Scott and Caroline decided to celebrate their 50th birthdays in high fashion – so they decided to have an amazing 1920s-themed “Casa Blanca” party at the most appropriate venue in the Bay Area for such an event – the statuesque Villa Montalvo mansion in Saratoga. All the guests were dressed in fashionable clothing and accessories from the […]
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This is evening two of my two-day Fogo de Chão photo shoot – check out the evening one results here. I’ve shot quite a few Bay Area Brazilian churrascarias (steakhouses), so I’m no stranger to their gaucho servers and skewers of hot-from-the-oven hunks of meat. The food is delicious and the experience is one-of-a-kind. I […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area food photography, behind the scenes, brazilian, churrascaria, cooking, Fogo de Chão, food photography, gauchos, infrared, ir, kitchen, kitchen action, knife, meat, new restaurant, oven, restaurant opening, restaurant photography, rotisserie, san jose, san jose food photographers, san jose food photography, santana row, sharpening, skewers
I’ve shot quite a few Bay Area Brazilian churrascarias (steakhouses), so I’m no stranger to their gaucho servers and skewers of hot-from-the-oven hunks of meat. The food is delicious and the experience is one-of-a-kind. I was honored to work on behalf of my friends at Wagstaff to shoot the latest restaurant opening for their client […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area food photography, behind the scenes, brazilian, churrascaria, cooking, Fogo de Chão, food photography, gauchos, infrared, ir, kitchen, kitchen action, knife, meat, new restaurant, oven, restaurant opening, restaurant photography, rotisserie, san jose, san jose food photographers, san jose food photography, santana row, sharpening, skewers
Kianti’s just held their 10th anniversary, a commendable achievement for any business, no less a restaurant! The amazing thing I realized about this group of employees is how loyal they are. Most of the managers recognized had been there the majority of the time, with a few being there from day one. Co-owners Tracy and […]
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Tags: 10 year, anniversary, appreciation, bay area event photographers, bay area event photography, casino, elvis, employee, event, event photography, gambling, hollis, kianti's, party, santa cruz event photographers, santa cruz event photography, theme
The Westin in San Francisco hired me to photograph their annual Holiday Party / Employee Recognition ceremony at their hotel this year. Big corporate parties like this are always fun as there’s a ton of people, lots of great food and drink, and everyone is smiling and having a good time. Getting great candid photos […]
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Tags: bay area event photographers, bay area event photography, corporate, corporate christmas party, event photography, holiday party, holiday party photos, hotel photography, san francisco event photographers, san francisco event photography, westin, westin san francisco
These are a select few of the photos I took at Brion’s annual holiday party. This year it was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center – a huge and modern venue for the largest events. This is a great group of people who I’ve worked with before, and I look forward to many more […]
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For the last couple of years I’ve donated my time photographing the Okizu Foundation’s annual fundraiser to help children affected by cancer. The goal is to send as many kids as possible to week-long camps in Northern California where they are free to drop their guards, be themselves, make friends and have a blast. This […]
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I’ve photographed tons of events – corporate retreats, black tie dinners, company parties, heck – even my daughter’s Girl Scouts father/daughter dance; but somehow I’ve yet to shoot an actual high school prom. A past client called me up a couple weeks ago and asked if I was interested in shooting her daughter’s high school […]
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Tags: 2012, bay area event photographers, bay area event photography, chaminade, chaminade event photography, chaminade prom photos, georgiana bruce, high school, kirby, kirby prep, prom, prom pictures, santa cruz, santa cruz prom photographers, santa cruz prom photography, venetian nights
Huey Lewis and the News were the star performers at Okizu’s 18th Annual Art Inspiring Hope Gala this year, and they really put on a great show for the guests. I’d never seen them in person, so it was a treat to get up close to these legendary musicians. Here’s a few photos I like, […]
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Okizu is simply an amazing organization whose sole purpose is to support kids and their families suffering from childhood cancer – most notably in the form of mentor and recreational programs set in a friendly camp environment in Northern California. I was approached by Okizu last year after being involved with another fundraiser at the […]
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Fera and Mike, owners of Arya Global Cuisine in Cupertino, invited me to capture their Persian New Year festivities happening at their restaurant. The place was packed with people eating from the Prix Fixe menu and dancing to the live music. I took some posed shots in front of the “Haft-Sin Table” which is important […]
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Tags: arya, arya restaurant, bay area event photographers, bellydancing, cupertino event photographers, cupertino photographers, event, event photography, fera hashemi, mike hashemi, new year, persian, persian new year
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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Tags: angelina haole, bay area event photographers, bay area fashion photographers, Clothing, cocktail party, couples, display, drinking, elevated, enjoying, event, fairmont, fairmont ballroom photos, fairmont san jose, fashionable clothing, franco uomo, fun, hotel, intero, Intero event, intero party, Intero real estate, michael soo, michael soo photographer, modeling, models, networking, party, pedestal, photography, pre-party, san francisco shirt company, san francisco shirt company clothing, san jose event photographers, san jose fashion photographers, sf shirt co, socializing, soo photography, the fairmont
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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Tags: ballrooms, bay area architecture photographers, bay area hotel photographers, bay area hotel photography, bouqets, event venues, fairmon san jose, fairmont ballroom photos, fairmont ballrooms, fairmont banquet space, fairmont hotel, floral arrangements, hotel photography, interior photographers, interiors, photography, pre-event photos, san jose wedding venues, the fairmont
Carolyn and Jalil, owners of Paolo’s Restaurant in downtown San Jose, needed some professional photos showing how their banquet space could be decorated for an event. Bloomster’s had the centerpieces decked out in beautiful array, the lighting and other decorations were just really well executed. The event for the evening was an annual party for […]
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I woke up this morning to helicopters overhead, thinking – hmm, that can’t be good. Bleary eyed, I picked up my iPhone, loaded Facebook and realized that Japan had had a massive earthquake, and tsunamis were headed to our west coast. My wife had already left to take our eldest daughter to school, so I […]
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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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The all grown up Ray siblings got together in Saratoga to catch up on old times and visit with mom. They live in different parts of the country, so it had been over a decade since they’d all been in the same place, but you wouldn’t know it the way they playfully joked around and […]
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I’ve been the un-official, official photographer for the Four Seasons since they opened up in Palo Alto five years ago. They use me for all the important stuff they can make room in their budgets for, and it’s always a blast – the management at this Four Seasons hotel is SO cool – every year […]
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Tags: annual, awards, bay area event photographers, east palo alto, employees, event, fifth anniversary, four seasons, four seasons event photographer, four seasons silicon valley, gfour seasons hotel, holiday party, hotel, managers, palo alto, palo alto event photographers, palo alto party photographer, party, performance
My friends at Franco Uomo just opened their new business at Santana Row – and it’s called San Francisco Shirt Company. It’s high-end, fashionable, and mostly for the ladies. I took some interiors and details of the store last week, and today was the official grand opening, replete with a red carpet fashion show (models […]
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Tags: bay area event photographers, Clothing, event, event photography, Fashion, fashion photography, franco uomo, high fashion, hotel valencia, live music, men's clothing, model, modeling, models, music, red carpet, san francisco shirt company, san jose, santana row, violin, vip, women's clothing
