Starting in the Newborn’s Nursery at their Home

And here are some details from the newborn’s nursery, including plush toys, the crib, and the changing table.

Intimate Lifestyle Family Photos

After some scene-setting photos of the nursery, we captured the new and growing family in their warm and loving home.

Just look at that little baby! Makes me miss those precious moments that we had ourselves with our own baby girls.

Including the Family Dog

And we threw in the family dog for their lifestyle family photos, which was super cute and personal.

Changing the Newborn Baby’s Diaper

We got them changing the baby’s diaper, which are some great action shots showing them doing what every parent experiences.

Here is our new mother nursing her baby in their nursery.

And here’s the newborn spending quality time with their dad.

I love seeing there family photos in their personal home.

Just look at that super cute smiling face!

Intimate Lifestyle Family Photos in their Personal Home

We love this idea of having their home being the backdrop for their family photography portrait session. Make sure to check out our instagram account for more recent examples of our family photography in LA and Orange County.

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Family Photos at Home

Judy started with the newest addition to the family by herself. Look at that smile and those cheeks!

And these photos of the three children all together on the bed is probably one that they’ll recreate in 20 years.

Walking to the beach in Manhattan Beach

After their home, we started walking to the beach, where there were trails available for more family photos.

Manhattan Beach Family Photos

We caught the sunset at Manhattan beach for some amazing sunset family photos on the beach. We do a variety of photos, including both natural light (this first series) and strobed, off-camera lighting (the sunset photos after). The strobed lighting allows us to get more dynamic range into the photo, since the sun is too bright (and HDR can look to fake sometimes).

Here are the sunset family photos that use strobed, off-camera lighting. Notice the gorgeous colors and tones.

And how cute is it when kids go running after seagulls at the beach?! The low tide and low beach slope made for a prefect reflective surface.

This shows us doing Manhattan Beach family photography with a gorgeous sunset. We started at their home for more casual, lifestyle family photos, followed by a short walk to the beach, and ending with a multi-colored sunset and a reflective, mirror-like beach. This is a growing family with three children (two boys and a baby daughter).

For more examples of Los Angeles Family Photography, make sure to check out the rest of our blog and the many family portrait sessions we have done. You can also find more examples of family portraits done in Manhattan Beach and the surrounding beaches.

You can also find more examples of our recent family photography and portraits on our Instagram.

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Family Photos in their Home

Whenever we get the chance, we like to do lifestyle family photography in their home, especially since it will always have a special place in their heart.

They have two sons, so we also got photos of the two of them in front of that orange wall. So adorable!

After that we walked down to the beach.

Manhattan Beach Family Photography

We started at the swings, which always makes for fun family photos with two little children. One of the secrets of doing family portraits is keeping young kids entertained, as if they aren’t doing a family photoshoot.

Annnnnnnnnnndddddd….. he’s out.

The older brother started running after the seagulls on the beach.

Sunset at Manhattan Beach

The sun started setting enough where we could get some awesome silhouette photos (where our family is completely black against the colorful sunset), along with remotely lit family portraits with the sunset.

This next family photos with seagulls IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED! It was a pretty cool moment capturing the seagull flying right through the frame during a silhouette photo.

We then went over to a lifeguard tower to finish the family photos on the beach.

Notice the moon in background!

And here is one we lit up even more, making the sky darker and the moon more prominent.

This shows Manhattan Beach family photos in Los Angeles County. Family photography along the westside beaches (or South Bay) is something we’ve done for a while, including the many neighboring beaches. This includes family photos at Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach to the south of Manhattan Beach, and El Segundo Beach, Venice Beach, and Santa Monica Beach to the north. All of these beaches get an amazing view of the sunset every evening, so having family photography portraits at one of these beaches should always have lovely sunset family photos.

Make sure to check out our blog for more examples of family photography done in Los Angeles County. We also have more examples of recent work posted on our social media, such as here:

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Starting Family Photos at their Home

We started in their home, which was an old home (like over 100 years old). It has those characteristic wooden frames, wood flooring, and even an original oven that is as old as my grandparents!

She had red balloons as a prop for the birthday photos, along with a chalkboard.

We then started to make our way outside, stopping at the front porch for more family photos.

Walking the Streets of Redondo Beach

We walked done to the beach (talk about location!) and got some more family photography along the street to Redondo Beach.

Family Photography at the Redondo Beach Pier

The Redondo Beach Pier actually holds a special place in our hearts, since we frequent it for good seafood! We started on the sand right in front of the pier.

And then got some family photos under the pier for AMAZING shots with the sun gleaming off the water and waves. Just look at that glow and warmth!

Redondo Beach Sunset Family Photos

We wrapped up the Redondo Beach family portraits with the setting sun. This is why we always bring a remote strobe light to our sessions. It’s essential for capturing the sunset.

Once the sun had set, we took family photos on a lifeguard tower, which is very southern Californian.

Redondo Beach Family Photography

This is a great example of a family portrait session progressing from their home residence to another nearby location, in this case the Redondo Beach Pier. This is in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, which is known for numerous beaches facing the sunset over the ocean. Our family consists of the parents and one daughter (only child). We took them underneath the Redondo Beach Pier for amazing family photos with the sun bouncing off the water, reflecting bright yellow tones among the wooden pier structure. We finished off the session with the sunset and also with the lifeguard towers that line (and define) the beachfront.

Please take a look around for more examples of our work. We have taken a lot of time to tag all of the articles, letting you narrow it down. So if you wanted to see only family photos with an only child, we have a page for that! Judy has over a decade of experience capturing families of all types, configurations, and in many different locations.

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Starting with family photos at their home in Manhattan Beach

Here they are in their yard, with Judy easing them into the portrait session.

She then focused on the two boys.

And then got individual family portraits of each son.

Walking down to Manhattan Beach

After easing into the family portrait session, we walked down to the beach, getting them as they walked toward the sunset.

Family Photos of Playing on the Beach

There is a public swing set right there on the sand, which made for some fun family photos of them together.

And then we had them run across the sand while holding hands.

Manhattan Beach Sunset

It was time for the sunset, so we used remote lighting to get a nice family photo of the Manhattan Beach sunset. This is the everyday view of the South Bay in Los Angeles County (unless the marine layer comes in).

We had them walk along the sand and the waves at low tide, which made for a swash zone so smooth it was like a mirror.

The Moon after the Sunset!

The full moon was in the background 180 degrees from the sun, rising in the east.

Look at that moon rise!

Manhattan Beach Family Photos

This is a Manhattan Beach family photography portrait session that starts in the home residence of the family, has family photos in their yard at their home, shows them walking down to the beach along the streets of Manhattan Beach, the sunset across the horizon of the Pacific Ocean, them playing on the swing sets on the beach sand, and with the moon rise in the background. They have two adorable sons, and I think that family photos with two children is our most common combination. This took place in the South Bay of Los Angeles County, in the area known as the Beach Cities. Manhattan Beach is one of the many beaches along that stretch from Palos Verdes to Malibu, neighbored by El Segundo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach.

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Starting at their home in Manhattan Beach

We started at their home residence, getting more lifestyle photos of their son in his natural and comfortable environment.

I think that guitar is a little big for him!

And here they are getting ready for a walk down to the beach.

But not before getting a family photo on their bed.

Walking down to the Beach for more Family Photography

We then started walking along the streets of Manhattan Beach, getting family photos when opportunities presented themselves.

And on to the boardwalk of Manhattan Beach.

Family Photos with the Manhattan Beach Pier

Underneath the pier, the columns created beautiful converging lines and patterns, along with soft shade for our family portraits.

But even then we like to use remote lighting to get different and better photos when we see the opportunity for it.

Manhattan Beach Family Photography

This is a great example of a Manhattan Beach family photography portrait session. It started at their home residence, with us walking down to the beach, walking along the boardwalk, and then walking under the Manhattan Beach Pier and along the sands of the beach. Manhattan Beach is part of the South Bay and the Beach Cities, including the neighboring Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and El Segundo.

Make sure to look around our website for more articles of family photography in many different locations and settings. For example, here is page that just has family photos with piers. If you are planning a family portrait session and wanted an idea of how Judy can help you execute that vision, take a look.

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