Mini Sessions & Specials
Spring, Fall, Holiday, and Santa Minis in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Minnetonka, Chanhassen, Maple Grove, and more.
Family Mini Sessions with Lisa Poseley Photography
2025: Summer Beach Minis, Fall Family Minis, and Tree Farm Minis
Whether you're updating your family photos, celebrating a milestone, or creating special holiday memories, we offer affordable, high-end mini sessions in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding Twin Cities metro area.
With over a decade of experience, I’ve perfected the art of creating timeless, stress-free sessions that families love. These sessions are long enough to make a beautiful gallery, but short enough to keep little ones engaged and not test the patience of the older ones. Each session is carefully planned to offer a fun and relaxed experience while capturing the moments that matter most to you.
In the spring, we offer family mini sessions in beautiful gardens at parks in Minneapolis, Edina, Blaine, and surrounding areas.
New this summer: Beach family photos:
Park Point, Duluth, MN (Beautiful Dunes and beach)
Excelsior Beach, Excelsior, MN (Wooden walkway, beach)
Cedar Lake Beach, Minneapolis, MN (Wooded area, beach)
Lake Ann, Chanhassen, MN
Our most popular offering, the Fall Family Mini
We photograph families at some of the most beautiful parks in the Twin Cities. This year, we’ve added several locations, including:
Maple Grove Arboretum
Arneson Acres in Edina,
Dodge Nature Center in St. Paul
Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul
Lake Ann in Chanhassen
Noerenberg Memorial Gardens in Wayzata
Schultz Lake Park in Eagan
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Summer Beach Mini Sessions
Duluth, Excelsior, Chanhassen, Minneapolis
These outdoor summer family mini sessions are perfect for families, maternity, couples, or just the kids. Many choose dry land photos and then end with some with feet in the water.
Park Point, Duluth, MN (Beautiful Dunes and beach)
Excelsior Beach, Excelsior, MN (Wooden walkway, beach)
Cedar Lake Beach, Minneapolis, MN (Wooded area, beach)
Lake Ann, Chanhassen, MN
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Fall Family Mini Sessions
Maple Grove, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chanhassen, Edina, Wayzata, Eagan
Capture the beautiful fall colors with these outdoor mini sessions. The perfect way to update your family photos, create holiday cards, or give meaningful gifts. Children enjoy these sessions because they’re short, fun, and even allow for a little running around. You’ll receive a gallery full of photos you’ll love, stress-free.
Maple Grove Arboretum
Arneson Acres in Edina,
Dodge Nature Center in St. Paul
Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul
Lake Ann in Chanhassen
Noerenberg Memorial Gardens in Wayzata
Schultz Lake Park in Eagan
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Tree Farm Mini Sessions
Krueger's Christmas Tree Farm
Our annual Tree Farm photos are a wonderful family tradition. Held annually at Krueger’s Tree Farm or Hansen Tree Farm. Bring your family dog too!
Our annual Tree Farm Mini Sessions are back, and they’re a highlight of the holiday season!
Each year, we photograph in a different area of the farm, giving families fresh and beautiful backdrops for their holiday photos. It’s a wonderful way to capture the magic of the season and create cherished family memories.
Lake Elmo, MN
Why Choose Lisa Poseley Photography?
With Lisa Poseley Photography, you’re not just booking a mini session, you’re securing an exceptional experience. Here’s why families in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro choose my mini sessions year after year:
Client Experience: A hassle-free booking and gallery delivery process
Expert Styling: Every session includes a prep guide, and I’m happy to advise on styling to help you look your best.
Gentle Posing: I guide you and your family to ensure you look natural and relaxed. Some traditional poses along with some carefree lifestyle images.
Timeless Images: All your photos are beautifully retouched, ensuring they last a lifetime.
Fun & Stress-Free: These sessions are designed to be quick, enjoyable, and stress-free—ideal for families with young kids!
Client Testimonials
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"Lisa is hands down a miracle worker when it comes to working with newborns and children! She welcomed us into her studio, made us feel so incredibly comfortable and immediately like family. She truly wants to capture your personal style and special moments perfectly! Lisa's quality of work speaks for itself and her product far exceeds expectations. Our newborn and 1 year old sessions were perfect! We shopped and shopped for a new born photographer and she was the perfect fit for our family. Will be using her talent over and over in the future!"
Kendra Jo
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“Lisa was the perfect photographer to choose for newborn photos of our son. As first time parents, she made us feel at ease immediately. We could tell right away she was a mother herself and found ourselves soaking up all the advice we could while watching her take beautiful photos we will cherish for a lifetime. The photos are absolutely gorgeous, and the experience was better than we could have hoped for. We will definitely be going to her for future photos of our family."
Ben S.
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"My family had an awesome experience during our one year old photo session with Lisa. She demonstrated patience, professionalism, kindness and the utmost care for us. When my daughter was crying almost through out her photoshoot and my 3 year old was running all over the place, I was ompletely overwhelmed and worried that we may have much time to take more photos. She offered to have us come over the next to complete it and to me, that was impressive and yes all the pictures came out so beautifully. I would 1000 percent recommend her and you will definately have a great experience. Thank you Lisa!!!"
Ofonime
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"I had an amazing experience with Lisa from my maternity to new born sessions. She is very flexible and understanding and patient. The quality of her work speaks for it self because this is her passion. I highly recommend her to help you create lasting memories"
Daisy