Ice Castles and Sea Smoke Portraits (winter)

For all detailed session information and pricing, please contact us at 952-890-7640.  These sessions are on location, and dates and times limited, TBD based on sign ups during January.  All ages can participate, but we suggest that children be at least 4 and up to create "snow fairies".  All participants will be styled with the help of The Imagery.

shhh! for adult eyes only! Celebrate your Sexy - Superbowl and Game Day Pin-Ups - Limited Edition for Valentines Day (Jan 26, 27, and 28)

In preparation for the perfect Valentines gift, and the Superbowl 52 (also makes a great bride gift to the groom if getting married in 2018!), put on your favorite Jersey and let us style you in the fashion of the 1950s Pin-Ups, when sexy was classy and fun.  Be styled in authentic vintage hair-dos and make up. We collaborate to create props and scenarios that would mean something between you and your significant other....but mostly, because the Twin Cities hosts the Superbowl this year, we thought we'd add a "football" twist the Pin-Up scene.   

In 2018, celebrating 20 years as The Imagery!  We are.... family owned, home-business owners, who love creating portraits for our clients that will treasure forever.  Welcome to our home and studio.  We can also go on location, but at The Imagery we are complete with two camera areas inside and a large portrait park outside with three waterfalls and multiple sets, rock ways, arches, porches, old doors, even a 47 Chevy, outdoor and indoor pianos, and firescape stairway...and much, much more...You name it, it probably exists in the Portrait Park or can be created in one of our indoor camera rooms, accommodating both small and large groups.  

Rod and Stephanie Oman are co-owners of the Imagery.  Rod Oman is the photographer and chief CEO of the company, and Stephanie works with the team on marketing, portrait consultation, and client experience.  The Imagery was purchased from "Ted Hain's Photography" in 1998, which had already been running as the largest studio in the area since 1989, and The Imagery has continued that tradition in the same space for another 18 years, making it one of the longest continually running home-based studios in the Midwest.

Rod has been taking pictures ever since he was seven and asked his parents "Why do only big people have cameras?"  They quickly gave Rod his first real camera to "play" with, and also enrolled him in community dark room classes, which became his second home.  Rod received his degrees in Communication and Mathematics from Moorhead State, with the advice of his parents, "You won't make money in Photography"...Well, professional photography is all that Rod has ever done, but his double-degrees have also helped him in business and the Imagery has continued to thrive through many industry changes.  Rod has gone on to become a Master Certified Craftsman Photographer with the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), ranking him in the top 1% of photographers nationwide.  He has been honored with the title of Twin Cities Photographer of the Year seven times, and also been named Minnesota Photographer of the Year.  His work has been published in the PPA's Loan Collection, their most prestigious book publication, over ten times during his career, turning 50 this year, he is planning still many more years of perfecting his craft, and keeping up with the latest in techniques and technology.  

Stephanie met Rod in 2001 and they were married in 2005.  With training in theater arts from Drake University, and recently having returned to the Midwest from New York City, Stephanie still contributes creative concepts, styling, and set design, as well as working with clients on selecting the best choices in decorating your home with portraiture.  In 2018 Stephanie will be starting The Imagery's first ever "Model Boot Camp" to help aspiring models train in posing for the camera, runway and spokes-modeling for the camera. Stephanie and Rod want to do more with video, film, and marketing in 2018, so look for lots of short behind the scenes action from them on Facebook and Instagram, as well as video tips for amateur photographers and pros alike.  

As a couple working full time in photography, they have been invited to speak by photography groups in the Midwest, and in 2017 were guests at the Wisconsin Professional Photographers Convention to contribute new insights on the client experience and the photography business as well as what they are up to with the latest in marketing technology, camera equipment and lighting technique.  Rod has also served as one of a few representatives of the Panasonic brand for local National Camera and Best Buy stores, demonstrating the latest in Panasonic cameras and lenses to pros and salesman in the Twin Cities area.

But you can't talk about the Imagery and the staff without mentioning Pixel.  Pixel is the Goldendoodle that greets you at the door and helps make kids smile. She has been helping greet and keep client's feet warm in the waiting room for the past eleven years.  Kids and parents love her affectionate, loving nature (and non-shedding for the allergic)... In short, everyone remembers, "Pixel".

Come tour our studio and meet us soon. We look forward to collaborating with you in creating a beautiful piece of art for your home that is YOU and YOUR family, telling your story for generations to come. 

See "Specials of the Month" for the current packages available.

January--Couples in Love... call us for your Engagement Sessions and booking your wedding date!  Also in January, we will be taking an excursion to an Ice Castle (TBD) and doing themed "Pin-Ups" in honor of the Superbowl being hosted in the Twin Cities this year, with full hair, makeup and styling...group rates available so gather your girlfriends and create a fun night for you and a gift for your sweetheart sports fan.

February--"What's Dear to Your Heart"... A portion of all session fees will go to the American Heart Association, and packages will be offered for kids of all ages that bring in items to express their current passion, such as a child that is in to Tommy the Train, or a teenager celebrating their achievements in Tae Kwon Do...or a Mother with a newborn...you name it... "What's Dear to Your Heart?"

March and April---Bring in the Spring with Dance... The Imagery does dance pictures for dance schools, and in March and April we are busy helping dancers capture their talents. In honor of this, we put together packages where dancers can come in for private sessions to our studio, and we will do digital art paintings, capturing their moves in artistic classic portraiture for the wall.  Taking dance photos to a whole new level of excellence.  Also this is the time for Easter portraits, and the Imagery celebrates Easter with cruelty free sessions, no live animals, just your cute kids, egg baskets, stuffies and ducklings that look real in a picture.

April--Mom's Day "Hygge" Special...  Hygge is the Danish art of living simply and increasing your joy and happiness through the appreciation of the little moments and pleasures in life.  A perfect gift for mom is a portrait of dad and the kids, enjoying an activity together... We'll invite dad's to come in for a special portrait with their child, and order in time for Mother's Day in May.

May--Father's Day "Hygge" Special, "Garden and Pond", and "Prom Dress"  May is a busy month with three different specials covering different rights of passage... Hygge continues with a special portrait package of Mom's coming in with their kids, and just in time to order something for Father's Day in June.  We will also celebrate with "Garden and Pond Magic", as our Portrait Park opens, bring your children in to play fairy-land and fishing poles in our back portrait park, and we'll include special packages in celebration of Spring.  We'll invite HS Seniors and Juniors to our studio to show off their Prom Dresses one more time, creating a artwork with the dress that will make it something to remember forever.

June--Flower Power and Cap and Gown  Our garden's start to come alive with Forget Me Nots and Cherry Blossom...Bring your loved ones in, or returning Seniors, for a photo with the delicate blossoms of spring.  We'll have special packages on digital art painting, creating beautiful, light, airy portraits, reminiscent of the impressionists... We also welcome back our Seniors for a portrait with their Cap and Gown, and graduating families to come for a portrait of their group, all in town for the celebration...

June/July--The Imagery is all-in for HS Seniors and their families in July... look for updated specials and weekly deals.

August--Christmas Card Sessions!  Come in for a family session and steals on early-bird deals for your custom, creative and truly unique cards.

September--Family photos are in full swing, but it's also time to secure your spot for Pose-4-Paws... see October for deals on sessions with your pet and raising money for rescues...

October--Pose-4-Paws... our annual fundraiser for animal rescue.  Pets are always welcome at The Imagery, but especially during October, when we send checks to a dozen different local rescues of your choice.

November--Santa Claus is coming to town..... typically around November 29th to December 6th (dates and times subject to change according to Santa's busy schedule and elf union cooperation. TBD).  Sign up under "book a session" and choose the Magical Santa Experience as soon as dates become available.  Also in November, we are offering a fun "In the Box" sessions with our BOX PROP.  A fun holiday and Christmas Card idea for the whole family and your pets to share your personalities.

December--Gift Certificate Sales... starting on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday in November, we will put Gift Certificates on sale for 2018...look for super savings and the perfect gift under the tree for the parents and grandparents that have everything, what better gift than a beautiful portrait.

We do all types of sessions year-round... but each month we will feature something different, and offer special package discounts off our regularly priced a la carte price list.