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Michele Quattrin Photography

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I photograph motherhood and family life with a style that feels honest, polished, and full of heart. Here, you’ll find recent sessions, planning tips, and stories from the seasons families never want to forget.

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I’m Michele, the artist behind MQN Photography. I photograph growing families with beautiful light and a full-service experience.

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How to Style with July’s Style Board Minneapolis Photographer

Style boards are my favorite thing to share with clients!  Once a month I buy a new dress to add to the studio wardrobe and this month this beautiful Free People dress is the chosen one.  This dress will not just be gorgeous in the studio but also out in the fields this summer/fall for […]

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A Quick Guide to Printing Photos Using Your Apple Device

Whether you’ve decided now is the perfect time to create a scrapbook or print some of your favorite Instagram snaps, you can do so directly from your Apple device. You won’t need any fancy software and it only takes minutes to print images for your home or albums. What you will need to do is […]

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Maternity

A Guide to Creating the Perfect Pregnancy Memory Book Minneapolis Maternity Photographer

From the day you find out you’re pregnant to the day you give birth, every moment is meaningful and deserves to be documented. Whether this is your first child or your third, a pregnancy memory book can be a special project that you can pass down to your child. It can also be used to […]

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Newborn

Plymouth In Home Lifestyle Newborn Session . Minnesota Newborn Photographer

I had a lovely in home lifestyle newborn session with this beautiful family in their Plymouth home. This mama was referred to me from one of my neighboring clients in Maple Grove. I convinced her to come into my studio in Northeast Minneapolis to do a maternity session before her newborn so that she could decide […]

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Family

Spring Teen Photo Session in the Backyard on Film . North Oaks Photographer

As soon as the warm weather hits in the spring my teen daughter and I get antsy to get outside in the backyard and take photos. While snow sessions are fun in the beginning we get burnt out on them quick because it’s just too cold out. But spring! Oh how we love the warm […]

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Maternity

In the Studio Minneapolis Maternity Session

I had such a beautiful maternity session in my Northeast Minneapolis studio the other day. I met this lovely mama last fall for their family photo session. They were new clients with older teens so can you imagine my surprise when I saw their maternity request come in! I was so excited to have her […]

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Getting Out of the Minneapolis Cold . Spring Break Vacation Fort Lauderdale Florida

It has been three years since we last went on spring break! Something has always come up and last year we wanted to go on one but Covid prevented us from doing anything other than driving up to Duluth Minnesota. At first I wasn’t sure if going on spring break this year was a wise […]

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Family

North Oaks Extended Family Spring Photo Session

This spring I had a fantastic family come to me for an extended family photo session. We headed to the North Oaks Golf Club for portraits of all the whole family! All 13 of them! We had 4 boys under 5 and a couple of older kids, along with 7 adults. Extended family sessions are […]

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June Style . Minneapolis Photographer

It’s that time when I share with you the June Style Board!  Mama’s dress is a great find on Amazon and comes in many great colors for your photo session.  The white dress will be available in a size medium in my studio wardrobe.  The little girl’s dress is from one of my favorite children’s […]

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Photo Walk at Como Park Conservatory

This winter when the kids were distance learning Kendall had a project due in her art class. Honestly I can’t remember what the project was but she got to choose a few different options and she chose to have me help her with photography. I am not a great person to come to for math […]

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