Brother and sister sitting on a rock hugging during an outdoor family portrait session

Family posing for a portrait on a fallen log in a forest at the edge of a mountain meadow

Informal family portrait under a large oak tree in the Sierra Foothills

Family of three with toddler standing in tall green grass under an oak tree

Dad swings around is daughter in a golden grassy meadow with the rest of the family in the background

Family walking through a mountain meadow for a portrait session

Family poses for a family portrait on a large granite rock in the middle of a creek

young girls poses for a picture with a big smile

family poses for a portrait among large oak trees on a grassy hillside in the Sierra Foothills

Four French Bulldogs pose for a picture with their owners in the background

Two boys laughing during a family portrait session in the mountains

Family poses at the edge of a meadow in front of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park with a butterfly flying through the frame

Mother with her newborn and toddler posing at home for a portrait session

Family sits on a fallen tree for their fall portrait in the mountain forest in Yosemite National Park

Two sisters laugh during their outdoor family portrait session in the mountains

Young boy peers over rail with a cute expression during a family portrait session

Father tosses his daughter in the air in a gymnast move in a redwood forest during a family portrait session

Family poses next to a river for a family portrait session in the mountains

young girl in a blue dress poses on a granite rock among green grass and yellow wildflowers

Young family in front of an old white brick building

Mother and daughter portrait in a golden foothill hillside

Mother and father kiss in front of a water fall while their daughter rides on his shoulders

silhouette of a family on a hillside under a large oak tree

Boy laughing as he is turned upside down by his dad

Two boys pose with their dog beagle on a concrete step

Mother and father laughing and interacting with their baby on a grassy hillside foothill

Father and daughter laugh in a grassy forest

Family with three children laugh in front of a colorful mosaic wall

Mother father and daughter walk through a green grassy field holding hands

Overhead view of a mother and her sleeping newborn

Young boy in front of a wall with a geometric pattern

Mom dad and two kids sit on their front porch with 3 bulldogs

Large dog with a bow tie in a grassy field

Girl in flowery long dress sits on old tree stump in mountain meadow

family of 4 runs down a hillside with big puffy white clouds in the sky

Family with a small child walks through Cooks meadow in Yosemite with Half Dome in the background and reflected in a pool of water

Mother and father looking at their newborn son

Family of four under a large oak with mom and child dancing and dad tossing the youngest into the air

Mother and daughter embrace and cuddle among the redwoods in the forest

Family with teen kids on a golden grassy hill side under an oak tree

Bulldog licking his lips with a big pink tongue

Girl laughing and dancing next to a purple lupine bush

Family of three cuddles on a fallen log at the edge of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park

family of 4 in a green meadow light by the low sun

Mother and father hold their newborn while an older child offers them a bottle for the baby

Laughing toddler sits among the green grass and yellow wildflowers on a spring foothill hillside

Family with one boy and a large golden retriever sit on a granite rock

Teen boy stands and smiles in front of an ivy covered wall

Young girl spins on a green hillside with large oak tree and dramatic clouds

Family of five piles on each other in the tall green spring time grass

Family sits on a large granite boulder next to a mountain creek in a forest

silhouette of mom and dad tossing their small boys into the air

Brother and sister holding hands in front of a textured wood door

Family in a meadow under El Capitan in Yosemite National Park

Brother and sister hug with their mom and dad and baby sibling are in the distant background

Mother and father cuddling their smiling baby in the golden glow of sunset

Family in sweaters in a golden grassy field

Multi-racial family of four cuddles and laughs on a fallen tree in a mountain meadow

Multi-racial family cuddles and laughs on a ranch fence with foothills and windmill in the background

Family of four on a river bank in Yosemite with Yosemite Falls in the background

Large golden fuzzy dog in a golden grass field

Young girl peeking through a hole in a large leaf

Mother and daughter laughing and squirming on a granite rock

boy in a suit coat and whimsical look standing in a glowing golden meadow in the mountains

Mother and father kissing their children on a granite outcropping next to a large manzanita bush with Sierra foothills in the distance.

FRESNO FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER – MARK JANZEN PHOTOGRAPHY

Daily family life is full of crazy, silly, and joyful chaos, and when I’m working with a family that’s what I strive to immortalize in photographs. If you’re looking for someone to get your 3 year old to sit still and throw a perfect smile at the camera, sorry, I’m probably not your guy*, but if you’re ready for a bunch of fooling around, playing, tickling, giggling, HUGS! and generally leaving a mess of personality all over, let’s talk!. I want to see everyone’s character, quirks, and spirit shining through full blast.

*In all seriousness though, I’m going to be your 3 year old’s best friend. They’ll smile for me, but it’s going to be that real smile, that semi-crazed “I’m so happy!” smile on the edge of laugh, but never, ever, ever that “Say Cheese” smile.

FRESNO FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER – MARK JANZEN PHOTOGRAPHY

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