The Blog
Glimpses into recent San Francisco Bay Area maternity, newborn, and family photography sessions. Tips and advice for planning your upcoming portrait session with Rebecca Pattison Photography. Reflections as a mom of two.
The 1–2 Week Newborn Photos Timeline If you’ve ever Googled “when to take newborn photos,” you’ll quickly see the most common answer: when baby is 1–2 weeks old. My website even says a version of this! And yes — there is a reason. In those early weeks, babies are sleepiest. It’s typically before baby acne […]
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The minute you have a child, your whole life shifts. I know not only as a Bay Area maternity photographer, but also as a mom of two young children myself. Mine did a complete 180 — no more last-minute international travel, much earlier nights out (we love to dine at 5pm now, not joking), and […]
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Preparing Your Toddler for a New Baby When I was pregnant with my second baby, it was surprisingly hard to find books I truly loved to help prepare my toddler for a new sibling. So many felt cheesy or just didn’t align with our family. As a newborn photographer and mom of two, I see […]
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In-home newborn photography sessions may be my favorite photography experience as a family photographer. There is something uniquely special about this season of life. Everything is new, everything feels delicate, and days are both beautiful and chaotic all at once. I have two young daughters myself, and I vividly remember bringing each of them home […]
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Why I love being a Filoli Photographer As a Bay Area maternity, family, and newborn photographer, Filoli is one of my favorite locations to photograph growing families. The grounds offer a peaceful, natural setting that changes beautifully with the seasons, making it ideal for maternity photography and family sessions. I’ve been photographing my own family […]
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East Bay Family Photography Location: Alameda Beach Alameda Beach was once known as the “Coney Island of the West.” From the late 1880s until 1939, it was home to Neptune Beach—an amusement park and resort community that lured San Francisco residents across the bay for carefree day trips. There were two massive swimming pools, a […]
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