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Recent “Engagement” Posts:

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Here’s a couple pics from tonight’s romantic “available light only” engagement session with Jonathan and Rachel. It was windy so I couldn’t bring along my usual lighting rig – but it was fun (and quicker) to shoot without so much staging. We started at Pier 39 in San Francisco, and ended at Pier 7 (by the […]

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Just a quick sneak peek for A+P’s engagement shoot tonight in San Francisco – the first is a wide shot of the couple at Embarcadero Center, the second is a night shot in the middle of the street on Harrison St. with a beautiful view of the Bay Bridge in the background. Enjoy, and stay […]

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Sam is a close photographer-friend of mine, so I was honored when he asked if I could take engagement photos of him and his fiancé Becky. I’ll be one of his groomsmen in a couple weeks, so it’s good we got our shoot done when we did! The weather was clear and not-too-windy, which are […]

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Sometimes a couple just clicks, and they don’t require a whole lot of interference on my part when it comes to fitting together in a photogenic way. I’m used to directing my couples a lot – where to put their hands, where to look, etc, but Lisa and Corey are naturals in front of the […]

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It’s amazing how you can transition from the densely populated Peninsula / South Bay to the rolling hills in Los Altos by driving just a couple miles. Joan and Nathan wanted their engagement photography session at the Westwind Community Barn in Los Altos – think horses, corral, hills sparsely populated with rugged old oaks – […]

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I love exploring new locations for any shoot, and today’s engagement session with Ellen and John was practically in my back yard at the UCSC Arboretum! Now, since it’s November, nothing was really in bloom, and even the succulents looked like hibernating, but we meandered the expansive trails and found all kinds of nooks to […]

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Crystal and Ben were an absolute joy to work with during their engagement photography session at Fiztgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach. Not only does Ben have awesome hair and Richard Gere-ish good looks, but he plays the guitar too – nice catch, Crystal! She’s a runner, full of smiles, and has a witty and sassy […]

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Lacy and Dustin met me on the concrete bridge at the entrance to Henry Cowell State Park in Felton for their engagement photo shoot. They were both rockin’ the monotone palette with just a splash of Giant’s orange on Dustin’s kicks. We explored the creek, the dirt pathways, hidden groves, and golden fields over the […]

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I was a little curious why Jullia and Ryan wanted their engagement photos shot at their apartment complex – I mean, an apartment complex? But when I pulled into this palatial community, I could see how the architecture and landscaping made for a really great location for photography. Since we shot during the week while everyone […]

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This was actually my first time meeting Stefan and Jennifer as they booked their wedding with me over the phone. They drove all the way up from their home in Visalia for today’s engagement shoot. We were going to shoot at the beach, but it was just so ridiculously windy – and rescheduling was not […]

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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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He’s San Jose PD, she’s in dispatch, and Rex there, he’s the guard dog. Except this doberman is all cuddles and whimpering cuteness – well, at least with his owners and friends. I kept expecting him to run off into the fields, chasing rabbits, birds, mice, or even the deer we saw, but he was […]

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I met with Alexis and Adam for the second time today for their engagement shoot at Panther Beach (the first when we chatted about wedding stuff back in February). I was worried because of the whitecaps I was seeing on the ocean while driving up Hwy 1, but then I remembered Alexis’ short hair, and […]

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Ly really just wanted to be able to wear high heels for her engagement shoot. Fair enough, I thought, but then I started thinking about all the places I shoot. Dirt, sand, hills… yeah, not as easy as I thought. So then I thought of Villa Montalvo in Saratoga and my friends who work there, […]

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It can always be a little nerve-wracking to meet your photographic subjects for the first time on the day of your shoot. It’s kind of like a first date – are they nice? What do they look like? Will it be easy or challenging to pose them? These worries dissipated soon after meeting Sarah and […]

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