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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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Starting with some Trees and a Grass Field

Yellow Flower Field Maternity Photography

One thing to always keep in mind is that a field filled with flowers has wild animals in it, including rattlesnakes. We ALWAYS make sure that every spot we take photos in is clear and safe before our couple steps there. That being said, isn’t this large field of yellow flowers just stunning?! That’s the great thing about being local to San Dimas, is that we know all the hidden spots.

We love how the yellow flowers engulf and frame our pregnant couple.

San Dimas Family Photos and more

We love our hometown of San Dimas, in Los Angeles County and we know a bunch of hidden and secret spots for maternity and family photography. We also do wedding and engagement photography in San Dimas, which that session is a great example of using yellow flower fields in our portraits. So make sure to choose an experienced family photographer that can capture your family and growing family.

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Starting at the front of the Walt Disney Concert Hall

We started the session at the front steps of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Family Portraits on the Garden Level of the Concert Hall

We then headed up to the garden level of the concert hall. It’s such an amazing gem of a location in downtown Los Angeles, providing both green and nature tones from the very well-groomed trees and plants along with the gray tones of clean concrete smooth metal panels. We first did portraits of both of the two kids.

Judy added a little backlight to help the family pop more from the dark, shadowed background.

And how goofy and silly are these two? Gotta love a brother and sister having fun with the family photos.

That Amazing Tunnel of Metal Panels

There is this sweet spot on the garden level that has metal, curved panels on both sides. It has awesome lighting and a distinct background. Note that any color you wear really sticks out against the gray (or grey) metal panels. Their choice of green and blue color tones that blended with trees now sticks out more.

Using the Sunset at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sunsets in downtown Los Angeles are hard to capture due to the tall buildings preventing a clean lie of sight with the horizon. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still take advantage of the blue sky changing colors!

Here is a good example of remotely strobed versus natural light family photography. The strobed one is dramatic and high contrast, darkening the background and making colors richer. The natural light one below is more white and washed out with softer tones. Both have a place, purpose, and preference, but we like to capture both when we can to give our families options.

Note that in the natural light photo you can see Grand Ave., while with the strobed one you see the sky.

Wrapping up with Grand Park Family Photos

We finished the family photography at Grand Park with the bright colors of the water fountain lights. The Grand Park water fountain was lit in perfect alignment with the blue hour of the set sun in the sky.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Photography

This is a Walt Disney Concert Hall family photography portrait session in downtown Los Angeles with the {G} family. We took them around the concert hall, including shooting them at the front steps, the garden level with trees, the metal panels of the the 2nd level, and the sunset caught on the top level with a view of Grand Ave. Then we finished the family photos at Grand Park with the massive water fountain there. Our family wore a green color theme for their clothing, with a subtle blue undertone. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall is home to the LA Philharmonic, which we advise that you see them at least once! It lets you see the beautiful interior of the concert hall, along with supporting the arts here locally in Los Angeles.

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