California
Family session · Los Angeles
In short
Family session in Los Angeles starts at $375: 75 min on location with a photographer who works in Los Angeles, and 40 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Family session in Los Angeles?
The great advantage of photographing families in Los Angeles is that the weather is never the reason to reschedule, and the great trap is assuming that makes any hour workable. From May to October the midday sun here is directly overhead and unforgiving, and there is very little mature tree cover outside a handful of older neighbourhoods. A family session runs at the ends of the day or under the marine layer, and the marine layer is the better of the two because it lasts for hours rather than forty minutes.
Worth knowing about Los Angeles
June Gloom is the best family-session condition of the year in this city and the one people try hardest to avoid. The marine layer holds a flat overcast over the west side into late morning through May and June: no squinting, no hard shadow, and colours that hold rather than blow out. It also means a 10am session on the beach works, which between July and September it does not.
What does the session in Los Angeles look like?
- Santa Monica or Venice beach
- Open sand and room to run, in the last ninety minutes of light when the sun is low over the water.
- Griffith Park
- The shaded option, and the one that works mid-morning when a beach would not.
- At home
- For families with a baby or a toddler. No travel, no car seats, and the photographs are in the room they live in.
What does family session in Los Angeles include?
- 40 retouched photographs
- Posed group frames and candid coverage
- Individual portraits of each child
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Family session in Los Angeles
What should our family wear for photos in Los Angeles?
Pick a palette of three or four colours and let everyone choose within it, rather than matching outfits exactly. Matching reads as a uniform and dates the photograph; a shared palette holds together and still looks like people who dressed themselves. For beach sessions, avoid pure white, which glows against bright sand and pulls the eye off faces.
Can you photograph our family at home?
Yes, and within the metro there is no additional charge. A home session needs one room with reasonable daylight and nothing else. For families with a baby or a young toddler it is usually the better choice: no travel either side, no unfamiliar place to settle into, and the photographs end up in the room the family actually lives in.