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| "All of our experiences at Elite Portrait
Design have been nothing short of fabulous. Lisa has taken fantastic promotional
photos for many different work projects of mine and they have all been
so creative and versatile!
Personally, we have used her for portraits of our children. We get compliments on how beautiful the large portrait of them hanging in our entryway all the time! She has taken beautiful photos of me while I was pregnant, at a time when I didn't feel that beautiful, she made me feel really comfortable during the shoot, which is so important for an expecting mom. The portraits are so very special...and when the baby was born, Lisa took the most beautiful newborn photos that capture the innocence of a tiny baby and all the love and emotion with the mommy and baby photos. They are some of my most prized possessions! Every time I have visited Elite Portrait Design, I leave totally confident-knowing that I will end up with the BEST memories to hang on my walls and share with my loved ones. She has an eye for exactly what you will find special. The studio is beautiful, comfortable and everyone is so friendly-making the whole experience from the shoot to the viewing and the finished product-the BEST that you will find. I recommend Elite Portrait Design often to friends looking for top notch service and quality." ~ Lisa Kaye -93.1-FM - Minnesota 93 ~ |
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"A smile, a touch, holding hands or a kiss on her forehead....these
are the moments that were captured and hanging on our walls. With Elite
I know that I can turn back the clock and look at my daughter grow into
this beautiful little lady as Lisa has given me the gift of preserving
these special moments" ~ Shawn Soucek ~
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"I love the experience of going to Elite Portrait Design. Lisa is excellent at capturing the moment! I receive many compliments on my photos and I am never disappointment!" ~ Lisa James ~ |
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"Elite has this innate ability to truly capture ones
personality within the picture. The photos of my child take my breath
away. She captures every expression and emotion on my three year olds
face! It's amazing watching her work and it appears so simple. Then I
see the proofs and I can't believe what's been captured! I've used Elite
for my wedding and now my child's yearly photos. Amazing work! I can't
say enough good things about Elite"
~ Neva Lange ~ |
"Lisa and Sara at Elite Portrait Design were incredible and they made the task of having my mother look at proofs and say, "Oh, you look good in that one!" over and over much easier. Having my senior portraits taken turned out to be a fun process, especially when Lisa made an idea that I had a reality. The quality of the pictures is fantastic." ~ Michael Rogers ~
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"Elite Portrait Design was the best choice for our engagement and wedding! The photographers were so much fun to work with and we couldn't have been happier with our end result! Every picture was gorgeous, from our wedding album to gifts for our families. Thank you to the fantastic staff and everyone we worked with. We will definitely continue to use Elite Portrait Design in the future." ~ Lindsey and Brian Fallenstein ~ |
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"I was very happy with the great service
I received at Elite Portrait Design. Lisa was very professional and
her staff was very helpful when it came to photo selection. I would
recommend Elite Portrait Design to my friends. ~ Ann Vetter ~ |
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"I can't say enough great things about Elite portrait design. I was introduced 5 years ago and its been an addiction ever since. I am always amazed at how the pictures catch my child's personality at that point of their life. If you want priceless pictures of the special people in your life, go see Lisa at Elite portrait design!!" ~ Jill Sorbo ~ |
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| "Our photo session at Elite was very relaxed,
Lisa even allowed me to nurse my newborn baby when she became fussing
and finish with a happier baby. Lisa was able to bring out our daughters
beauty like no other photographers have. She is truly talented. During
the viewing of our pictures I cried as our daughters beautiful faces were
projected onto a large screen one by one and played to music. The quality
of the pictures we received and the experience we had was truly Elite.
Thank you Lisa!" ~ Jessica Thul-Bernard ~ |
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"I appreciate the fundraisers Elite participates
in. We go in for a 15 minute shoot, it's perfect. It's short, she gets
a lot of great shots and my kids can be "on" for a short time.
Lisa is very patient and works great with the kids, letting them be
candid for some shots. We have been very pleased with the results and
plan to display out photos for our lifetime. ~ Tricia Asher ~ |
"Elite's portraits captured my daughter's true personality. The facial expressions are the ones that I remember her having all of the time at that age. The backgrounds were unique and the portraits did not feel posed. We will definitely be going back!" ~ Jodi Meerbeek ~ |
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"Our experience at Elite Portrait Design was great.
It was our first time my husband and I had taken our three children to
a place like this. The ages of the kids where 15, 13, and 9. Our whole
family was extremely impressed with the studio. They made it very comfortable
for everyone, and it went by very fast. It was very hard to choose between
the photos, so we took them all!! Very happy with the entire experience.
Thank you." ~ Amy Adamzak ~ |
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"I have always had wonderful experiences at Elite. Lisa has a way of capturing moments that are truly unique and will take your breath away." ~ Beth Weimert ~ |
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| "Lisa has a way of capturing our natural smiles and
genuine moments... Elite Portrait Design provides a fun and relaxed experience!
Elite Portrait Design also took our wedding photos the day before my husband
deployed to Iraq... the moments captured that day were wonderful!" "Thanks Lisa!" ~ Angie & Travis Caven ~ |
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| "Lisa is the best photographer in town.
She is so great with my kids. Even if they are having a bad day she still
gets great pictures."
~ Heather Madison ~ |
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"We have been getting our kids pictures taken at Elite for the past two years. Lisa is a phenomenal photographer! My children are always at ease with her. She makes the session fun and does a great job of capturing the most precious photos of Chloe and Camden! I look forward to many more years of working with her!" ~ Sincerely, Deb Louisiana ~ |
| "My experience with Elite Portrait Design
was wonderful. My daughter had her two year pictures taken with them and
she is quit a strong willed child and will only do things if she wants
to but the girls worked very well with her and took her outside and took
very nice pictures. She never did really smile but they got a couple smirks
out of her and they turned out very nice. I was very pleased." ~
Jennifer Schmidt ~ |
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"Our family had a family session with Elite Portrait
Design and we've received so many compliments on our photos so we chose
to use them for our daughters Senior session again this year. Lisa is
so amazing, she made our daughter feel like a model behind the camera. The experience was a lot of fun, she listened to how Brianna wanted her senior photos to be and it didn't feel like a photo session. Brianna was not nervous at all and seemed to be enjoying herself and Lisa captured some amazing photos. One thing we really like is being able to sit down and go over every detail of our photos before purchasing and Sara at Elite will make sure to retouch and edit your photos so they are just perfect. We love being able to purchase an album of all the photos for lasting memories to share. You can even buy a DVD set to music to share with your family and this time we will be using this DVD at the graduation party! We would definitely recommend Elite Portrait Design for all your photo needs." ~ The Hatfield's
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| "We had a wonderful experience with Elite
Portrait Design. I felt like a movie star, and our pictures turned out
great. They really captured all of the emotions of the day. I think that
pictures are one of the most important things on your wedding day, and
I would highly recommend Elite Portrait Design for this significant day."
~ Tom and Melissa Gengler ~ |
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"Our family moved here from Texas 2 years ago and we
were in need of finding a new photographer for our family photos. After
looking at many photos and work of other photographers in the area, we
chose to go with Elite Portrait Design. From the first time we met Lisa
she was so fun, energetic, paid attention to detail, and listened to our
needs and wants and captured some really great rustic outdoor photos of our family, just what we wanted! You can tell Lisa has experience with children and this was a BIG importance to us as our son is not too cooperative taking photos, but he sure modeled for her. Everyone that comes over compliments us on our framed photos, albums, and it is wonderful to show people our DVD set to music! We also turned our photos into a Christmas card and everyone asks who made them. We chose to use Lisa once again for our daughters Senior photos this year 2010 and WOW she is so amazing! Lets not forget Sara at Elite. Sara is excellent with retouching photos and making sure your photos are just perfect. Both Lisa and Sara are great, friendly and easy to work with. I would highly recommend Elite Portrait Design to take your next pictures of your occasion for memories that will last a lifetime." ~ Mike, Chris, Brianna, and
Thomas Hatfield ~ |
"Our experience at Elite has been phenomenal. From the beginning, we felt very comfortable working with Lisa and Sara. They are professional and organized which leads to a very relaxing photo shoot. Lisa did an incredible job capturing our personalities during our engagement session providing us with truly unique pictures. We have received so many compliments and people always want to know who took our pictures. Of course Elite will always have our referral! Our pictures offer visual memories that will last forever. We look forward to viewing the moments that will be captured on our wedding day!" ~ Ashley Tukua & Chris Hotzler ~ |
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"Thank you for taking the time to create such fabulous
newborn photos of Gavin. All of our friends and family who have seen the
photos in Pennsylvania have raved about the creativity and imaginative
way that the pictures were taken. They were all intrigued with the pictures
of Gavin's feet and the just the way how you made the photography of a
newborn look simple. We will definitely look back at these pictures and
remember the great time we had taking them. We look forward to returning
to Elite Portrait Design for great future experiences. Thank you for such
a wonderful time and experience." ~ Aaron, Joanna, & Gavin White ~ |
| "Our experience with Elite Portrait Design
has been phenomenal. Lisa shot our wedding in 2006 and we were so pleased
with her ability to capture the intimate moments of our big day. We're
expecting our first baby in just a few weeks and will definitely choose
Elite to chronicle the images in the next chapter of our lives."
~ Scott and Rochelle Ament ~
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"Our photos turned out perfect and we're really happy we chose Elite Portrait Design for our wedding day photography. Our photos turned out better than we expected and they were worth every penny!" ~ Brielle and Dustin Swenson ~
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"We had so much fun taking pictures
of my two-year-old daughter. I brought toys and props for the photo
session and thought we'd use them in a pose or two. Instead, Lisa put
the toys and props around and let my daughter play. Lisa interacted
with my daughter while taking photos that captured my daughter in the
moment with her varying faces and moods. Lisa took photo after photo
after photo, both inside her studio and outside on her lawn. She carried
the camera with her, taking cues from my daughter. We laughed a lot.
It felt more like playtime than a photo session, yet the final product
contained several high-quality photographs, one of which was a portrait
of my daughter holding her prized toy, her pig. The photo seemed more
a piece of art than that traditional, smiling photo we often think we
want. And thus, it is my favorite photo of the whole collection." ~ Carey McLaughlin ~ |
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"My experience at Elite Portrait Design was certainly an unforgettable one! The atmosphere that Elite creates is both fun and comfortable which made me feel completely relaxed during my session. Elite makes you feel like a model for a day and you will definitely have the pictures to prove it!" ~ Klea Swenson ~ |
"I'm honored to write this testimonial about our daughter Samantha's Senior Portrait experience with Elite Portrait Design. From the moment we arrived our experience was warm, welcoming, and professional. The final pictures represented Samantha's creativity and true beauty. I am so impressed and proud to show friends and family Samantha's Senior portraits. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for classy, fun, beautiful portraits." ~ Lori Wolf ~ |
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"Thank you for the wonderful pictures, we get so many compliments.
Children are precious, yet they grow too fast. You managed to stop time
for just one day so I will now never forget my one-year-old Hailey.
~ Krista L. Petzel ~ |
"My experience at Elite Portrait Design was everything that I expected and more. Lisa made me feel extremely comfortable in front of the camera despite my nerves getting the best of me. It amazed me how she can have so many different clients come to her for various photos if it be graduation, wedding, or family pictures and none of the pictures were the same. Lisa presented herself as a professional and always had my best interest in mind and it showed from the day that my graduation pictures were taken all the way to the day that I came back to see the slide show that Lisa put together. I am planning on coming back to Elite Portrait Design to get many more pictures taken in the future!!!" ~ Meredith Nelson ~ |
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"My experience at Elite Portrait Design was a very relaxed and enjoyable one. Most seniors find their senior pictures to be very stressful and they just want to get them over with. Elite Portrait Design made the experience really fun! I remember not wanting the portrait sessions to end. Thanks!" ~ Lindsey Murry ~ |
"What a great experience! I'm so happy that I chose Elite for my senior pictures. Lisa makes the experience fun. She takes the time to listen to your ideas and really get to know you. It was a comfortable, fun and unique photo experience. The personal touch that Elite uses in helping you review and choose your pictures is yet another reason to choose Elite - and my parents and I loved the results - thanks Elite!" ~ Ashtyn Kupser ~ |
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"Elite Portrait Design was absolutely amazing! They captured every feeling of the day. Everyone kept going on and on about how great our pictures were." ~ Cortney and Patrick Napurski ~ |
"The portraits I had taken of my son at Elite Portrait Design were priceless and I will treasure them forever. The DVD is a great keepsake to remember my little boy who gets bigger every day. I tell all my friends who have babies all about my experience with Elite. Thanks again!" ~ Angie Bakke ~ |
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"Being a mother of 4-year old triplets and a 5-year old, it can be quite a task to get one decent portrait with all of my children smiling naturally, not to mention having them all sit in one place for more than five minutes without someone crying or causing a problem. Lisa made our photo session a breeze! She really knew how to talk to my children on their level and get them to understand what she wanted from then. And even better, she actually got them to do it! Lisa's studio is really laid back and she works with my ideas as well as adding opinions of her own to really get not one, but several amazing pictures. Her calm report with children makes photo sessions quick and hassle free which is GREAT for any mother of multiple children! My portraits turned out to be everything I wanted, I definitely plan on returning to Elite Portrait Design for my next set of photos!" ~ Julie Johnson ~ |
"I would definitely recommend Elite Portrait Design to anyone planning a wedding, graduation, or looking for a family portrait. Lisa takes the time to make your photographs amazing. Preserving our memories for years to come!" ~ Casey and Shawn Neitzel ~ |
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"We LOVED everything about our portraits! Lisa was fun to work with and her pictures are great! She made having our pictures taken fun and relaxing! We would recommend her to anyone!" ~ Angie and Travis Caven ~ |
"Our first family photos were taken at Elite, and the experience was perfect! From the pleasant atmosphere to the professional treatment, all the way through to the photo review and portrait selection. It was enjoyable and even fun to see what you were able to do during our session! Thanks to you, we’ve heard nothing but compliments from family and friends about our photos and Christmas cards!" ~ Scott, JoAnn, and Aubrey Doyscher ~
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"We absolutely loved working with Elite Portrait Design! The pictures were top quality a well as the photographers we worked with on our wedding day! They did everything they could to make everyone comfortable and to give us exactly what we wanted! There were so many moments that as a bride I did not get to see, until I saw all the photos and cried. We were so lucky to have them to be able to catch those little moments. Everyone was so impressed with how beautiful the album and the other photos turned out! We will definitely go there for family photos and all other photos we will need in the future - and recommend them to all our friends and family!" ~ Nicole and Wesley Schumacher ~ |
