Children’s Portraits with Salt Lake Photographer Ashley Thalman

Ashley’s ability to connect, build trust, and engage enlivens the picture-making process resulting in timeless, priceless portraits.

Offering Home & Studio Sessions

Children’s Portrait Pricing

$375 1st child

$120 each additional sibling

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 seen as they are in a timeless portrait.

Each Session includes:

• Personalized Session: 15-20 minute 1:1 personalized session tailored to each child's unique personality. Booking a senior session? Add $150 and 45 minutes.

• Curated Digital Collection: Custom collection of 30+ photographer edited, print-ready portraits delivered via digital gallery.

• Session Inclusions: All low resolution digital files

• 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.

Are Children’s Portraits the best session for a senior session? They’re right on the cusp but always your kid- Children’s Portraits are great for your “senior” or big kid. A 20 minute session is a great start and, if you want a gallery with a bit more depth of nostalgia and themes to explore, add the $150 Senior Portrait add-on at booking for a full hour session. If we’re making portraits with other siblings your senior will go last.

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 or we can start in the studio and then move to a second location for an additional fee.

What if I prefer an outdoor session not at home? Let’s talk! I love working outdoors. Client is responsible for all park, location, and parking fees and the session may incure additional cost.

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.

Gifts for You…And Your Children

I’ve been creating Children’s Portraits for 17 years….my own kids included. One night while I was working on this page I asked my 16 year old,

“When you look at these photos—how do they make you feel?”

“Excited… validated. Kind of sad…but a good sad. It’s the nostalgia of it. I love them…”

Validated. That’s the heart of why children’s portraits matter. These portraits aren’t just for you—they’re for them. Proof they were seen, celebrated, and valued.

What Kids and Their Adults Are Saying About Portraits with Ash…

“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.” - Heather, mom

“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.”- Stella, 16

“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.”- Kevin, dad

Preserve Your Children’s Portraits with Fine Art Prints and Custom Albums

I make portraits for picture people. For long couch sits to remember how it was and how it is.

Picture people know that portraits 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.