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Lotus | Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Minnesota | Senior Portrait Photographer Emily Charais

Lotus. I have been so blessed to have known Lotus for a pretty long time. I first met her for her high school senior portraits where we had an epic session in ruins along a river. Next I photographed her for her Bachelors degree graduation, again our session included a pretty amazing hike. This time...

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Natalie | Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Minnesota | Senior and Dance Portrait Photographer Emily Charais

Natalie was so much fun to work with this spring on an absolutely gorgeous day. She is a dancer who also wanted senior portraits so we did a really nice blended session. The first half of her session we focused on getting a nice variety of senior portraits for her yearbook and for family and...

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Maggie A | Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Minnesota | Senior portrait Photographer Emily Charais Photograper

Maggie. I have photographed Maggie and her family for years and years and was so excited when I was asked to photograph her senior portraits. We chose my studio to match their family photos from years past and had the most wonderful time. Maggie has stunning eyes and a calm and wonderful personality. I aodred...

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Abby | Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Minnesota | Dance and Ballet Photographer Emily Charais

Abby is a super beautiful dancer to came to me this summer for her first dance session and I hope it is just the first of many. We had an absolutely stunning day for our session with the prettiest light. Abby is so graceful and has really fun lines to play with. Enjoy a sample...

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Karis | Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Minnesota | Dance and Ballet Senior Portrait Photographer Emily Charais

Karis. I have been photographing Karis since she was pretty young. I love working with Karis because she is so smart, and thoughtful and kind. She always comes completely prepared for me as a dancer, and has been so lucky to watch grow into herself. This year she came to me for both dance and...

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Emily Charais is a professional portrait artist available for booking worldwide, but based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. She specializes in organic and relaxed Family and senior portraits. She also brings decades of ballet technique knowledge to her dance sessions, making her a unique asset to the Minneapolis dance community.

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