Minneapolis Photo Studio: 4,500 Sq Ft on E Hennepin Ave
Inna Portraits works out of a private Minneapolis photo studio at 308 E Hennepin Ave, third floor, in Northeast Minneapolis. The whole floor is ours: roughly 4,500 square feet, two separate shooting rooms, a makeup room, wardrobe, kitchen, and private restrooms. No shared hallway, no other tenants booked while you are here.
That privacy does more work than the square footage does. Change clothes, redo your hair, take your time, no audience.
One thing up front, because it is the question we get most: the space is not available to rent. Every session on this floor is photographed by Inna. If you came looking for hourly studio space in the Twin Cities, this page will save you a phone call.
At a glance
- Address: 308 E Hennepin Ave, third floor, Northeast Minneapolis
- Size: about 4,500 sq ft, the entire floor, two shooting rooms
- Ceilings: 16 feet in the main room
- Light: skylights and large windows plus controlled lighting
- Parking: close to the building, short load-in
- On site: gowns, costumes, props, backdrops, makeup room, kitchen
- Rentals: none, every session is shot by Inna
Two Shooting Rooms, One Private Floor
Which room you shoot in depends on the session, and we settle that before you arrive so nothing gets built twice.
| Session type | Room | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Family and children’s portraits | Studio One | 16-foot ceilings and hardwood floors leave room for kids to move |
| Senior pictures and business headshots | Studio One | Built-in sets get you several looks in one sitting |
| Dance, fashion, and full-length work | Studio One | Height and open floor handle jumps and full-body framing |
| Boudoir and personal portraits | Studio Two | Softer light, quieter room, everything contained in one space |
| Vintage, fairy, and fine art sets | Either | Wardrobe and props sit between both rooms |
Studio One: 16-Foot Ceilings and Overhead Daylight
The larger room has hardwood floors, 16-foot ceilings, and skylights that pull natural light in from above instead of from one wall. Overhead light falls more evenly across a group, which is why family and team frames hold up better here than in a storefront space working off a single south facing window.
Several sets are built in permanently. Switching from a clean backdrop to a styled corner takes a couple of minutes, not a teardown, so one sitting can produce three genuinely different looks.
A high-resolution screen sits in the room. You watch the frames come in and we fix posing, wardrobe, or lighting on the spot instead of finding out later.
Studio Two: The Quiet Room for Boudoir and Personal Work
The second room is built for calm. Soft textures, flattering light, and a layout that keeps the whole session inside one space. Nobody walks past a window in a robe, and there are no open sightlines to the rest of the floor.
One thing we tell every client before a boudoir session: the first few minutes are usually about getting comfortable, not about getting pictures. This room is designed to make that stretch short. Wardrobe, including gowns, corsets, and wings, is a few steps away.
Amenities, Parking, and What Load-In Looks Like
Everything a session needs sits on the same floor, so nobody crosses a public hallway mid-shoot in a gown.
- Private restrooms, not shared with other tenants
- A kitchen for long or multi-look days
- A makeup room and a wardrobe area stocked with gowns, costumes, and props
- Parking close to the building, so load-in is short when you bring your own outfits
- Heating and cooling that keeps both rooms comfortable year-round, August included
Bring more clothing than you think you need. Wardrobe changes are the cheapest way to make one session look like three.
Can You Rent This Minneapolis Photo Studio?
No. There is no hourly or daily rental of this studio space, for photographers, videographers, or content creators. Saying that plainly saves people time, because most rental searches in this market land on marketplace listings that never quite answer the question.
The trade-off is worth understanding. A rental has to work for every renter, so it stays neutral: blank canvas walls, bring your own gear and props. This floor only has to work for the sessions booked into it, so the sets stay built, the wardrobe stays stocked, and the lights stay dialed in. If you want the room, you book a session in it.
Meet Inna Sumra, Your Minneapolis Photographer
Inna Sumra holds four master’s degrees in art and photography. Her work has appeared on the cover of Professional Photographers of America Magazine and has been recognized for creativity, craft, and emotion. The full list of awards and designations lives on its own page.
She also shoots every session herself. Plenty of operations rotate associate shooters through a shared room, so the person you met at the consult may not be the one behind the camera. Here it is one artist, one booking at a time, on a floor nobody else is using.
How to Book a Session Here
Sessions are scheduled one at a time and booked in advance, so the third floor is yours for the whole appointment.
- Call (612) 200-8612 or send a request through the site and say what kind of session you are after.
- We talk through wardrobe, timing, and which of the two rooms fits, then hold your date.
- You park close to the building, come up to the third floor, and we shoot.
That is the whole process. If you have been looking for a Minneapolis photo studio where the sets are already built, the wardrobe is already hanging, and the same artist runs every session, pick a date and bring your ideas.
Questions People Ask Before Booking
No. We do not offer hourly or daily rental to outside photographers, videographers, or content creators. The floor is used only for sessions Inna photographs. Dedicated rental venues elsewhere in the Twin Cities cover that need.
No. The rooms and lighting are set up for portraits, so commercial product work is not something we take on. Portraits, headshots, families, seniors, dance, boudoir, and fine art sittings are what the space is built around.
No. It is at 308 E Hennepin Ave in Northeast Minneapolis, in the NE creative district, a short drive across the river from downtown Minneapolis.
Both natural and controlled. Skylights and large windows carry the main room through the day, and both rooms have strobes and backdrops. Minnesota daylight from November through March is unreliable, so the strobes do more of the work in winter.
Ceilings in the main room run 16 feet, which is what makes full-length and group framing work without backing into a wall. Parking sits close to the building on E Hennepin, so load-in is short.
Most photography studio listings in this market are shared or rented by the hour. This one is neither. One artist, one session at a time, and two distinct rooms so a family shoot and a boudoir shoot are not happening in the same corner under the same light.
Yes to all three. There is a makeup room and wardrobe area for prep, plus racks for whatever you bring. Most clients mix their own pieces with our gowns and costumes.