family photography portfolio

Miranda Melton Photography | Twin cities family photographer

documentary-inspired minnesota family photography
A family shares in laughter as they lie together on a blanket in the grass. Mom and Dad are on bottom with kids piled on
A white family smiles at the camera with golden hour light shining on in the background.
Two sisters hug one another on a blanket in front of a rustic barn structure. Golden light glows in the background.
Two sisters share in laughter as they sit side-by-side on a blanket. They're both white and one wears glasses.
Two brothers smile at the camera as they share an embrace. Their cheeks are pressed against one another.
A husband and wife share in laughter as they stand in front of a rustic barn structure. Golden light glows behind them.
Black-and-white photo of the moment before a kiss. Dad's hand rests on the back of mom's head as she holds onto his arm.
A family laughs together as they walk hand-in-hand during golden hour.
A mother and her three kids stand and laugh together in front of a teal-framed window in Minneapolis.
A boy rests his hands on his knees and leans his face toward the camera. He is white with curly blonde hair.
Candid black-and-white photo of a tween girl. She is white with long brown hair that moves across her shoulder.
Photo of a tween girl laughing as she gazes toward the ground. She has long brown hair and wears a mustard yellow shirt.
Candid photo of a mother with her two daughters. The youngest, a small Black girl, walks toward her older sister's arms.
A mom and her young son lie together on a colorful blanket. She smiles at him while he smiles at the camera.
A mom and her tween daughter share an embrace as they sit on a rock. Mom looks off as child smiles at the camera.
A family sits together on a colorful blanket in downtown Minneapolis. A mom and her three kids smile at the camera.
A mom and her three kids walk together across Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge.
A mom and her three kids walk together on Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge.
A mom and dad hold their young daughter in Bloomington, Minnesota. Orange golden hour light filters through tall pines.
A toddler smiles as she throws orange fall leaves toward the camera. She is Asian and wears a purple floral shirt.
A toddler walks through a field of brown tallgrass in Bloomington, Minnesota. She is Asian and wears a floral shirt.
A mom and her young daughter laugh and walk hand-in-hand during golden hour in Bloomington, Minnesota.
A mom and dad hold hands as Mom holds their young daughter on her hip. Mom and dad smile and gaze at their daughter.
A mom, dad, and their five year-old son laugh together on the living room ottoman.
A mom and her five year-old son read together in his room. They're seen reflected in a mirror.
A dad spins his five year-old son around in their living room.
Black-and-white photo of a dad embracing his five year-old son in their living room.
A young boy plays with his dog in the family room of their home. The dog is jumping up and licking the child on the nose
View of a family in their living room shot through a window. A menorah is seen in the foreground.
Black-and-white photo of a mom and her five year-old son laughing together on a chair in their family room.
A dad and his son share in laughter as they sit together on a living room chair.
A Mom, Dad, and their three kids laugh together. They're surrounded by a snowy scene with tall pines in the back.
Photo of a mom and dad together in landscape of snow and tall pines. Mom smiles at the camera while Dad smiles at Mom.
A family laughs together and walks hand-in-hand down a snowy path. Tall pines adorn the background.
Three kids sit close together and drink small cups of hot cocoa in a snowy landscape.
Black-and-white photo of a family laughing together and drinking coca in a snowy landscape.
Two kids are laughing and stretching empty cups of cocoa toward the camera with their brother smiling on in the back.
A family snuggles up together on a blanket and drinks cocoa in the snow. They're white and dressed in sweaters.
A family laughs together on a blanket in the snow. They're white, dressed in sweaters, and holding cups of cocoa.
A family has a snowball fight in a snowy landscape. The background is adorned with tall pines.
A mom bends down and holds her one year-old daughter's hands on a wooden walkway through a field of tallgrass.
A mom and dad smile at their one year-old daughter who is held in her mom's hands. They stand on a wooden walkway.
A mom kisses her one year-old daughter on the cheek. Foliage is blurred out in the foreground.
A mother holds her young daughter and laughs into her husband's shoulder. They sit on a wooden bench in front of a field
A mother and her young daughter laugh. The child wears a yellow dress that matches the golden sun behind them.
A one-year old girl stands on a wooden dock supported by her hand holding onto a wood beam. She wears a yellow dress.
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Families are beautiful.

And messy, and chaotic, and wild, wonderful, and weird. I love capturing ALL of it. 

Your kids are not going to sit still for an hour smiling for the camera - nor is this how you are going to remember them.

So we'll get that posed shot for the books, but then we'll run. And spin. And jump. And PLAY.

And hopefully your whole crew will leave saying "That was FUN." 


Prior to your family photo session, we'll talk wardrobe, location, and I'll learn a little from you about your family.

The day of your family photos, we will hang out, run around, and hopefully capture an ounce of the energy and blossoming personalities that you'll want to remember from your little ones.

Let's chat about how we can capture your beautiful chaos!

Minnesota newborn, maternity, family, wedding and elopement photographer. Based in the southwest twin cities metro with ability to travel throughout the metro area as well as Mankato.

Service area includes Jordan, Prior Lake, New Prague, Chaska, Chanhassen, Belle Plaine, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Victoria, Carver, Eagan, Apple Valley, Edina, Bloomington, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mankato, and beyond. Specialization in candid, naturally-posed, documentary style family photography.