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Portrait studio · San Bruno, California

The photographs your family will still be printing in thirty years.

I photograph families, milestone ceremonies and the generations who travel a long way to be in the frame. Studio in San Bruno, working throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Member, Professional Photographers of America
  • Newborn through senior year, family to corporate
Piyush Govil, portrait photographer in San Bruno, California

See it in motion

A look behind the sessions


What I photograph

Three kinds of work, done properly

Every life stage

Newborn portraits, birthdays, graduation and senior year — the photographs that mark growing up, not just the ones with a cap and gown.

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Family & legacy

The family portrait that gets printed and put on the wall, and the four-generation session for when parents or grandparents are visiting.

Family & legacy sessions →

Corporate & brand

Headshots, dating profiles, social content and event coverage for people and businesses that need real photographs, not stock ones.

Corporate work →

Recent work

A few frames

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Pricing, in the open

What a session costs

All sessions and add-ons

Published, because you should not have to book a call to find out whether I am in your budget. Every session includes fully edited high-resolution images and a print release.

Festival portrait session

Diwali, Valentine’s, spring and holiday studio days

$75 per family

  • 20 minutes on a styled set at the studio
  • 10 fully edited high-resolution images
  • Private online gallery with print release
  • Delivered within 7 days

Eight slots per day, paid in full at booking. Announced by email first.

Legacy session

Four generations in one frame, while everyone is in the same country

$350 up to 8 people

  • Two hours, at home or on location
  • All the strong frames, fully edited
  • A printed 20-page keepsake album
  • Additional guests at $150 each
  • Delivered within 14 days

Built for visiting grandparents. Book the window, not the date.

Booking for the holiday season

Studio portrait days run through the holidays — Diwali falls on 8 November this year, with more dates through December. Eight family slots each and a styled set. Sessions and dates go to the email list first.