California
Private event photography · Los Angeles
In short
Private event photography in Los Angeles starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Los Angeles, and 120 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Private event photography in Los Angeles?
Private event photography in Los Angeles is three hours of candid coverage and group portraits that delivers more than 120 retouched photographs, priced from $600. Los Angeles parties happen in backyards, restaurant private rooms, rented hillside houses and on the sand, and each of those changes when the photographer should arrive. A backyard birthday in the Valley in August starts photographing in the last two hours of daylight, while a beach party in Marina del Rey or Santa Monica is timed to sunset over the water. Three hours is usually enough to cover arrivals, the toasts and the cake, and the group photo is taken early, before guests start leaving for the freeway.
Worth knowing about Los Angeles
A party on an LA County-operated beach or in Marina del Rey counts as an organized group activity, and the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors requires a Special Event Use Permit for it, especially when caterers, entertainers or tables and chairs are involved. The application window opens 90 days before the date and closes 3 weeks before, so a Los Angeles beach birthday is booked inside that window.
What does the session in Los Angeles look like?
- A backyard or rented house in the hills
- Golden light across the guests in the last two hours of daylight, then string lights and candles after dark.
- A restaurant private dining room
- Toasts and a long table, with the photographer working from the end of the room so nobody is crowded.
- Marina del Rey or a County beach
- Sunset over the water behind the group photo, for parties held on LA County-operated sand.
What does private event photography in Los Angeles include?
- 120+ retouched photographs
- Three hours of coverage
- Candid coverage plus group portraits
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Private event photography in Los Angeles
Do we need a permit for a birthday party on a Los Angeles County beach?
Yes, for an organized party. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors requires a Special Event Use Permit for organized groups on County-operated beaches and in Marina del Rey, naming parties, catered events and any set-up of tables or chairs as examples. Applications are accepted no earlier than 90 days and no later than 3 weeks before the date.
When should the photographer arrive at a Los Angeles party?
Before the first guests, so the decorated room and the arrivals are both covered. For an outdoor Los Angeles party the three hours are placed to include the last daylight; for an evening party in a restaurant they start with the welcome drinks. The 120+ retouched photographs are delivered in a private online gallery within five business days.