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thanks for visiting the blog of STUDIO6.23 , a.k.a. ben and mindy peterson.

this is our wall for posting favorite pics from recent weddings or kid sessions. but somehow, a bunch of other randomness finds its way here as well.

we got married in 2000. makes it simple math to remember how long we’ve been married. and we’re crazy about our three kids.

i guess that’s why we shoot weddings and kids. it’s what we know — and love!

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there’s this thing that a lot of photographers know… shooting other photogs rules!! and this is no exception with jen van dam and her beautiful family.

we first got to know jen through our blog, then a bunch of emails talking shop, then facebook …. and now finally in person! and we were scheduled to shoot them in april, but then the arctic decided to visit michigan, you know, just for fun…and we decided to reschedule for a day when you could actually feel the sun!! so june 5th comes, they drive over from detroit for a saturday evening shoot… and once again in true michigan form, the rain clouds come in. and not just rain. but thunder and lightning. and lots of it. nice!!

seriously michigan. we just want to shoot this one session :)

but no worries folks. all is well. they spent the night with family and we shot em sunday morning (don’t tell our pastor!).

jen…sooo great finally meeting you and your family!!
now here’s a few of our faves.

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  • lyndsay hyatt-almeida said:

    ahh! i love this session. super-cute kiddos, too!

  • JEN said:

    Thanks again Mindy & Ben for EVERYTHING. I honestly believe with all of my heart that you both are THE BEST photogs out there in this business!

    I made a photo book yesterday out of the pictures and quite possibly the largest book ever made. =)

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

    Jen, Jim, Jack & John.

elisabeth, andy (her hubby) and i all went to college together at trinity international university near chicago, IL. andy was a super cool guy with mad baseball skills that fell in love with my incredibly beautiful friend, elisabeth. everyone needs an “elisabeth” as a friend….. she is sweet, energetic, barrels of fun, compassionate and loyal. we got to know each other while playing soccer together in college and though we have not done the best job of keeping in touch as much as we’d both like….. there is still SOOO much LOVE between us!!!!

*fast forward………. when we were planning our trip to vegas for WPPI with our good friends, ben + laura harrison of harrison studio, i received an email from our AZ friends, andy + elisabeth asking if there would be any way we could do a session with their family while in vegas. harrisons quickly came up with the idea that we could just go to AZ first and stay at laura’s parents’ place in mesa, then head to vegas after that! BRILLIANT!!!! and a HUGE shoutout to connie + terry for having us!!! laura’s mom is one of the best hosts EVER!!!

so we headed to AZ and had such an awesome and relaxing time hanging out…… exactly what we needed! while there, we did a session with the magnificent milich family and a couple other sessions, as well. the milich family gave us full permission to shoot wherever our hearts desired, so off ben and i went to scout. check out this uber cool building from an old racetrack. and what?!!! that’s right, the gate was OPEN!!! we love open gates. :) we were also able to shoot at this super fantastic little shop in cave creek, AZ…… their back yard was a photographer’s playground! thanks so much to the owners for letting us invade their fabulous store for a bit.

we just can’t tell you how much we love andy + elisabeth and their 3 incredible kids… noah, macie and kate!!!! so wish we lived closer to each other….. thanks for the privilege of spending some time with you…. miss you already!!! xoxoxo

now for some faves….. ENJOY these rockstars!! :)

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  • Mark Brooke said:

    Rad family, such a fun style!!

  • elisabeth said:

    Mindy….I am in tears…thank you for your kind words! We loved loved loved having you here. You and Ben are so talented….you could make anyone look beautiful! Thank you for all our wonderful pics! We love you and miss you already too….xoxoxo

  • Mallory said:

    photographers playground is a understatement, this place rocks! the family is so cute, love their style! Ben + Mindy, you never let me down; i heart your skill.

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meet the last four of the 14 families that we did sessions for in CT!!  the katz family……. so amazingly beautiful and sweet!!!  and their girls were such the little models….. so much fun!  then we have the kellaher kids….. talk about some lively personalities!!!  they were so wonderful and energetic and wiggly and well….. kids!!  we had so much fun with them and even got colin to stand still for one picture (just kidding, colin….. we love your energy!!).  :)   meet the mcshane boys next….. bright eyed, friendly, extremely handsome and ever so kind!!!  they did this session as a surprise for their dad and we had a blast hanging out with them and their mom, jen for the afternoon.  and last, but not least……. the norton family.  3 beautiful girls, their hot mom and handsome dad….. oh and we can’t forget about the family dog.  we had outfits and accessories galore and the sweetest girls in the world to work with.  sigh.  we love all of our new friends in CT…… and we’ll be back in the spring!!  and now for some CT photo faves……….

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  • Alison said:

    Love the kid on the roof shot and that last one is amazing!

  • meredith huntley said:

    how does one person have so many fabulous places to shoot in! these are all amazing… what gorgeous families too.

  • Brenda Landrum said:

    I *LOVE* the last image! The location, the colors, and the reflection! Very nice!

  • Susan said:

    What a treat!! Your photos are like eye candy for me! Thank you for taking such inspirational photos!! I love the locations you choose also.

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we weren’t kidding when we said we have LOTS to blog and we are going to keep them coming!!!  this part 2 from our CT sessions and once again, a sampling of pictures from each family.

for our next 3 families…… meet the israels, slavtcheffs, and wall family.  we met the israels for the first time on this trip… LOVE them and could totally hang out with them and their ADORABLE daughter.  the slatvcheffs….. so hilarious!!!  they have 5 boys ranging from preschool age to high school and did we mention that this session was at 7am in the morning?!  talk about a wake up call!!!  those boys had us on our toes, even that early in the morning.  they were such a FUN family with lots of boy energy!!!  :)   the wall family…… well, they were our first family in CT and have been our biggest fans, as well as becoming our good friends.  so much love for the walls!!!!

and now for some faves from their sessions……….

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  • mallory said:

    that little girl is wayy too cute. i just want to bottle up that sweetness and carry it with me, she is so adorable! you guys rocked all these images.

  • haley lamb said:

    beautiful families, great location….great work as always from you guys–a Rock star team!

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WE’RE BACK!!!!!

wow……. it has been a crazy summer, fall and is it winter already?!!!! though we have been shooting all over the country and editing like mad, it looks as if our blog has been neglected a bit…. so sad. :( but the good news is….. we’re back in full swing of things here at home and have SOOO MANY sessions to blog, that frankly, you just might get sick of us! so be ready for some SERIOUS blogging…….. starting……. NOW!!

we left off with the bachaumard family (see the previous post) and they were one of our incredible families out in CT. so the next 3 blog posts will be a spattering of pictures from the rest of the amazing families that we did sessions for in CT. and we LOVED meeting and getting know all of them!!! CT has become one of our main states to shoot in and we can’t wait to come back in the spring!!! now for the good stuff…….. meet the antell family, ludovicos and the mitzelfelts……. ENJOY!!!!

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  • mallory said:

    You guys are killing me.. how am i supposed to comment on SO much and one time!? every.freaking.image is ahhhmaaazzinggg, on this post and all the ones in between, i love them! hot families, stunning images. its just….perfect.

  • BEN said:

    @TOM your gonna have to wait for pics of the new studio. our walls are still a tad too bare :)

  • tom d said:

    you guys are just too darn good! love the kite and the powerlines/couch. Can’t wait to see more! You gonna post some shots of the new studio soon, too?

  • lisa kae said:

    love these :) that is the best “beach” look…..brilliant. lets pack it up and head for the east coast.