Danielle is amazing, once again. I regret not making the time to take family pictures sooner. I thought that because my rambunctious boys were being silly, we wouldn't have great pictures. The pictures are amazing, and I'm over the moon happy with them. She does a great job capturing kids and our family picture looks like a postcard. I wouldn't go anywhere else for pictures. Danielle, you're amazing! Thank you! read more

We worked with Danielle and she did a tremendous job. The photos came out beautiful and moreover, she was an absolute pleasure to work with. We have a toddler and she was so pleasant and patient with her. Would absolutely work with her again! read more

We had a wonderful experience with Danielle during our fall mini photo session! We had a lot of fun and the photos turned out absolutely beautiful -- the lighting in the redwoods was so perfect. We'll definitely be using these for our holiday cards, thank you, Danielle!! read more

We had such a great experience working with Danielle for our family photo shoot! She made us feel so relaxed and comfortable the entire time, and it really shows in the photos. She captured such precious moments that we'll cherish forever. We can't wait to work with her again in the future ! read more

Danielle was amazing to work with for our son's first birthday and cake smash session! She was responsive, professional, and made the whole process easy and fun. The photos turned out beautiful--we'll cherish them forever. Highly recommend! read more

We had an amazing experience with Danielle. She engaged my son the entire time and took the best pictures we have ever had as a family. Would definitely recommend! read more

Danielle was such a pleasure to work with! I reached out to her during the busy holiday season looking for availability within the next few days; Danielle responded very promptly, and was able to fit in a last minute studio shoot for my newborn. Professional in every possible way: responding to our inquiry, accommodating our last minute shoot request, handling our newborn, and of course a great studio and expertise with the actual photography. Her finesse, expertise and handling with us and our newborn made the actual shoot a complete breeze and joyful experience. The pictures came out absolutely amazing! Danielle's style was exactly what we were looking for and the quality was top notch. The only difficulty was trying to pick and narrow down from the numerous cute and heartwarming pictures to choose from! Working with Danielle was such a pleasure and worth every bit to capture those once in a lifetime moments. I highly recommend her and would absolutely go back for future shoots. Thanks Danielle! read more

Danielle is phenomenal! She is so easy to work with in terms of communication, and she is also extremely reliable. She took family photos for me and my parents and my two young children. The photographs she took were gorgeous and really captured and celebrated the love in our family. She was so helpful in picking the location, our outfits, and she engaged my kids the day of, which made the photo shoot so much fun. Her quality of service is truly unparalleled. read more

We had Danielle come back for our second child's newborn photos and she was fantastic. She already did the newborn and 1-year photos for our son so it was easy working with her again! She knew what we were looking for and was great at adapting to what we had at our home. She made the whole process easy for us and the pictures turned out great! Thank you! read more

We recently worked with Danielle on a family photoshoot and are delighted with the results. The quality of her photography is impressive; she is very easy to work with, helpful in providing ideas on setting, clothing and poses, on-time both the day of the shoot and in delivery, and fun. It was a very positive experience (there were 9 of us!) and we are pleased to recommend her. A solid, excellent choice! read more

We had such a great experience working with Danielle. It was our first family shoot, and it took my daughter some time to warm up. Danielle was so patient and tried several different strategies to get the right shots. We're so happy with the results. read more

I found Danielle through a recommendation in a San Mateo Mom's group. I'm really picky when it comes to photographers and looked at at least 10 different photographers. I liked how Danielle used light in her sample photos and that her post-processing felt bright and light, not too harsh/contrasting like I've seen with some other photographers. She was very responsive and flexible in working with us, even though we were a slightly larger group with young kids. She was prompt and professional but fun with the kids during our shoot. Honestly I wasn't sure what we had captured that day since I was chasing the kids around and trying to get them to smile, but somehow she made us look great and caught some great shots! She has a great eye for lighting and backgrounds. I ended up buying all the photos, since there was no way to narrow down to just a handful, and I'll definitely be using her again. read more

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We just got our photos and I felt compelled to write a review! We are very impressed with Danielle's work. Our youngest wasn't going to have any of it. By the end, he was laughing and smiling! We also brought a football and Danielle captured what were our favorite photos of us playing together. We are truly grateful to have these memories. Thank you Danielle! read more

I found Danielle through Yelp, and it's only appropriate that I also add in my review that prompted me to hire her for my photos in the first place! She has a beautiful portfolio to look through, and her messaging was extremely thorough and prompt - replete with exact directions and parking instructions for the photo shoot locations, whether she has clothes/props for you to borrow, and pricing. She's also very down-to-earth and pleasant to work with...definitely takes a lot of pressure off when you're not used to posing for photos (surprisingly hard work!). Her prices are more on the premium end, but I have to say, after seeing the photos, I think her services are definitely worth the cost. There is just that soft, glowy, ethereal look about her photos--definitely recommend that you check them out on her portfolio. She also includes digitals as well as prints (or album as well, depending on how many photos you buy), and I can't wait to get the prints as they looked beautiful on Zoom. And another point - in these quasi-covid times, she does her photo reviews either on Zoom, or if you'd rather come in, she can do them in her studio. Lots of options! To summarize--I'm very happy to have found Danielle/Tree Swing! read more

I booked a session with Danielle to get family photos with my husband and two kids (1 and 3 yrs old) - the photos were so beautiful, I was in tears! My kids are RARELY affectionate with each other but let me tell you... they were smiling and hugging and totally comfortable with Danielle. She had the reveal session with me in less than a week. I narrowed down my photos and made my selections for printing. I was quoted 3-5 business days for retouching. The retouching was done in less than two days! I was so happy to get them back because these will be photos I treasure forever. I rarely have photos with me and the kids. I'm so glad I have these beautiful memories :). Thank you, Danielle! read more

We did a newborn/family session with Danielle at her studio when my 2nd daughter was ~1 week. Danielle is so kind and professional, and had a great rapport with my older daughter (and was super patient with my fussy baby). Her studio is clean and comfortable, with a beautiful outdoor area that includes play equipment, which our toddler loved! We had a wonderful experience and got amazing family and newborn photos we will cherish in the years to come. Highly recommend! read more

We loved working with Danielle for our extended family photo shoot. We have a blended family with four generations, and there were 11 of us in total (including one toddler and one baby). Danielle was flexible in coming to us, and got great shots of the many sub-families within our larger family, as well as a few really beautiful whole-group shots. She connected well with the little ones, and helped capture their personalities and growing skills. Beyond the photo shoot itself, she worked with our large family and offered to do multiple reveals (one whole group and then seperate, smaller reveals with each couple). She also gave us all access to the digital copies, making it easy for each family to download the photos they wanted. Overall this was a great experience. Thank you so much Danielle for helping us create heirlooms. read more

Danielle was just a pleasure to work with right from the start with scheduling to finding an awesome venue, helping us pick out outfit color options. We are so glad she was able to capture such good pictures of us and our baby. She is super quick at finding the right poses : she had my older daughter twirl in one of them, and that's going down as the best ever photo I have of her. The photos are all frame worthy, with perfect balance of light and colors too. Highly recommend her for family shoots ! read more

Danielle is delightful! She made me feel comfortable the moment we met, and her calm, amicable and supportive nature made me feel relaxed in front of the camera. She helped me pose without making it look unnatural, and her photography truly brings out the personality of her subjects. It's like working with a friend. I highly recommend her! read more

I booked the mini session for a family session since it has been several years since we last took a family picture and we wanted one good photo for the holiday cards. I didn't expect that in as little as 20 minutes, Danielle was able to take almost 100 photos and they were all so beautiful. It was so hard to choose and I wished I could have kept them all. I ended up getting a package and I'm glad I did. Looking at these photos, it brings back memories of the fun we had that day. read more

Are you wondering if professional maternity photos are worth it? I can say hands down they are totally worth it! Working with Danielle was so easy as she is so accommodating and laid back, but gives you direction on how to pose for pictures. We have not done professional photos before, so it was nice to have her expertise in having us pose for our session. I am so glad we decided to work with her. She responds so quickly with emails and takes the time to ask what you want out of the session and will even offer some dresses for you to use during the maternity session! I had my own 2 dresses already, but it was nice to know that was offered. All I really wanted for the session was a beach location and Danielle had some locations ready to suggest. Her turn around time for pictures is fast too! I expected a timeframe of 3-4 weeks based on our discussion, but got them back in 2.5 weeks!! I could not decide which 15 photos I wanted so we bought the entire gallery at a really great price. I am so in love with our maternity photos! Just to note, I booked a maternity and newborn package session with Danielle. So I can't wait to have the newborn session at her studio once the baby arrives. Thank you, Danielle! We so appreciate your time, energy and eye behind the lens as we will cherish this time in our lives forever with these amazing photos! read more

Danielle has done it again!! Every time we take family photos, I wonder how they were going to turn out. We have two very active, young children, and Danielle somehow always finds a way to keep them entertained and engaged long enough to capture the perfect shot. I know we're not an easy bunch to get together for photos, but she always does an incredible job, capturing our true family spirit. We left our holiday photo session, thinking well hopefully we got a good one! When we had our reveal review with Danielle, I couldn't believe how many amazing shots she got that captured our family spirit. Thank you so much Danielle for all of your hard work and your beautiful art, we won't go anywhere else for family photos! read more

We did a family photo session with Danielle at a local park, and the photos looked AMAZING! Communication with Danielle was easy and smooth, she answered all of my questions. Danielle provided guidance & feedback for coordinating outfits for our family, all over email, which worked amazing for our busy schedule! Danielle was able to capture photos of our energetic boys, ages 4yo & 6yo, with both smiling AND looking at the camera. Danielle was patient and accommodating as we reviewed the 200+ photos to find our favorites! We highly recommend Danielle and will be using her in the future for more family photos! read more

We had a wonderful experience working with Danielle! We decided to do a lifestyle shoot in our home with our 2 week old newborn and very active 2.5 year old toddler. Danielle was incredibly patient with both and got some incredible photos. The hardest part was narrowing down our favorites! Would highly recommend her for any family photos! read more

Danielle was graciously able to squeeze us in for a last minute maternity photoshoot when the shelter-in-place orders allowed outdoor photography sessions. I had a week left before my due date by then! She was able to come to our home, properly masked, ready with her gear and ideas for various poses (solo, with partner, and family ones with our toddler). We didn't have a beautiful park setting, nor even the magic hour lighting in our favor, but somehow she turned our humble backyard backdrop and mid-morning lighting into beautiful photos we'll cherish for a lifetime. She's also so easy to work with. I love that she asks her clients for their ideas before the session and is really sweet and patient with kids. We look forward to our next photoshoot in the Tree Swing studio next year! read more

After hours of searching for the perfect photographer, Danielle at Tree Swing Photography was the winner! Her portfolio really says it all. Upon our first meeting, I was hopeful that her personality was equally amazing. Danielle did not disappoint. She is down to earth, laid back, honest but tactful, playful but serious enough to get the job done. She is patient, flexible, and has a great eye and skill for capturing the right moment, with the perfect lighting and angle. Family photo sessions are already stressful enough.. Danielle will help ease the worries and make the event memorable for you and your loved ones. Quality is not cheap.. she is pricier than others BUT you get a higher level of quality overall from beginning to end. read more

Danielle is the sweetest! You can tell she loves what she does, and I'm so happy that she's recently been able to open up her own studio! She is great at communicating from booking to the photo shoot and beyond. She has an eye for posing babies and the patience to match. Anyone with a baby knows that the only predictable thing about them is the unpredictability. Danielle will capture your precious moments and go above and beyond to deliver great photos. I would definitely recommend her! read more

Long overdue review. Danielle is the best. We hired her for our holiday/family photos (signature session) the past two years and have been overjoyed with how our pictures turned out. Danielle is professional and warm. She made our two toddlers feel comfortable and got smiles out of them. Last year both our kids decided to not nap the day and refused their lunch the day of our shoot. We had cranky kids and cranky parents and multiple tantrums were thrown on both sides. I honestly thought there was no possible way we could have gotten any decent pictures. We ended up with an album of beautifully captured pictures and had a hard time narrowing down the ones we wanted. Danille's pricing is incredibly fair and I would recommend her anyone. read more

We were looking to finally have our very first professional family photo shoot. We booked a mini session with Tree Swing Photography. Danielle made things super easy from booking our appointment right down to the photo reveal and purchase. It was everything we wanted in a session. She picked a perfect location and took care to make sure we had the best poses/background that we would love. We are absolutely thrilled with the results and so happy we were in good hands for these first timers. We have waited far too long to do this and we are in love with every photo. Stop reading this review and go book your session today!! read more

Danielle is a remarkable photographer. She did three sessions for our family, a pregnancy photo session with our son and daughter-in-law, a new baby session with them and their new baby, and then a family session. I don't know how she does it, but the all of the photos are just amazing! She manages to capture not just us at the moment but the joy we felt. She is so easy to work with, patient and extremely knowledgeable. I found Danielle through a friend whose photos I admired and I am so glad I did. We will be back as our family grows. Thank you Danielle! read more

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Danielle is so nice and professional to work with! We really love the style of her pictures and her aesthetic sense. We had the session to celebrate our son's first birthday. The photos look really great, we are so happy with the photos. read more

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Danielle was referred to us by my friend who has very good taste, and the fact that my friend has worked with her a few times say a lot. So I went ahead and booked a holiday mini session with her. I was very happy with all the pictures that I had to buy all of them! Danielle's very professional and patient. I am going to hire her for my daughter's cake smash session in August! Can't wait! read more

Still love Danielle. She's been our local go-to for family photos. She's been patient and wonderful with our family. We are also so thankful she has been able to work with our crazy schedule for all of our shoots! We have been able to do extended family photos, a maternity shoot, and our annual family photos with her. We are so happy that she provided a safe way to take our family photos in 2020. She's the best at capturing our family memories. I guess we need to have a third kid to experience her newborn shoots! Lol. read more

I am following Danielle on Instagram for some time (not related) and I was sure she is not in Bay Area and was sad that I can't use her services. Then, to my delight, I realized that she is local! I reached out in the busiest time of the year and I was so happy she was able to find a slot for us. Not only that - she made an effort to send us some photos very fast so we can have our cards ready in time. I loved how she made our kids comfortable in our family session. She was able yo get amazing shots, despite cold weather and windy conditions. We had to move the session to a later hour doe to weather and Danielle was very accommodating, which I appreciated a lot! Our photos look great and we love them! She also had some small trinkets fo the kids and it was very sweet! Thank you and looking forward to more sessions :) read more

Thank you Danielle for the amazing photos of our family! The mini session was perfect. For those of you considering working with Danielle you can take my word that she's the one. She met us at the most gorgeous place for our shoot and brought with her some adorable props! Not to mention some surprises to keep my active children from getting bored. She was so calm and kept the session going. My kids were very comfortable with her and so were we. Our mini session only lasted 30-45 min but I think that's plenty of time. She delivered more than 50 shots and I couldn't decide on a handful so ended up buying a bunch. I really didn't expect a whole lot of good ones as my kids goofed off the entire time and we had a tough time getting them to smile properly! So needless to say I was sooo pleasantly surprised. Now I have xmas card photos to send out! I'll be calling Danielle again for our next family shoot! read more

We had a great family photo session with Danielle. We met at a local park and spent an our capturing pictures of our family (including our 3-yr old son... not an easy task). The photos came out great, we love them. Danielle was very professional, practiced social distancing and wore a mask the whole time. We will do this again! read more

Danniele is amazing, she has tons of props, my baby is kind of fussy during the shot, she is super patient and she has great technique to calm down my baby. The picture come out perfect, all my friends and family love them. Will definitely come back for the milestone and birthday pictures. read more

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Wow! Danielle did it again. She always gets a wonderful mix of family photographs and fun spontaneous shots that capture everyone's personality. She makes the shoot fun and everyone feel comfortable- especially kids. Our photos are beautiful. Highly recommend! read more

First time trying Tree Swing Photography. I happened to be on Yelp looking for a photographer for our Christmas card pictures. I looked through all of Danielle's pictures she took and thought they were amazing! We decided to try for a mini session and were lucky enough to get her last opening. She is very professional and I liked that she has little props for the kids( a bike, wagon, small stool). The pics came out great and we will definitely do pictures with her in the future. read more

It was SO fun to work with Danielle on our newborn shoot. She was able to squeeze us in during the busy holiday season, and she was very attentive to what we wanted out of the session. She was accommodating and understood how tricky it can be to get kids to pose, sometimes. I work with photographers for work, and I can say she is fabulous. We are thrilled with our pictures, and we look forward to working with her again when we want updated photos of our family. read more