Minneapolis St. Paul child baby & newborn photographer » Gwendolyn Waite Photography - fun, fresh, modern lifestyle photographer for newborns, babies, kids, moms-to-be and families in the Twin Cities.

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  • Welcome to my Blog!

    I'm so glad you're here!

    My name is Gwen, and I am a Twin Cities portrait photographer specializing in newborns, children and teens. I create photo sessions that are fun and individualized experiences designed to produce custom family photos that capture the charm and personality of your loved ones. I help to make your custom portrait experience easy, stress-free, and absolutely fabulous!

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

india :: day 1

01.28.2012

As I write now, I am getting settled in my room in the guesthouse in Porur, India. Yes, what everyone says about India is true. It’s overwhelming, in an absolutely magical and endlessly beautiful way. But there’s also devastation, filth and extreme poverty, existing side by side in a world that is fast-moving, loud, and intent. We spent the first couple days in India trekking around Chennai in a tuk-tuk, or motorized rickshaw. We found ourselves in T. Nagar, a shopping district filled with sarees, books, jewelry, food, and textiles. Too overwhelmed to write more… tomorrow we will officially begin our volunteer program. Tonight, sleep!

 

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February 15, 2012 - 3:30 pm

carolyn bowles - When I thought your photography couldn’t get any better, here I am seeing these breathtaking, colorful images that leave me in awe. I want to know your secrets for photography on this trip. Love it!

January 28, 2012 - 11:26 pm

lana robotewskyj - Can’t wait to read your next update!

orphan-hugging

01.24.2012

Hi, lovely blog reader! I’m off on an epic orphan-hugging adventure in Chennai, India, and will return on February 14th.

Feel free to email, and I’ll get back to you upon my return stateside!

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February 6, 2012 - 12:49 pm

Davina - Ohmiheck, Gwen! I have totally been following along on instagram your India adventures. And what do I do? I sent you something perishable that will probably be dry when you get back. Just call me spacey. I didn’t put the two together!

Im so thrilled for you and your trip to India!! Wow!! I can’t even imagine how amazing and life changing your adventure has been so far.

Happy trails to you! :)

Happiness,
Davina

all polished up :: minneapolis natural light photographer

01.16.2012

I wanted to share some photos of my new branding pieces. I splurged on some letterpress business cards and notecards last fall, and I’m sooooo very happy with them. They are quite simply, divine.

The very talented and lovely Christine from deluxemodern design created all of my new branding. If you’re looking for a new look, please check her out. She’s immensely talented, and just a gem to work with. She gave life and warmth to my brand, and made it all shine. I took my lovely new design to Kent at Nomadic Press to have my business cards printed. I’ve had a long time obsession with letterpress, and it’s been an aspiration of mine for quite some time to have my own letterpress cards. Kent was awesome. He indulged me in taking some photos of his letterpress equipment at the press check, which I will share soon. I am in love with these little cards. They are truly swoonworthy.

The last two photos are my packaging fluff. I love nothing more than to hear my clients squeal in delight at how pretty their orders are packaged.

Thank you Kent and Christine for helping my business shine!

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January 17, 2012 - 9:28 pm

Zoe - So (expletive) jealous. Gorgeous stuff, and I think the brand fits your artistic style perfectly.

January 17, 2012 - 9:03 pm

Melissa - Now I want to run out and rebrand. The Letter press looks amazing my friend!

baby e :: minneapolis newborn photographer

01.11.2012

Meet little baby E! She was the first newborn to come visit in my new downtown Minneapolis natural light studio. Isn’t she just absolutely beautiful?!

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January 15, 2012 - 10:19 am

Jeff S - Wonderful photos. Such a sweet family.

January 15, 2012 - 7:19 am

Grandpa J. - I’m speechless. These are awesome.

January 14, 2012 - 6:36 pm

Scott - All 3 of you have such great hair! Awesome pics of cutie pie Evelyn.

January 14, 2012 - 6:32 pm

Brenna - Great pictures of baby E and her proud parents! Smiles all around!

January 14, 2012 - 2:51 pm

Proud Papa - So very happy with how these turned out! We will treasure them. Thank you!

January 14, 2012 - 12:49 pm

Kacey J - Gwen!! These are so wonderful!! 100% captures how amazing the newest addition is and what excellent parents she has!

January 13, 2012 - 10:11 am

Cory - Awesome pictures! She’s so cute! Nice job Gwen! Ryarrie, I’ll take one of each, wallet size (Yes, I want to be that uncle that has 100 pictures unravel out of his wallet every time he opens it up:).

January 12, 2012 - 10:11 am

Karl and Joyce Sandelin - These are the most beautiful and artistic baby pictures we have ever seen. We forwarded them to relatives in Finland and have the nicest comments from them!

January 12, 2012 - 8:03 am

Kristi - I have the most beautiful niece ever!!!! Love the photos; can’t wait to meet her!

January 11, 2012 - 10:45 pm

britton - Wow! She is as beautiful as babies come! Stunning photos! And Carrie..did you seriously just have a baby?

January 11, 2012 - 10:35 pm

Carol Kelsey - These are more beautiful than any I’ve seen of yours. Is it your studio/camera/

January 11, 2012 - 9:04 pm

Eric - Beautiful – but what else would I expect!

January 11, 2012 - 7:27 pm

Kim Johnson - Wow Gwen. Those photos are precious! Thank you for sharing your talent with us in capturing our first grand baby with her parents!  Love that you included this Grandma’s quilt to Baby E.  

Wow. Speechless!   

January 11, 2012 - 7:22 pm

Tobi - Beautiful photos of a beautiful baby!!!

January 11, 2012 - 6:40 pm

Carrie - Gwen, you have beautifully captured our little girl *and* how deeply, wildly in love with her we are. Thank you – we cannot wait to see the rest!

January 11, 2012 - 6:39 pm

Nora Brannan - Beautiful baby, beautiful family, wonderful photographer to capture it all!

January 11, 2012 - 5:33 pm

Granny M. - I’m so proud to call this beautiful baby my great granddaughter!
Love the photos!

January 11, 2012 - 3:00 pm

Piper - Gwen, just beautiful! What a sweet baby. I love the light in your studio, this couple will treasure these images for a lifetime!

January 11, 2012 - 2:54 pm

Zoe D. - Oh I’m so jealous of that studio, I could SCREAM. Beautiful session. I love the toes image especially!

January 11, 2012 - 2:05 pm

Annik - Beautiful baby, beautiful photos! Love the quilt, too ;)

January 11, 2012 - 1:28 pm

Wiff - Love love love this sweet baby session! I know the parents must be overjoyed to capture such cuteness!

my new natural light studio

11.29.2011

I’m so excited to share some photos of my new natural light studio in downtown Minneapolis! Although I’m still very much an on-location photographer and always will be, I have been longing for a space to photograph newborns and young babies, hold sessions in the winter, and meet clients. I finally found a gorgeous space I will be sharing with a couple other photographers. It has windows on the east, west and north sides, so no matter what time of day, we’ll find some beautiful light to play with.

We don’t have everything in it’s permanent place yet, and we’re still playing with decor and all, but here is a sneak peek of it for today.

I’m looking forward to planning some fun events here, so hopefully you can see it in person soon!

p.s. If you’re reading this in a RSS reader, or in your email inbox, head over to the blog to see my new branding!

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December 1, 2011 - 9:45 pm

Melissa - Just awesome!

December 1, 2011 - 12:01 am

Nancy Z. - It’s like it was made for you, Gwen! Simple, yet so elegant. Congrats!

November 30, 2011 - 11:14 pm

Carol Kelsey - Gwen, your location looks wonderful. The light has to be great. Congratulations. Carol Kelsey

November 30, 2011 - 9:22 pm

Heather - oh my goodness! it’s heavenly. i think i need a writer’s retreat that looks just like it…

November 30, 2011 - 4:41 pm

taci - That is breath-taking!! Big Congrats!!

November 30, 2011 - 11:49 am

Cathy - Wow. it’s so, so airy and bright. Amazing light!

November 30, 2011 - 10:27 am

Sharyn Morrow - Wow, Gwen. Just WOW. Looks like an amazing space.

November 30, 2011 - 10:25 am

Deb - I’m pretty sure I’d go to work in the morning and never want to come home if that were my space. Gorgeous! Congratulations!

November 30, 2011 - 9:03 am

Rebekah B - Beautiful space, Gwendolyn! I’m so jealous. I long for something like that for just the reasons you mentioned. Enjoy the space!

November 30, 2011 - 12:06 am

Zoe D. - B E A U T I F U L. Congrats again, Gwendolyn! And P.S. I’m so jealous. :-)