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Tag Archives: santa cruz portrait photography

Lifestyle Business Portraits at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz

Brenda needed some portraits for her new real estate venture, but she wanted more of a natural lifestyle feel to the photos than your typical executive headshot. She sent me a few sample images for the look and feel she was going for, so I suggested a natural light shoot at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz. It’s […]

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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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Soif (Food / Portrait Photography) @ Santa Cruz, California

Chef Mark at Soif cooked up some amazing-looking dishes for me this afternoon – the colors pop, the presentation is elevated, and the overall composition is clean and simply makes your mouth water. Below are my favorite photos from this short food and portrait photography session: Recent “Food Photography” Posts:  

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Bob S (Author Bio Portrait Photography) @ Santa Cruz

Bob wrote a book about solar energy with an emphasis on the far-forward view of the technology; I swear we talked more about this topic than we spent time taking photos! Bob contacted per his marketing agent’s request for a “smart, approachable” photo for the bio. We met at his home in the Santa Cruz mountains, and the first thing I did […]

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Lightspeed (Executive Portrait Photography) @ Santa Cruz, California

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Kianti’s Owners Tracy and Kelly (Portrait Photography) @ Santa Cruz, California

Tracy and Kelly, owners of Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta Bar restaurant in Santa Cruz, needed some updated portraits for business use. We used a spot in the private dining room for the nice, neutral background; I think they turned out pretty well! To view more photo shoots at Kianti’s, click here. Recent Portrait Photography Posts:  

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Howard (Business Headshot / Portrait Photography) @ Santa Cruz, California

I know head shots are not something most people look forward to. That’s why I make the process super-quick, easy and fun. If I can’t get a great shot of you in the first 3 minutes of shooting, then I’ve failed miserably. Howard’s main concern was not having a good place to shoot – his […]

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Santa Cruz Business Portraits – Buy Once, Get Multiple Versions!

I shoot a lot of business portraits / head shots around the Bay Area – but mostly around my home town of Santa Cruz. My goal with each client is to provide a variety of portraits – usually some formal, some casual, and with multiple outfit (top) changes. I also try to get several different […]

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Daniel (Business Portrait Photography) @ West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

Daniel is graduating from UCSC soon, and needed some professional head shots for his LinkedIn profile before heading out into the big bad world of full-time employment. We got a nice mix of casual and formal portraits on a lovely afternoon along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. Good luck Daniel! Recent “Business Portrait” Posts:

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Victor (Business Portrait) @ Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz

Victor needed some new business cards, so he thought it was a good time to update his portrait as well. Well dressed in his suit, we met for some semi-casual portraits at Ocean View Park in Santa Cruz. We took a variety of shots – close in to full body – at several locations around […]

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Julie Z (Business Portrait Photography) @ Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz

Julie is a fantastic local CMP (Certified Massage Practitioner) working in the Santa Cruz area. She needed some updated portraits/headshots to use for her business marketing material – plus all the online profiles there are today – Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook, industry websites, etc. It’s always good to keep your official portraits up to date. Even […]

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Commercial Portrait / Stock Photography (Santa Cruz) – Janet

Janet hired me to get some modeling / portrait photos of her in a couple settings in downtown Santa Cruz. The intent was to update her modeling portfolio, and we went with a stock photography-style approach with candid photos of Janet – working on her laptop, using her smartphone, etc. She’s absolutely stunning, so it […]

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David and Ranvir (Business Portrait / Headshot Photography) @ Sash Mill, Santa Cruz

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Kathy (Portrait Photography) @ Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz

Kathy needed an updated headshot for professional use, so we met at the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz. There’s a courtyard around back with some interesting backgrounds for neutral to organic and industrial looks. This was a super-quick portrait session as the need was very specific and the timing was last-minute. […]

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Erin (Santa Cruz Portrait Photography) @ Wilder Ranch

I shot Erin’s fabulous Roaring 20s wedding last year, and the cool thing about doing great work for clients is that they come back to you. It so happens that Erin needed some portraits for career purposes, so we set a date in January. We almost postponed due to the forecast for rain, but we […]

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Shawn + Joy = Summer > Pierce > Julia (Family Photography)

I’ve known Shawn and Joy for a long time – we met when they were just dating back in college at Cal Poly, SLO. We did a lot together back in the day, then went our separate ways, and only recently have rekindled our old friendships now that life has brought us back on the […]

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