Never forget when you could just throw them on your shoulder.
Everybody in.
Family photos for the wall. And everything in between.
Family photography in Orange County & Los Angeles.
We’ll make a few classic portraits, then give everyone room to be themselves. I’ll help with the posing, bring a few prompts, and photograph what happens next.
Your kids do not have to behave.
The part every parent worries about.
They can be shy. Wild. Attached to your leg. Completely uninterested in my camera. That’s fine. My parents once cancelled a family vacation halfway there because of my tantrums, so nothing your kids do is going to rattle me.
I run the show, gently. I’ll pose you, fix the collars, and get the one for Grandma’s wall, everybody together and looking at the camera. We take breaks when someone needs one. Then we go play.
He makes you feel at-ease the entire time. My kids hate pics but he has changed their minds they had so much fun!
Tara Stone, five-star review on Google
Family Spotlights
Five families. Five different stories.
A kitchen in Irvine, a bridge on the Jeffrey Open Space Trail, the leaves at Yorba Regional Park. Six to nine photographs from each session, so you can see how a session unfolds and not just the one shot that made Instagram.
See all five spotlights
The Session
The Picture Book - Family Session
One great spot, outdoors or at home.
About an hour at one location, outdoors or in your living room. Long enough for everyone to warm up and forget I’m there. Some of the best frames happen while everybody thinks we’re between shots.
- About an hour
- Up to six people
- Location guidance
- Session guide
- Styling help
- Posing + prompts
- Full curated gallery, typically 75+ edited images
$650up to six people
$30 for each additional person.
Every photograph I select and edit is included in that price, lightly retouched and yours to keep. No choosing favorites. No extra image purchases.
Looking for a family session in Los Angeles? See my Los Angeles family photography page
How We Plan It
Outdoors or at home, built around your family.
A walk on the beach, your favorite park, pancakes in your pajamas, the backyard sprinkler, tide pools at low tide. Any of those can be a Picture Book. We pick one great spot and plan the hour around your people.
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When you book
We plan it together.
You tell me about your crew and what they actually like doing, and I’ll help pick the spot. The session guide and styling help come next. 50% holds your date, and the rest is due the week before.
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The hour
Mostly moving around.
We warm up first, usually with a walk. Then everybody together, the kids with each parent, a few of each kid on their own, and whatever gets them laughing in between. I also do a very convincing cat meow, if it comes to that.
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Two weeks later
Your gallery arrives.
Your full curated gallery, typically 75+ edited images, each one lightly retouched, ready to download and online for six months. No image limits, no choosing favorites, no extra image purchases. Every photograph I select and edit is yours.
The Palladinos, baking at home in Irvine. Kitchens count.
Kind Words
What the grown-ups said.
He expertly guided our family of six through various poses, capturing sweet, candid moments and big smiles from everyone. Initially, our kids were a bit shy, but Daniel's gentle approach and expertise brought out their natural smiles.
Stephanie C. Mao, five-star review on Google
My wife and I haven’t had family photos done since our 4 year old was born and now we have a 2 year old as well. So we were really hopeful our pictures would turn out well. The photos turned out better than we could have ever imagined!
Juan Valenzuela, five-star review on Google
Optional Extras
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Add Another Chapter
An extra hour for your own ideas. Another location, an ice cream stop, more time at home, or an adventure your family loves doing. We’ll plan it together.
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The Print Edition +$150
An 8 x 10 soft-cover magazine of your session.
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The Polaroid Pack +$100
Eight instant photos and a case, taken during your session and yours to take home that day.
Ready to make your own?
You don't need the location figured out, matching outfits, or a plan for getting the kids to cooperate. Tell me who's coming and roughly when. I'll help with the rest.
You bring the people. I’ll bring the cat noises.