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Tag Archives: Architecture

Commercial Interior Architecture Photography in San Jose – ASML

Semiconductor company ASML has a brand new building in San Jose, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Clean lines, modern materials, open work environments and bold splashes of color make it look like a truly futuristic workplace. Here are some of the panoramic interior photos I created of the space during a weekday evening: Recent “Architecture Photography” Posts:

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2015 Year in Review

I have a really hard time picking my favorites from each shoot, but it’s a great exercise to review your work from time to time. This is the first installment of what I hope becomes an annual tradition – picking JUST ONE photo from each of my shoots from the past year, be it a business portrait […]

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Jamie + Will (Engagement Photography) @ San Francisco City Hall

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Britainy and Marcos (Engagement Photography) @ Legion of Honor / Baker Beach, San Francisco, California

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Mai and Hai (Engagement Photography) @ Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California

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Fogo de Chao (Architecture Photography) @ Santana Row, San Jose, California

I was hired to shoot architectural interior and exterior photos of Fogo de Chao’s newest location at Santana Row in San Jose, California. There are several challenges to this spot – it’s on a high traffic location (both foot traffic from the mall and cars from the main roads), it has a stoplight and streetlight right in […]

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Hawthorn Lounge (Architecture Photography) @ San Francisco, California

From the unlabeled, nondescript gray door entrance on Geary, you’d never know there was an epic underground lounge waiting 2 minutes from the sidewalk. Although I photographed the interiors on off-hours, when Hawthorn Lounge was closed, I could really appreciate the lavish decor, dark (yet brilliant) ambience, and the spare-no-expense sound system and general details. Enjoy some of […]

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Lisa + Tony (Engagement Photography) @ Mission District and Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

We visited Tony’s old stomping grounds in the Mission District of San Francisco for his engagement shoot with fiancée Lisa. It was windy and cold, so there was no pretend cuddling or modeling fans for hair blowing – it was au natural. The alleyways near Mission Pie has some beautiful, colorful graffiti that we used […]

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Ly + Scott (Engagement Photography) @ Villa Montalvo, Saratoga

Ly really just wanted to be able to wear high heels for her engagement shoot. Fair enough, I thought, but then I started thinking about all the places I shoot. Dirt, sand, hills… yeah, not as easy as I thought. So then I thought of Villa Montalvo in Saratoga and my friends who work there, […]

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202 Pelton Ave. (Real Estate Photography) @ Santa Cruz

Across the street from Lighthouse Field State Park, and with a great view of the ocean and West Cliff Drive, this lovely home is a great opportunity for anyone looking to live the Santa Cruz good life. Wrapped in four decks and adorned with gardens, you’ll enjoy being outside as much as in. Check out […]

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Louis and Freneau – Musicians (San Francisco Portrait Photography)

Louis and Freneau are a loving couple that also happen to create some great spiritual music. Their goal for the photo shoot was to get some cover-worthy art for their next album. They picked the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for the grand setting, where we met near sunset for our session. They […]

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San Jose City Hall (Architecture)

The city of San Jose hired me to get a professional photo of the new-ish city hall. It’s a beautiful structure, and I’m sure there’s thousands of photos floating around of it, so I was flattered to have been chosen for the assignment. Of course I have a *little* experience shooting architecture, so I was […]

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Bonny Doon Residence (Real Estate)

My parents-in-law are selling their lovely property they’ve raised their kids in – it’s about 30 minutes out of Santa Cruz in the mountains, near a small town named Bonny Doon. It’s a large piece of land with expansive yard, beautiful garden, separate garage, storage, play area, and of course an amazing three story-ish house […]

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MacArthur Park Restaurant (Interiors)

Nestled near the train station at the end of University Ave. in Palo Alto, MacArthur Park is a hidden gem among many fine dining experiences in the valley. On this rainy day I simply showed Faz Poursohi what his restaurant could look like through my eyes, vision and photography. I guess he was intrigued, as […]

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The 26 Million Dollar House (architecture)

Nestled on 28 acres of extremely private property in Portola Valley is a living relic from the roaring ’20s, and its name is Villa Lauriston. I won’t go into the history of the house as there are books published about it, but it was literally built from the ground it majestically sits upon. All the […]

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Kaama Ambiance (Architecture Photography)

I always have a tough time shooting the interiors of really dark places – not that’s it’s a technical challenge, it’s just that it’s so easy to bring out details that you really don’t want to see in a dark place. For example, when someone paints their ceiling black, it’s because there’s nothing up there […]

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Beautifull! New Restaurant (Exteriors/Interiors)

After opening their first San Francisco restaurant in 2009 (see photos here), Beautifull! wasted no time in opening their second SF location this week. They claim to offer “The best prepared fresh food in the world,” and having sampled the goods I won’t debate that statement. Alas, the food will show up in a separate […]

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La Choza Day Spa (Interiors)

Angelica McCoy, owner of La Choza Day Spa in San Jose, needed some new interior photos taken for her spa’s website – nothing too fancy, but of course I went with 5 bracketed shots to create the HDR photos you see here. Even though a decent single exposure would cover the dynamic range of these […]

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Holiday Cheer at The Grill (interiors)

My good friend John Price asked me to take a few shots of their holiday decorations for ye olde corporate office. Of course I couldn’t take simple snapshots – I had to take 7-shot bracketed exposures, blend them to create high dynamic range files, and process those files into tonemapped 16-bit TIFFs then enhance with […]

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The Grill – Architectural Interiors, Seafood, Steak…

Here’s a few new interiors of The Grill on the Alley in Dowtown San Jose. I shot 7 bracketed exposures for each HDR image. Also, a couple food pics. Full gallery here.

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