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December 24, 2011

Josephine & Matt’s Japanese Tea Garden Engagements

When I first met Josephine & Matt in Walnut Creek last September to discuss wedding details (and have coffee of course), I immediately had “that feeling” you get when you know you’ve found a good match. Their large, Vietnamese-Catholic wedding (we’re talking two huge families–I can’t wait, it’s going to be so much fun!) goes down in January, but yesterday I met up with this incredibly happy couple for an engagement shoot at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.

We are so lucky to live in such a temperate climate. Though it was definitely chilly, it was a gorgeous sunny December day, and (best of all) the leaves haven’t yet fallen from the Japanese Maples. I had such a great time with Josephine & Matt, watching them relax enough to see their silly sides come out, their nerves drop away & their love for each other shine.

I had a hard time narrowing down this sneak peek to just a couple of shots, so here’s a few more than that. Merry Christmas! ♥

Posted in Engagements, People, Portrait, San Francisco Tags: Engagements, Golden Gate Park, People, Portraits, San Francisco

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October 17, 2011

Published in No Tofu Magazine (Scans)

File this under “things that are cool” — a few months ago, several of my photos were featured in a New York-based print magazine called No Tofu. The best part? My rad friend, SF-based journalist Jen Verzosa, wrote the accompanying article (in fact, she got me the gig). So not only did I get to help out my friend and benefit from it myself, but now I have beautiful digital copies of what was published in the magazine.

The first spread below is the actual article with the published photos. The second spread is the magazine’s cover & masthead. My name is included in the masthead portion, which is why I included it here. Being published in print is exciting, as 99% of my work is digital and never leaves the internet. There is something about print media, and that’s why I hope it never actually goes away. We’d lose something huge, something really tactile and real and substantive. Do you agree?

Anyway, here are the spreads. Enjoy!

Posted in Candid, Landscape, People, San Francisco Tags: local, Magazine, Mission, No Tofu, People, Print, Published, San Francisco

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September 27, 2011

Kitty Von Quim | Clarion Alley | San Francisco

This past weekend I got to spend an enjoyable few hours with this gorgeous woman, a burlesque performer who goes by the stage name Kitty Von Quim, in one of the most fun location spots in San Francisco — the creative, always-changing, beautiful, vivid Clarion Alley Mural Project. Patterns & colors collided to make magic, and this was such a fun, easy shoot.

Here are the final images that Ms. Von Quim chose for her promotional package!

Posted in People, Portrait Tags: Burlesque, Clarion Alley, local, People, Promo Shots, San Francisco

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July 20, 2011

Jordan & Fred’s Wedding | Point Montara Lighthouse

This is Jordan & Fred:

Jordan & Fred are such amazing people who truly, truly love each other. Along with their 4-month-old son, they have the cutest family, a beautiful house & wonderful people around them. This was a small wedding of close family and friends, and though the fog at the Point Montara Lighthouse created great ambiance early in the day, it burned off right before the ceremony started to reveal not just the Pacific Ocean below, but a crystal clear, unbelievably blue sky.

I think we can all agree: this bodes well for their future together!

It was such an honor to get to spend the day celebrating with Jordan and Fred, and hopefully this snapshot of their wedding day will convey the intense joyful emotion that ran through it. Congratulations again to both of you!

Posted in People, Wedding Tags: Bay Area, local, People, San Francisco, Wedding

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June 30, 2011

A B & The Sea | San Francisco | May 31st 2011

Over the last year and a half, I’ve photographed SF’s A B & The Sea live in concert so many times I’ve lost count (but the number is at least 11!). As I got to know this talented, kind and generally awesome group of guys better, it became a goal of mine to shoot promotional photos for them at some point. It took a year and a half, but on Memorial Day I got the call, and for nearly three hours we roamed San Francisco’s Embarcadero, from the Ferry Building halfway up to Pier 32.

I must say, and I don’t say this lightly, that this is the most fun I’ve ever had on a shoot— in so many ways. Taking pictures was easy, as the guys have a natural affinity for the camera and never lacked enthusiasm for the shoot (I find this exceedingly rare!). A band that is as stoked to have their photo taken as I am to take it? I hadn’t realized how rare that was until I felt the breezy, laid back nature of this shoot. It also helps that these troublemakers also had me laughing so hard that my abs and face were sore when I got home! It was just one of those days where everything goes right.

The following two photos are the only two to be released so far. Both were taken near the end of the shoot, after we’d lost our sunshine (ironic, considering that the single they’re using these photos to promote is called “In The Sunshine”). Hopefully there will be more releases from this shoot to come—but for now, enjoy these!