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Minneapolis photography studio 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW

2024 seemed to go by in the blink of an eye!  As a busy Minneapolis photography studio, the year started off with a lot of newborn babies and continued like that all the way through the end of December.  The most interesting thing of 2024 was that every single newborn I photographed up until the […]

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photo of three siblings snuggling together in the snow for a late October family session in Minneapolis Minnesota

Family

Winter family photo shoot

When this family originally scheduled their session with me, I don’t think they were planing on a winter family photo shoot.  But, you never know what the weather is going to be like in October in Minnesota, and it just so happened to start snowing like crazy right when we were about to start our […]

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black and white photo of two older siblings kissing sleeping newborn baby on head

Newborn

Archer – Eden Prairie Newborn Photography

Archer’s parents first contacted me when they were looking searching online for Eden Prairie newborn photography.  I previously had photographed his big brother as a newborn, and it was so fun to see this family again!  I think Archer looks a lot like his brother did as a newborn, but has a hint of his […]

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black and white photo of smiling 8 month baby girl by baby photographer Minneapolis Melissa Klein

Newborn

Vaeda’s First Year Collective – baby photographer Minneapolis

One of Vaeda’s moms first contacted me when she was searching for a baby photographer in Minneapolis, and I’m so happy that she found me!  It has been great working with this family over the last year or so and watching Vaeda grow from a tiny newborn to a busy one year old.  They signed […]

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backlit photo of mom in white and blue floral maxi dress looking at her 3 month old baby girl

Babies/Toddlers

Minneapolis newborn photography studio – Louella’s First Year Collective

A lot of clients come across my website while searching for a Minneapolis newborn photography studio. Although I’m not directly in Minneapolis, I’m close enough where clients come from all over the state (and some from out of state!) for their newborn photos and some, like Louella here, come back several times over the course […]

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black and white photo of mom, dad and sister snuggling with baby brother

Babies/Toddlers

Glen’s First Year Collective – photographers in Blaine

As one of many photographers in Blaine, the biggest honor I can receive in my business is when a client comes back again and again to have me photograph important milestones.  This family is one of my favorites, and I’ve gotten to know them well over the last few years.  It all started with baby […]

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