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I am your Southern Minnesota Newborn & Motherhood photographer, specializing in providing a calm and welcoming experience for busy families. I want you to have fun and enjoy yourself. I am not afraid to get a little silly at times to bring out those incredible giggles in your toddler, but most of all love to put those big beautiful smiles on your family's faces. I will capture the posed moments, the candid moments, and everything in between.

am excited that you have found me! I have an absolute passion for newborn and motherhood photography. I provide a welcoming and comfortable approach to the relationships established with my clients, and I strive to make the entire experience unforgettable.

Your southern minnesota newborn, baby & family Photographer

Hi, I'm jennifer!

Timeless

Give your Family the gift of

with a custom portrait session

Memories

I design each portrait session with your final artwork in mind.  Photographs are precious heirlooms that are meant to be handed down to your children one day.  A printed photo will carry your memory of what your babies looked like, how they snuggled right into your arms & loved on you. They're keepsakes of the tiniest details, which we tend to forget easily - they're only little once.
Choose from custom-designed:
Handcrafted Folio Boxes
Exquisite Heirloom Albums
Framed Fine Art Prints

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your family deserves only the best experience and quality

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WANT a

FOR busy Families WHO

TIMELESS HEIRLOOMS CUSTOM DESIGNED BY YOUR

MOTHERHOOD PHOTOGRAPHER IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

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Jen is so great! We have worked with her for the last 5 years. Its been amazing to see how much her work has changed throughout the years. She is makes sure to communicate throughout the whole process - beginning, middle, end. We are definitely happy with the results that we have gotten from Jen. Highly recommend!

maternity session

Cecily

Client

Reviews

I LOVED my newborn pictures of my baby boy!
She was patient, gentle and artistic with each set. Highly recommend Jennifer Brandes Photography!

newborn session

Megan

Client

Reviews

Jen was absolutely wonderful throughout the whole process of my session. She communicated well and sent me expectations of the session on her end and explained thoroughly what I should expect during it. She was also very accommodating. Doing a maternity session was definitely out of my comfort zone but she did everything she could to be sure I was comfortable, she made the session so much fun! She also made me feel glamorous and helped gain confidence. Would definitely recommend a maternity shoot at least once and there's no one better to book with than Jen!

maternity session

Lexi H.

Client

Reviews

Jennifer was phenomenal with our newborns! We will be able to look back at these beautiful photographs for years to come! She captured stunning, beautiful images of our girls.

twin girl newborn session

tiffany

Client

Reviews

Jennifer was amazing to work with! She was great with my little peanut and the photos were amazing!
Highly recommend her!

newborn session

Natalie

Client

Reviews

Highly recommend Jennifer!! From the very beginning as she welcomed us into her home !! Absolute amazed with her work and the passion and love she has for newborns!! She is the baby whisperer ! Made me felt welcome, and handled my daughter with so much care :D

newborn session

victoria

Client

Reviews

Jennifer took newborn photos of my 2 week old daughter. She was so gentle and patient with her. My daughter was happy and comfortable during the entire shoot.
The studio is warm and inviting with a nursing rocker for breastfeeding moms. The photos were just beautiful! Jennifer was professional, friendly and promptly responsive to all communications. I am very satisfied; it was well worth the investment. I would highly recommend!

Newborn Session

Jenn H.

Client

Reviews

Jen is absolutely amazing to work with. She is so great with kids, always has the best ideas, and is very responsive! It’s awesome seeing how much she loves her job!

1 year cakesmash Session

lindsay

Client

Reviews

Would highly recommend Jen! Her work is amazing, she listens to customers wishes and can get my little man to pose and smile so easily! Love her and will continue to work with her!

milestone session

Heather

Client

Reviews

Jen is amazing to work with, and rolls right along with the session and craziness. ( She did our twins 2yr old /Christmas pictures) The results were absolutely AMAZING! Highly recommended.

twin milestone session

lisa M.

Client

Reviews

We loved our wedding photos so much that we came back for family photos 6 years later! We couldn’t be happier :)

family portrait session

mandy

Client

Reviews

Jen is awesome at what she does! She was willing to reschedule a session when my 5 year old decided to not cooperate when we tried the first session. I love how all the pictures turned out and have gotten a ton of compliments!!!

milestone session

emily