Category Archives: Portraits On Location

Maple Grove High School senior portraits taken on a secluded beach on Lake Superior in color infrared.

Gina’s Maple Grove High School Senior Portraits

Gina’s Maple Grove High School Senior Portraits on the North Shore of Lake Superior! Gina and her entourage made the trip “up north” for our 20th annual “North Shore Portrait Weekend” last week. Just like it was on Saturday for McKenna’s senior portraits and James & Alli’s engagement portraits (and the two other families we photographed

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Engagement photos on Lake Superior taken on the famous Duluth aerial lift bridge.

James & Alli’s Engagement Photos on Lake Superior

James & Alli’s Engagement Photos on Lake Superior! James & Alli will be getting married this upcoming December 5th at The Wilds Golf Club in Prior Lake, MN. They made the trip “up north” as part of our 20th Annual “North Shore Weekend” to have us create their fun engagement photos on Lake Superior. As we mentioned

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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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Engagement photography in Minneapolis of a cute couple with the Mississippi River & Stone Arch Bridge in the background.

Kevin & Megan’s Engagement Photography in Minneapolis

I had a wonderful evening last night creating Kevin & Megan’s engagement photography in Minneapolis, MN! I really love creating engagement photography in Minneapolis! Especially all along this area near the Guthrie Theater, the Mill City Museum and the Mississippi River waterfront. There’s just one great engagement (wedding, high school senior, family and kid’s too) photo location after another!

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Michelle and Adam and one of their fun engagement photos taken in front of a flowering crabapple tree in Anoka, MN.

Adam & Michelle’s Fun Engagement Photos

Adam & Michelle’s fun engagement portraits taken in and around downtown Anoka, MN. Adam and Michelle will be getting married at Christ the King Lutheran Church in June of 2016. Their wedding reception, dinner, and dance will be at the TPC in Blaine, MN. They are currently students and residents of the state of Michigan.

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Alex's Centennial High School senior portrait collage. Images were created in the home studio at Michael Anderson Photography and at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, MN.

Alex’s Centennial High School Senior Portrait Collage

Centennial High School Senior Portrait Collage I’ve created for Alex’s mom! Alex, his dad and I created these senior portraits in studio and at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, Minnesota just a few weeks ago on a cold “Spring” day. “Alex’s Centennial High School Senior Portrait Collage” – ©2015 Michael Anderson Photography.

Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard engagement portraits of Nolan and Amanda standing in the middle of the orchard with the apple trees in full bloom. Engagement image taken in Jordan, Minnesota.

Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard Engagement Portraits

Pretty Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard engagement portraits of Nolan and Amanda. We talked about creating Nolan and Amanda’s engagement pictures at Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard when we first met to discuss their wedding plans. The Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard is located in Jordan, Minnesota and is owned by some of Nolan’s relatives. So it had a personal connection as well as

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Mady's Forest Lake High School Graduation Announcement (Front side). Senior portrait s taken on the North Shore of Lake Superior by Michael Anderson Photography.

Mady’s Forest Lake High School Graduation Announcement

Here’s the Open House card design I’ve come up with for Mady’s Forest Lake High School Graduation Announcement. Mady and her mom came up to the North Shore of Lake Superior last August during our 19th annual “North Shore Weekend”. You can enjoy her senior portrait highlight video and some of our favorite senior portrait images from her session

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Coon Rapids High School graduation 2015 open house invitation for Isaac Stivers.

Coon Rapids High School Graduation 2015

Coon Rapids High School Graduation 2015 Here’s the Open House card design I’ve come up with for Isaac to celebrate his Coon Rapids High School Graduation 2015! The senior portrait shown is from Isaac’s senior photo session in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota last fall. “Coon Rapids High School Graduation 2015” – ©2015 Michael Anderson Photography.

Front side of the Irondale High School Class of 2015 graduation card for Ben Linser.

2015 Graduation Card for Ben Linser

The graduation card design we’ve put together to announce Ben Linser’s 2015 graduation from Irondale High School in New Brighton, MN. Ben’s senior portraits were created right here at Anderson’s Portrait Park early last Fall when it was still pretty nice outside. Among the many activities Ben is involved in, he is an Eagle Scout! Ben has also been a

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