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Tag Archives: fun

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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Red Couch + Vacant Grassy Lot = Fun Business Portrait Collages (Lifestlye Portrait Photography) @ Menlo Park, California

Recent “Business Portrait” Posts:

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Meaghan + Brad (Engagement Photography) @ Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz

Meaghan found me online, and even though she’s having a friend shoot her wedding, she wanted a local photographer to capture her and Brad’s country spirit for her engagement session. When she said she wanted a barn/farm-like atmosphere, I knew we’d have to shoot at Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz. The green fields, […]

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Tom + Kristin = Five Awesome Kids (Family Photography) @ Seascape Beach, Aptos

OK, so there’s a lot more photos in this post than is typical for a family portrait session, but Tom and Kristin have five photogenic, fun kids that made it really hard for me to narrow them down. They live near Seascape beach in Aptos, so it was a natural choice for their family photo […]

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Alethea, Mike and Fam (Family Portrait Photography) @ Capitola Beach

Large families can be challenging to shoot – there’s that many more eyeballs and expressions that have to be open and happy at the exact same moment. Add to that the unpredictable wind, surf and lighting for an on-location outdoors shoot, and you have a lot to manage as a photographer! I’m always up for […]

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Tony + Danielle (Engagement Photography) @ Covered Bridge Park & Loch Lomond, Felton

Man I just *love* engagement sessions! Each one is different, and I never have a preconceived idea of how each is going to play out. It simply evolves from the subtle feedback I get as I start to work with a couple. One thing is pretty consistent, though – they are almost always romantic, fun, […]

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Amy + Greg = Isabelle > Aiden (Family Photography) @ Seascape Beach, Aptos

Can you say adorable strawberry blonde kids?!? I met Amy, Greg, and their cute kidlets Isabelle and Aiden for their family portrait session at Seascape Beach (this section also known as “beer can” or “beer bottle” beach to the college kids…). But today the beach was refuse-free and we took advantage, running around, being crazy, […]

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Jen + Steve (Engagement Photography) @ Downtown Capitola and Beach

This couple is simply adorable, from the moment I met them (only six weeks ago), I knew we’d all try our hardest to make our working relationship happen. When you connect with someone right away, you really hope the business side of things don’t get in the way. Jen and Steve are so great; from […]

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Rachel and Ryan (Engagement Photography) @ Vasona Park, Los Gatos

This is the second engagement session I’ve had at Vasona park that involved motorcycles in some way another – must be all that open space that just begs for large props! Ryan is a self-professed gearhead, and was happy to see my roll up in my modified mustang – it helps when us guys speak […]

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The Ruizes (Family Photography) @ 4-Mile Beach, Santa Cruz

I’m good friends with Jennie, we love to meet up for tacos and margaritas at Olita’s on the wharf. When she suggested we do a big shoot with her siblings and their kids, I was happy to take on the big group and see what I could capture. All the kids were fantastic, took direction […]

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San Francisco Shirt Company Models @ Intero Event, Fairmont Hotel (Event Photography)

I do a lot of work for Franco Uomo and San Francisco Shirt Company – both high-end clothing designers with stores in Santana Row. Angelina, the manager at SF Shirt Co., was involved with a cocktail party fashion show preceding Intero’s 8th Annual Achievement Awards at The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. Wow that was a […]

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Lisa + Michael = Ariel > Aster | Bronte (Family Photography)

I met Lisa, Michael, Ariel and the Dynamic Duo – twins Aster and Bronte for their family portrait session at University Terrace Park (on Meder St.), Santa Cruz, California. These photo shoots last anywhere from one to two hours, it really just depends on how long the kids can stand it. I break frequently, and […]

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Shannon + Aaron (Couple Photography)

Not every couple I photograph is engaged or getting married – many are celebrating their Xth anniversaries, which I think is so cool! Ok, so maybe sometimes the guys are like “I’d rather be at home watching football, but my wife made me come here,” but by the end of the session even the reluctant […]

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Mike + Fera = Madina > Mehdi > Rayhana (Family Portraits)

Mike and Fera own Arya Restaurant in Cupertino where I took pictures of their food and interiors last may. With a crazy busy restaurant schedule, we’ve been planning the family photo shoot for almost a year now! Well today we finally synchronized schedules and met up at Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz. Their three […]

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Tallulah + Chloe (Sistahs)

Tallulah is in the same class as my oldest daughter – so it goes without saying how T’s mom found out about this photography thing I do. We’d had to take a couple rain checks (literally), so I was glad we finally got a day and time we could shoot without umbrellas, although that would […]

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Kids Yoga (by Rachel Sattinger)

Rachel Sattinger is a local Santa Cruz Yoga teacher – we had a photography session for her Kids Yoga class at Pacific Edge Climbing Gym. She’s really great with the kids, incredibly patient and they all have as great time. Here’s a few of the photos I’d like to share, there’s more to check out […]

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Logan > Ryder (Brothers)

These little guys had a lot of fun playing with each other, running around the beach and chasing mom with sticks. Ah, boys will be boys! I ran around with them, doing my best to capture the moments. They were good enough to even pose for a few shots under the wharf, which turned out […]

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Robin + Robert = Riley (Family Photography)

When I met up with this great little fam at Natural Bridges, I knew this little girl, Riley, was gonna make me earn my money – she’s got spunk, a little firecracker – and I loved photographing her. She breathes life into the family, much to her parents’ frustration at times I’m sure – but […]

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Michelle + George = Wyland (Family Photography)

Wyland is such a cute little kid, and so well behaved during our one-hour family photography session at Natural Bridges beach in Santa Cruz. The weather has been rainy on and off, but we lucked out this evening with some dramatic clouds and almost no wind. Here’s some of my favorite photos below, there’s 89 […]

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Photo of the Day (PotD) – Farquhar Family

PotD: 2010.10.14 Date Taken: 2010.03.14 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 52mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 Lighting Specs: This is a two-light setup, the first being the sun (ha!) coming in from the right/rear. The key light, or main light, is coming from four Nikon SB-800 speedlights shooting through a 30″ softbox […]

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