Pasadena Photographer
Fine-art family, maternity, and senior portraits for Pasadena, directed, beautifully lit, and finished as heirloom artwork.
Looking for a Photographer in Pasadena?
Michael Anthony Photography serves Pasadena from our private Valencia, California studio, award-winning family, maternity, senior, dog, headshot, and wedding photography for families across Los Angeles County.
Pasadena is architectural royalty, the domed City Hall courtyard, the arches of the Colorado Street Bridge, Old Pasadena's alleys, and it photographs like a European city that happens to get California light.
Pasadena couples know our wedding work from estates across the San Gabriel Valley; for family and senior portraits, the Valencia studio's painterly light is the draw.
About 45 minutes from our Valencia studio.
Photography Services in Pasadena, CA
One studio, every chapter, from the first ultrasound photo to the wedding aisle. Each session below is its own craft, with its own page to explore.
Pasadena Family Photographer
Family portraits are the heart of our work for Pasadena. Most sessions happen in the private Valencia studio, sculpted lighting, hand-painted backdrops, and wardrobe guidance for every family member, so the finished portraits feel like art rather than a template.
It's why families from across Los Angeles County make the drive: light that never depends on the weather, a session that runs on your children's pace, and an in-person reveal where we design the wall art your home is missing.
Maternity Photography in Pasadena
Our maternity sessions are the most personal portraits we make for Pasadena mothers. The studio's couture gown wardrobe is included, there is nothing to buy, and every frame is directed and lit so you feel like the subject of a painting at the height of an extraordinary chapter.
The Valencia studio is appointment-only and reserved exclusively for you: about 45 minutes from our Valencia studio. Partners and big brothers and sisters are always welcome in the frame.
Pasadena Senior Pictures
Senior year deserves better than a school template. We photograph Pasadena seniors in the studio with editorial direction, wardrobe planning, multiple looks, and set changes that give announcements all the variety they need, no weather required.
Athletes, musicians, dancers, artists: bring the jersey or the instrument. The goal is a portrait confident enough for the graduation announcement and beautiful enough for the wall.
Dog Photography for Pasadena Pets
They're family, we photograph them like it. Studio dog portraits on hand-painted backdrops, lit like fine art, made with endless patience and a pocket full of treats.
Pasadena dogs and their humans are equally welcome in the frame, and many families pair a dog portrait with a family session in a single studio visit.
Headshots & Personal Branding in Pasadena
Polished, modern headshots for Pasadena professionals, executives, agents, physicians, attorneys, and actors, photographed in the studio or on site at your office or venue.
Personal-branding sessions go further: an art-directed library of editorial images for your website, press, and social presence, built around what you actually do.
Pasadena Wedding Photographer
Michael is a PPA Master Photographer twice named the #1 wedding photographer in America, with weddings documented across nine countries, and Pasadena couples book that same artistry close to home.
From intimate ceremonies at Old Pasadena's alleys to grand celebrations across greater Los Angeles, every wedding is photographed, and filmed, as legacy, not coverage.
What Does a Pasadena Photographer Cost?
Your session is a styled studio experience with a private, in-person reveal, and you invest only in the finished artwork you love, museum-grade wall art, albums, and image boxes, with 12-month interest-free financing available. Every session fee and collection is published openly, so there are no surprises.
Portraits Worth the Drive from Pasadena
Pasadena City Hall · Colorado Street Bridge · Old Pasadena's alleys · The Arroyo Seco, the landmarks of home. The portraits happen in the studio, where the light always cooperates.
We don’t take photos, we craft legacies. The portrait on your wall should mean more every year it hangs there.
Michael Anthony Studios · Valencia, CaliforniaPasadena FAQ
Do you have a studio near Pasadena?
Our private, appointment-only studio is in Valencia, about 45 minutes from our Valencia studio. It's reserved exclusively for your session, with professional lighting, hand-painted backdrops, and a designer gown wardrobe.
Do you photograph on location in Pasadena?
Portrait sessions happen in the Valencia studio, controlled, sculpted light and hand-painted backdrops create heirloom artwork no outdoor session can match. Weddings are different: we photograph and film celebrations at venues across Pasadena and greater Los Angeles, and headshot teams can be photographed on site at your office.
How much does a Pasadena photographer cost?
Your session is a styled studio experience, and you invest only in the finished artwork you choose at your reveal, from wall art to albums, with 12-month interest-free financing available. Session fees and collection pricing are published openly on our investment page.
What sessions do you offer Pasadena families?
Family, maternity, senior, and dog portraits, plus executive headshots and personal branding, and wedding photography across Pasadena and greater Los Angeles.
Do you photograph weddings in Pasadena?
Yes, Michael is a PPA Master Photographer twice named the #1 wedding photographer in the United States, and our studio photographs and films a select number of weddings each year across greater Los Angeles, including Pasadena.
How do we book a Pasadena portrait session?
Reach out through our contact page with a few details. We'll talk through your vision, plan wardrobe and location, and reserve your date, most sessions can be scheduled within a few weeks.
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Let's Make Pasadena Proud
Portrait sessions are styled in our private studio, and for weddings, we travel anywhere Pasadena celebrates.