LOS ANGELES LOCATIONS 

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Los Angeles County Locations

  • Crescenta Valley Community Park - Travel Fee: $40. Large oak trees next to large hillsides. Simply gorgeous!

  • Vasquez Rocks - Travel Fee: $75 - The most incredible rock formations, looks like an alien planet!

  • Heritage Park, Santa Fe Springs - Travel Fee: $0, Permit is required ($150 per hour) contact heritagepark@santafesprings.org.GORGEOUS park with historical buildings, greenhouse, train cars, and manicured gardens.

  • Ernest E. Debs Regional Park - Travel Fee: $25. This is a huge and expansive park but at the top of one of the hiking trails is this little hidden oasis with a small pond, beautiful trees and an amazing lookout view of DTLA. The hike up is STEEP but oh so worth it! Just prepare to wear different shoes for hiking and your session :)

  • Malaga Creek (St. Francis Episcopal Church) - Travel Fee: $40. Saint Francis is known for it’s beautiful eucalyptus and open air feel. We most love the glorious ivy covered walls and the beautiful trees that make every photo feel like a fairytale. There is a spectacular view of the ocean and hiking trails all close together.

  • Vista Hermosa Park - Travel Fee: $25, Permit Fee: $150 (MRCA Location) - urban park with incredible views of the DTLA Skyline!

  • Ferndell Park - Travel Fee: $25. Located inside of Griffith Park, this little hidden oasis is always green no matter the time of year. It features shady light, a manicured path and creek.

  • Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park - Travel Fee: $25. Located next to the LA River, the lighting and features are incredible!

  • South Coast Botanic Garden- Travel Fee: $40, Permit Fee: $50 and admission of per person: $15 required. Similar to the LA Arboretum, but located in the South Bay.

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Los Angeles County Locations

  • Pomona College - Travel Fee: $33. Permit Required (details here). Various different places to meet and photograph including parks and building exteriors.

  • Cal Tech University - Travel Fee: $33. Permit Required. Various different places to meet and photograph including parks and building exteriors.

  • LACMA - Travel Fee: $25. Fun, modern exteriors, and everyone loves the Urban Lights installation!

  • Music Center (Walt Disney Concert Hall + Dorthy Chandler Pavilion)- Travel Fee: $25. Parking Varies. As far as we can tell, no permit required. Amazing building exteriors! They do close the majority of access to the WDCH 1 hour before and after a concert, so be sure to check the LAPhil's schedule.

  • Griffith Observatory - Travel Fee: $35. Parking/Entrance $0. Typically we do sunrise sessions here to avoid crowds!

  • Venice Beach - Travel Fee: $25, Parking Varies. Fun, modern exteriors and murals.​!

  • Brand Library - Travel Fee: $25, Parking Varies. Amazing exteriors!

  • Highland Park Murals - Travel Fee: $25, Parking Varies. A little stroll down Figueroa in Highland Park. Starting at the new Abel Mac mural at the Owl Bureau, landing at the Dapper Line Mural behind Highland Park Wine.

  • Malaga Cove Plaza and Library - Travel Fee: $40, Parking: $0. Incredible Tuscan and European courtyard vibes. Weekends only, weekdays are busy with shops and businesses.

  • Arts District, LA
    Travel Fee: $25, Metered Parking. Fun, urban, colorful photos in the arts district! Wear good walking shoes and we always aim to end on the First Street Bridge right at golden hour to have the LA skyline behind.

  • Pasadena City Hall
    Travel Fee: $35, Metered Parking. Beautiful building, photography permit no longer required on weekends but IS required on weekdays! Sundays are better as Saturdays are even more packed with other shoots.

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Los Angeles County Locations

  • Malbu Lagoon - Permit Fee: $TBD (Permit through the California Film Commission), $15+ per vehicle entrance/parking fee, Travel Fee: $54.

  • El Matador State Beach - Permit Fee: $65 (Permit through the California Film Commission), $15+ per vehicle entrance/parking fee, Travel Fee: $70. Only weekdays during the summer months, weekends available during the fall and winter months

  • Palos Verdes Cove - Travel Fee: $40, Parking $0.No permit fee.Meet at Shipwreck Trail for Bluff Cove. Beautiful cliffs, coves and rocky beaches :) Note: this location is gorgeous but requires climbing up and down steep hills and good shoes!

ORANGE COUNTY LOCATIONS

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Orange County Locations

  • Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Brea - Travel Fee: $0, Entrance fee of $3 on weekdays, $5 on weekends. Beautiful park and trails! We have photographed here before but usually in the redwoods and unfortunately, photography requires an additional cost, TBD. They are very strict and patrol the area and even with a permit, folks have been asked to leave.

  • Huntington Beach Library and Central Park - Travel + Entrance: $0. Beautiful park with nature center, trails and pond.

  • Hiltscher Park Trail - Travel + Entrance: $0. Beautiful trail with old trees in the heart of Fullerton!

  • Serrano Creek Park - Travel Fee: $27. INCREDIBLE grove of eucalyptus trees! Google it! You'll see!

  • Yorba Regional Park - Travel Fee: $0, Per car entrance fee of $5 on weekdays, $7 on weekends. Beautiful park and trails!

  • Laguna Canyon Wilderness Park - Travel Fee: $27, Parking Fee $3 and Travel Fee: $25. Beautiful canyon scenery!

  • Irvine Ranch Regional Park - Travel Fee: $0, Per car entrance fee of $3 on weekdays, $5 on weekends. Park is in Orange, lovely location with a lot of big, beautiful trees.

  • Santiago Oaks Regional Park - Travel Fee: $0, Per car entrance fee of $3 on weekdays, $5 on weekends. Beautiful park with great hilly views, one of our faves!

  • Oak Canyon Nature Center - Travel Fee: $0, permit fee of $25/hr. Gorgeous huge oak trees and bridges. Sadly dogs are not allowed.

  • Cedar Grove Park - Travel Fee: $0, Parking: $0, Beautiful cedar grove in the park!

  • Sculpture Garden of Cerritos Library - Travel Fee: $0, Parking: $0, Beautiful unique garden and fun library architecture.

  • Jeffery Open Space Trail - Travel Fee: $27. Beautiful trees, open fields and golden hour is gorgeous on the hills.

  • San Juan Capistrano Mission - Travel fee: $35. Permit Fee: $80 per hour. The perfect combination of nature and old architecture!

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Orange County Locations

  • Old Towne Orange - Travel Fee: $0, Parking Varies. Various different places to meet and photograph including alleys and brick, painted and vine covered building exteriors.

  • Downtown Fullerton - Travel Fee: $0, Parking Varies. Various different places to meet and photograph including alleys and brick, painted and vine covered building exteriors.

  • Downtown Santa Ana - Travel Fee: $0, Parking Varies. Various different places to meet and photograph including alleys and brick, painted and vine covered building exteriors.​

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Orange County Locations