Over the years we have had clients who have lost portraits to fires like the Woolsey Fire (2018), the Mountain Fire (2024), and most recently, the Eaton Fire (2025). In addition, some clients have had portraits fade because of exposure to too much ultraviolet light.

If you have lost a portrait to fire or to fading, please contact the studio. We will do our best to replace the portrait for you. We have a significant archive of our 40 years of portrait work, and would love to restore a lost/faded portrait for you.

Call the studio at (805) 367-8100 or at (949) 515-5140, or email me at markbrandes@brandesportrait.com.

P.S. If it's been a number of years since we did a portrait for you, maybe it's time to consider updating. Summer is an excellent time for location portraits because of warm evenings accompanied by late sunsets.