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Catheryn & Sebastian had a wonderful ceremony at the Sainte Claire Hotel in downtown San Jose this last August – I had no idea the banquet spaces were so nice there! C&S are a beautiful couple inside and out. I really enjoyed our first engagement shoot down in monterey, they were real troopers braving the […]

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OK, so I mainly chose the location because of the iconic natural bridges that give the park its namesake, but if I’ve learned anything about photography, it’s to assume nothing about weather, light, kids good behavior, camera and lighting gear functioning properly… you get the picture. Anyways, I met the Lorig family in the parking […]

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I met with critically-acclaimed clothing designer Franco Uomo at his Santana Row location to shoot some of his creations on our model, Jason. The store manager, Angelina Haole, was indispensable as she dragged the rolling clothes hanger up and down the alleys of Santana Row, all the while providing constructive creative input. Franco whisked in […]

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I met up with Jason, Madelyn, and their two adorable rugrats this morning at Sunol Community Park. We shot a ton of photos, and I’m just downloading them now, but I thought I’d share one that caught my eye in the last few minutes. I try to creatively wing it when shooting families, it keeps […]

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My family met up with Sean, Jenna and their one-year-old Michael for a little fun pumpkin hunting and looking for photo ops. We found a few. Enjoy! {Hint: Click the Slideshow for a Full Screen Presentation} [slidepress gallery=’family-fun-at-aratas-farm’]

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Linda McGrath of Yoga Source Los Gatos needed some group and individual shots of her Yoga teachers. We met at the front lawn of Los Gatos High School, which is big, beautiful, green, dotted with tall palm trees, which would help accentuate the reaching poses. It was hot as hell, and everyone was wearing all […]

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Luisa and Graham got married at the beautiful Murrieta’s Well in Livermore, CA. Graham used to work at the winery, so it was a bit of a reunion with the folks there. The main building looks like a big, weathered, two-story barn with rocky walls on the base level and giant wooden timbers and glossy […]

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Jo Abbie, Heather Driscoll and I met up with Robin Tomb, the owner of the new Pooch Hotel in Sunnyvale. She generously gave us the PR tour of the opulent, canine-only hotel. Prices range from $50-$100/night, but most suites include flat screen TVs (24/7 Animal Planet, Anybody?) and webcams to remotely check on your pooches […]

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Kelly and Doug are totally laid back, left me to do my magic. They had a wonderful wedding at Sesnon House on the Cabrillo College campus in Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz). Please enjoy the album slideshow below. All their printable photos are on my portfolio site here. {Hint: Click the Slideshow for a Full […]

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While busying myself with the Plumed Horse photo shoot, Mitch Cutler from La Fondue across the street came over to visit with his fellow restauranteur buddies. I’d never actually met Mitch before, but I’d shot at his restaurant’s old and new location several times. In fact, the photos gracing his website are pretty much all mine. “Oh, […]

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Went to Iguana’s in downtown San Jose to watch Mitchell’s friend Nick attempt to master the 5+ pound monster that is “Burritozilla.” Nick made a valiant effort, managing a little more than half of the beefy behemoth down his gullet. I was there to point my finger, laugh, and of course document the moment for […]

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Mitchell Alan Parker and I met up with local band Dredg today before they leave on tour for Europe. We met them at their new practice studio in Fremont – basically a largish room in an old storage complex. The place was crammed with musical gear and other “stuff,” so I had to try not to […]

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The Wave Magazine Editor Mitchell Alan Parker and I met up with Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. today at The Fairmont Hotel in Downtown San Jose. We met in the [dark] lobby and conducted the interview on some comfy couches. The ambient light levels were quite low, but I made do. Using the Nikon D3 & […]

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Many thanks to everyone involved in this last-minute Wave Magazine cover photo shoot! Dorian at Watercourse Way Bath House (http://www.watercourseway.com) in Palo Alto opened the doors to their business for three hours today, and with only 24 hours notice! We had the choice of two rooms, we took the bigger one with more natural light, […]

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OK, so I probably outweigh this guy by at least 50lbs, but if we were in a ring together, I’d last as long as it took for him to cross the distance to get to me. Mitchell Alan Parker and I drove down to the Team Guerrero gym in Gilroy to interview and take pics […]

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Nice guy named Liam owns both these well-known local Irish bars. Molly Magee’s is in Mountain View, Fibbar Magee’s is in Sunnyvale. They are very similar in execution, here’s a few photos from the shoot. I did do some HDR processing on some of the shots as they are very dark inside, but the flip […]

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I met up with Scott Cooper at Le Papillon in San Jose to get some fresh shots of some of their appetizers. I love shooting Scott’s food because you can pretty turn any photo into ten additional photos simply by creatively cropping portions out. I also had a great time maxing out my nikon 60mm’s […]

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So what do you do when your desperate friend & coworker comes to you, saying he’s utterly failed to make a decent christmas card? You hook a brotha, up, that’s what! I dragged Bill, Rebecca and daughter Zoe down to the patio/waterfall area between our office buildings for an impromptu shoot. It was overcast, so […]

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My goodness, this day started out with gorgeous weather on the coast of Pebble Beach, CA – then while the bridal party was getting ready, ominous clouds accumulated over the ocean. Marta, a real trooper, walked outside, staring at the intermittent lightning, holding her hands out expecting droplets to fall any second. Deep thunder warned […]

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The Four Seasons Palo Alto hosted another party to showcase their “Liquido Lounge” and new offerings from their Spa. Joanne, a Four Seasons hostess turned model seems to sum it up nicely, but for the cats and the curious, there’s plenty o pics over here.

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