Starting under Grand Ave in Downtown Los Angeles with Family Portraits

We started under Grand Ave. for some portraits of the three sisters.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Photos

From there we headed up to the garden level at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The green tree leaves contrast nicely with the smooth, curved metal panels of the concert hall.

And here are individual portraits of each daughter. You can guess who the goofball is….

And look at how they walk in this family photo. It’s an amazing shot.

Sunset at the DWP Building

The DWP (Department of Water and Power) building in downtown Los Angeles has a view of the sunset and the LA skyline. The sunset that day was incredible.

And here is that colorful sunset with the Los Angeles skyline in the back of this awesome family photo.

Grand Park Water Fountain at Night

We finished the session at the water fountain at Grand Park. The colors were perfectly lined up with the blue hour (after sunset) and the colorful ambient light of the massive water fountain.

Downtown Los Angeles Family Photography

This family portrait session in downtown Los Angeles showcases how we handle such a modern and urban environment, even in low light situations. We use remote lighting to light up our family to match the awesome colors of the sunset, along with the amazing colors of the Grand Park water fountain. You can look around our blog for more examples of downtown Los Angeles family photography, along with more examples of family photos at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Also look for more examples of family sessions at the colorful Grand Park water fountain.

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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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Starting on the Streets of Downtown Los Angeles

We started on the street level on Grand Ave. outside of the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH) in downtown Los Angeles. Their choice of blue tones and colors matches well with the silver, gray, and blue tones of the WDCH area.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Photography

We then walked up to the garden level for more family photos. The garden level offers exactly that; a modern garden that’s a mixture of well-groomed green trees with silver, metallic curves of metal and concrete.

Family Photos on the Upper Level of the Concert Hall

We then walked up even higher to the highest level on top of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, which is nicely more remote and quiet. Judy used this as a chance to get cute family portraits of the two daughters together, along with individual portraits of each daughter by themselves.

WDCH Stairs and View of Grand Ave.

Judy took this family photo from directly overhead, which is a very unique perspective for a family portrait. Modern. Urban.

And here is where we can see Grand Ave. in the background as the curves of the Concert Hall frame our lovely family.

Department of Water and Power (DWP) Family Photos

After the Walt Disney Concert Hall, we walked over to the Department of Water and Power (DWP) building for more family photos with the downtown skyline. What a view!

Family Photos at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

This is a great example of Walt Disney Concert Hall family photos in downtown Los Angeles. Our lovely family wore blue tones for their color motif, which matched nicely with the metallic tones of the concert hall. They have two beautiful daughters, which makes us think of our own two daughters!

Make sure to take a look around our website for more examples of family photography portrait sessions in downtown Los Angeles, Orange County, on one of California’s many beautiful beaches, or in our hometown of San Dimas.

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Starting on the Front Steps of the WDCH

We started the session on the front steps on the WDCH for family photos of the three children. Those velvet suits for the two boys are awesome!

And you gotta love it when we can be silly and get a funny family photo.

Judy then got individual family portraits of each child, starting with the daughter.

Walking the Streets of Downtown Los Angeles

We then got family photos of them walking down Grand Ave., which has a great view of downtown Los Angeles (DTLA).

Grand Park Family Photography

As it got darker after the sunset, we went to Grand Park for the great lights that it has during the blue hour.

And then we took more modern photos on a staircase nearby, with awesome lighting coming from the bars.

Christmas Family Photos with a HUGE Christmas Tree

Since it was December, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion had their insanely huge (and real) Christmas tree up and fully lit. We got family photos with the Christmas tree to really represent the holiday season.

And we LOVE this Christmas family photo of the three kids together.

Family Photos at the DWP in Downtown Los Angeles

Last, we ended the family portrait session at the DWP (department of water and power) building, which has a crazy awesome view of the DTLA skyline at night.

Los Angeles Family Photography

This is an almost perfect Los Angeles family photography portrait session in downtown LA. The chic and stylish clothing, the many well-lit and urban locations, and a huge Christmas tree to boot. DTLA is host to many great spots for family photography, such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH), the DWP building for a view of the skyline, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (for the Xmas tree), and Grand Park for the very large water fountain.

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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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