FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVES

Family Photographers MN | Baker Family

MN Family Photography

The Baker family contacted me one spring day – they were hoping to capture photos of their family and create some beautiful heirloom wall artwork for their home. Their kiddos were 7 and 5 and they had not had professional photos taken before. We talked through ideas, and even talked about capturing the kiddos with their favorite stuffies to hold on to these precious memories forever. We talked through locations and options and settled on a photoshoot in early summer at Como Park. I couldn’t wait!

Como Park Family Photos

The day arrived and the whole family was so excited. The two kiddos brought along their lovies for some portraits too – Bunny Buns and Mommy Puppy. They all were smiles and laughs and had so much fun, even the kiddos were excited for their favorite stuffies to have some photographic attention!

After their session, the Bakers visited my St Paul photo studio to review the “best-of-the-best” photos. They narrowed down to their favorite photos from their session, both the four of them together as well as a few of the kiddos together and with their stuffies. We created a beautiful triptych to adorn their walls, as well as a few extra prints for frames of the kids with their stuffies.

Thank You!

Thank you, Baker Family, for working with me as your family portrait photographer. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your wall art and prints!

If you’d like to work together for your family portraits, contact me soon!

BONUS: Be sure to check out some other family portrait sessions I’ve photographed too, including additional Como Park family portraits, other Como Park family photos, another outdoor family session, additional Como Park family portraits, another Como Park family portrait session, a home family portrait session, more studio family portraits, and another Como Park family session.

Minneapolis Family Photographers | Bina Family

By Joanna Carina

MN Family Photography

Lindsey contacted me one afternoon about working with her family for their family portraits. They loved the idea of the gorgeous gardens, trees and grounds of Como Park as their backdrop. We settled on an autumn session so as to capture some fall color in the plants and trees. As usual, Como Park was the perfect location for their photos, and they had a wonderful time.

Como Park Family Photos

The whole family were great sports that day. Their two kiddos were 5 and 3 years old. The kiddos were a little nervous at first, but after being able to run around the Como Park grounds for a bit, they were so excited and wanted to keep going. It was hard to get them to stop!

After their session, the Binas visited my St Paul photo studio to see the photos from their family session. They chose their favorite photos, both the four of them together as well as a few of the kiddos having fun, and ordered a set of beautiful fine art prints for their walls.

Thank You!

Thank you, Bina Family, for working with me to capture your family portrait photography. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your heirloom prints!

If you’d like to work together for your family portraits, either indoors or out, contact me soon!

Family Photographers Minneapolis MN | Ojo-Fati Family

By Joanna Carina

MN Family Photography

Susan + Tolu chose to work with me for their family photos one beautiful early autumn day. We met up at Como Park, and I was then introduced to their two kiddos, Nia and Jayden. Wow, were those two adorable! The kiddos were a little shy at first, but once we got them running around, they couldn’t stop smiling and hamming it up for the camera. Jayden just kept smiling away at me nonstop, while Nia kept twirling her dress around and around and giving me cute flirty smiles. They were so stinkin cute!

Como Park Family Photos

The whole family had a great time. We spent some of our time capturing photos of the four of them together. Then we focused on the kiddos together at first, and then we captured some of each of them alone. They had so much fun, and couldn’t seem to get enough of their cute hamming for the camera!

After the session, Susan + Tolu visited my St Paul photo studio to see the “best-of-the-best” from their family session. They chose their favorite photos, both the four of them together as well as a few of the kiddos looking sweet and adorable.

Thank You!

Thank you, Ojo-Fati family, for working with me to capture your beautiful family portraits. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your photos!

If you’d like to work together for your family portraits, either indoors or out, contact me soon!

BONUS: Be sure to check out some other family portrait sessions I’ve photographed too, including another Como Park family session, additional Como Park family photos, other Como Park family photos, home family portraits, studio family portraits, and another Como Park family session.

Minneapolis Newborn Photographer | Polzin Family

By Joanna Carina

Newborn Family Portrait Photography

I’ve worked with Jordan + Elliot for awhile, ever since their engagement and wedding several years ago. They recently added a new member to their family when their sweet daughter Presley was born. They wanted to celebrate the occasion with a newborn and family session, and I was so excited to catch up with them and meet Presley!

We met up at my studio on a chilly autumn day, and Presley was SO adorable, and such a rockstar too! She was so happy and cooperative and barely fussed at all. We started with wardrobe coordination, and then captured photos of the three of them, two of them, and then some of Presley alone with her cute custom-made name blanket. They all had a great time, and we got so many cute photos of them together!

After the photoshoot, Jordan + Elliot chose a photo album of their favorites as well as a beautiful wall art collection to display over their fireplace. Everything looked stunning, as per usual – all handmade from my artwork vendor Graphistudio, located in Italy.

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Jordan + Elliot, thank you so much for working with me for your beautiful family photography! I had so much fun working with you again, and I hope you love your portraits and wall art!

If you are considering newborn and/or family photography, contact me soon!

BONUS: Make sure to take a look at other newborn sessions I have photographed, including the Ford family, an earlier Ford family session, the Archbold family, the Schierman family, the Kelly family, the Ludvigsen family, the Huntwork family, another Huntwork family session, and the Kelzer family.

Family Photographers MN | Fogal Family

By Joanna Carina

MN Family Photography

Natalie contacted me about working with her family for their annual family photos. They loved the idea of the gorgeous gardens, trees and grounds of Como Park as their backdrop. We settled on an autumn session so as to capture some fall color in the plants and trees. As usual, Como Park was the perfect location for their photos, and they had a wonderful time.

Como Park Family Photos

The whole family were great sports that day. Their two sons were 6 and 4 years old. The kiddos were a little shy at first, but after racing each other once or twice, they were so excited and wanted to take even more photos again and again. It was hard to get them to stop lol!

After their session, the Fogal family visited my St Paul photo studio to see the photos from their session. They chose their favorite photos, both the four of them together as well as a few of the kiddos having fun, and ordered a set of beautiful fine art prints for their walls.

Thank You!

Thank you, Fogal Family, for working with me for your family portrait photography. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your photos!

If you’d like to work together for your family portraits, either indoor or out, contact me soon!

BONUS: Be sure to check out some other family portrait sessions I’ve photographed too, including other Como Park family portraits, additional Como Park family photos, Como Park family photos, another outdoor family session, additional Como Park family portraits, another Como Park family portrait session, a home family portrait session, more studio family portraits, and another Como Park family session.

Family Portrait Home Photography | Hindes-Quast Family

By Joanna Carina

Family Portrait Photographers

Kate and John hired me to photograph their upcoming wedding. They were both previously married with two children each. So they were going to be joining their families together and wanted to fill their home with portraits of the new group. When it came down to locations for their portrait session, they loved the idea of working at their home in Lakeville.

At-Home Blended Family Photos

Their session arrived and we all had so much fun! We captured them along and in groups around their home, both in their front porch as well as back yard, and then capped it all off with the group on their central stairway. They were getting so silly as they were excited to go out and celebrate the fun with late night ice cream!

After their session, they came out to my studio to choose their favorite photos and artwork. They ended up with an Heirloom Portrait Box of photos and will be scattering them around their home to see themselves together each day.

Thank You!

Thank you, Hindes-Quast family, for working with me for your family portraits. I had so much fun working with you, and I am so happy that you love your artwork!

If you’d like to work together for your own family and child photography, give me a call or send me an email soon!

BONUS: Be sure to check out some other family portrait sessions I’ve photographed too, including Como Park family photos, other Como Park family photos, another outdoor family session, another Como Park family portrait session, studio family portraits, and another Como Park family session.

Sacred Thread Ceremony Photographer | Mohan Family

By Joanna Carina

Upanayanam Photographer MN

Archana and her family hired me to capture photos of their son’s Upanayanam (Sacred Thread ceremony) at the Hindu Temple of Minnesota in Maple Grove. The day arrived and I was raring to go – I always love seeing the beauty and splendor of Hindu and Indian ceremonies! We started outdoors capturing photos of the family members that had assembled for the big day. Then afterward it was on to the big event inside the temple.

Hindu Temple Upanayanam Ceremony

The ceremony took place on the stage in the Temple under their beautifully designed mandap. There were flowers and brightly colored drapes everywhere. And seeing everyone’s beautiful saris and Indian dress was so much fun! My finger barely had time to rest as I captured the entire ceremony as well as the family and friends that had gathered to watch. And little Advaith was such a champ – he seemed to be having a great time, full of smiles and laughs as he kept up with the ceremonial events happening around him. A beautiful banana leaf lunch was served after the ceremony for family and friends to spend time together and celebrate the big day. The entire family stayed for the fun well into the evening.

Thank You!

Thank you, Mohan family, for working with me for Advaith’s Sacred Thread Ceremony. I had so much fun working with you at the big event, and I am thrilled that you love your photos!

If you’d like to work together for your child’s Sacred Thread Ceremony, give me a call or send me an email soon!

BONUS: Be sure to take a look at other Indian + Hindu events I have photographed including Vishana + Brian’s beautiful Vishnu Mandir wedding, Madina + Omkar’s backyard Hindu wedding and spectacular St Paul Hotel wedding reception, and Rachel + Nishant’s Hindu Temple of Minnesota wedding too.

Studio Extended Family Photography | Raimova Family

By Joanna Carina

Studio Family Photographer

Lola contacted me in July. I had last worked with their family for portraits of them last year when they just had their sixth child, and now he was one year old and they wanted updates. Not to mention, both her mother were in town as well as her grandmother, so they wanted portraits of them all together. I was so excited to work with them again and see their little peanut growing up!

Extended Family Photoshoot

Lola and her family visited me a few weeks later with the whole family in tow. Their little peanut was very cooperative for photos, as well as the rest of the kiddos and family, and they all had a great time. After the session they stayed to choose their favorite photos and decide on their favorite artwork for the current session. Last year they chose a portrait box and wall artwork. This year they updated one of the canvases with the updated photo of their little guy, and also chose an album for all the new photos.

Thank You!

Thank you, Raimova family, for working with me for your extended family portraits. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your album and wall art!

If you’d like to work together for your own extended family photography, give me a call or send me an email soon!

BONUS: Make sure to take a look at other extended family sessions I have photographed too, including a studio extended family session, Como Park extended family session, an Apple Valley park extended family session, and a Centennial Lakes Park extended family session.

Extended Family Portraits Como Park | Englestad Family

By Joanna Carina

Family Photographer St Paul MN

Vance gave me a call one day looking for extended family portraits of his immediate family – parents, siblings + spouse, and children. He knew his parents would really appreciate this amazing gift, especially since they hadn’t all seen each other since the start of the Covid pandemic! His sister and her family were finally able to visit from their home in France, so they were all excited!

Extended Family Photoshoot

We worked together at the gorgeous gardens of Como Park for their portraits. We captured the parents alone, as well as the siblings together, families together, and even all the girls + guys.

After their session, the family came out to my St Paul studio. I showed them the “best-of-the-best” from their portrait session so they could choose their favorite photos and select their favorite artwork. They loved their pictures and chose a number of favorites. They ended up ordering a couple of photo albums so the different families could enjoy the photos, as well as choosing wall art so the grandparents could enjoy the photos of their family on their walls each day.

Thank You!

Thank you, Englestad family, for working with me for your extended family portraits. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your albums and wall art!

If you’d like to work together for your own Como Park extended family photography, give me a call or send me an email soon!

BONUS: Make sure to take a look at other outdoor extended family sessions I have photographed too, including a Como Park extended family session, an Apple Valley park extended family session, and a Centennial Lakes Park extended family session. Also take a look at an indoor studio extended family session, as well as these indoor studio extended family photos too.

Family Portrait Photography | Johnson Family

By Joanna Carina

Family Photography St Paul MN

Lauren contacted me looking for her young family’s first portrait session. Her kids were 4- and 2-years-old, and her and her family actually lived in Isanti. But she was very excited to find a photographer with the style she loved! She warned me before the photoshoot – her kiddos were busy little people! But I was prepared and worked fast to keep up with their two little munchkins!

Family and Child Photoshoot

I was so excited for their Como Park family portraits – one of my favorite locations for its manicured natural beauty. They all had had a blast during their early autumn photoshoot, including the kiddos, who were so excited to earn an ice cream cone once they cooperated for their photoshoot. (And they each earned a giant scoop!)

After their session, they headed over to my St Paul photo studio. I showed them the “best-of-the-best” from their portrait session so they could choose their favorite photos and heirloom artwork. They loved their photos, and ended up selecting a number of matted fine art prints to create a wall art collection.

Thank You!

Thank you, Johnson family, for working with me for your beautiful family photos. I had so much fun working with you, and I am thrilled that you love your portraits!

If you’d like to work together for your own family and child photography, give me a call or send me an email soon!

BONUS: Be sure to check out some other family portrait sessions I’ve photographed too, including another Como Park family portrait session, an additional Como Park family session, outdoor family session, additional Como Park family portraits, a Como Park extended family photo session, a home family portrait session, some studio family portraits, and another Como Park family session.

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Newborn Family Portrait Photography

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Family Portrait Photographers

At-Home Blended Family Photos

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Upanayanam Photographer MN

Hindu Temple Upanayanam Ceremony

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Extended Family Photoshoot

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Family Photographer St Paul MN

Extended Family Photoshoot

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Family and Child Photoshoot

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