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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.
As a Presidio maternity photographer, I love introducing families to the quiet beauty of Woodline and Lover’s Lane. This San Francisco maternity session took place at 37 weeks pregnant with an energetic three-year-old, a little rain, and so much love between this growing family. Richa reached out hoping someone could fit in a maternity session […]
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I had already packed up my camera, but then…Amanda was sitting in the grass with her two young daughters, four years old and not quite eighteen months. The girls were picking tiny daisy wildflowers and tucking them into their mom’s hair and shoes. Nobody asked them to. Nobody staged it. As a Golden Gate Park […]
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We are so lucky to live here; Bay Area photography locations are genuinely some of the most beautiful places to photograph families and expecting mamas. Within an hour of almost anywhere in the bay you have dramatic coastline, ancient redwood forests, manicured gardens, golden hills, and neighborhoods where the light does half the work before […]
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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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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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I’m going to tell you something that most photographers don’t say about how to prepare your children 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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