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Starting the Brea Family Photography at the Redwood Grove

We started the session the redwood grove, which is conveniently 10 degrees cooler than the surrounding area due to the towering trees (it was a hot day).

Family Photos of the Parents with Each Child

Then we got family photos of each parent with their children, just to see what would happen.

And then this happened LOL!!

And here are the two brothers playing with each other. Such a cute and adorable moment.

The Fenced Trail in the Middle of the Grove

For some reason we really love using fences, especially wooden fences, for props in our family photos. Sometimes it’s a piece of furniture to sit on, and sometimes it’s an object in the foreground. Sometimes it’s used for guiding eyes to the family in the center of the image.

See the converging lines that bring your attention to the loving family in the center? That’s why we love fences! But seriously it’s a composition thing.

Orange County Family Photography and More

Judy does family photography in Los Angeles County and Orange County (Brea is in Orange County). If you are in the OC and would like a family photographer that is experienced, friendly, and fun, please make sure to book a family portrait session with Judy the next time family photos come up. We are also wedding photographers in LA and OC.

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Starting UCLA Family Photography at Royce Hall

We started the family photo session at Royce Hall, in the large space in front of it’s front doors. The tall columns and the long hallway provided a classic and gorgeous backdrop for the photos.

Moving on to the Sculpture Garden

The UCLA Sculpture Garden is a staple of any student’s on campus experience. Getting to take family photos takes those

Metal Sculpture at the Art Department

We remember when the art department had it’s renovations in the late 90s and didn’t have this large metal sculpture. It’s a fun place for UCLA family photos, especially with two little brothers that want to run around and have fun.

We ended the session with family photography at Dickson Court, which is a central hub connecting mid-campus and north campus (Gavin used to practically live in south campus).

And we took one last photo with our masks on to commemorate the pandemic and times this session took place in. Some people don’t want any photos with masks, but some know that it can date the time period in the years to come (and that is it’s own unique memory in itself).

UCLA Family Photos and Much More

Gavin went to UCLA and knows the campus intimately, so it’s been a fun and engaging place for us to do wedding and engagement photography at UCLA. We are familiar with all of the hidden spots and picturesque nooks that are located on campus, especially after spending years there as students.

Make sure to look around our website for many more examples of family photo sessions, such as other sessions with two brothers or two sons.

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Starting with the Farm Themed Setup

We started the session with farm-themed photos with the barn, hay bales, and green tractor toys.

1yo Cake Smash Time!

And now on to the cake smash!

Bath Time in a Water Trough!

After getting super messy with a cake smash, we cleaned the little guy up with a bath in a vintage water trough (the kind that horses or cows drink from).

We had his older brother join in for some cute and fun sibling photos.

Cake Smash for a First Birthday

We have a blog that is just full of examples of cake smashes, first birthdays, and family photography galore. You can find many more examples of first birthdays and 1yo babies here. Also make sure to check out our Instagram for the most recent work of our family photography sessions. Feel free to contact Judy whenever you’d like to book a session!

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And then we got the whole family together.

After that we hopped over to a trail or pathway for more photos of the whole family.

And how cute are these photos of two brothers taking family portraits?

And while we had them there we got some romantic couple photos of just the parents.

And since it’s the fall season, we got the two boys playing with leaves, which always makes for fun and sill family photos.

This is an example of Los Angeles County family photos (San Dimas, Bonelli Park) with a family of four, two of them sons. They chose a red plaid motif with flat caps and overalls. Bonelli Park has a variety of natural and rustic backdrops for family portraits, including a large log, trees, fall leaves, and trails and pathways.

We have many examples of family photos in San Dimas and Los Angeles County. Please make sure to look around and then contact Judy when you are ready to book a family photography session. You can also find more recent examples of our Los Angeles family photos on our Instagram account.

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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 in Front of the Walt Disney Concert Hall

The steps in front of the concert hall are always a great way to start the family portrait session. They have two adorable little boys.

And look at these two toddler brothers.

The curving metal panels of the Walt Disney Concert Hall make for a modern and urban backdrop. The silver and light blue tones match well with most any outfit.

The Broad Museum in Downtown Los Angeles

After the concert hall, we walked over to the next block for the Broad Museum (pronounced BROHD) and the awesome organic texturing of it’s exterior walls. They do have restrictions on photography, but not if you are being polite and unobtrusive.

Family Photography with Water Fountains

Then we headed to a water fountain that more so resembles an edgeless pool (same technique as an eternity pool).

And how cute is this next sequence of the two toddler sons playing and laughing with each other?

This is right around the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

And it’s always nice to get some family photos of just the parents by themselves.

And look at this amazing vertical water fountain

There is this amazing vertical water fountain that makes for phenomenal family photography (it’s like a waterfall), but access has been severely restricted since some photographers started irking the security guards. When we can squeeze them in we do it quickly, and the family photos we get from it are something unique to downtown Los Angeles and the large water fountains.

Downtown Los Angeles Family Photography

This a great example of downtown Los Angeles family photography, showing the unique look and feel of a modern and urban location. We started the family portraits at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH) on Grand Ave. in downtown. We then headed over to the Broad Museum for more family photos along the exterior of the large building. We finished the session with nearby water fountains near the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), along with a beautiful waterfall water fountain with water droplets falling all around our loving family.

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Starting with Family Photos at the Front Steps of the Concert Hall

We started this family portrait session at the front steps of the concert hall on Grand Ave. and First St. This always makes a nice backdrop to start the session, easing our family into the WDCH family photos. Often with children (in this case two sons), it’s important to ease them into the shoot, but get the best pictures before they get worn out by the shoot itself.

We thought this was a cool candid shot of our family. The little guy looks quite dapper with that outfit and flat cap.

The 2nd Level of the Walt Disney Concert Hall

We then went from the street level up to the second level on the front side of the building, where the curves of the metal panels of the concert hall frame so many of the family photos. We tend to shoot more vertical portraits to capture the towering structure of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Garden Level Family Photos at the Concert Hall

We then headed over to the other side, where the garden level of the concert hall is located (south-west corner). It includes more trees and plants that work in beautiful contrast with the modern, urban panels.

Grand Park Family Photography

After the sunset, we headed to Grand Park to capture family photos at the massive water fountain. We lit them at night to get the colors of the fountain as it lit up.

Family Photos – Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles

Here is a great example of a family photography portrait session at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH) in downtown LA. Family portraits are a specialty of Dreams and Darlings, with more than 10 years of experience capturing loved ones in Los Angeles and Orange County. The concert hall is particularly personal location, since it’s where Judy started her journey with photography with Gavin back in 2006. We have watched this amazing location stay the same as we and our families changed over the years.

Please look around our website for more examples of family photography in Los Angeles County. From downtown to the beaches to the suburbs, we cover our families and their loved ones with a gentle hand and friendly voice, coaching them into genuine and warm pictures. Contact Judy today to book your own session!

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Family Photography at Pasadena City Hall

We started with the {S} family photos at the very large water fountain in the central courtyard. It’s the perfect spot to start the session and ease the family and their two sons into the portrait session.

And look at how this little guy poses for the camera. What a pro!

A Corridor of Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena City Hall is defined by the columns and corridors, making amazing perspective and converging lines in our family photography composition.

Here’s some mother son family photos.

And daddy son family photos.

And pics of the two brothers together

More Family Photos in the Courtyard

The courtyard is beautiful and very well-landscaped. There are often pink roses in bloom and Judy loves to take advantage of that!

And here’s more portraits with that massive water fountain in the courtyard.

Pasadena City Hall Family Photos

This is a Pasadena family photography portrait session at the city hall in Pasadena. Family photos at the city hall are characterized by long corridors with merging and converging columns and arches, by a large courtyard with clean landscaping, and a massive, classic water fountain. People who are fans of architecture and history often chose a place like this for family portraits. This family has two sons and chose to do adorable suits for the boys with accents of pink.

Please make sure to look around our website for more examples of our work. For example, we have more examples of family photos done in Pasadena here in a gallery of articles.

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Starting Family Photos at a White Fence

We started under scenic trees and leaves with a curved, white fence disappearing into the background. This is one of the places we like to go to in Chino Hills, since Gavin’s mother used to live right over the gully from Butterfield Park.

Maternity and Family Photography in Chino Hills

We then did some Chino Hills maternity photos or our pregnant mother and father. Judy has a very experienced and friendly hand in doing pregnancy photography, since we have two daughters ourselves. She knows how to help our pregnant mothers feel better, along with look better, during a maternity photography session.

And here’s the whole family together.

More Chino Hills Maternity Photos

We did some more maternity photography with the expecting parents.

Family Photography in Chino Hills

This is a Chino Hills family photography and maternity photography portrait session at Butterfield Park in Butterfield Ranch. Chino Hills is a suburb on the southwestern edge of San Bernardino County. It has many small parks, often with parks that lay up against the rolling hills to the west of Chino Hills. This family photography session consists of three generations (grandparents, children, and grandchildren).

Make sure to look around the rest of our family and maternity photography blog, with many examples of different sessions. We have tagged many of the sessions with keywords to help you see what your own session would be like. For example, if you’d like to find out how Judy would handle family photos of your two children, we have a collection of articles narrowed down for that (including also for two sons family photos or for two daughters family photos). But no matter your family configuration, Judy can capture unique, fun, and amazing family pictures.

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