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.

Bay Area fall family photos book faster than most families expect. By the time the leaves turn and the light gets that particular golden quality everyone loves, the best dates are already gone — claimed by families who planned ahead. If fall family photos in the Bay Area are on your list this year — […]
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Outfit stress is real. Figuring out what to wear for family photos in the Bay Area is probably the most common question I get asked. I put together this guide to take the guesswork out of it completely. Bookmark it, share it with your partner, and come back to it every time you book a […]
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Bay Area Family photos always feel like they’re going to be more complicated than they turn out to be. You picture trying to get everyone dressed, keep the kids from melting down, and somehow look natural in front of a camera — all at the same time. I get it. I’m a mom of two […]
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Family photos with toddlers might be my favorite sessions. Toddlers are my favorite clients — and I mean that completely. The running, the refusing, the sudden and total meltdown over nothing — all of it is welcome in my sessions. In fact it’s exactly what I’m expecting. If you’ve been putting off booking family photos […]
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In-home newborn photography sessions in the Bay Area may be my favorite thing I photograph. And as an Alameda-based Bay Area newborn photographer, I always come to you. There is something about those first days with a new baby — everything tender and new and slightly overwhelming — that deserves to be documented in the […]
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I’m going to tell you something that most photographers don’t say about how to prepare your kids for family photos: the preparation that actually matters has almost nothing to do with your children’s behavior. It has to do with yours. They can feel your energy, and you set the tone. As an Alameda mom of […]
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