Emily is a professional photographer based out of Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. She has a studio in North Loop Minneapolis and works on location worldwide.
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This family is my kind of family. They play together, they have a dog that plays hockey, and they love each other so obviously. See, this family is the kind of family I prefer to photograph because there is no faking it. There are no false smiles, no forced snuggles. They are authentic, and I...
This family. I have known this family from the first date, the wedding, all three kids as babies. We have 20 years of history. This family portrait session was so special for me. These kids are grown…and it is a little crazy! We had our studio and on-location session at my new studio in North...
When someone tells me they have never had family portraits taken, I get a little nervous and excited all at the same time. I really feel so blessed that I have been granted the trust to be the one, and respect the responsibility I have been given a well. I was so excited when this...
These kids… I haven’t done a lot of portraits of small children in years. I don’t know why…they just didn’t come to me. I am feeling so blessed to have had a couple of littles in my studio this week. I missed photographing this age! It’s like doing burpees for 2 hours while making funny...
We had the most incredible fall. 2014 will go down as one of the weirdest weather years for portrait photographers with snow well into spring, a coldish summer, and the most beautiful and well deserved fall in the history of all man kind, amen. This session was a short one. It lasted only 45 minutes,...
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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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Great photos! What a beautiful family❤️
What a great session, Emily! I love how you captured the fun, real moments from the day.