about the day was the humidity! i even brought a towel thinking that we'd have to dab someone off for photos - i used it more than anyone else! oiy... anywhoot, a super fun and beautiful wedding for an amazing couple!

may special!

2010-05-17T17:54:00.002-05:00

May is families and children month!

May is coming to an end so quickly! Take advantage of the beautiful weather with an awesome outdoor shoot! Don't sit around for stuffy poses inside a big studio, instead lets head to the park or the lake and capture your family in their natural enviroment!

Families and children are only $75.00 plus this month get a free customized 5x7 brag book to show off to your friends! Schedule your super fun summer shoot here!

jenn and ryan

2010-05-12T22:36:00.002-05:00

a little ray of sunshine came our way on sunday which was perfect for an engagement shoot for jenn and ryan! they were so much fun and have an island park wedding planned for june! i cannot wait! check out some of their engagement photos!

ps-they are big wild fans, so ryan ordered a jersey which helped in the proposal! how awesome?!

baby aubey!

2010-05-06T10:27:00.002-05:00

on Monday this week i got to hang out with an former fbla state officer friend and her new baby! aubey is 3 months old and about the happiest 3 month old i've ever met... she lasted almost an entire hour of shooting! i think we may have a model in our midst... check out some of the fun below!

baby taylor!

2010-05-06T10:09:00.002-05:00

i love it when my brides and grooms start having babies! hopefully they like me enough after the wedding to keep calling and this time they did! it also helps that we've been friends for years... bre and josh had their first little on and named her taylor! adorable and well behaved! these are almost a month old now, but our next photo shoot will be shortly to get her 3 month photos! check em out!

tara and randy

2010-05-06T10:04:00.002-05:00

on a beautiful day in february i met up with future husband and wife tara and randy! what a great couple! they were so much fun and up for anything whether it was frolicking in the streets of downtown fargo or getting yelled at by some cross country skiiers - either way they're wedding is sure to be a good time! check out some photos from their engagement shoot...

CATS!

2010-02-24T15:25:00.003-06:00

west fargo high school recently finished up their run of CATS... as a big theater geek i can honestly say this was the best high school production i had ever been to! the depth of acting and the singing to back it up was just phenomenal! the director (and friend of mine) adam pankow thought the cast needed some headshots so after shooting 70+ kids and a few felines, here are some of the photos -

the conens

2010-02-24T15:22:00.003-06:00

one of my very good photographer friends from lisbon billye wanted some new family photos... as a photographer, i know how hard it is to try to do a self family portrait - awkwardly setting your camera and then trying to scurry to get in before it goes off! so to alleviate, we had a super relaxed day downtown fargo... check out some of the pics below

erik and whitney for president and vice president

2010-02-24T15:20:00.002-06:00

to kick off a great campaign my friends erik and whitney needed great political headshots! that's just what we did! after running an amazing campaign against an incumbent, they prevailed and won by only 13 votes! check out some of their shots below...

katie b

2010-02-24T15:18:00.003-06:00

After trying to go outdoors, one of my best friends (and a future disney princess) katie and I decided indoors were a better way to go. Check out just a couple of the photos from our days of shooting and be sure to keep her face in mind - you'll probably see it on tv someday!

kayla and dana

2010-02-24T15:14:00.003-06:00

On a super chilly January afternoon I got to hang out with Kayla and Dana! What a great looking couple! I went to high school with Kayla and shot her cousin Kelly's wedding last fall. After moseying around the Plains Art Museum for awhile, we braved the brisk outdoors for some fun ice rink shots! The wedding will be a fun one, but for now check out some of the engagement photos!

TreSkinRX Launch Party

2010-02-24T15:08:00.002-06:00

In mid-January we got to be a part of Elements Skin Care's new product launch! First we went and shot some headshots and products and then compiled them into a movie to play on the screens all around the venue - check out some of the photos below!

Here's the video compilation we did for them as well!

Apologies for a severe lack of blogging!

2010-02-24T14:38:00.003-06:00

As you may (or may not) have noticed - there has been zero blogging going on lately! XamPhotography has been busy busy busy with new brides, ordering books for wedding season, and opening a new design studio of the business! The graphic and web design wing has taken off and we've brought on three new graphic designers and a new web designer and programmer. Super exciting stuff happening at XamPhotography and XamStudios so keep your eyes peeled for new stuff coming up!

Here are some of the graphic design projects we've done lately!

chelsea's close up!

2009-10-19T19:22:00.002-05:00

sunday afternoon brought an amazing fall day and a senior shoot with chelsea and her mum! we chilled out downtown and got some great shots. check them out!

Fall Headshot Special !

2009-10-02T15:02:00.003-05:00

F a l l H e a d s h o t S p e c i a l

Fall is in the air - and that means it's time for

XamPhotography's annual Fall Headshot Blitz!

These headshots are perfect for actors, business people,

seniors, or even just a facebook profile pic!

What does $75 get you?

- A Two hour exclusive shoot with Max

- 3 Looks (3 Outfits PLUS studio and a location)

- a DVD with all of the digital negatives

- Copyright release to print any of the negatives

- 1 fully edited photo

- 1 Printed 8x10 of your edited photo

OR for $25 - 250 Professional Designed Business Cards

Fill out the Form below To book!

Your name:
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What time of day works best for you?
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Text or Call 701.212.5372 or email max@xamphotography.com

This is a great deal - So book now! This offer is only good if booked by October 10th.

lisa, mike, and a baseball stadium

2009-09-30T23:13:00.001-05:00

this past weekend brought a new experience for me - a wedding in a baseball stadium! so mike and lisa go way back with newman outdoor field... so why not get married at home plate? the weather was beautiful (super lucky for late september!) ... anyway - they were a super fun couple and had some really fun photos!

4 hot cobbers

2009-09-17T23:44:00.000-05:00

the other day i got to hang out with some pretty good looking cobbers to do roommate photos! check them out!

larissa and scott... and lots of mountains!

2009-08-25T23:06:00.003-05:00

being a wedding photog in north dakota, there are very few mountains to shoot... or any for that matter... which is why i was so excited to get to come to colorado and shoot larissa and scott on their big day! i flew in friday got checked in at a very cool historic hotel in glenwood springs, and then met up with the happy couple... saturday brought a day of getting ready and wedding festivities... and sunday was an amazing brunch at a very fun restaurant with the entire crew... check out some pics below :)

max and lindsey learn how to make beer

2009-08-20T18:00:00.002-05:00

poor college kids visit free tours when in the cities... lindsey took me on a tour of summit! what fun! check out some pics!

Heather

2009-08-20T17:57:00.002-05:00

seniors are in full bloom as we're getting close to school starting! this week i hung out with heather, her mum, and sister! we had a great time all around fargo and her theater experience helped her a little in front of the camera... check out some photos

Rachel

2009-08-20T17:51:00.002-05:00

so in addition to it being heather's senior year of high school its her sister's senior year in college! i met rachel in comm 201 with hank... she's pretty awesome... check out some photos below

Angie

2009-08-20T17:48:00.002-05:00

a couple weeks ago i got to hang out with my friend greta's bff angie... she's starting up a new business and is being featured in the village magazine... a natural model check out some of her shots...

nick and kelly

2009-08-03T00:18:00.002-05:00

so last saturday i got to hang out once again with nick and kelly, but this time a fun crew joined us - on their wedding day! this great looking couple has an amazing group of friends and both have great parents who were all super fun to work with all day... check out some pics below!

christine and tim (and a frog)

2009-07-21T10:50:00.002-05:00

last night i headed down to my old stompin' grounds and got to hang out with an old friend and her new lover... christine headed down to sante fe for school and ended up finding a hubby! they aren't getting married until next summer, but with her and tim's school/work schedules we figured it would be better to shoot now while we have plenty of time... the wedding is going to be at her parent's farm in rural sheldon and boy have they been busy landscaping, painting, and planning for what is going to be a really really fun wedding! check out some photos of the happy couple below...

cancer sucks

2009-07-18T14:39:00.002-05:00

cancer is one of those words that no one likes to hear... unfortunately my family has heard it far too often... we've had successes with my mom, my aunt kris, and my friend brittany... and some have lost their battle like my grandpa herb and my uncle bud... so to remember those that my family has lost and to celebrate those who have overcome their battle, i and my family relay for life! this was my 9th relay and we celebrated my mom's 10th year of remission! stay tuned for the tattoo photos that are soon to come... but until then, here are some photos from the relay!

this was a luminary my cousin Annika made for my mum

grandma dolly is the backbone of our team, and hates getting photos taken :)

dan and sandy

2009-07-12T23:29:00.003-05:00

a few weekends ago my photo friend tiffany and i got to go down to thumperpond and shoot together again! so it was fun and we got some really fun shots... check some out below

happy independence day!

2009-07-07T16:49:00.002-05:00

for the first weekend in a long time, i finally remembered my camera when i went to the lake... what did I forget? memory cards of course! so once again, no camera :( but i couldn't pass up this photo op, so i broke out my trusty camera phone (all 2 megapixels of it!) and snapped this one... so from xamphotography to you - happy independence day!

summer lake special

2009-07-07T15:55:00.000-05:00

the france girls

2009-07-07T12:38:00.004-05:00

a couple weeks ago i met janet and her two awesome daughters... these two have more energy than the energizer bunny... so we took advantage of that and spent the morning dancing, jumping, running, and random gymnastic moves... check out some photos below

greta and jeremy

2009-07-06T16:46:00.002-05:00

after eloping to l.a. to get married over memorial day weekend, my friend greta and her new hubby jeremy had to include all of their friends in their celebration... we spent sunday afternoon in oak grove park and played norwegian golf, horseshoes, drank some beer, ate some food, and overall had a great time celebrating these two...

rina and kc

2009-06-29T21:52:00.002-05:00

so on saturday i got to hang out with my new friends rina and kc... what an awesome couple with a super fun wedding party and really really fun parents... the day brought downpours and very warm churches, but it was one of the most fun weddings i've been to in a long time! the reception was great with rina's uncle's band providing the entertainment and rina's sister singing the first dance... it was a great day overall!

(parents of the bride! and super fun!)

the happy couple! they were really great!

congrats to rina and kc!

meet daisy

2009-06-03T23:55:00.002-05:00

a couple weeks ago i got to hang out with my friend daisy and her mum amber! her mum and i are fellow coffee masters at starbucks... black apron power! daisy is a little one who is full of energy and already pretty opinionated... amber is going to have a hand full in a few years (if not already :) here are some pics!

six appeal

2009-05-06T00:54:00.002-05:00

this evening i got to hang out with a pretty cool group of guys... six appeal formed back during our freshman year of college (while I wasn't yet at concordia, I still saw them @ frosh frolics...) anyway... they're going on tour! how sweet is that? anyway... i met kevin and andrew in chapel choir and having spent 5 days with them on tour this spring, they're both a good time and have some wicked dance moves... on to the photos!

josh and bre

2009-05-05T00:29:00.003-05:00

so a couple weekends ago, i got to hang out with josh and bre... i work with josh @ starbucks, and trust me - if you get enough coffee in a barista, it's a fun time! anyway... they both looked amazing! the guys all sported brown tuxes with white shoes which was uber sharp... the ladies were not to be outdone and looked pretty smashingly themselves... the ceremony and reception were both held at blower's chapel in rural sebeka, minnesota... one more twist is that both the father of the groom and father of the bride are pastors! so both did part of the service... it was a really great time and these two are going to be a very happy couple for a very long time!

meet miles

2009-05-04T19:01:00.003-05:00

on saturday i got to catch up with my friend high school and the new man in her life - miles! he was such a cool 1 year old full of smiles and loving to walk around and explore... we went down to island park, played a little on the playground, and then ran around on the basketball courts... a fun time was had by all and we got some fun photos too! here's miles...

why i sometimes love fargo

2009-04-23T00:14:00.002-05:00

after a winter like we had this year, with more snow than i remember in all my years and a spring that included an evacuation of my school and some of the city where i call home due to the second 500 year flood in twelve years, i started to forget why i am here in fargo... today i remembered. moseying around downtown, there was the coolest little bluegrass sting band... after my donation to support the arts, i asked if i could snap a few photos... after finishing up a great number, the guitar player asked who i was shooting for... they looked a little disappointed when i told them just for myself and the viewers on my blog... in conclusion, if you are like me and constantly question why we live where we do during the frigid months - go downtown and take some photos for those cold days... it will remind you that we live here because we keep warm with all the lutheran hot-dish love we have to share

severina and kc

2009-04-23T00:00:00.002-05:00

this afternoon i got to meet up with severina and kc for their engagement shoot! they are big into classic cars, but we weren't able to find any downtown. nonetheless we still had a great time and got some really fun shots... roaming around downtown we even came across the church where they will be married - first presbyterian... what a gorgeous old sanctuary! it reminded me a lot of the lutheran church across the street from my lutheran church in enderlin! anywhoot - enough ranting and more photos!

julia and david

2009-04-20T19:32:00.003-05:00

so sunday afternoon was not much nicer than sunday but we still got some great photos of david and julia... these two were a lot of fun along with amy and danielle who came with to shoot... afterwards julia made some amazing (not to mention spicy) chili and cornbread! yum.. oh and i should mention these two are old chapel choir alums (i'll just assume that's where they met and fell in love)...

nick and kelly

2009-04-19T19:19:00.002-05:00

so on saturday i got to meet up with nick and kelly for their engagment shoot! i had known kelly from high school but had not seen her since graduation so it was fun to see her again... they are a great looking couple and make shooting so easy! we shot in the plains art museum as well as some downtown and island park fun... check out some of the photos ...

oh yeah ... they're both big duke basketball fans...

march 2009 special

2009-03-03T19:31:00.001-06:00

missing fall

2009-02-21T12:41:00.000-06:00

I was missing fall, so I found this photo from fall.

february special

2009-02-11T11:00:00.000-06:00

future famous people

2009-01-06T19:28:00.002-06:00

so beth and matt came over for some sweet new headshots... they're both actors @ msum and will be competing next weekend in kansas! ... check them out below

jenna and cortney

2008-12-24T15:35:00.002-06:00

on Friday i was fortunate enough to get to shoot for my friend jenna's wedding! she and cortney were so happy and they had such a fun wedding party... OH and the food! let me tell you about the food! chicken wings, mini-weenies, eggrolls, and pot stickers! Let me tell you, some of the best wedding food i've ever had! how sweet is that?! Anyway, check out some of the fun below!

the fam

2008-12-10T12:46:00.002-06:00

so over Thanksgiving we had the ENTIRE family together (which is very rare for any holiday), so we took the opportunity for some photo fun... here are some

the whole fam

josh and shannon doing their prom pose

niece virginia!

landon

cody and heidi

liberty

last but certainly not least ... erika!

christmas cards

2008-12-03T22:58:00.002-06:00

Christmas card time anyone? email or call for more info!

lacey and jason

2008-11-25T17:43:00.004-06:00

It's been awhile since my last post! well this spring is filling up fast, so if you want to book be sure to give me a call or shoot me an email soon! but on to the fun! on sunday I got to meet up with my friends jason and lacey (jason and I are fellow coffee masters @ starbucks) and shoot a little bit! while we did not break out the black aprons, we had a lot of fun on this chilly afternoon!

new packages

2008-11-04T22:14:00.002-06:00

so we've revamped the packages of both seniors and weddings! you get more for your money while still getting amazing photos! check them out now!

www.xamphotography.com

kristina and david part 2

2008-11-04T18:06:00.001-06:00

some more from a fun halloween!

kristina and david

2008-11-03T10:34:00.004-06:00

A Halloween wedding?! Yeup! So Friday I headed down to Wahpeton once again and met Kristina and David... This couple was so much fun as was their wedding party... They definitely know how to have a good time and it shows in a lot of their photos... Here's just a taste of what the early part of the day brought!

lisa, mike, and eve

2008-10-26T13:33:00.003-05:00

so i headed down to wahpeton yesterday for a fun afternoon of shooting with lisa, mike, and eve... you may recognize these three from a few posts ago, mike and lisa were recently married! they are still uber happy and in love and it was great to see these three again! the only downside to this afternoon was the temperature, it was a little chilly and a little windy... but still lots of fun!

audrey

2008-10-21T17:16:00.002-05:00

chole

2008-10-13T12:46:00.002-05:00

so keeping up a blog is not my strong point, but here are some photos of chole that we shot in studio with her mum and pop

2008-10-13T12:46:00.001-05:00

so keeping up a blog is not my strong point, but here are some photos of chole that we shot in studio with her mum and pop

summer lake fun

2008-10-13T12:40:00.003-05:00

kinda a random post, but i was going through photos and found some from lake fun this summer...

my brother alex getting knocked off

my niece liberty

brother alex and niece erika

luckily none of them knew how to work my camera so there are none of me!

2008-10-03T11:40:00.002-05:00

mike and lisa

2008-10-03T11:30:00.004-05:00

so I had a rockin' weekend with lisa and mike and their daughter eve... they were so down to earth and had an amazing group of friends that were more than happy to serve as their wedding party... here are some of my favorite pics...

new site

2008-07-13T13:55:00.000-05:00

so once again i have website a.d.d and couldn't stand my website ... so i've decided to go the blog route and hopefully keep it up... if not feel free to send mean emails saying to get my butt in gear... thanks again for coming to xamphotography and i'll do my best to keep this up!