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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Tags: big waves, brian and julianna, davenport beach, davenport beach proposal, down on one knee, foggy, guitar player, overcast, picnic, popping the question, proposal, proposing, propposal on the beach, romantic, wedding proposal, wine
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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Tags: $5000, bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, bottles, bride, business, business portraits, destroy, dirty, divorced, drama, dramatic, dumpster, expensive, filthy, forklift, gown, grease, gritty, head shots, headshot photos, hosed, lighting, livermore, married, photography, photos, pouring, pouring wine on wedding dress, professional, session, stacy connolly, trash the dress, TTD, TTD session, water, wedding dress, wet, white crane, wine, winery
As the official photographer for Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, I donated my services to the annual Tally Hoe Down event they help put on. It’s basically a fund-raising effort to benefit the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, so I was perfectly content contributing my time and resources for the good cause. Many local restaurants […]
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Tags: allied arts guild, atherton, auction, auctioneer, children's, dancing, demonstration, event, Food, fundraiser, horses, hospital, local, lucile packard, menlo circus club, photography, photos, restaurants, riders, robin liston, silent, tally hoe, TallyHoeDown, vip, wine
I was honored to participate in the event celebrating Joseph George Wines’ 70th anniversary at Villa Montalvo, Saratoga. Only Joseph George could unite all the top vintners to participate in a single event – perhaps you may recognize some of the names: Duckhorn, Goldeneye, Paraduxx, DuMol, Far Niente, Flora Springs, Lewis, Melka Wines, Miner Family, […]
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Tags: 70th, anniversary, appetizers, arts, center, dinner, elite, event, formal, joseph george, le papillon, montalvo, party, photography, photos, saratoga, wine, winery, wines
Cassie at Four Seasons over in Palo Alto called me earlier this week as they have some new hires that need some headshots. Most everyone is ambivalent to loathsome when it comes to getting their picture taken, so I try to make it quick, painless, and maybe even a little fun. I’m not a comedian, […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, claudio villani, corporate, four seasons, head shots, headshot photos, headshots, palo alto, photography, photos, Portraits, professional, silicon valley, staff, wine
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
Okay, so this title requires a little explanation. Todd Spanier, the locally famous “purveyor of fine mushrooms” and self-titled “King of Mushrooms” works with Sent Sovi’s Josiah Slone on an annual dinner/event centered around, well, mushrooms and fine dining. Josiah created a mouth-watering multi-course meal for all attending, and Todd got up to speak throughout […]
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Tags: bay area, best, candids, chris schmauch, Dining, drinking, eating, fine, Food, french, good eye, goodeye, images, josiah slone, mushroom, outside, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, sent sovi, vi, wine
