Oh my, is it almost the end of 2026? How does time fly by so quickly? Let's document this time in your lives before life changes again. Fall mini photo sessions are open!
These sessions are good for family photos, maternity photos, couple's photos, or photos with your dog. All photos will be delivered in time for you to order 2026 holiday cards.
15-minute and 25-minute sessions are both available in Oakland and San Francisco. The 25-minute sessions are dog-friendly!
All sessions include:
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Detailed info and booking links below
If we haven't met yet, I'm Manali, and I'll make sure you and your family feel comfortable in front of the camera. I'm a mom of a four-year-old, so I have a lot of practice being silly with kids and getting great photos of them.
Get ready to have a good time and get some beautiful natural and candid photos that you will treasure as time moves on and life looks different. Hope to see you soon!
Don't miss my pointers below on how to dress for your shoot. Pointers are listed after the session details below.
Redwoods never go out of style. Enjoy one of my favorite photo locations.
Choose a 15-minute session or a 25-minute session. The 25-minute sessions are dog-friendly! 🐶
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A San Francisco classic! Need I say more? We'll be out of tourist season by November, and it's beautiful everywhere. I always find a nook to photograph in. We'll start early to beat the crowds.
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🐶 Dog-friendly sessions! Atop the bluffs overlooking the beach.
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I personally love this spot. There's a calm little lake, redwoods, and grassy lawns. Family photos could include a bike for your kid or a ball. There's space to be active if you like!
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It can be hard to plan outfits for a whole family, or even just two people. Here are some tips.
Start with one person's outfit and see if you can find complementary colors or neutral colors to go along with the first outfit. The clothing should also be a similar amount of formal or casual -- or right in the middle of formal and casual. Everyone should be striking a similar note.
Be careful with patterns! When incorporating a pattern into the whole ensemble only one person should wear a pattern. A dress with big black and white flowers reads as more busy than a black dress with small blue or brown flowers scattered about.
This family did a great job. They chose blues and khaki as two complementary colors. They also struck a great tone in the middle of casual and formal. They look like they are going to a nice picnic and no outfit overpowers another. They do have two folks in patterns but the little girls' beige and white dress is very subtle since those colors combined have low contrast. Just imagine if the beige were black instead, that would be much higher contrast and it might overpower the other outfits.
Here is another example of people coordinating their outfits well. They both look dressed up like they are about to go out for a nice dinner together, but they don't look so formal that they look like they are about to attend a symphony gala.
This couple also chose blues and neutrals. Her dress has a subtle pattern between the baby blue floral motif and white. His solid blue shirt in the same hue goes very well with her dress. He could have also chosen a grey, black or white shirt and that would have gone well too.
The colors don't have to match between the two outfits though you should pay attention to the tone of colors. Some greys are very warm toned, like they almost look green or brown, and some are cool toned. If he were to choose grey, a light cool toned grey would work with her cool toned dress.
Other outfits he could have chosen would be a grey shirt with the black pants in the photo or navy pants, or a white shirt with linen khaki colored pants. Both of those outfits are low to medium contrast which strikes a good balance with her look. I wouldn't recommend having him in a white shirt and those dark black pants. It's literally too black and white and tends to look like you're going to work which wouldn't feel relaxed enough.
Hope these examples of how to dress for your session help!
