Clayton J. Mitchell Photography

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  • About
  • Photography Services
    • Headshots
    • Lifestyle Portraits
    • Family Portraits
    • Commercial Photography
    • Senior Portraits
    • Fashion and Editorial
  • Pricing
  • Clients
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  • Head Shots

    How To Know When To Update Your Business Head Shot

    We talk a lot about business head shots here. That’s partially just because we do a lot of them, but mostly it’s because we see so many bad head shots out there and really want to help! 90% of our…

  • Holidays

    Valentine’s Day at the Burlington Hotel

    We could not have asked for a better Valentine’s Day than we had at Port Costa’s Burlington Hotel. We took over the beautiful “Oh Kaye” room for a dress up photo set which was so much fun! It was a…

  • Newborn and Infant Photography

    Hey Baby! San Francisco Bay Area Newborn and Infant Photography

    A business head shot client (and marketing expert!) recently asked us where we saw the most growth in the business during the past year. Our answer without any hesitation was babies, and honestly, we would not have had nearly as…

  • Portraits

    Mini Session with Bailey – Alameda, CA Portrait Photography

    Our son Avery is a budding actor and musician, so we are big believers in the performing arts. Working with performers, even when they’re young and still in training is always great. We recently had a fun little mini-session with…

  • Portraits

    Bridget – Portrait Session – Alameda, CA

    We met Bridget when she wanted an updated portrait. She was hoping for a range to choose from so we took advantage of our studios indoor and outdoor spaces. We had great afternoon light and used it to our advantage…

  • Holidays

    Little Black Book for Valentine’s

    Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! We think the best Valentines are personal…unique, and intimate. To help you surprise your Valentine we’ve put together a special package which includes a “little black book” – a super cute mini 5×5…

  • Portraits

    Nicole – San Francisco Portrait Session – Yerba Buena Gardens

    We love getting out of the studio, and Yerba Buena Gardens is one of our favorite locations in San Francisco for shooting portraits, so we knew this session with Nicole would be a lot of fun and that we’d end…

  • Family Portraits,  Portraits

    What to Wear? Family Portraits

    As we’re right in the middle of family portrait season we wanted to share our what to wear tips with everyone. A quality family portrait is an investment you are making in both time and money so you want to…

  • Art and Creative Photography

    Wood/You Photo Booth

    Thanks to everyone who made it out to Smokey’s Tangle to see my show last Friday. We had a great time and really enjoyed seeing everyone! In case you missed it, the show was photographs from my series “Arboreal Entropy”…

  • Portraits

    Christianna – San Francisco Portrait Session

    Last week we partnered with our friends at Guerrilla Makeovers for a San Francisco portrait session with Christianna after her makeover. The stylist, Morgan did a really great job with the makeover, and it is always wonderful to have a…

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