October 2026 dates now open

The season you’re in is worth remembering.

Relaxed, on-location family sessions filled with beautiful light, honest connection, and room for everyone to be themselves.

Limited October availability · No Thanksgiving sessions

Family walking together in a sunlit Palo Alto meadow
Natural lightGenuine connection

The experience

“The value of photography only increases with time. You are worth this gift.”

No perfect posing and no expectation that children behave a certain way—just thoughtful direction, space to move, and photographs that feel unmistakably like your family.

Choose your experience

Family and senior sessions, beautifully yours.

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A focused collection

Short Custom Session

A concise, relaxed experience for families who want beautiful updated photographs and a smaller finished collection.

  • 30–45 minutes on location
  • 10 finished digital files
  • Thoughtful guidance throughout
Session fee$900
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A milestone, fully yours

Senior Portrait Session

A relaxed, personal session created around your senior—their style, favorite places, and the season they’re stepping into.

  • Personalized location and wardrobe guidance
  • Individual portraits with room for movement and personality
  • Available in Santa Clara County and the Monterey Bay Area
Senior sessionsPlan yours

Family & senior stories

Stories worth remembering.

Families, milestones, and the people you never want to forget as they are right now.

The Gruenhagen family together beneath the redwoodsA mother embracing her son during the Gruenhagen family session

Mother’s Day · May 2026

The Gruenhagen Family

A spring evening beneath the redwoods, photographed as a family and in the quiet connections within it.

Explore family photography

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On location

Santa Clara County
& the Monterey Bay Area

From the open hills of Silicon Valley to the coast around Monterey Bay, your location will be chosen for beautiful light, natural movement, and. setting that feels like you.

Fall 2026

Let’s remember this version of your family.

October dates are limited. Tell Cyntia a little about your family and she’ll help you choose the right session.

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