closeThe sweet Perry family of Rogers won a session of mine through a silent auction that I was able to participate in last year. I loved photographing them and we were blessed with an amazingly beautiful day! If you or someone you know is having a silent auction, I would love to be able to help your organization out, please contact me directly for details! Happy Monday!
I have been photographing the Sorensons for a few years now, and I am so glad I was able to see them and photograph their family for a fall family/ mini maternity session as they welcome their new little one this winter! What a gift it is over and over to see sweet families like this one! I hope to see them again this year with that new sweet little baby. If you are interested in a mini session, feel free to contact me for dates and times!
Mini Session, full session, what’s the difference and why or how is one better for your family?
I’m so glad you asked! This is a question I regularly get asked about and I would love to share with you some of my thoughts and things I have learned over the years about mini sessions and why they may (or may not) be a good fit for your family.
When a photographer refers to a mini session, most of the time they are referring to smaller session (15-30 minutes) that happen a few times a year, with the main focus being on capturing one main pose, say a family shot for a Holiday card, a milestone of a child or even an updated headshot. Depending on the ages of your kids and your expectation of photos, mini sessions can be a great way to get those few pictures that you are looking for at a reasonable cost in short amount of time.
If you are wanting multiple outfit changes, a few different locations, or have kiddos that take a while to warm up to new people, a full session might be better for you and your family.
Also, mini sessions typically happen in the location that the photographer chooses. (This is true of myself) and there are multiple families coming to that one location every 30 minutes for the day.
If you are wanting to choose your own location or have the photographer come to your home to capture more of your family in their element, my suggestion would be to do a full session.
Mini sessions can be a wonderful thing, and many of my clients rave about how quick they are especially when they have little people. Husbands love them as well because they appease their wives and 25 minutes goes by when they are having fun and playing with their kids and of course, kissing their wives!
If you are interested in a full or mini session, I’d love to chat. I am offering seven different mini session dates in 2018 and would love to get your family on the calendar! If all of these book, I may add more, but if you are a planner, now is the time to scoop these up! See dates and times HERE!
One of my 2018 goals was to up the ante in how I was working out for the year. As much as I would like to use this as an excuse to lose weight, it really has a different purpose to me. As I approach a year of multiple weddings and shoots in in a month, and a few back to back wedding weekends, I am learning I NEED stamina and strength.
When one of my friends and former brides put out a post on running 2018 miles in a year, I was intrigued. I thought, can I do that? Really with the time, can I honestly put 2018 miles down? No way.
But then she asked me if I wanted to split the time and do it as a team. Much more manageable! So here we are in the third month of the year and I’ve put a over 100 miles in the books. So here’s to more in 2018 and at least getting some more runs in as the weather warms up!!
It is amazing how fast the year can get booked up and how quickly the Holiday’s can come upon us! Getting those family photos or just updated photos checked off the list is what I want to help you to do! These sessions are perfect and affordable for updating your family photos, capturing the milestones of your growing kiddos, celebrating an anniversary, pet session, or for doing a quick session for your senior! They also make for great gifts for Mother’s day or for Birthday or Holiday presents!
This year I am offering summer mini sessions in addition to the fall and spring sessions I typically offer. They are sessions that are full of energy and fun! These sessions go quickly and I would LOVE to be able to see your family again!
You have the option of paying online or check. Sessions are first come first serve and I will do my best to get you into your top choices.To reserve your spot, please email me directly federphotography@gmail.com with your top three choices. If your deposit is not received within a week of the initial booking, your slot will be re-opened.
Details::
$275 ($100 due at time of booking)
25 Minute Session
30-40 downloadable images with printing rights
Professional Editing
Up to 10 people
Dates::
Sunday May 6- Location: Lake Harriet Rose Gardens
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July 22- St. Anthony/ Main Area- Minneapolis
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Sept 9-Arneson Acres- Edina
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Sept 22- Location TBD
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Oct 14- Location TBD
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From their engagement session, to their wedding, to the birth of their first daughter and now to their second, it’s been a joy and honor to be able to photograph couples like the Wargo’s as their life changes.
It’s what makes my job so meaningful and fulfilling! Congratulations Hannah and Jake, your family is beautiful!
Including siblings in your newborn session… yes or no?
My answer is always yes.
It might feel a little chaotic in the moment, but those are often the images you end up treasuring the most—the real connection, the tiny interactions, the beginning of a new family story.
I’ve loved watching the Luong family grow through all three of their children’s newborn sessions, and those sibling moments are always some of my favorites.
If you’re wondering how it all works (and how we make it easy), I wrote a full blog post about it! Check it out in my stories
#newbornphotography #minnesotaphotographer #familyphotography #siblinglove
NEW WEBSITE. SAME HEART.
After a long time behind the scenes… it’s finally here.
And I want YOU to be one of the first to experience it.
So I made it a little more fun 👇
✨ I’m giving away TWO mini sessions for 2026 ✨
How to enter:
• Visit the new website (link in bio)
• Look around
• Enter the giveaway
That’s it.
If you’ve been thinking about booking photos this is your sign!
Tag a friend who should enter with you below and add to your stories for another entry!! (Make sure to tag me!!)
No one said you had to do newborn photos inside! Taking lifestyle newborn photos outside and making them true to your style makes them even more meaningful and significant!!
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