With a wedding in the morning at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, and the reception at Quail Hollow Ranch in Aptos, Laura and Kalen had two beautiful locations to celebrate their union with all their friends and family. The ceremony was held inside a ring of flowers and bubble making favors with all the guests […]
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What a fun group of people Lila and Dylan invited to their Chaminade wedding in Santa Cruz. It was a whirlwind of tattoos & cocktails mixed with love, tears and happiness. A strong current of Jamaican spirit wove through the day’s festivities, building to a fever pitch when Reggae band Warrior King took the stage […]
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I’ve waited SO long to do a Trash The Dress (TTD) session with one of my brides. Everyone always chickens out, but I can see why – the wedding is still fresh, and nobody wants to leave the party to change out of the wet dress (or destroy it, for that matter). Last year I […]
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I’ve known Chris and Leah for several years now, and I was excited when they asked me to officially capture the culmination of their wedding plans at the beautiful Cinnabar Golf Course in the hills above San Jose and Morgan Hill. We started the day at Hotel Los Gatos where some of the bridal party […]
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WARNING: This post has LOTS of big photos!! What can I say, Jared and Jasmine are an Attractive Couple (see: capitalization) that knows good photography when they see it. They reviewed my work online and booked me for their upcoming wedding without even meeting me first. I could’ve been some psychopath that also happened to […]
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I think Wilder Ranch was at its peak today, the grasses were tall and green and I had two beautiful little girls to photograph there. Saje and Sophia were simply adorable, and were really great to work with. Their mom was a big help off-camera getting their attention for many of the photos. The boas […]
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I had a wonderful family photography session with the Johnson family at Seacliff Beach / Rio Del Mar Beach in Aptos, California. There’s been so much driftwood along the coast since that whole Japanese Tsunami thing, so of course people have naturally created a myriad of structures out of it. We explored the structures as […]
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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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In these connected days, we’ve got personal and professional profiles on a myriad of different website – all with prominent places for pictures of ourselves – Facebook, LinkedIn, Match, eHarmony – just to name a few. The only thing most profile photos have in common is their nearly-universal characteristic of suckiness. Since everyone seems to […]
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Senior portrait photography is kind of a new pursuit of mine. It’s an honor to capture this time of transition in a person’s life, and I consider it a personal challenge to capture an individual’s true personality. I had a great time navigating 3-Mile beach with Emma and her mom, even though getting down to […]
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When Kyle called about 30 minutes before we were supposed to meet, I tried to postpone on him due to the weather – but as he reminded me that Stephanie was due very soon, postponing wasn’t an option. Of course I mentally slapped myself, and shook off the rainy day attitude and quickly left to […]
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Although this home is technically in Los Gatos, it’s really up off the summit in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s a beautiful property with a huge deck and built in jacuzzi. Monique Pacurariu and Chris Clayton are the listing agents for this house, and if this looks like the perfect new home for you, please […]
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Here’s a few of the fresh, fruity cocktails to be had at Las Montañas taqueria in Concord, California. Get some fresh shots of your restaurant’s refreshments. Chris is a Bay Area commercial photographer specializing in food photography and restaurant interiors. Call (831) 216-6210 to book your photography session.
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The newly redecorated ballrooms at The Fairmont Hotel San Jose are ideal venues for enormous (and more intimate) corporate events and weddings. The Imperial Ballroom is simply gigantic (13,000 square feet / 1,150 – 1,400 guests), and this evening it was actually split into two separate rooms (the red and blue pictures). Even split up, […]
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Karina Barragan, owner of Las Montañas Restaurant in Concord, needed some fresh photos of their food and drinks for their website and menu. I picked one of their large round wooden tables (it seemed to have some character) and set up the lighting equipment. Mixed in with the regular food and drink photos, I randomly […]
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Karina Barragan, owner of Las Montañas Restaurant in Concord, needed some fresh photos of their food and drinks for their website and menu. I picked one of their large round wooden tables (it seemed to have some character) and set up the lighting equipment. I wasn’t sure how many dishes we’d be shooting, but before […]
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Karina Barragan, owner of Las Montañas Restaurant in Concord, needed some fresh photos of their food and drinks for their website and menu. I picked one of their large round wooden tables (it seemed to have some character) and set up the lighting equipment. Minutes later the cocktails were flying out of the bar and […]
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I met David this morning at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz. Recently graduated from college back East, David is laying the foundation for his future in music – and one small part of that is publicity photos. When he initially called me, he was just looking for a headshot, but I convinced him while […]
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I had the pleasure of covering the 2011 State of the Valley conference this Friday, February 18th. There were so many inspiring speakers, most notably our 3rd President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. At times the message was rather sobering – the state of our local, state and national economy and what needs to […]
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Just a couple photos of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed speaking at the 2011 State of the Valley Conference at McEnery Convention center today. He’s the Co-Chair of the board for Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.
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