Backyard Maternity Photography Session in La Cañada-Flintridge // Claremont Maternity Photographer

Many of our past brides from Chris Holt Photography ask if we can take their maternity photos once they start their families and we’re so grateful to help photograph this next stage in their life. 

Whenever we photograph maternity sessions, we want our moms to be as comfortable as possible, look beautiful, and help them choose a vibe and location that they enjoy being in. We encourage our moms to get their hair, nails, and makeup done before their session as we schedule our maternity sessions in the afternoon or early evening. 

Sometimes our families tell us they don’t have a location preference so we’ll narrow down a location that will fit the decor of their home. 

For Kimi’s maternity session, this was her first pregnancy and she wanted to stay near her husband Daniel’s grandparent’s home, where all the cousins would play in the summer. 

Since Kimi’s dress had a floral pattern, the rose garden was the perfect place! We were also able to incorporate the arches as well as the playhouse their grandfather built for all of his grandchildren. 

We strive to help our moms look as beautiful as possible by helping them pose individually as well as with their significant other. As much as we love highlighting our mommas with their beautiful belly, we love including dad into portraits to love on momma and baby as most of the time, they will be a little family within a few weeks. There’s nothing more beautiful than to see a glowing mom, posed beautifully with her soon-to-be newborn baby!

We also love including anything that has meaning to our mom and dads. Sometimes we have props like ultrasound photos, banners with baby’s name, or we subtly include that extra meaning in the background, like Daniel’s childhood playhouse. 

For many of our new moms, they decide to include their next 3 sessions as part of our Grow With Me Sessions to photograph the major stages of their baby and new family. Once baby is born, we’ll include their newborn session, then at 6 months baby is sitting up and crawling around most of the time and the last session is when baby is around 1 year old or walking. Then at the end of baby’s first year, we’ll include their photos in a beautiful album.

You can contact us to find out more details for our Grow With Me Sessions, but for now, I hope you enjoy Kimi’s maternity session!

Downtown Los Angeles Family Session Dypiangco Family // Claremont Family Photographer

Photos can capture so many different emotions and looking through the Dypiangco's session, all I can do is smile.  I am sure by the time you have looked through it, you will be all smiles as well. Not only are they a beautiful family, each one of them individually are amazing!

Joe, M and Miranda, we are so thankful to have you in our lives.  Over the last months, we've not only become friends, but we are ohana.  [I've held back referencing a particular Disney movie, haha!] Looking forward to making more memories together.  We love you guys!

Walnut Family Portraits at Snow Creek Park // Claremont Family Photography

Let me begin this post by saying that I love all my families equally.  We are so thankful that we have been trusted to be part of SO many happy milestones, made memories that we had never known were so important and made friends and family along this journey.  Thank you everyone for welcoming me into your lives.

Tus, Fatima and Dominic have to be one of my favorite families.  Well, to be fair, they are [just about] my family.  Before Dom came along, Fatima and I were sisters with a love/hate friendship.  We just loved to be mean to one another, but in a super I love you kind of way.  LOL Fast forward, Dominic has not only brought sunshine to our lives, we couldn’t think of life without him.  Isn’t my godson the most handsome? 

Tus, Fatima and Dom – love you guys!

Xoxo, Gina

Fullerton Family Portraits at Craig Regional Park // Claremont Family Photography

When strangers become friends and when friends become family. 

That’s what the DLaC-F’s are to us.  It’s been such a blessing to do life alongside these beautiful people.  In the short couple of years that we’ve had the opportunity to get to know one another, we’ve become part of the same family – our hula ohana.

With the pleasure of Jade and Eden becoming such amazing friends, watching Ava and Alyssa continue to blossom into strong, amazing women and being big sisters to both Jade & Jarron, it’s only natural that our friendships with Rachel and Keith continue to grow. 

Keith, Rachel, Ava, Alyssa and Eden – thank you all so much for allowing us to make memories with you.  Your beautiful inside and out and we are happy to have you in our lives.   

Xoxo, Gina

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Perez Family Portraits at Snow Creek Park in Walnut // Claremont Family Photography

We've had the opportunity to be part of so many special moments with the Perez family. We've been there to capture little Zach's first year, Lucy's first communion and now being part of capturing them as a family.  

Each of the kids have an amazing personality, and it's such a blessing to see them continue to grow into amazing, independent individuals. 

We look forward to being part of their next adventure! Thank you Zach, Sandra, Lucy, Amelia and Zach for allowing us to be part of your family. XOXO!

Urban Family Portraits in Downtown Santa Ana // Claremont Family Photography

We love the Dabbs family!  

If you haven't noticed, our newest member of the Holt Photography family is our sister from another mister, Faith.  We don't know how we ever did it without her.

Our session took place in Downtown Santa Ana, where the Dabbs family had a cute little place they called home.

It was only a week or so after this session that they moved out of the area, but wanted to take a little piece of their home in Santa Ana with them on their newest adventure.  

This GOD fearing family is too much fun to be around.  I hope that one day, each of you get the opportunity to meet Faith.  She's our ray of sunshine on a cloudy day!

Anthony, Faith, Noah and Addyson, we can't thank you enough for coming into our lives and making all things right again :)

Faith - love you to the moon and back! 

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Yagami Family Portraits in Boyle Heights // Claremont Family Photographer

The Yagami Family are such a fun and unique family and we couldn't have been more honored to  photograph their extended family.

Their grandmother was living at a retirement home in Los Angeles and with some family flying in from Japan, she was surrounded by her family for some beautiful portraits. 

There were a total of four generations and we couldn't treasure our time more.

The stories between them are countless as Yasuko's granddaughter has learned to play the koto under June Kuramoto from Hiroshima and has played in numerous shows and cultural events. Her grandson is also an accomplished chef that has served many celebrities and dignitaries from Beverly Hills to Japan. 

We couldn't be prouder to see their family grow not only with their accomplishments, but with the love for their family. 

Although their grandmother passed soon after taking these portraits, her legacy and heritage are clearly on display for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren for many years to come. 

We're so grateful to be able to create these family portraits for the Yagami family and we hope you enjoy them as well!

If you need to update your family portraits or maybe you haven't taken any, I encourage you contact us to do so and start sharing your legacy with your loved ones!

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

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