GoodEye Photography + Design Blog

  HUGE waves crashing the whole time. They’re enjoying wine here, Brian’s looking over his shoulder towards Michael, who’s playing his guitar to himself. Brian’s like, “what the hell – let’s see if he’ll play for us” // Brian to Michael (I’m guessing here, I don’t read lips haha) “Hey man, thanks for coming – […]

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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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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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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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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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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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Recent “Engagement” Posts:

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Wow, there were so many keepers from this romantic and sexy engagement session, I had such a hard time picking my favorites. Cliff pulled some strings to get a last-minute photo permit to shoot at Natural Bridges, one of Santa Cruz’s most amazing natural parks; it’s got it all – fields, pine trees, sycamore groves, […]

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Molly and Zak found me just in the nick of time for their wedding this month, and although an engagement shoot wasn’t originally on their radar, I practically insisted we try to sneak one in for all the side benefits – a low-key practice session to get some great casual portraits, find out what does […]

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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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Anyone who’s ever planned a wedding knows it can be simply shocking how expensive everything is. Even the smallest weddings can easily cost $15,000 – the food, venue, and of course professional services such as my own quickly add up, forcing people to ask “Is this really worth it?” To most, the answer is a resounding […]

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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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Verona and Paul’s wedding is coming up in a few weeks, so we couldn’t put off their engagement shoot any longer! Luckily the November weather cooperated, giving us a beautiful setting at Panther Beach (where it’s usually exceptionally windy). These two have a lot of chemistry, which makes my photo-taking job so much easier. The […]

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What a romantic, wonderful engagement session with Zak and Renee – and they picked such an amazing location. I’ve never seen San Francisco’s City Hall from the inside, and was grateful to discover that no photo permit was required. We started around 6pm in the evening, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. […]

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Last time I met up with Jenny and Dimitriy was for their Foothills Park Palo Alto engagement session, so it was great to see these guys again on their wedding day. They are good friends of my past clients Jared and Jasmine – who in fact were both in today’s wedding party. I love seeing past […]

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I’ve known Astra for over a decade, so I was really excited when she’d told me she got engaged to this awesome guy named Steve. He makes her so happy, you can just see it in their eyes when they look at each other. Of course they’ve got some serious chemistry going on, which I […]

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Even Google Maps has a tough time finding Central Park in Santa Clara – my iPhone kept insisting I must drive to New York City if I wanted to meet Valerie and Mark for their engagement session! Luckily we all found our way there – even if we did start on opposite sides of this […]

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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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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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