Diane Cara Photography

Diane photographed us and our two-​month-​old baby boy, and she was wonderful! She was kind and responsive over email as we set up the session, helping me figure out what age might work best for the types of photos we were after — photos getting at the relationships among the three of us. She came to our apartment for the session, and her calm and warmth put us instantly at ease. Our apartment is crowded, but Diane heroically hopped around, finding spaces that worked well for our photos, and standing in whatever tiny spaces and on whatever furniture she needed to in order to get the shots! Our baby had all the usual needs during the hours Diane was at our apartment — sleeping, nursing, diaper change, crying — and Diane captured it all with ease and comfort, making us feel everything was going exactly as it should. She even remembered to get a photo of the three of us with our cat, which we’d wanted but would have forgotten without Diane’s reminder. And we are so happy with the images! They are full of love and energy and tenderness, exactly what we were hoping for. We are excited to work with Diane again, and have already recommended her to friends.

Another two thumbs up for Diane! I found out about her through a parent group and emailed her right away for scheduling. She was easy to book and even easier to work with. She suggested an amazing playground that we’d never been to and our 2 year old daughter took to her and the space right away. We had so much fun — it was the most low-​stress family photo shoot I’ve ever experienced. We couldn’t be happier with the photos and will definitely be working with Diane again in the future!

Our family has had several photo sessions with Diane and she has done an amazing job of documenting the growth of our family. The photo sessions are casual and comfortable – No cheesy grins or weird artistic poses. She takes beautiful and unique photos and we always receive a ton of compliments from friends and family. Diane does an incredible job of capturing the personality of our family and the magic of everyday moments. I highly recommend Diane!

Diane has photographed our family for three years. She’s great. She’s taken photos of us, our kids, our parents, our dog… and they’ve all come out great — much better looking then we are in real life :)
We recently had her come to a birthday party — the photos came out beautiful.
Thanks Diane!

Diane has photographed my family two times — most recently last week. She picked a super spot in the Presidio and even arrived early to scope it out. She makes the whole experience enjoyable — we all had a lot of fun as if we were just on a Sunday hike in the park. Even better, the pictures are wonderful. I can’t even find a favorite and am amazed how happy everyone looks in the photo — it was so much fun! I highly recommend her!

We hired Diane to take some photos of our family at the beach, and wanted to use one as a Christmas photo. Diane was so professional, and stood by her word to make sure we liked our pictures. The first shoot was good, but we weren’t able to get a photo with all of our little children looking great in a family shot, so she offered to come out and do a re-​take at no charge. We got great photos from both photo shoots, and our friends have commented that these are the best shots they have seen so far of any of the photographers we have used to date.
Diane is a lovely person as well as a good photographer. We are already booking her for next year’s shoot!

I hired Diane to take some photos of our little family (me, daddy, and 18 month old) based on a recommendation on a mommy blog. She met us in the park and spent 30 minutes — the result was some amazing photos of my little guy — she got him to look at the camera (a small miracle) and really captured his personality and spirit. A few months late we did a second shoot with just baby and me — I wasn’t sure if I would like the photos of this one because I didn’t think the baby had been in a very good mood. However, I got the photos the next day (!) and they were amazing. Diane was somehow able to capture his smiles, and even managed to get some photos of me with him that I really like and I am not the easiest to please re: photos of self. I am thrilled with the photos, and Nana and Grandpa are even more so… thank you Diane!

Diane was very nice and super flexible around my busy schedule. She worked well with my 2 kids (infant and toddler) and got some amazing shots of them. All of the pictures turned out great… it was hard to narrow down to the ones I wanted!

Diane takes incredible pictures. She photographed our family three times; each time, she captured the love among our family and the true character of the person. The first time, I was pregnant with my daughter, and she shot my then 2.5 yr old and me. I still LOVE those photos. The next time, she filmed the baby naming of my daughter. There were amazing photos, but the baby was crying or nursing the entire time, so Diane came back and did another shoot. My 3 yr old was acting up, but Diane persevered, and got some super amazing shots. It’s not easy filming little kids, but Diane does a great job bringing out their fun side. You can see one of our shots on her website.

Hire Diane and you will
1 — get to be part of the creative process, and
2 — receive truly unique documentary style photos that you will treasure.
Diane is phenomenal at capturing real-​time family moments artfully — never will you feel posed with a smile plastered on your face, rather, you get to have fun with the experience and enjoy gorgeous photos that tell a story as a result.
Diane has been photographing our family for two years: from pregnancy, through the first days of being parents with a newborn, and on to toddlerhood. Our daughter adores her! When Diane works with kids, she gets down on the floor with them as soon as she arrives, plays with them, and makes them feel extra special.
We love the photos she took of us decorating the nursery, picking lemons in our backyard, making lunch; then, bringing baby home, the first days, her growing from infant to baby to toddler, and now playing with her in the park.
But! our very favorite photos are the ones she took of our daughter’s birth. Does this sound weird? In truth it felt weird when she asked about it — she’d been photographing us through the pregnancy, then one day confessed that she was truly passionate about the birth process and empowering women through documenting the beauty and power of giving birth. I gave her a very clear «no, thank you!’ But after letting the idea sink in, including continuing to enjoy the beautiful photos she’d already delivered and her reverence each time she showed up to shoot, I opted to have her photograph the first part of our labor. She arrived at our home in the middle of the night, even helped make tea and move blankets while quietly shooting. She told me to let her know the moment it was time to stop and that I was completely in charge — she really was there in service of me. Long story short, she ended up photographing the whole way through, including the transfer to the hospital, ultimately delivering hundreds of incredible and tasteful photos. Many of them still bring me to tears. This while having an almost zero-​impact presence in the room.
Bottom line — she has an amazing gift and a unique approach. This is not studio photography; it is emotive, real, reflective, and really cool.

Diane Cara Photography provided an absolutely professional experience and the results were fantastic! She photographed us during the final days of our pregnancy in an outdoor setting as well as our birth in our home. She was sensitive during tense moments of the pregnancy and innovative in tight spaces with low light. She captured images of our experience that will forever bring tears to our eyes.
She comes with our highest recommendations.
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