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Author Archives: Chris Schmauch

Multiple Generation Family Portraits at Pajaro Dunes

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Lisa and Chris (Engagement Photography) @ Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, California

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Cafe Cruz (Restaurant / Lifestyle Photography) @ Soquel, California

Cafe Cruz in Soquel wanted to show off their awesome romantic ambiance – different areas inside and out on the patio that are all next to open fireplaces or fire pits. They certainly add a lot of figurative and literal warmth to the locale. Here’s a few photos highlighting the spaces with some couples. Recent “Food Photography” Posts:

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Cafe Cruz (Food Photography) @ Soquel, California

Here are a few of Cafe Cruz’s latest dishes. If you love a restaurant with great ambience and delicious American fare, I highly recommend this gem of a restaurant in Soquel, California. Recent “Food Photography” Posts:

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Food and Portrait Photography at Cafe Cruz in Soquel

This was a dual restaurant shoot – with the goals to shoot some of Cafe Cruz’s more popular dishes as well as get some lifestyle portraits of some couples enjoying the nighttime ambience indoors near the fireplace and outdoors on the patio – by another fireplace and a fire pit. Lots of good stuff, this is […]

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JoAnne and Fred (Wedding Photography) @ Concannon Vineyard, Livermore,California

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Jacob Senior Portait Photography at Capitola Beach

Senior portraits are always a lot of fun – only one subject to concentrate on, and it’s pretty unlikely they’ll be uncooperative – with streaming tears, snotty noses and throwing fits on the ground 🙂 Jacob did an awesome job, although I must admit he was a challenging nut to crack – this guy just doesn’t […]

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Restaurant Food and Portrait Photography at MacArthur Park in Palo Alto

These are some of the best photos from a multi-day photo shoot at the fine restaurant MacArthur Park in Palo Alto. We had an aggressive list of objectives for the photography – to be used for marketing (print and web), advertising and general promotion. We shot some great BBQ food dishes (their specialty) – both by […]

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The Addy Show (Family Photography) @ Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California

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Estatements – Luxury Consignment Jewelry (Product Photography) @ Los Altos, California

Appropriately based in Los Altos, Estatements is a fairly regularly client of mine who specializes in the sales of high-end luxury items on consignment from their owners. Some of the jewelry,watches, handbags and shoes are simply breathtaking. Here’s a few items from our most recent shoot: Looking for a product / jewelry photographer in the Bay […]

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VIB Law II – The Courthouse Edition (Business Portrait Photography) @ San Jose, California

So, part II of our first portrait session with VIB Law – this time we met up at the Old Courthouse in downtown San Jose, California. It’s old, but with a grand stature and decor that’s absent in modern architecture. First we took a few photos in the courtroom itself, but absent a judge, jury and audience […]

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Monica and Kevin (Engagement Photography) @ Felton Redwoods / Natural Bridges Santa Cruz, California

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Alexandra and Adam (Engagement Photography) @ Capitola, California

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VIB Law (Business Portrait Photography) @ San Jose, California

The fearless and highly skilled triad of leadership at VIB are revamping their website, and need some quality content to help populate the beautiful new design. Having worked together before, the talented fellows at WebDogs recommended VIB give me a call to help fill out the content vacuum. The goals for the initial shoot were pretty simple – headshots of […]

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Laurel and Brian (Engagement Photography) @ Capitola, California

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Michelle and Stefan (Wedding Photography) @ Santa Catalina High School (Monterey) / Anton & Michel, Carmel,California

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Laura and Kevin (Wedding Photography) @ Gardener Ranch, Carmel Valley, California

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Amanda + TJ (Wedding Photography) @ The Perry House, Monterey,California

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Shannon + Sean (Wedding Photography) @ Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco,California

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Sid (Newborn Photography) @ Aromas, California

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