Some Little Tidbits About Michael & Joannie
Joannie and I have owned and operated Michael Anderson Photography in Mounds View, Minnesota since 1986. We began creating light painted photographs in 2017.
Over the years, we’ve studied photography with some of the who’s who of photography, including John Hartman, Ben Shirk, Bruce Hudson, Hanson Fong, Don Blair, Mike Colón, Denis Craft, Clay Blackmore, Denis Reggie, Angela Carson, Monte Zucker, Bambi Cantrell, Ed Pierce, Gary Fong, Eddie Tapp, Scott Kelby, and many, many others.
In addition to our light painting photography, we're award-winning wedding photographers as well. We're the only wedding photographers in the world who create light paintings of whole scenes at weddings.
We’ve been selected for numerous awards for our wedding photography, including The Knot's "Best of Weddings” more than 15 times. And we were inducted into The Knot Hall of Fame in 2015.
We've also received the coveted Wedding Wire "Couples' Choice" Award six times. And Expertise has selected us as one of the "The 21 Best Wedding Photographers in Minneapolis" seven times.

Dang & Linh's beautiful light painted wedding photograph created during their wedding reception at The Van Dusen Mansion in Minneapolis, MN.

But that's not all. We also create wonderful family, kids, pets, and high school senior portraits, both on location and at our home-based studio. We often incorporate light painting into our high school senior, engagement, pets, and kids portrait sessions too!
An adorable light painted photograph of a dancer and her Barbie car!

Light painting photography isn't just for "big kid toys"!  Here's our adorable granddaughter, Riley, sporting her Barbie dance outfit and her Cadillac Escalade.

Anderson's Portrait Park is our very own outdoor location at our home-based studio for portrait creation as well. And yes, we've light painted vehicles in our Portrait Park!
Light painting has brought out a new creative edge in our work. Our clients are really loving it, and you will too!
A pretty light painted photo of a 1977 Corvette. Image was created at Anderson's Portrait Park in Mounds View, MN.

A cool light painting of a 1977 Corvette that was created in our very own Portrait Park, located at our home-based studio in Mounds View, MN. This was the very first Corvette that we ever light painted. We certainly got started on the right foot!

Light painting has brought out a new creative edge in all of our photography. Our clients are really loving it, and you will too!
By clicking on the button below, you’ll be taken to our portrait and wedding website. There's tons of imagery and information there, including an extensive blog where you can search for the backstories about almost every light painted image that you see on this website.
Michael Anderson Photography's Website & Blog
A cool light painted photo of a little boy and a Komatsu WA270 8 front loader. The boy was added in post-production using green screen technology.

Here's a fun light painted photograph of a Komatsu WA270 8 front loader, along with our oldest grandson, Ryder. Ryder was safely added to the image using a green screen portrait created in our studio.

The button below will direct you to our beautiful website dedicated to The Best Santa Experience.
You’re probably asking, “What does Santa Claus have to do with light painting?” Well, the majority of the artworks that we create for our clients during our Santa Experience are actually light painted!
The Best Santa Experience also helps us to raise lots of money to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. It's a win-win!
Check Out Our Amazing Santa Experience Here
A beautiful light painted photograph of two cute kids, Santa Claus, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

Here's light painting photography with Kris Kringle! A beautiful light painted photograph of two cute siblings, Santa Claus, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Proceeds from The Best Santa Experience go to helping find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

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