Cathy Kurtz Photography, Orangevale, CA

Name: Cathy Kurtz Photography, Orangevale, CA
Address: Orangevale, CA, 95662, US
Telephone: +19164252826
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Cathy Kurtz Photography, Orangevale, CA

Photography for all ages - specializing in family photos and portraits in the northern Sacramento Area!

09/08/2026

🌸 The zinnias at Apple Hill are showing off right now!

We stopped at Apple Ridge Farms and WOW! The color! 😍 Rows and rows of bright, beautiful zinnias made the prettiest backdrop for portraits.

This spot is gorgeous, but I think it would be even better as one stop in an Apple Hill photo session. A few portraits surrounded by all this color…and then off to a second location for a completely different look.

So now I want to know…

If you were planning an Apple Hill photo session, what would you want for your second backdrop?

🍎 Apple trees or an orchard?
🎃 Pumpkins?
🌲 A rustic farm setting?
🍂 Fall leaves?
🌾 An open field with that golden Apple Hill light?

Tell me in the comments! I’m scouting ideas for Apple Hill sessions and would love to know what YOU would choose.

And if an Apple Hill family or senior session sounds like something you’d love this fall, send me a message and we can start planning your adventure. ❤️

📍 Apple Ridge Farms | Apple Hill, CA
📸 Cathy Kurtz Photography

09/07/2026

🍂 Fall Family Photos Are Here!

When was the last time everyone was in the photo?

Not just the kids. Not a quick phone snapshot where someone is missing. A beautiful portrait with the people who make up your family right now. ❤️

Fall is one of my favorite times for family portraits—the warm light, beautiful colors, and cooler evenings make the perfect backdrop. And whether your family is 4 people or a whole crew like this one, we’ll create a mix of groupings so you have photographs you’ll actually want to print, frame, and keep.

My fall calendar is now open for families, extended families, and multi-generational sessions in the Orangevale/Folsom/Sacramento area.

🍁 Fall dates are limited because I only photograph evenings and weekends, and October tends to fill quickly.

If updated family photos have been on your “we really need to do that” list, this is your sign.

📸 Cathy Kurtz Photography
Certified Professional Photographer

👉 Message me for available fall dates

P.S. Extended family sessions are a great opportunity to get the big group and individual households, grandparents with grandkids, cousins, siblings, and other combinations while everyone is together.

09/01/2026

❤️ She has a thousand pictures of the grandkids on her phone. But how many is she actually IN?

This Grandparents Day, let’s change that.

I’m opening just 5 spots for my special Generations Portrait Event — a chance to capture Grandma with the people who call her Grandma. ❤️

We’ll create the traditional everyone-looking-at-the-camera portraits, of course — but I also want the snuggles, the laughter, the stories, and those little interactions that make their relationship theirs.

And because these photographs deserve to live somewhere besides a phone, every session includes a special keepsake just for Grandma:

📖 Printed 8" × 4" accordion photo book
🖼️ Your choice of 5 professionally edited digital images
❤️ Portraits of Grandma with her grandchildren — and family groupings, too
📍 Norma Hamlin Park, Orangevale
📅 Sunday, September 13 — Grandparents Day
💵 $295

Only 5 sessions are available.

Someday, the kids in these photographs are going to be very glad their family took the time to do this.

And I have a feeling Grandma will treasure that little book long before then. ❤️

👉 Reserve your Generations session here:
https://cathykurtz.hbportal.co/public/6a94548467c127ae42bbd557/1-Scheduler

Know a grandma who would absolutely love this? Tag her — or better yet, send this to her kids. ❤️

08/30/2026

💙 Grandparents Day Portrait Event! 💙

When was the last time Grandma or Grandpa was actually in the pictures instead of standing behind the camera watching everyone else make memories?

These are the photos that might feel ordinary today, but someday they’ll be absolutely priceless. ❤️

In honor of Grandparents Day, I’m offering a special limited portrait event celebrating grandparents and the kids who adore them.

Bring Grandma. Bring Grandpa. Bring ALL the grandkids! Let them laugh, cuddle, be silly, and simply enjoy being together. I’ll take care of capturing it.

Have a BIG family? ❤️ These 20-minute sessions can accommodate up to 10 people. For larger groups, please book two consecutive time slots or contact me for extended session options. We want enough time to wrangle the whole crew without rushing!

📸 Grandparents Day Portrait Event
📅 Sunday, September 13
📍 Norma Hamlin Park • Orangevale
⏱️ 20-minute portrait session
❤️ Your choice of 5 fully edited digital images
📖 8" x 4" Print Accordion keepsake book included!!!
💙 $295 +tax

And yes, grown grandchildren absolutely count! This isn't just for the littles. ❤️

These sessions will be limited so each family gets their own time together.

Want a spot? Comment “GRANDMA” below or send me a message and I’ll send you the booking details!

And if you know a grandma or grandpa who would treasure something like this, tag them (or their kids!) below. 💙

08/26/2026

☀️ Confession from a sunset-loving photographer: 10 a.m. sunshine is NOT usually my first choice. 😂

But sometimes the schedule says morning, the sun says GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, and you make it work. And I’m so glad we did. 🌻

We headed to the gorgeous sunflower fields at Andelin Family Farm in Sparks, Nevada for these photos, and even with that bright summer sun, we found beautiful pockets to create some seriously fun images.

And then little sister tagged along… which obviously meant she needed a few photos too. ❤️

Since big sister was a softball 🥎 player, I brought one of my vintage baseball outfits for little sis to try and, well… she loved it so much she didn’t want to take it off. 😂⚾️ I think we may have discovered her new personality.

This is exactly the kind of session I want to do MORE of — somewhere fun, somewhere different, somewhere that feels like an experience instead of just “stand here and smile.”

🌻 Sunflower fields
🎃 Pumpkin patches
🍎 Orchards
🌲 Christmas tree farms
🏙️ Cool urban spots
🌾 Or somewhere completely unexpected that YOU love!

Seniors, families, kids — bring me your location ideas. I’m absolutely game for an adventure as long as it doesn’t involve long hikes to remote places. 🤪

And if that little vintage baseball uniform caught your eye, I have vintage baseball outfits available in kids’ sizes 4–10 and would LOVE to photograph some more little ballplayers. ⚾️❤️

So tell me: If you could choose ANY fun location for your next photo session, where would we go?

08/22/2026

Hi, I’m Cathy! 👋 And if you’re new around here, consider this the slightly chaotic official introduction. 😂

I’m the red-haired human behind Cathy Kurtz Photography, and I’m happiest with a camera in my hand, pretty light in the sky, and people in front of me who swear they’re “not photogenic.” Challenge accepted. 📸

A few things you should probably know about me:

❤️ Family is everything.
📸 I believe photos should feel like you, not like you’re trying to recreate somebody else’s Pinterest board.
🌅 Golden hour makes me ridiculously happy.
🥤 Coffee? Absolutely not. Give me Pepsi, lemonade or something fruity with boba.
🧶 When I’m not photographing people, there’s a good chance I’m crocheting, crafting, reading, or dreaming up my next project.
😂 I’m a little quirky, I laugh a lot, and photo sessions with me are definitely not quiet, serious affairs.

Most of all, I love creating bright, colorful, classic photographs of the people you never want to forget exactly as they are right now.

So now I want to know who’s hanging out here with me!

Tell me ONE random thing about you in the comments. The more random, the better. 😂👇

And if you’ve been here awhile, tell me how you found me! ❤️

08/19/2026

**Okay, Sacramento-area families… where are we going this fall? 🍂🎃**

This photo is SEVEN years old, and sadly this little pumpkin farm isn’t around anymore. But looking at it makes me want to do more sessions that feel like *this.*

Not just “meet me at a pretty location and smile.”

I want to wander a pumpkin patch with your family for an hour while the kids hunt for the perfect pumpkin. I want the snuggles, the laughter, the piggyback rides, the ridiculous pumpkin someone insists is coming home with you… and yes, we’ll sneak in a few everyone-looking-at-the-camera photos too. 😉

Then when pumpkin season is over? Let’s do it at a Christmas tree farm. Or your favorite park. Your family’s property. A cute downtown area. A farm. An orchard. Somewhere completely unexpected that means something to **you**.

In fact, I LOVE when clients bring me location ideas. Be different! Your family photos don’t have to look like everyone else’s.

So help me out: **What’s your favorite pumpkin patch, farm or fall destination around the Sacramento area?** 🎃👇

Tag them below, tell me where your family goes every year, or give me a place you think would make an amazing photo session.

And if you’re already thinking, *“Wait… I want Cathy to come wander a pumpkin patch with us,”* message me. Fall will be here before we know it. 🍁📷

08/18/2026

When you’re 4, apparently your shoes have VERY specific job descriptions. 😂

The pretty shoes? Those went with the other pants.

These shorts clearly required the mismatched Crocs. And honestly, who was I to argue? 😂

Sometimes the best thing we can do during a photo session is stop worrying about making everything perfectly coordinated and just let kids be exactly who they are.

She had just started TK that week and was absolutely loving it, complete with plenty of opinions about her wardrobe. And I love that this photo captured all of it: the sweet smile, the confidence, the personality… and those fabulous Crocs. 💕

Because someday, the things that make you laugh right now might be the exact things you want to remember most.

Let them wear the Crocs. ❤️

08/17/2026

When did they suddenly start looking so grown up? 🥹

Senior year has a funny way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re taking first-day-of-school pictures on the front porch, and somehow you blink… and you’re scheduling senior portraits.

That’s one of my favorite things about photographing seniors. I want their photos to feel like them - beautiful and polished, but still natural, comfortable and recognizable to the people who love them most.

Because these aren’t just pictures for a graduation announcement. They’re the photographs Mom is going to look at years from now and think, that was her. Right at the beginning of everything. ❤️

Class of 2027 parents - has it hit you yet that this is senior year?!

Tell me: are you 😭 NOT READY or 🎓 SO EXCITED?

08/15/2026

HHOV’s salsa cookoff is today from 10-3 at the Orangevale Grange! Come see me!

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Orangevale, CA
95662

Telephone

+19164252826

Website

http://www.cathykurtz.com/

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