About
The studio behind the lens
We're Rootsfest Family Reunion — a San Francisco photography studio for family reunions and family gatherings, and firm believers that the best portraits are the ones you never posed for.
Rootsfest Family Reunion — San Francisco, California
Slow mornings, loud kitchens, bare feet in grass
We started photographing family reunions twelve years ago with a secondhand camera and a simple hunch: that the years blur, but a printed photograph holds still. Since then we have documented first breaths and eightieth birthdays, reunions fifty cousins strong, and Tuesdays that felt like nothing special — until they were everything.
Our sessions are unhurried and gently guided. No stiff poses, no forced smiles. We play, we wander, we take snack breaks. We watch for the glance between you, the way your toddler's hand finds yours — and we keep those.
When we're not behind the camera, we're chasing our own kids through Golden Gate Park, developing film in a very crowded laundry room, and perfecting our picnic-basket packing.
- 12
- years photographing families
- 400+
- sessions delivered
- 100%
- natural light, always
Our approach
Gentle direction, honest moments
01 — Before
A relaxed planning call: your people, your places, your rhythms. We pick light and location together, and I handle the rest.
02 — During
Ninety unhurried minutes. Play first, photos second. Kids set the pace; I follow with a long lens and endless patience.
03 — After
A hand-edited gallery within three weeks, plus heirloom prints and albums designed to outlive us all.
