Pasadena’s Best Newborn, Maternity, Children & Family Photographer
Luxury Photography Experience
For Every Stage of Your Family
From styling to posing, every detail is thoughtfully prepared—so you can simply arrive, relax, and hold onto the moments that pass by far too quickly.
Not Sure How to Get Started? We’ll Guide You.
Explore Our Services Below:
A fully styled, pampered experience designed to celebrate your pregnancy with elegance and ease.
A safe, guided experience focused on your baby’s earliest days, with every detail prepared for you.
Perfect for sitter sessions, personality sessions and first birthdays—documenting your baby’s growth through every stage.
Thoughtfully styled family portraits designed to preserve connection, personality, and legacy.
An exclusive, seasonal experience designed to create magical, story-driven portraits for your family.
Welcome to Pasadena’s Best Newborn, Maternity & Family Photography Studio
As a Pasadena newborn photographer, maternity photographer, and family photographer, we serve families throughout Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, and Los Angeles.
From your pregnancy to your baby’s milestones and family portraits, we’re here to create artwork you’ll cherish for years to come.
Not Sure When to Start Planning Your Session?
Planning your maternity or newborn session can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re not sure about timing.
That’s exactly why we created these simple tools for you.
Whether you’re expecting or your baby has already arrived, you can quickly find the ideal time to book your session—so you don’t miss those important early moments.
Choose your calculator below and we’ll walk you through it.
Which Portrait Session is Right for Your Baby?
Answer a couple of quick questions and we’ll gently guide you to the portrait session that best fits your baby’s current stage.
When Should I Book My Maternity Session?
Maternity sessions are typically best done between 28–33 weeks, when your belly is beautifully round and baby has not yet dropped.
We recommend reserving your maternity session at the beginning of the second trimester, and ideally no later than the beginning of the third trimester.
Why Choose Nestled in Time Photography
Families who value safety, quality, and artistry choose Nestled in Time Photography.
We tailor every newborn photography session with care, intention, and expert handling.
Your baby’s safety and comfort guide every step of our process.
As experienced baby safety certified photographers, we use safe, gentle techniques throughout your newborn session.
As Pasadena’s best maternity, newborn, children, and family photographer, we provide a refined, high-end experience.
We specialize in fine art newborn photography in Pasadena and Los Angeles.
Let’s Plan Your Photography Experience
Whether you’re expecting your first baby or updating your family portraits, we’ll guide you every step of the way.
A Seamless, Stress-Free Portrait
Experience for Your Family
As Pasadena’s best newborn, maternity, and family photographers, we serve families throughout Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, and Los Angeles County.
From your pregnancy to your baby’s milestones and family portraits, we’re here to create artwork you’ll cherish for years to come.
Our private studio offers a clean, peaceful, and thoughtfully prepared environment.
We also offer in-home newborn photography for added convenience.
Our clients invest in artwork they will cherish for generations.
They trust us to deliver a seamless, memorable, calm, and fully supported process.
Learn more about our studio and session journey from our clients below.
Client Testimonials
Love Notes & Expressions of Gratitude
Nestled In Time Photography provided my husband and I with the most excellent service possible!!! Joanna & her husband, treated us like family!!
They were SO incredibly kind, helpful, accommodating, understanding, and extremely fun to work with!!! … Thank you SO much Joanna, her husband, and the entire crew at Nestled In Time Photography!!!!
I was searching for a photographer in the San Gabriel Valley and was impressed by Joanna’s setup. Her cozy, private studio in Old Town Pasadena was perfect.
She was incredibly kind and patient while photographing my young child and even accommodated my request for a quicker turnaround.
Thank you, Joanna! I highly recommend Nestled in Time Photography for your Christmas and holiday cards.
This was hands down the best photo session I’ve ever had. I’m usually very camera shy and self conscious but by about 5 mins into our family session I was really enjoying the whole thing!!
They made my children and I feel so comfortable – which isn’t easy to do with teenagers! The pictures came out beautiful, the session was so enjoyable, they were completely professional and also kind, fun and knowledgeable.
By the time we finished I was already booking a full family session to include my parents and their other grandchildren because it was such a great experience. Love the photos, love the photographers. Highly recommend!
We had such a wonderful experience with Nestled In Time Photography for our newborn photos…
What stood out the most was how incredibly gentle and patient they were with our newborn. You can immediately tell they have a lot of experience working with babies….
The studio environment was welcoming and professional, and they guided us through everything so we never felt unsure about what to do.
Overall, it was a beautiful experience from start to finish… I would absolutely recommend Nestled In Time Photography to any parents looking for newborn photos. They truly made it an unforgettable experience for our family.
Insights & Inspirations
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Proudly Serving Pasadena and Surrounding Areas
We serve families across Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.
We offer both in-studio and in-home photography sessions.
Many clients visit us from San Marino, South Pasadena, and Sierra Madre.
We also welcome families from Arcadia, Monrovia, and Temple City.
Clients travel from Glendale, Burbank, Montrose, Duarte, and Bradbury for our work.
We also serve families across Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
We photograph families in Culver City, Studio City, and throughout Southern California
Families choose us for quality, safety, and a personalized experience.
We proudly serve clients across Southern California and beyond.
If you’re searching for Pasadena’s best maternity, newborn, children, and family photographer, you’re in the right place.
We provide luxury photography for families who value a high-end experience.
Begin Your Experience
We accept a limited number of sessions each month to maintain quality.
Most clients reserve their session before their baby arrives.
Secure your session early to guarantee availability.Schedule your consultation and begin your experience today.
Luxury Made Personal
We believe every family deserves timeless art without compromise. Your session fee secures your experience, and with interest free, custom payment plans and most major credit cards accepts, you can invest in your memories at a pace that feels right for you.
Our Dedications & Achievements
Empowering Photographers, Celebrating Achievements, Inspiring Community
