Children’s Portraits with Salt Lake Photographer Ashley Thalman
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Ashley’s ability to connect, build trust, and engage kids naturally enlivens the picture-making process resulting in timeless, priceless portraits.
Why Children’s Portraits?
Children’s Portraits offer a low-stress, come-as-you-are portrait experience for you and your kids. No stress, no stiff poses—just your child, fully seen in a timeless portrait.
Gifts for Your Children
I walked into my 16-year-old’s room, albums tucked behind my back.
“Hey, can you help me with something?”
“Sure.”
Pulling the albums I watched her face light up and asked,
“When you see these—how do they make you feel?”
Her response stopped me:
“Excited… validated. Kind of sad but a good sad. It’s the nostalgia of it. I love them…”
Validated. That’s the heart of it. These portraits aren’t just for you—they’re for them. Proof they were seen, celebrated, and valued.
Offering Home & Studio Sessions
Children’s Portrait Pricing
$375 1st child
$120 each additional sibling
Each Session includes:
Personalized Session: 15-20 minute 1:1 personalized session tailored to each child's unique personality.
Curated Digital Collection: Your choice of 5 high resolution, printable digital files (per child) from a collection of 30+ photographer edited, print-ready portraits delivered via digital gallery.
Exclusive Access: I offer the best of the best fine art prints, gallery wraps, customizable heirloom albums, books, canvas wraps, and digital files for gifts, archiving, and display.
As a full-service photographer with more than 17 years experience I approach each session with individualized care and the full fluency of my craft. From the ease of the session to careful preservation in art-quality prints and albums I regard portraits as heirlooms and honor their meaning as touchstones for connection, meaning and the processing and appreciation of life.
Booking & Pricing FAQ
How do I book a session?
My schedule is listed about 6 weeks in advance including weekend and weekday availability.
Need a date not shown, contact me HERE.
What is the payment process?
Payment is paid in full at the time of booking and includes Utah sales tax.
Utah, Summit, and Weber Counties +$75 travel.
How do I choose? Home or Studio session? Home sessions infuse portraits with layers of sentimentality and nostalgia while offering convenience and the comfort of the familiar. Studio sessions offer a special-experience formality and the visual appeal of a neutral, naturally lit location.
What if I want a home session but also a few more formal portraits? No problem. At your request I’ll bring the studio to you with classic hand painted canvases from Ultraviolet Backdrops.
Do studio sessions cost more? Nope!
Where is your studio located? I work from natural-light, private studios throughout the Wasatch Front. After booking we’ll work together to determine the location that serves you and your kids best and book from there.
What Kids and Their Adults Are Saying About Children’s Photographer Ashley Thalman
Sadie, mom: “...her top goal is to give you this timeless gift of these photographs, little snapshots in time that are genuine and deeper in content than the standard portraits. She wants to infuse the images with as much realness and spirit as she can, and she does.”
Heather, mom: “The session itself was a joy. My kids were able to move around the studio freely and she caught them as they naturally are (mischievous, goofy, grumpy, sweet). We gave a photo to my husband's parents and it brought them to tears. The quality of the printed photos are gorgeous & the photo book has a clean, timeless look and the binding and cover can handle the little hands that have all ready flipped through it dozens of times.”
Stella, age 16: “My family has gotten our photos taken by Ashley since I can remember, there’s nothing me and my siblings look forward to more than when she comes. She’s funny and kind and always reassures you that you look great. I love her and adore the photos she takes.”
Kevin, father: “Her ability to put everyone at ease, help them be their best natural selves is amazing and so welcomed in a world of staged everything.”
Preserve Your Children’s Portraits with Fine Art Prints and Custom Albums
For picture people.
Picture people know that photographs aren’t just for now—they’re an investment in remembering, reminiscing, and processing life.
The ritual of flipping through albums, telling stories about what’s changed and what hasn’t, staring, laughing, and feeling the sweet pangs of love while standing at a gallery wall—portraits are a meaningful, timeless investment. Not just for you, but for your child, who will trace their own childhood through these images.
As a full-service photographer, I offer the best of the best—archival prints, frame-worthy fine art, coffee table books, and lifetime-guaranteed heirloom albums—so your investment lives where it belongs: in your hands, your home, and your family’s future.
Custom-designed archival books begin at $450, heirloom albums at $888, and fine art prints at $28 (5x7). Customized with an exclusive selection of fabric covers, fine art paper for prints, and select bespoke customizations—your portraits will be preserved with elegance. Most families invest between $800 and $2,000 in their portraits, albums, and fine art prints, creating timeless heirlooms to be cherished for generations.