Athena Galgiani Photography Studio Martinez Pleasant Hill CA photographer

Studio sessions

What I offer

A curated, intimate studio experience located in Martinez, California.

Designed for motherhood, milestones, and timeless portraits — simple, beautiful, and intentional.

Each session is thoughtfully styled with access to a small client wardrobe and clean, classic backdrops.

Maternity Session

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Maternity Studio Session

A timeless studio maternity session featuring a clean seamless backdrop and access to flowing dresses from the client wardrobe.

For those wanting something extra special, a milk bath experience can be added — complete with florals or fruit styling for a soft, artistic feel. Options available: • Studio petite session • Milk bath session • Full maternity experience (studio + milk bath, with optional outdoor portraits weather permitting)

Newborn Sessions

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Newborn Portraits

Martinez Newborn Photographer capturing all the details

Newborn Portraits A posed newborn session focused on baby-only setups with soft, neutral styling. Parents and siblings may be added for individual or small family portraits. Calm, minimal, and baby-led.

First birthday photos and milestones

A baby with chocolate on their face and hands, sitting on a white surface, playing with a chocolate cake on a wooden plate.

Cake Smash

Searching for cake smash pictures near you? My private studio makes for a comfortable, easy experience for Bay Area families.

A simple and joyful way to celebrate turning one.

We begin with clean milestone portraits, then move into the cake smash portion.

Bring your own cake or coordinate with a local baker for a custom design.

Short, sweet, and timeless.

Portrait Sessions

A young girl with long, light brown hair held back with a pink hair clip, sitting on a wooden chair against a pink background, holding a pink flower, wearing a pastel-colored dress with large, abstract polka dot patterns.
A young girl with long, light brown hair held back with a pink hair clip, sitting on a wooden chair against a pink background, holding a pink flower, wearing a pastel-colored dress with large, abstract polka dot patterns.

Studio Portraits

Custom photos in my Martinez Photo studio

Perfect for updated headshots, children’s portraits, motherhood images, or small family groupings.

Simple backdrop. Natural posing. Beautiful light.

Milk Bath Session

Pink roses, petals, and green leaves floating in a milk bath.

Milk Bath

Dreamy milk bath portraits styled with florals, citrus, or simple natural elements. A beautiful option for maternity, babies, or creative portraits near Pleasant Hill and Martinez, CA

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Kind Words

“Athena has God's gifted hands both on and off camera. She did an amazing job capturing our story, all the pictures from our maternity and newborn photo sessions turned out beautifully. She made our experience fun and stress free. We were also so impressed by how gentle and experienced she was handling and positioning our newborn. We will definitely be using her again in the future.”

Susan L.

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