They're only this age once.

Family portrait sessions in Minneapolis and wherever your family calls home — relaxed, real, and worth keeping forever.

Family Portraits · Heather Hanson Photography 

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YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

They're the ones where the toddler made a run for it, where grandma laughed at something only she heard, where two kids leaned into each other without being asked.

My job is to create the conditions for those moments — and then be ready when they happen.

I shoot year-round, indoors and out, wherever makes sense for your family. My new studio in St. Louis Park is available for sessions when the Minnesota weather has other plans.

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HOW I WORK

Unhurried. Low pressure. Actually fun.

Before the shoot

During the session

After

Destination and travel sessions quoted separately based on location.

We talk through location, timing, what to wear, and what matters most to you. I send a short guide so your family shows up prepared — not stressed.

I direct loosely and observe closely. I'll give your kids something to do, give adults something to focus on, and let the real stuff happen in between. Sessions run 60–90 minutes — long enough to settle in, short enough to keep everyone's energy up.

Your gallery is delivered within two weeks in a private online gallery. Every image is edited with care. No filter trends, no heavy presets — just clean, timeless photographs that will still look right in twenty years.

Every Kind of Family

Session fee: $500
Covers your consultation, the full session, and basic gallery curation.
Digital files:

15–20 edited images — $650
Full gallery (40–60 images) — $950

All-inclusive package: $1,100 (most popular)
Session + full edited gallery. Everything delivered, nothing left to decide.
Print products — albums, canvas, framed prints — available à la carte after delivery.

WHAT A Session Looks Like

Whoever your family is, you belong here.

No stiff poses. No forcing smiles. Just your family, as you actually are.

I've been photographing families for fifteen years, and the images that end up framed on walls are never the ones where everyone was perfectly still. They're the ones where the toddler made a run for it, where grandma laughed at something only she heard, where two kids leaned into each other without being asked.

My job is to create the conditions for those moments — and then be ready when they happen.

I shoot year-round, indoors and out, wherever makes sense for your family. My new studio in St. Louis Park is available for sessions when the Minnesota weather has other plans.

I've been photographing families for fifteen years, and the images that end up framed on walls are never the ones where everyone was perfectly still.

Have a story to tell? I’d love to hear it. Let’s begin with a simple note.

And everywhere
in between

Wherever your story unfolds