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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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Family Photos in San Dimas

Starting with their son

We started the session with their cute toddler son, soon to be an older brother.

Just look at this picturesque hiking trail in San Dimas. Family photos on this trail practically take themselves.

After that we got some family photos of just the mom and dad together, relishing in their pregnancy.

Maternity Photos with the Mom

We then snapped some frames of just the mom by her pregnant self. Maternity photography is something that brings out the glow in a mother’s changed body, and we can certainly see her glow in the forest of trees and greenery.

They laid down a picnic blanket for some family photos of them all sitting down.

San Dimas Maternity Photography

After the family photos, we switched to just maternity photos, with our mother in a long white shawl and a white bathing suit. This is a great example of San Dimas maternity photography and how we use our knowledge of local locations to create these images.

We absolutely love the way this ray of sunshine highlights her pregnant belly with a glow that can only be described as ethereal.

This is a combination family photography and maternity photography session at Walnut Creek Park. San Dimas maternity photography is a specialty of Judy and she brings a soft touch and friendly voice to each portrait session. She knows what it is like having a pregnant belly and how that can make a mother feel amazing, and not amazing at the same time. We work at capturing the angles, poses, and lighting that make our pregnant mothers feel amazing.

Make sure to check out the rest of our Los Angeles family photography blog. When you are ready to book Judy for a session, check out our Los Angeles family photography prices, where we discount for local sessions in or near San Dimas.

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San Dimas Maternity Photos

Maternity Photos with Balloons

Here are the balloons she brought for the shoot. We did maternity photos with the balloons first, just in case they decided to fly away (we’ve seriously had that happen before a single photo was taken during a previous shoot).

Along a Trail Surrounded by Trees

We then took maternity photos along a trail in the park, with a lot of lovely trees enveloping our couple.

And here is a lovely pregnancy photo of only the mother holding her pregnant belly, all draped in her elegant purple maternity dress.

Pregnancy Photos with a Large, Fallen Tree or Log

We then used a fallen tree or log to sit on for more maternity photos.

Maternity Photography in San Dimas and Los Angeles County

This shows a San Dimas maternity photography portrait session in Los Angeles County. We did it at Walnut Creek Park and Trail, a local hiking spot here in the San Dimas area (surrounded by Glendora, Covina, San Dimas, La Verne, and Walnut). This session took place in a forest-like park with trails and trees and leaves. Our pregnant mother chose to wear a lovely purple maternity dress with a long, translucent train.

Make sure to check out more of our recent maternity and family photos on our family photography Instagram account.

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San Dimas Family Photography

We started with individual portraits with the daughter and her HUGE balloon.

How cute are these family photos with balloons and a happy, pregnant mother?

Maternity photos with a toddler daughter

We brought their daughter back into the mix of family and maternity photos. This is a really cute photo of them all kissing.

And how cute are these pregnant mommy and daughter photos?

Family Photos with a Picnic

Then they laid out a picnic setup, including the balloons for decoration and a blanket and wooden crate. They had a Minnie Mouse stuffed toy too, which their daughter loved playing with.

Family Photos with a Balloon

Look at how huge this balloon is!

Walnut Creek Park Family Photos

These are family photos taken at the Walnut Creek Park in San Dimas, a small local gem in our hometown. It’s a beautiful place to showcase a family that is growing, and a beautiful place to showcase a mother that is expecting. The session above shows how we can handle a pregnant mother and a toddler child in the same session, bring the whole family together in the combined family photos. San Dimas is a local location, which means we discount it when shooting in San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, Covina, or Glendora. This portrait session includes elements with the color yellow and pink, specifically yellow balloons and pink balloons. They were surrounded by trees and greenery in this picturesque location.

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Los Angeles Maternity Photography

This maternity photography session took place in Los Angeles County, at a local park called Walnut Creek Regional Park. The trees with the sun trying to shine through them looked wonderful that day.

But not as much as our beautiful pregnant mother.

Just look at beautiful this forest-like setting frames our pregnant couple. How many places in Los Angeles County have you seen like this? It’s a perfect spot for maternity photography.

We love when our families bring props, in this case the shoes that they have for the baby (whether boy or girl).

And here are the two names they have chosen, but they don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet!

And we absolutely love it when our pregnant couple has a sense of humor about it! Gotta love a funny maternity photo.

Covina Maternity Photography

This park lies right along the border with the city of Covina, and this is such a beautiful and serene spot. It’s the perfect location for Covina maternity photography.

Judy saw a unique angle with the tree to frame our pregnant family. This is a great examples of San Dimas maternity photography and how we can use the local gems near us to bring out the best in our growing families.

Los Angeles Pregnancy Photos

This is a Los Angeles pregnancy photography session done in Los Angeles County, in a regional park that borders San Dimas and Covina. Maternity photography is a specialty of Judy, since she has also been pregnant herself (with our two lovely daughters).

If you are interested in a maternity photography portrait session, please make sure to check out our prices page (Los Angeles County and locally here in San Dimas). We offer discounts for sessions done locally here in San Dimas and neighboring cities, such as Covina, Glendora, La Verne, and Claremont.

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Starting the Maternity Photos with a Stuffed Toy

We started the pregnancy photos with a stuffed animal for their little baby girl.

Here are pregnancy photos of our pregnant mother holding a pink parasol umbrella, wearing a two-tone white and red maternity dress.

San Dimas Maternity Photography in a Field

This serene and natural field surrounded by trees framed our loving couple perfectly.

Maternity Photos by a San Dimas Stream

We then took them to a nearby stream for more pregnancy photos. We always worry about the safety of our pregnant couples, so we brought a safe bug spray without deet.

Changing her Maternity Dress

And then we got more maternity photos next to a fallen tree or log. She switched her maternity dress to a more muted pink and turquoise dress.

And the name of the baby girl … ABBY! A convenient anagram for baby.

They also brought the printout of the sonogram as a prop for the maternity photography portrait session.

Maternity Photos San Dimas

This is a San Dimas maternity photography portrait session at Walnut Creek Park. Our pregnant couple brought lots of props and accessories, including a baby elephant stuffed animal, wooden blocks that spell the baby’s name (Abby), a printout of the sonogram, and a pink parasol umbrella. Our pregnant mother wore a two-tone white and red maternity dress for the first half of the session. For the second half, she switched to a pink and turquoise maternity dress. When changing outfits, we always recommend timing it correctly and accurately, since we’d rather be taking more pregnancy photos than waiting for clothing changes. More than one change during a session is not recommended due to time restraints. San Dimas is our hometown, and we offer discounted prices for sessions done here locally.

Please look around to see many more articles of maternity and family photography on our blog. We have all of our articles tagged and organized, so you can narrow down your searches, for example, to only photo portraits of pregnant families. Judy is great with capturing and working with pregnant mothers and families, especially since we have been pregnant ourselves (we have two beautiful daughters).

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Starting the Pregnancy Photos in a field in San Dimas

We started the pregnancy photos in a small field surrounded by trees, a grove if you will.

Our pregnant mother wore a beautiful white lace maternity dress that very elegantly shows off her pregnant body. Judy personally knows what it feels like to have a changing body and knows how to help our mothers feel more comfortable with capturing that.

There is a lovely wooden fence at the park that helps with our scenic backgrounds.

More Maternity Photos at a Stream or Creek

We walked over to a nearby stream or creek bed for more pregnancy photos, getting the trickling stream and river rocks in the foreground.

We love the fallen trees to use as a foreground element, helping us frame our pregnant couple.

And the water was still enough to have a mirror reflection.

And just look at this fallen tree or log for our maternity photos.

Here is a maternity photo taken from above our pregnant couple.

San Dimas Pregnancy Photos

This is a San Dimas maternity photography session (also called a pregnancy photography portrait session) in Los Angeles County. We did the pregnancy photos in a local park, Walnut Creek Park and Trail in San Dimas. This is our hometown, so we actually offer discounted prices on family photography and maternity photography portrait sessions done in San Dimas or in the nearby towns of Glendora, Covina, La Verne, and Walnut.

Check around the rest of our blog for many more examples of our work. We took the time to tag and label every article, allowing you to see a session that is close to what you envision. For example, if you’d like to see more sessions that used a white color element, such as a white maternity dress, we have a page dedicated to jus that.

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Maternity Photos with a Field of Yellow Flowers

We started the session with pregnancy photography in a large open field of yellow flowers that were blooming at this time of year in the San Gabriel Valley.

We should mention that you need to be VERY CAREFUL doing maternity photos in any field in southern California, since we have rattlesnakes. Gavin grew up around them in Temecula, so he kept our couple safe and cleared any spots that we were shooting at using a metal light stand. Snakebites happen when snakes are surprised and people are stupid, so we didn’t allow either.

Just how beautiful is this large open field of flowers? The dominant yellow wildflowers with purple flower accents is just amazing.

Alphabet A to Z Maternity Photos

So our couple decided to take props that relate to the baby in some way, but did the ENTIRE ALPHABET FROM A TO Z! That’s a pretty cool idea for a maternity photo session. So for example, A is for Apple:

B is for Bubbles:

C is for Cards:

D is for Diapers:

E is for Earphones:

F is for Flowers:

G is for Grapes and H is for Hat:

I is for Iphone:

J is for Jump:

K is for Koala:

L is for Lollipops:

M is for Marshmellows:

N is for Nursery Rhymes:

O is for Onesie:

P is for Piglet (or Pink) and Q is for Queen:

R is for Rabbit:

S is for Smile and T is for Teeth:

U is for Umbrella:

V is for Kpop gang signs:

W is for Wine:

X is for Hugs:

Y is for Yo-yo:

Z is for the sleep they will hardly get:

Schabarum Park Maternity Photography

This is a Rowland Heights maternity photography session at Schabarum Regional County Park. It’s a place known for it’s cherry blossom festival, but we were there for the large yellow flower fields that were in bloom at that time. Our pregnant couple chose to do an alphabet or A to Z prop theme, with 26 different props, poses, or ideas for the pregnancy photography portrait session. They had foam alphabet mats with the foam pop-out letters for each pose. This session took place in Rowland Heights, which is right next to Walnut, Diamond Bar, Hacienda Heights, Monterey Park, and City of Industry.

We have lots of examples of different types of family and maternity photography portrait sessions. From family photos at the beach to downtown Los Angeles to wide open fields of flowers, we have laid them out for you to see and help you decide if you’l like to book Judy for a portrait session.

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