Sometimes being a little model can be exhausting LOL

And you gotta love that little smile on their son’s face. How cute is that?

The Glendora Arboretum has a beautiful backdrop of green hedges and trees, which glow and light up beautifully with the setting sun.

We pulled mom over to the side for some quick pregnancy or maternity photos. Also, that gives the little son a chance to run around and have some fun between family photos.

There were a good number of yellow and purple flowers in bloom, so we positioned the little guy to be surrounded by flowers while he laughed and giggled away.

We tossed the little guy up and down for some fun family photos.

And how cute is this for a cute Glendora family photograph?

We squeezed in maternity photos, to capture this specific time of the pregnancy.

Glendora Family Photography at the Arboretum

This is a great example of a family portrait photography session in Glendora. We reside in nearby San Dimas, so we have discounted pricing for photo sessions local to us. The Glendora Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a beautiful local spot for family and maternity photography. You can find many more examples of family photos in the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, Covina, West Covina, and La Verne here on our family portrait blog.

One important aspect in choosing a family photographer is their knowledge of locations. Here are examples of portraits taken in this amazing little local spot, but we also have a knowledge of other local spots in the same region. Make sure to call Judy and arrange a family session that matches your wants and personality.

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Carbon Canyon Redwood Trees

We started the session at the Carbon Canyon Regional Park Redwood Grove. It’s a local secret spot that requires a little bit of a hike, but it’s worth it for the amazing backdrops.

Then we brought in the grandparents for some pictures of the whole family. Three generations of an Asian family. That also could explain the red color theme.

And it’s always cute to get a grandparents family photo with their adorable granddaughter.

And a family dog too!

Gotta love the towering redwood trees, all in Southern California.

There is a wooden fence that can make a beautiful frame for our lovely family. One trademark of a good photographer is the ability to compose, using the foreground and background to tell a story about the subject.

How adorable is that little smile?!

These are some of the moments that we love to capture the most. A glowing family with their baby girl. The smiles. The laughs. I can hear the baby giggling that laugh that only infants do.

Carbon Canyon Family Photography at the Regional Park in Brea

This family photography portrait session was taken at the amazing Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, CA. There is a Redwood grove with many adult redwoods along a hiking trail. This is a great example of how Judy captures a family with three generations, grandparents, grandchildren, and the lovely couple that joins them. This is a Chinese family from Orange County. There are lots of trees and trails in the photos above, and how often does one get to do family photos with redwood trees?

Are you searching for a family photographer in Orange County that can capture you and your loved ones? Judy is a family photographer that covers the OC and LA region, capturing families with comfort and familiarity. Make sure to give Judy a call to see if she can help you capture your own family with memorable and amazing images.

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Starting on the Front Steps of the Walt Disney Concert Hall

The {G} family has three adorable children, one boy and two girls. Here they are smiling for the camera.

We took these family photos on the front steps of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

We think this is a really cute family photo, using the metal curves of the building to frame and compose the portrait.

More Family Photos on the Garden Level at the Concert Hall

We then went up to the garden level to get more greenery and trees.

We like to get individual portraits of each kid during a session.

And here is the mom with her two daughters.

And dad getting ganged up by his three children!

Downtown Los Angeles Family Photography

And we finished the family photography session with them walking along the streets of downtown Los Angeles, with the Broad Museum in the background.

This is a a great example of downtown Los Angeles family photography at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH). The {G} family has three children, with one son and two daughters. That would be quite a handful for us (we have two daughters ourselves), but the {G} family are doing a great job caring and loving their children.

Make sure to check out the rest of our website, including for more examples of family photography at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you would like to book Judy for a portrait session, make sure to visit our family photography prices page (valid in Los Angeles County). Also, you can see our social media for more recent examples of our work. Here a posting we did about this family and this portrait session:

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Family Photos in San Dimas

Starting with their son

We started the session with their cute toddler son, soon to be an older brother.

Just look at this picturesque hiking trail in San Dimas. Family photos on this trail practically take themselves.

After that we got some family photos of just the mom and dad together, relishing in their pregnancy.

Maternity Photos with the Mom

We then snapped some frames of just the mom by her pregnant self. Maternity photography is something that brings out the glow in a mother’s changed body, and we can certainly see her glow in the forest of trees and greenery.

They laid down a picnic blanket for some family photos of them all sitting down.

San Dimas Maternity Photography

After the family photos, we switched to just maternity photos, with our mother in a long white shawl and a white bathing suit. This is a great example of San Dimas maternity photography and how we use our knowledge of local locations to create these images.

We absolutely love the way this ray of sunshine highlights her pregnant belly with a glow that can only be described as ethereal.

This is a combination family photography and maternity photography session at Walnut Creek Park. San Dimas maternity photography is a specialty of Judy and she brings a soft touch and friendly voice to each portrait session. She knows what it is like having a pregnant belly and how that can make a mother feel amazing, and not amazing at the same time. We work at capturing the angles, poses, and lighting that make our pregnant mothers feel amazing.

Make sure to check out the rest of our Los Angeles family photography blog. When you are ready to book Judy for a session, check out our Los Angeles family photography prices, where we discount for local sessions in or near San Dimas.

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Los Angeles Arboretum Family Photography

We started the family photography portrait session near the front of the LA Arboretum. By the way, we had a permit to do family photos there. It’s totally worth it, and it’s required. Make sure you check with them in advance of your shoot if your photographer is not doing their part to make sure the shoot is official. Note that this helps us keep treasures like the Arboretum accessible and affordable for all of us.

Family Photos in a Bamboo Forest

Then we wandered over to a bamboo forest, which is like getting teleported to a place far away from Los Angeles County. The bamboo shoots up really high, at least 25-30 ft high. It also helps protect our family from the sun with the abundant shade.

And notice how we go from a bamboo forest to a jungle with only a few steps.

Family Photography at the Waterfall

There is a beautiful waterfall at the rear of the LA arboretum, which always helps with family photos. We also used the nearby pond and small bridge for more.

And a Peacock!

The peacocks are a signature of the LA Arboretum.

Family Photos – LA Arboretum and Botanic Garden

This showcases family photos at the LA Arboretum and Botanic Gardens. Family photography at the Los Angeles Arboretum is something that we have done for over 10 years now, and we are very knowledgeable on the location and the rules of such a wonderful local treasure (in the San Gabriel Valley). You can find more examples of bamboo in family photos on our website.

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Starting on the Streets of Downtown Los Angeles

We started with the family strolling down Grand Ave. They have two grown daughters, but you can tell that they are a close family.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Photos

We then went to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for more portraits at the front entrance.

Up to the Garden Level

We then proceeded up the stairs to the Garden level, which features the nice contrast of the green trees with undulating reflective metal panels.

We love how the tree was blooming beautiful red flowers, casting them softly on the ground below.

Sunset Family Photos at the DWP Building

After the Concert Hall, we walked over to the DWP building, right in time for the amazing sunset and the array of blues, pinks, and purples that graced the sky.

See how the colors get progressively more saturated and beautiful? We live for moments like this, and this is where it pays to have a family photographer that knows lighting and timing for a sunset.

The water fountains of the DWP building came on that night. We have shot at this location for many years (over a decade), watching as they suspended the water fountains during times of drought. We loved watching them come back on to grace the Los Angeles skyline for amazing downtown photos.

Grand Park Family Photography

We then walked over to Grand Park to finish the family photography portrait session. The lighting of the blue hour was in perfect alignment with the ambient light from this massive and … grand … water fountain. Look at how amazing those colors are, which is a rare thing in most family photos. This is what urban and modern family photography looks like.

Downtown Family Photos – Los Angeles

This is an amazing example of how urban and modern family photos in downtown Los Angeles can look, varying from soft, natural light family photography at the Walt Disney Concert Hall to dramatic and rare sunset family photos at the DWP building (with a view of the Los Angeles skyline) to the colorful and modern family photos at Grand Park at nighttime. This also shows a portrait session with two daughters, but grown children (that listen a lot more than our toddlers!).

Check out more of our website for examples of many types of family and maternity photography, including photo sessions in downtown Los Angeles.

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Walnut Creek Park Family Photos

We started at a scenic wooden fence, with a dense tree canopy as a beautiful background for the photos. The sun was peaking through the trees, giving us a hint of a hairlight at times.

And we have to love kids being kids.

A Trail in San Dimas

We then moved on to another part of the San Dimas park that had dirt trails with fallen leaves.

Family Photos with Leaves

We took advantage of some of the fall leaves and tossed the leaves in the air for fun family photos.

Using a fallen tree for a log to sit on

We finished the Walnut Creek Park family photography portrait session with a fallen tree that made for a great log to sit on, framing the loving family nicely.

Walnut Creek Park in San Dimas

These family photos were taken in San Dimas at the Walnut Creek Park and Trail, in the County of Los Angeles. Family photography in San Dimas is our specialty, since we have lived here for the better part of a decade now. Choosing a good location is important in doing family photography, along with knowing how the bring the best out of the location. It’s also important having an experienced family photographer that knows how to work with you and your loved ones to get the best portraits out of them. Judy is definitely that expert.

Make sure to look around our website for more examples of family photography, like family photos with logs and fallen trees for example.

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Starting Maternity Photography at Victoria Beach

We started with some maternity photos in the “swash zone,” or where the water comes in and out of the beach.

Because of how beautiful the clouds already looked before the sunset even started, we busted out our remote lighting early in the pregnancy photos to get that dramatic and unique look.

Maternity Photos in Laguna Beach Tidepools

We then captured them standing in tide pools at Victoria Beach, getting the light reflection in the still water along with the green from the algae. We advise each person to be careful to not disturb the wildlife, while also pointing out the sea animals in the tide pools. We find that with an understanding and love of a natural environment comes a respect for it.

Beach Sunset Maternity Photos

And the sun started to set with a strong yellow hue…

…that was surrounded by dramatic clouds and a blue sky.

And here is where the sunset really starts to come in, where the horizon and the layers of atmosphere soften the intensity of the sun.

Here is the half-disk sunset as it finally dips below the horizon.

They brought one of the baby toys to pose with it.

Along with other props like letters and the name of their baby, Penelope.

We ended the maternity photos with a blue hour (after the sunset) photo with a backlight.

Laguna Beach Maternity Photography

This is a great example of how we handle a beautiful Orange County sunset during a Laguna Beach maternity photography portrait session. Victoria Beach is one of the best beaches for pregnancy photos and is also the most common one that they issue photography permits for. Our expecting mother wore a light green or turquoise maternity dress, which was light and airy along with comfortable (very important for our pregnant mothers). Make sure to look around our blog for more examples of maternity photos with pregnant mothers.

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Starting at a Park in Irvine

We started at Jeffrey Open Space Trail in Irvine, Orange County. There was a nice spot of clumpy grass under a tree that was perfect for starting this mini-session with our Chinese family of four.

Judy also did individual portraits of each child, using the tree as a prop in the family photo.

And here’s the mother proudly with her two sons.

And the father with his two sons, acting like most fathers do!

Irvine Family Photos

This is the Irvine family photography portrait session of the {C} family in Irvine, Orange County. They have two sons (two brothers taking family photos together) and the wore a muted color palette for their annual Christmas family photos. These are Asian family photos, specifically Chinese family photography. We have a page that shows a collection of Chinese family photos, in case you are wondering for your own Asian family. Irvine hosts many parks and neighborhoods that are great for family portraits. Our park at Jeffrey Open Space Trail has many trees, clumped natural grass in a field, and trails that many people use for hiking and hiking.

Dreams and Darlings is done by Judy, a family photographer with over a decade of experience capturing families. She also does maternity photography, of which we bring our own pregnancy experience to the table.

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Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Photos

We started the family photography portrait session at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH). There are two Asian grandparents and we started with them.

They have two grown daughters and we captured them still being loving sisters. We hope that our own daughters are close and just a cute when they are adults.

This is a naked coral tree, standing in the center of the beautifully landscaped Garden level. The little puffs of red flowers (and the naked branches) yield it’s self-explanatory name, the naked coral tree.

And here are the Chinese grandparents with their two daughters.

Then we added in the grandsons. We try to imagine the day we get our own grandchildren, and change less diapers and do more spoiling! This is three generations of a Chinese family together.

And here’s the grandpa with his two grandsons, being silly and funny.

And this is a really adorable photo of the whole family, and a great chance to capture a family photo with the grandparents kissing.

Here’s the mom with her two sons.

And here’s more of the two Asian grandparents (Chinese) being really silly.

Grand Park Family Photos

We then headed over to Grand Park for more family photography with the nighttime lights of the water fountain. The blue hour after the sunset was perfectly balanced with the ambient light of the water fountain and nearby buildings.

Finishing with DWP Family Photos

We finished the whole Asian family photography portrait session in downtown Los Angeles with the DWP building (Department of Water and Power). The Los Angeles skyline in DTLA looks amazing from this angle, especially at nighttime with DTLA and the whole city lit up.

Family Photography at Grand Park

This is a DTLA family photography session that started at the WDCH (Walt Disney Concert Hall), moved to Grand Park for water fountain family photos, and ended at the DWP for a view of the DTLA skyline. This is Asian family photography, specifically Chinese family photography, with three generations. The grandparents have two grown daughters, one of which has two sons (or two grandsons). We have more examples of family photography with three generations or more on this page of our blog.

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