We started the grad portrait session at the Kube, a really cool place of glass and water at the Karvis Center.

Our grad is a student athlete for the Claremont McKenna football program, where the acronym CMS stands for Claremont Mudd Scripps.

We changed the tone of the shoot in the middle with some beer pong with his college buddies. We’re guessing that being in an athletics program helps with tossing ping pong balls.

We then hit up the John Zinda Field, a place where many hours where dedicated.

We next went to the Fritz B. Burns Stadium for more Claremont McKenna Collage football grad photos.

Claremont McKenna College Graduation Photography

This is how we cover the campus and lifestyle of a student athlete and football player at the Claremont Colleges. CMS stands for Claremont – Mudd – Scripps, which represents a prestigious group of acclaimed colleges. Our grad attended Claremont McKenna College,

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Grad Photos at the Claremont Colleges

We started with some cap and gown grad photos on the campus grounds.

Here is her stole for her gown.

We thought that this was a cool grad photo, with the modern glass and lens flares coming from the sun.

This is another cool shot with the water reflection (and the window reflection to boot!) really making the grad portrait.

And Some Family Photos at the Claremont Colleges

We also took the time to do some family photos with the dad, mom, and brother.

And Walking Around For More Portraits

Claremont Grad Photos and Family Photos

Dreams and Darlings does graduation and family photography in the Eastern LA County region. Claremont is the last city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, right before it turns into San Bernardino County. The Claremont Colleges are a collection of seven colleges all on one large campus, having arguably one of the most scenic and pretty campuses in Southern California. Doing grad photos at the Claremont Colleges is something that we are very familiar with, including the fact that a permit is required for any on-campus photography, including grad photos.

Doing family photography and graduation portraits is a pet passion of Judy, the owner of Dreams and Darlings. When not covering wedding events, Judy captures the lives and love of the many families she has touched. Some are previous brides and grooms, now starting their new families. Some are older families watching their young ones leave the nest to attend a university or college. Contact Judy to reserve a portrait photography session today!

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Family Photography in Claremont

We started the session with the two lovely daughters on a trail in Claremont, with a scenic wooden fence in the background.

We often do individual family portraits of each kid, especially since it’s cool to see these portraits change over the years.

And after that we got the whole family together. Every family is different, so we throw them together and see how it goes, building from there. You can see that this family has fun with each other!

And it’s always nice to get family portraits of just the parents together.

Walking around the California Botanic Garden for more Family Photos

We then walked around the grounds at the California Botanic Garden for more family photos, starting with the sisters holding hands and being … well … sisters!

Claremont Family Photos

This is a Claremont family photography portrait session done at the amazing California Botanic Gardens. It was formally the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens (which is a mouthful), and originally was in Santa Ana/Yorba Linda before it moved over to Claremont to protect the trees and other specimens. It has the largest collection of native Californian vegetation and plants. This session had a family of four with two daughters (we totally relate to that, but our two daughters are only babies).

Make sure to check around our website for many more examples of family and maternity photography. For example, make sure to look at more examples of family photos at the California Botanic Gardens.

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Here are two sisters posing together for a family photo!

And you have to love it when there are fall leaves to toss in the air.

And how cute is this family photo of all of them together. The great thing about this is soon that little baby boy will get to join his sister at school one day.

Here are two sisters that both go to the school. Aren’t they so precious?

It’s a beautiful thing watching two sisters playing an laughing in family photos, and we would know considering that we have two little girls ourselves.

And here’s the whole family going for a stroll.

We brought a picture frame as a prop to add some fun to the family portraits. It’s a portrait of a portrait?

And here’s another family starting off the session with the whole family. Some sessions start with just the kids, while some start with the whole family. Judy tries to figure out the best way to capture the images, and timing the kids is very important (especially if it’s near a nap time)!

And here’s a brother and sister holding hands together.

Isn’t that so adorable seeing them like that. We can only imagine that he’ll be there to protect her in high school from the other boys!

And here’s the whole family together. If Judy tries to recreate this family photo in five years, I’m sure those little kids will be making funny faces.

And here’s another family with their baby boy.

Higginbotham Park Family Photography

This is a great example of how Judy can handle a large number of family photos in a short period of time. It’s stressful, but it was for a good cause and we got a lot of awesome family photos. Higginbotham park is one of those hidden local gems that was great for family photography, but also a great playground for the kids that were hanging out with their preschool classmates. These family portraits included many trees and leaves in the background, with a very natural and green backdrop.

Make sure to look around our blog for many more samples of our family photography portrait sessions, along with tags that group the sessions. This can narrow it down to a session like yours, such as only family photos done in Claremont.

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Starting with a Family Photo with Three Generations

We did a large family photo with the 3 generations all together, grandparents and children and grandchildren.

We got the two grandparents together for some family portraits. It’s pretty cute watching them, knowing that hopefully one day we all get that same moment of reflection on a life together.

More Family Photos on a Trail in the California Botanic Garden

The family coordinated their clothing with red color tones and leopard print for the grandmother and the granddaughters.

Grandparents with Grandchildren

How proud is it to have a family photo with your grandchildren?

And here are all the children with their parents.

Here’s grandma with her two granddaughters, just the girls.

And family photography of grandpa with his two grandsons.

How adorable is this little baby boy and his monkey?

Family Photography at the California Botanic Garden

This is a great example of family photography with three generations, grandparents, children, and grandchildren. Doing family photos of a large family can be difficult, but Judy handles it very well (since we do it for every single wedding we’ve shot). The California Botanic Garden was a perfect location for the family session, and is also a local gem that most people haven’t been to. It’s a great place to just stroll around. I’d recommend checking it out just because.

Please look around our family photography blog for many more examples of our work and our families. We have over fifteen years of experience, bringing that to each and every session with a love for what we do. You can find more examples of family photos with grandparents and grandchildren, for example.

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Starting Graduation Photos at the California Botanical Garden

The California Botanical Gardens are a special and hidden gem in Eastern Los Angeles County. It’s located right north of the Claremont Colleges, which is where we went for the second half of the graduation photography portrait session.

Claremont Colleges Grad Photos

After graduation portraits at the California Botanical Garden, we headed over to the Claremont Colleges for more grad photos. I think it’s considered one of the more beautiful college campuses un Southern California. Our recent grad actually graduated from UCSC, but her family is here locally in the Claremont area, which made the family photos much easier.

We then did some fun grad photos with confetti, placed on her cap.

Here is a great graduation photo of confetti being blown off the the top of her grad cap.

And of course it’s always a tradition to celebrate a graduation with a bottle of champagne!

Claremont Colleges Family and Graduation Photography

This is a great example of a graduation portrait photography session done in two locations in Claremont: the California Botanical Garden and the Claremont Colleges. Being from San Dimas, we consider the City of Claremont to be in our neighborhood. They are both local treasures and amazing for both grad photos and family photos. You can see many more examples of our work on our website, including many more examples of grad photos.

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Family Photos in Claremont

Starting at a Trail in the California Botanic Garden

Fences along trails always make a great setting and backdrop for family photos.

When we get the chance, we like to get individual photos of each kid. Some are natural models, some are super shy, but we always get that kid in that moment being themselves.

Mommy/Daughter and Daddy Daughter

And of course it’s always nice getting mommy daughter family photos!

Followed by daddy daughter family photos!

Throwing Leaves Because, Why Not?!

Claremont Family Photography

This is a family photography session at the California Botanic Garden in Claremont. Family photos at this location have a green and natural backdrop, with a variety of ecosystems to choose from. We started on a trail that has a scenic wooden fence. There were also many fall leaves to play with around that area.

Make sure to check out other articles on our website of family photography in Claremont and at the California Botanic Garden (formally known as the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden). You can find out more about Judy here on the about page our wedding photography website.

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