Manuel Romero gives a solid first impression as a striking-looking young dude, and then he picks up his guitar and starts playing and singing, and you can’t help but smile. We had hair, makeup and Starbucks – you know, the whole shebang – show up for this portrait shoot at Maceio in downtown San Jose. […]
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Tags: artist, bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, brick, business, business portraits, downtown, goodeye, guitar, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, maceio, manuel romero, musician, performer, photography, photos, portrait, professional, restaurant, san jose, session, singer, singing
Alice Wan called me up to get some photos of her brother who came up from LA and parents, who just arrived from Hong Kong. We had a lot of fun walking around downtown Capitola and the beach. Here’s my favorites from our shoot, all 74 photos are here.
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Tags: alice wan, beach, capitola, city, downtown, family, family photography, goodeye, mural, ocean, photography, photos, Portraits, river, sand, wan
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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Tags: Architecture, bracketed, building, california, city hall, cloudy, downtown, HDR, high dynamic range, photography, photos, san jose, structure, wide angle
Although this looks more like an engagement shoot, this was actually a celebration of Jack and Karen’s third wedding anniversary! Usually I don’t see a whole lot between newly married couples and those celebrating their 50th anniversaries, so it was a treat to see someone celebrating in-between, just for the heck of it. Karen surprised […]
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Tags: 3rd anniversary, anniversary, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, capitola, downtown, engagement, evening, jack, Jack Lin, karen, Karen Lin, Lin, married, ocean, photo, photography, photos, pier, reflections, sand, session, sunset, water, waves, wet, wharf
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) needed a group photo of their team as they were visiting San Jose for their annual meeting of members from around the world. I didn’t research the organization too deeply, but according to their website, they’re a: “…worldwide professional 501 (c)(3) non-profit association whose sole mission is […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, CEFPI, cesar chavez, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, downtown, executives, group, head shots, headshot photos, park, portrait, Portraits, professional, san jose
Tarragon is an amazing restaurant owned and managed by Dottia Bilic (and hubby) located in downtown Sunnyvale – you know – Murphy Street. Downstairs is a first-class restaurant with open kitchen, upstairs is a large banquet and patio space perfect for weddings/receptions. It’s a great venue to eat and to party, and I highly recommend […]
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Tags: bay area, bay area architecture photographers, bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, bay area restaurant photography, best, chris schmauch, dine, Dining, downtown, Food, good eye, goodeye, images, murphy, murphy st., photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, restaurant, santa cruz, street, sunnyvale, sunnyvale food photographers, sunnyvale restaurant photographers, tarragon
I like my Bass as much as the next guy, but Shekoh over at Shokolaat in Palo Alto takes it to the next level. This melts in your mouth and has amazing flavor. Ok, this sounds like a paid commercial so I’ll shut up and just let you enjoy the photo…
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Tags: best, brussel sprouts, brussels sprouts, celery root puree, chris schmauch, cream, Dining, dish, downtown, fish, Food, good eye, goodeye, images, mediterranean, palo alto, photo, photographer, photography, pic, plated, port, red wine bacon reduction, restaurant, santa cruz, sauce, sea bass, shekoh, shokolaat, university ave, wine
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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Tags: Architecture, bay area, best, chris schmauch, Dining, downtown, fine, good eye, goodeye, grill, images, interior, photo, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, restaurant, san jose, the grill, the grill on the alley
