Minneapolis, MN MATERNITY, newborn, & FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

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 last few weeks of the year were all baby boys! In my 15+ years of photographing newborns, I’ve never had a year like that before.

Another great things about 2024 – A lot of families included their pups in their sessions, both in studio and outdoors.  I am a HUGE dog lover, and always welcome all pets – they are part of the family, after all!  Fair warning, I will probably spend an awkward amount of time gushing over your dog if you bring one along.  I do keep treats and a dog bowl at my studio, so if you can handle me wanting to snuggle on your pup for a bit, please feel free to bring them along for your session.

Something I photographed more of in 2024 were in-home newborn sessions!  And you know what?  I loved them.  It was such a nice change of pace, and a fun challenge to be able to create beautiful photos somewhere that wasn’t my studio.

2024 had a record number of First Year Collective clients for me.  These are my favorite, because I get to watch your baby grow throughout the year.  It still amazes me how quickly they change in just 12 short months!

At the end of 2024, I booked several heirloom portrait sessions, so I have a feeling these will keep me busy in 2025.  I absolutely LOVE photographing them, and so wish I had them of my own children.  I most often photograph these sessions between 1 and 6 years of age, and my wardrobe for these types of photos is ever-growing.  I’ve also got a lot of great suggestions on where to purchase outfits for these sessions, as I feel they work well to pass down to siblings or other family members as an heirloom wardrobe piece.

Speaking of wardrobe…I added a TON of new dresses to my regular client wardrobe in 2024.  Lots of beautiful dresses from Doen, Free People, and J. Crew just to name a few.  Towards the end of the year I added a few very simple/minimalistic pieces for maternity sessions, and I can’t wait to see how they photograph!

2024 was a crazy year for my personal life.  We started some major pieces of our home renovation/remodel, which included excavating our back yard, tearing off the back of our house to double the size (including the basement), and tearing off our roof to re-pitch and replace.   Everything that could have gone wrong, did.  This required my whole family to move out of our home for almost four months over the summer – including packing and moving up my entire office.  Luckily, it didn’t cause too big of a hiccup in getting work done – only when moving everything out and back again.  A huge thank you to all of my clients for your patience during that crazy time.  We still have a LONG way to go, but it felt great to be back home.  Hoping 2025 is the year we get through this next big project.

A few changes for the coming year – I’ve added Simplicity sessions to my offerings.  These are shorter sessions that include some digital files. I’m not sure how long I’ll be offering these, but we’ll see how they go.  I also plan on doing some mini-headshot days for those wanting a quick updated headshot.  I’ve been doing them for a local bank for years and although I don’t advertise them at all, I thought it might be fun to do a day of them.

I’m really looking forward to 2025.  I’ve got lots of fun plans and some new ideas, so be sure to sign up for my newsletter if you haven’t already to get all the latest info.  I hope everyone has a happy new year, and I look forward to seeing many of you in 2025!

 

 

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I am a custom portrait photographer in Lino Lakes, Minnesota specializing in maternity, newborn, baby, and family photography. Serving the general Twin Cities area, including (but not limited to) Minneapolis, St. Paul, Anoka, Andover, Apple Valley, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Eagan, Edina, Forest Lake, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Minnetonka, New Brighton, North Oaks, Richfield, Roseville, Shoreview, Stillwater, Vadnais Heights, Wayzata, White Bear Lake, and more.

 

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