We then moved into the wooded area for more shade and a forested look.

Here we have the two daughters with their mother.

It’s always fun to add a little humor into the family photo session.

And here is the large family portrait, with two grandparents, two daughters with their husbands, and four grandchildren.

And it’s always great getting a grandparent and grandchildren family photo.

We then walked over to a hiking trail with a long wooden fence running along one side (which makes a great backdrop for portraits!).

And of course we had to get individual photo portraits of all the grandchildren.

There was this amazing pier sitting on the edge of the small lake. Note that the mom is hiding right there in the bushes to make sure her son is safe!

This is a great example of family photos at the Yorba Linda Regional Park in Orange County. It’s also an example of how Judy handles larger families and groups, getting a variety of poses and configurations. In this case, it’s a large family consisting of grandparents, grandchildren, and two families from the two daughters. You can find many more examples of Orange County family photography on our website. You can also find more recent examples of our work on our family photography instagram.

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Starting with the Three Children

The three children (or grandchildren) started the session. They have one daughter and two sons. I can only imagine how well protected that little girl will be by her two older brothers.

And Via Verde Family Photos with Mom and Dad

We then had mom and dad hop in for some family photos in front of this wooden fence.

Next, the Grandparents!

We started the grandparents for some couple photos of only the two of them, which often leads to really cute moments (that aren’t witnessed often in older couples).

Then we included the whole family to cover all three generations, grandparents and grandchildren together.

Then, since we like getting permutations, some photos of grandma with the uncles.

And mom with all the siblings

After that, we got some more super cute family photos of the two brothers with their adorable little sister.

And then we finished the family photo session with couple of photos of the mom and dad.

Via Verde Family Photos in San Dimas

Via Verde is a suburb of Los Angeles County, part of the city of San Dimas. It is surrounded by Covina, Glendora, Walnut, and Pomona. Judy + Gavin are wedding photographers in San Dimas, CA. We offer local discounts for family photos done locally in San Dimas. Judy started Dreams & Darlings for all the family sessions she was doing for wedding couples that started families. Make sure to look for more examples of family photography on our blog, including more examples of three children (two brothers with a sister) and more. We have a lot of samples online to give you the best idea of how Judy would cover your own unique family, since every family is different and unique.

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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 Family Photos in Irvine

We started their family portrait session in a wild grass field surrounded by trees. It’s a perfect natural setting for the 6 adults and 2 fur babies.

More Portraits on a Creek Bed

We moved on to a creek bed for more family photos, using it to get more variations of the family.

Just look at these yellow fall leaves in the background. Aren’t they amazing?!

We got some family portraits of just the mom and dad together, which was nice since they don’t like taking photos. The mom confided in Judy afterward that Judy made her feel very comfortable during the session, which has never happened for her before.

And here’s the whole family walking along a trail for a stroll.

And if there are fall leaves, why not take advantage of it for a fun family photo!?

Family Photos in a Tunnel

We finished the family photography session in a long tunnel, giving an urban and modern look to the family photography (while in Irvine, which is not that).

Family Photos Irvine

This is the {N} family photography portrait session in Irvine, Orange County. We chose Jeffrey Open Space Trail for the location, which is a perfect park with trees, grass fields, and even a tunnel that gives us a different look and feel from the typical Irvine family portraits (urban and modern vs. suburban and rural). Irvine is a suburban community in Orange County that has many parks and other recreational spaces, but for an urban look one has to look toward Los Angeles.

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Starting with the Grandparents

We started with family photos of just the two grandparents together, getting them like that probably haven’t in many years. It’s always fun to see that they love each other in photos.

Getting the Whole Family Photos

We then proceeded to get the whole, large family photos together, with all three generations.

Here are the grandsons

And here are family photos of the grandparents with their adorable grandchildren.

The we got the sub-family together for family portraits.

And Judy did more individual portraits of the grandchildren (grandsons) by themselves.

More Large Family Photos on a San Dimas Trail

We moved over to a dirt trail to get more family photos surrounded by trees and leaves.

Large Family Photography San Dimas

This is a great example of how Judy can take a larger family with three generations and cover many different portraits. There are many permutations available when capturing large family photos, and it’s also harder to work with the group and keep the attention of children. But Judy is a professional at doing this, with over 10 years of experience with family photography and over 400 weddings under her belt (and with that over 400 family formal sessions after a wedding ceremony).

We chose a small park in San Dimas called Walnut Creek Park and Trail, which is ideal due to it’s many trails, trees, and a scenic wooden fence. It has plenty of space to handle a larger group.

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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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Starting Family Photos with a Picture Frame Prop

We started the session with the first family and their three daughters, using a picture frame as a fun prop for a portrait in a portrait.

Getting Portraits of the the Three Daughters

Then we got individual portraits of the three grandchildren, along with some of them all together.

Aren’t these three sisters so cute together!?

And just look at that backdrop. The trees and clumpy, natural grass with the sun coming in from above was just marvelous.

More Family Photos at Jeffrey Open Space Trail

The we did the other family and their two sons (two grandsons).

And of course we have to get more family photos of the two brothers together being cute and all.

Large Family Photos with Three Generations

After doing a quick mini-session with each of the families, and the many grandkids all being warmed up to the camera by then, we did the whole large family photo. Two grandparents, two children, two in-laws, five grandchildren, three generations.

How cute is this photo of the grandchildren playing duck-duck-goose with balloons?

And here’s the grandchildren sitting on a bench with their proud grandparents.

And here are some more family photos of the three sisters in a creek bed.

And we finished with more large Chinese family photography portraits.

Jeffrey Open Space Family Photos

This is a great example of a large family photography portrait session involving three generations and two families. There were grandparents, children, and grandchildren in many different configurations, showing just how Judy can work with a large group. Judy is a master of this, since we have over 400 weddings under our belts (and thus over 400 large family photography formals). We are also very familiar with large Asian family photos (in this case, large Chinese family photos).

This portrait session took place at Jeffrey Open Space Trail and Park in Irvine, Orange County. Irvine is home to many local parks and recreational spaces that are great for family photography.

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4 Generations in One Large Family Photo

We started with a really large family photo with 39 people in total. This is an Asian family, specifically a Chinese family. Good thing Judy can count to three in Mandarin and Cantonese, but maybe not to 39…

And let’s get the whole large family to cheer!

And then began the smaller sub-families and groupings. It reminds us of wedding formals.

Here’s another one with all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, or the third and fourth generations.

More Family Photos with Leaves

It was fall, so of course we have to get some family photos of the great-grandchildren with fall leaves.

Large Family Photos on a Log in Bonelli Park

We lined everyone up on a massive log for another large family photo.

Large Family Photos | Bonelli Park

This is a large family photography portrait session at Bonelli Park in San Dimas, on the east side of Los Angeles County. The city of San Dimas is our hometown, so we offer discounts for family sessions that are local to us (though call Judy to get a custom quote on a large family photo session with more than 5 people). This is a large Asian family, so this is an example of large Chinese family photography. There are four generations in these family photos, including great-grandparents and great-grandchildren. There are a total of 39 family members!

Please feel free to look around the rest of our blog for many more examples of family photography. We have narrowed down some of these articles into groupings, such as Chinese family photos. Judy is half Chinese and half Vietnamese. She understands mandarin and cantonese, but doesn’t speak it very well (but can answer in english). She is an expert in dealing with large families and organizing the family photos, including all the smaller permutations and configurations.

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