Category Archives: Family Portraits

Mayne family portrait 2015 Holiday Card Design taken at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on Lake Superior.

Mayne Family 2015 Holiday Card Design

The Mayne family 2015 Holiday Card Design from their family portraits created at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The Mayne Family 2015 Holiday Card Design. Their family portrait was taken during our 20th annual North Shore Portrait Weekend back in August. We think the Mayne family is looking pretty SUPERIOR this year! “Mayne Family 2015 Holiday

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Lake Superior Photography and the Eagan High School senior portraits of McKenna taken in the forest on the north shore of Lake Superior.

McKenna’s Eagan High School senior portraits

McKenna’s Eagan High School Senior Portraits on our 20th Annual “North Shore Weekend”! Let’s begin with McKenna’s stunning senior portrait above. This image is a “replica” of one of the portraits of McKenna that I created at the Como Conservatory when she was a little girl about five years old. Joannie & I created this senior portrait at

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Newborn baby photo session of an eight day old baby girl sleeping on her mothers wedding dress.

Newborn Baby Photo Session

The adorable newborn baby photo session of Kailyn Grace created yesterday when she was just eight days old! I’ve done lots and lots of newborn baby portraits through the years (my favorite portrait subject for sure), but this is the first time I’ve used moms wedding dress as a prop during the newborn baby photo

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One year baby portraits of a cute little baby girl eating her birthday cake.

Morgan’s One Year Baby Portraits

Pretty little Morgan Mae was in our portrait studio on her actual birthday to have her one-year baby portraits taken! Morgan was kind enough to share her birthday spotlight with her whole family too! Not only did we create Morgan’s one-year baby photos, we captured her family’s portraits and a few kid’s portraits with her big brother Easton too!

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Lawin family portrait 2015 Holiday card design.

Lawin Family Portrait 2015 Holiday Card Design

Here are the Lawin Family Portrait 2015 Holiday Card design! I had the pleasure of creating this family portrait here at our Mounds View home studio just a couple of weeks ago. Laurie and Phil were in this week to make their favorite selections from their portrait session and they’ve got the honor of being the

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Fun Christmas cards for the Brenk family. Front side of the card featuring the studio portrait of three cousins and Santa Claus!

2014 Brenk Family Fun Christmas Cards

Here are some fun Christmas cards for the Brenk family! This fun Christmas card design features kids photography from our “Portraits with Santa Claus” special we ran last month to benefit the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. It also has a fun snapshot of the whole family (I’m told that little three-year-old Katie was in charge

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Front side of the Hathaway family portrait Christmas Cards!

2014 Hathaway Family Portrait Christmas Cards

Here’s the design we’ve come up with for the Hathaway family portrait Holiday Cards for 2014! Hathaway family Christmas cards for 2014. Emma is a wonderful big sister to little Gabby! She also was a really good little poser for some of her portraits when her sister was grabbing a quick meal. Emma, like many

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2014 Hoy Family Portrait Holiday Cards. Family portrait created in the Fall colors at Anderson's Portrait Park at Michael Anderson Photography in Mounds View, MN.

2014 Hoy Family Portrait Holiday Cards

Here’s the design I’ve come up with for the 2014 Hoy Family Portrait Holiday Cards. The Hoy family portrait holiday cards. We’ve been their family photographer since Joannie and I photographed Bob and Sunday’s wedding back on April 15, 2000. Their family portrait for 2014 was created on a beautiful evening in the early Fall

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2014 Family photo Holiday cards featuring the Wright family portrait taken at their beautiful home in the falling snow.

Wright Family 2014 Holiday Cards

Here are the 2014 holiday cards I’ve designed for the Wright family! Wright family 2014 Holiday Cards. Their family portraits were taken last week in the falling (or better put driving) snow at their beautiful home! “Wright Family 2014 Holiday Cards” – Photography and Card Design ©2014 Michael Anderson Photography.

2014 Family holiday greeting cards featuring the Rauenhorst family portrait taken on the North Shore of Lake Superior. An annual portrait opportunity, "North Shore Portrait Weekend" by Michael and Joannie Anderson at Michael Anderson Photography.

2014 Rauenhorst Holiday Greeting Cards

Here’s the 2014 holiday greeting cards I’ve designed for the Rauenhorst family from their family portraits taken on our “North Shore Portrait Weekend” back in August! The whole family came “up North” for our annual “North Shore Portrait Weekend” to have both the family and Karina’s senior portraits taken up on the big lake. You

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