John Hanson Photography

Wedding Photographer in Minneapolis MN does Head shots, Portraits, Baby, Child, family & Senior Photographer, St. Paul MPLS Mn

Perspectives

I started life as the young son of a father that was a devoted hobbyist and part time wedding photographer in Minneapolis, MN. I remember many magazines laying around the coffee table that had fantastic images from National Geographic and 'Modern Photography' magazine. We were very lucky and had a real darkroom with chemical processing and all! My first pictures were with my Kodak Brownie of my dog Sparky. I completely craved the magic of photography from then on.

My Father and Uncle are phenomenal musicians and I'm not kidding!! They kick/ed butt. My Dad was on national television in the 60's and won many regional and national awards. He remains a great musician and a hero to me. Well, long story short...I became a musician myself in the 4th grade and have spent the majority of my life following the dream of being a musician. I won Florida's best guitarist contest, toured the country and local scene with a pop/rock band, appeared on national prime-time television, performed for state and federal politicians and gave back to the community by traveling and playing for many non-profit causes. I even owned a successful 4,000 square foot recording studio, A440 Studios, in Minneapolis, MN.

Through life changes and opportunity, I rekindled my first love for photography and reshaped it into my full time professional career since 2003. I am desperately in love with my passion. I guess I love photography because it's a part of my upbringing AND I like to make people look and feel good about themselves.

This blog will be about what I do professionally as well as personally. I may give tips for beginning photographers, getting better family photos, baby and maternity portraits, as well as post recent work from weddings, family portraits, baby's, kids, senior photography and security cameras if it feels good. You should be able to use the links at the bottom of the page to filter the blog based on personal or professional posts.

I hope you can find something here of interest and I welcome your comments always!

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John Hanson | 612-743-5484

Monthly Archives: May 2008

Best St Paul MN Wedding Photographer’s Rehearsal Dinner

Posted in Engaged, Wedding Photography

Katie and Mike are two of the most beautiful people I’ve had a chance to photograph. They are also two of the coolest personalities that I’ve had a chance to meet. I’m not nearly good looking enough to hang with them but I can delight in the beauty of their giving personality. Thank God that gorgeous people like them, share the goodness of God’s love and money bestowed to them. Photojournalist photography style is much more fun for me (especially with this couple).

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Who is this man??

Posted in Home Life, Personal

Yeah, it’s my hilarious brother Paul acting like a very famous actor. Can you guess who? Hint: His last name starts with a “D” and sounds like the Spanish word for money.

Do you like the texturing, the black and white or the normal version? Comment below. BTW, comments require an email address as this is to prevent spam. I will never give, sell or transfer your email address to anybody.

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Meet the Cute Pets

Posted in Pet Photography

My friend Scott went out of town for a week and I offered to watch his dog Charlie. Well we really bonded but unfortunately he was sick the entire time he was with me. He’s such a relaxed and cool dog. I’ve included a few other pet shots.

If you are interested in getting some photos of your pet, give me a call at 612-743-5484 or contact me and describe what you are looking for. I can do it with backdrop paper or I can come over and get “A Day in the Life” shots (natural). Anyway, we can work out something that is convenient for you and your pet.

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Lynn & Dean’s wedding

Posted in Wedding Photography

These two little love birds got married at The Purification of St. Mary’s in Marystown, MN on May 5, 2008 . The church was small looking on the outside but looks can be deceiving. The inside was really spacious and beautiful. Although I’m not sure of the carpet colorThere theme colors were pink and white which I think is unique. There reception site was held at The Park Ballroom in New Prague, MN.