West 12 Ranch Studio

Place is absolutely gorgeous for photos. We love the area and use the train tracks for my sons senior photos. Horses and chickens are around. New pony born the day we were there. Nice photos. My mom and I took photos in one of the tall grassy areas and on the rustic farm swing.

All I can say is WOW! My daughter, Anna, and I fell in love the very minute we turned into their driveway. Off to the right is an adorable miniature field with wispy wildflowers, with a white fence around it. Perfect location for family photos! The sun shining down is beautiful!I was only able to see half of the property and we were already wanting to use every prop and location that we saw for Anna's photo shoot. The Barn has an old red truck. Adorable! With lighting everywhere. A chandelier hanging right above it. It is simply rustic with a romantic touch to it. They have a cute simple beach area. Overall our favorite was hanging out with Leo (horse). He must love the camera because he posed for the photos as well. The tree that is in his wonderful living quarters is magnificent. The sun in the background peeking through the leaves, made my heart melt. They used the stables as photo rooms. So clever. Different themes.We will be returning, to be original customers. This is one place you cannot want to go to! Hands down magical!Pictures done by Nicky at https://www.yourmomentmylens.com/portfolioPlease see his review on Yelp

6 stars.This hidden gem just 20 minutes south of Elk Grove is gorgeous in a laid back sort of way. The shoot scenes outdoors are rusticy, overgrown, lush willowy. Think country. Horses and that sort of thing. The shoots indoors are in a barn with lots of romantic props like various old fashioned velvet settees that seat 1-5, old frames, old hats, old everything, even a big old red truck. My favorite shot was outside sitting on a creme colored velvet settee. The background was weeds and the back of an old brown barn. I love how the shot is mixed with fancyness (we dressed in bowties, suspenders, glitter dresses, long black gloves and boas) and nature. Very nice opposites. If you shoot during sunset you will get the prettiest sunshiney irridescent glow shining through. I have seen other pix with the horses in the background, but unfortunately we didnt get any in ours this time. The best thing about this place is you get very nice pictures backdrops at very decent rates. If you take holiday pix early, we took then on Columbus Day, theres lots of places available to shoot pix. What happens is, you walk around the property and choose where to take pix. And there is generally lots of selection and you can use anything they have. Nowadays, a few weeks till Christmas, theres less places to shoot so freely. Point being, take them early. Its $30 to shoot on a weekday, and $50 for the weekend. Check the website for more specific details. Money is casually left in an envelope in the barn. I would for sure take pix here again given the chance.

What a gem of a place! Huge thank you to Barb and the staff for opening up your beautiful ranch for us photographers. Just completed my first of many shoots and I have to say, I can spend the day here shooting. There's just so many different looks here, the possibilities are endless! The staff here are great, the grounds are clean and well kept, the studios are awesome, they have everything here...this place ignites creativity. What a huge blessing that a place like this exists. Thanks again Barb, from the very beginning you've been so helpful and accommodating, I appreciate you.

If you are looking for a ranch to do a photography shoot, look no further this place is sooo beautiful. The ranch is very big, there's many places to shot all unique and full of character. I highly recommend it you will fall in love with hidden gem. Many props, rooms, antique and unique pieces, chairs, couches, old trucks so many options.The administration has gone of amazing job with keeping up with the ranch and making adjustments without the ranch's charm and character.

I wanted to do something different for my 40th Birthday. Some of my close friends and family had a Girlfriends photoshoot done at this beautiful place. It was amazing experience. My friends loved the place and even booked it a few weeks later for their Christmas pictures. The ranch has different backgrounds to choose from, lots of props, horses, a unicorn, and just about everything to set the scene. It was so fun to do a photoshoot. It was the weekend after Thanksgiving so weather was a bit cold and it rained a little but didn't stop us from taking photos. I was very happy how my pictures came out. This place is fun place to shoot pictures!

I love this place!! My daughter is now 2 years old, but these are still my all time favorite pregnancy photos we got! A friend of ours brought us out there and took the photos for us! This place has all kinds of amazing different props and the people who run it are very nice!

My experience at West 12 Ranch and Barb was great! Barb was so welcoming, and the stage rooms and barns are perfect for any occasion. I would 100% recommend to anyone who is looking for a place to take pictures.

I had a great tour for my future Photoshoot. The host was very helpful in giving tips on time for sunset and best photo locations based on theme. I'm looking forward to my Photoshoot next year.

We drove up from Bakersfield this pasted weekend to take our family photos... beautiful ranch!!!