California has 16 portrait photographers across 7 cities.
3 list public pricing, and 2 have client reviews.
These photographers offer:
Marin, CA
Photographs of people in places that matter. My name is David Enloe, and I'm a Marin-based family and wedding photographer who works on both sides of the bridge — from the Headlands to Point Reyes (or in your own backyard). I prefer photographing on 35mm film, at an unhurried pace. I've heard my pictures described as "rich," and I like that. I've built The Enloe Creative around your experience… Read more
San Francisco, CA
I'm Michole Forks, an award-winning San Francisco family photographer with over 10 years of experience specializing in natural light lifestyle photography. Certified by NAPCP and featured in Bay Area Parent magazine, I serve families across San Francisco, Oakland, and the wider Bay Area. My goal is to capture moments that reveal the beauty of real life messy, delightful, and joyful. When I'm not… Read more
San Diego, CA
I feel pretty privileged to do what I do - I'm now entering my 20th year as a professional photographer and I love it more than ever. I think about photography and light when I'm not working. I feel like it runs through my veins. This might sound absolutely crazy knowing that I focus on business headshots and events, but there are elements, techniques, and details that one can obsess about to… Read more
Oakland, CA
Sara Pietras Photography is an Oakland-based family and newborn studio serving the Bay Area with maternity, newborn, family, and Fresh 48 sessions. The work is relationship-based and child-led, with relaxed guidance, natural moments, and artful imagery that feels honest, connected, and rooted in real life. Warm and patient in tone, Sara creates space for families to feel at ease at home or… Read more
San Francisco, CA
Carmen Dunham is a family photographer and filmmaker who focuses on real life, real families, and the honest feel of everyday moments. Her work centers on intimate storytelling through both photographs and cinematic films, with family, maternity, newborn, and senior portrait sessions, plus branding photography and videography for small businesses and creatives. She describes her approach as… Read more
San Diego, CA
Natalie Chiles is a San Diego portrait photographer focused on fine art portraiture, families, high school seniors, headshots, branding, school portraits, and maternity. Her process is coaching-oriented and supportive, with an emphasis on posing, lighting, creativity, and helping people feel comfortable in front of the camera. She also welcomes inclusive, family-friendly sessions, including… Read more
San Francisco, CA
Ashley Kaplan Photography is a San Francisco lifestyle portrait studio led by Ashley, serving the Bay Area and beyond. The work centers on warm, earthy, emotive environmental portraits and family stories, with offerings that include maternity, newborn, couples, branding, and in-home sessions. Ashley is also an educator and mentor for photographers, bringing a thoughtful, story-driven approach to… Read more
San Francisco, CA
Samantha Look Photography is a San Francisco based film studio creating romantic, soft, and timeless portraits. Samantha works with medium format film and a natural, intuitive approach, crafting family sessions and small weddings with an easy, authentic feel. Now serving San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino counties, the studio focuses on images meant to be printed, framed, and loved for… Read more
San Francisco, CA
Maryam Salassi of Hi + Hello Photography is a Bay Area family photographer with a talent for coaxing real, joyful moments from kids of all temperaments, wild or shy, outgoing or reserved. Based in Oakland and available throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, she specializes in colorful, film-inspired family photography that trades posed perfection for genuine personality. Maryam's sessions are… Read more
Los Angeles, CA
Matt Cramer Photography is a husband and wife team creating classic, clean newborn and baby portraits in studio. Their style is simple and timeless, with soft neutral colors, natural props, and an emphasis on keeping the focus on baby. Based in a Burbank home studio, they offer a relaxed, professional, family-friendly experience and handle the details from wraps and props to styling and… Read more
Los Angeles, CA
Ariel Cannon Photography creates natural, timeless portraits centered on maternity, newborn, baby milestone, and family sessions. Ariel’s work is minimalist and emotive, with simple settings, beautiful light, and a focus on connection rather than stiff posing. She has designed the experience to feel calm and supportive for new parents, with wardrobe help, a studio built for families, in-home… Read more
Los Angeles, CA
Marjorie Cohen Photography is a documentary-style in-home newborn and family photographer, focused on the real moments that make a family feel like itself. With a cinematic eye and gentle guidance, Marjorie creates relaxed sessions that leave room for feeding, playing, pausing, and simply being together. Her work is shaped by filmmaking and by her belief that everyday life is worth remembering,… Read more
Los Angeles, CA
Miranda North Photography creates natural-light maternity, newborn, baby, and family portraits with a polished blend of lifestyle storytelling and fine art portraiture. Miranda’s style is curated and client-guided, with wardrobe pieces, textiles, and a private studio space designed to make sessions feel calm, styled, and personal. She describes herself as a curator, light wrangler, stylist, and… Read more
Glendale, CA
Ani Portraits is a boutique fine art portrait studio led by Ani Tsatourian, who creates maternity, newborn, baby, children, and family portraits. Her approach is warm and sentimental, with an emphasis on preserving fleeting milestones as heirloom artwork. Ani describes herself as detail-oriented and deeply invested in the emotion of each session, from showing expectant mothers how beautiful they… Read more
Culver City, CA
Emily Winnie Photography is a portrait studio focused on newborn, family, maternity and milestone sessions, plus grad portraits and personal branding. Emily Winnie describes her approach as warm and low stress, and on her about page she emphasizes working with babies and young children in safe, caring hands. She also creates contemporary portraits for clients who want polished headshots, online… Read more
Los Angeles, CA
Nurture Baby Photography is led by Natalie, a Los Angeles family, newborn, and maternity photographer and educator. She works with real and free-spirited families and expecting mothers who want modern, emotive images with a luxury feel that still stays grounded in real life. Her style is gritty, warm, and coastal inspired, with a focus on the genuine moments and emotions that define family life.