PotD: 2010.10.15 Date Taken: 2010.03.11 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 60mm/2.8 lens, 1/800 sec, f/8, ISO 500 Lighting Specs: The setup and location for this shot is much less pretty than the shot itself (see below). The key light is coming from three Nikon SB-800 speedlights optically triggered and shooting through a 30″ softbox camera-right. […]
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Tags: action, creative, Dining, dish, dropping, Food, foursquare, kaama lounge, lighting, matt mermod, movement, photography, photos, plated, radhika, restaurant, san jose
PotD: 2010.10.14 Date Taken: 2010.03.14 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 52mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 Lighting Specs: This is a two-light setup, the first being the sun (ha!) coming in from the right/rear. The key light, or main light, is coming from four Nikon SB-800 speedlights shooting through a 30″ softbox […]
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Tags: christian, exploring, family, farquhar, fun, morgan hill, nature, photo of the day, photography, photos, portrait, Portraits, walking, wayne
PotD: 2010.10.12 Date Taken: 2010.02.11 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 30mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, no flash, 7-shot bracketed HDR Why it’s cool & how I got it: If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ll know I am fairly adept at this whole High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography thing. It’s […]
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Nici (“Nikee”) and Dalas (“Dallas”) are one of those couples that are just meant to be together. They’re laid back, funky and ironic in a cool way. We met at beautiful Highlands Park up in Ben Lomond; for those of you not familiar with the area, this is in the Santa Cruz Mountains past Scotts […]
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Tags: 2010, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, ben lomond, ceremony, chris schmauch, dalas mccown, goodeye photography, highland, highlands park, nichole mccown, nici mccown, october 9, photography, photos, santa cruz, santa cruz wedding photographers, santa cruz wedding photography, wedding, wedding photography
Rocio, Sebastian and 18mo Aiden are residents of Capitola, so it made sense to get some professional family portraits done near their home. We met downtown at Zelda’s and trekked to the east side of the beach, near the cliffs, for most of our photos. It was a quick session, not even an hour, but […]
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Tags: aiden, beach, california, capitola, family, family photography, fun, ocean, photography, photos, professional, rocio llontop, sand, sandy, santa cruz, seb frey, sebastian frey, shoot, tidepools, toddler, waves, wet
The city of San Jose hired me to get a professional photo of the new-ish city hall. It’s a beautiful structure, and I’m sure there’s thousands of photos floating around of it, so I was flattered to have been chosen for the assignment. Of course I have a *little* experience shooting architecture, so I was […]
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Tags: Architecture, bracketed, building, california, city hall, cloudy, downtown, HDR, high dynamic range, photography, photos, san jose, structure, wide angle
I met Jennifer near her home this morning, a short walk from Seacliff Beach in Aptos. She is a consultant for foundations and international organizations that give back to communities all over the world. She brings her vast organizational skills, networking connections, and just plain good ol’ experience living and working for over 20 years […]
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Tags: africa, aptos, bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, beach, business, business portraits, collaboration, communication, community, consulting, development, donors, foundations, giving, grant, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, international, jennifer astone, jenniferastone.com, network, ocean, organizations, photography, photos, pier, portrait, professional, seacliff
Back in May, I got together with Gutter Patrol owners Eric and Amanda Branecki to create a truly unique postcard for their window-cleaning service. I had this idea to go extreme with the visual message of dirty windows, and luckily they loved the idea and went with it. Needless to say it was one of […]
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Tags: clean, cleaning, dangerous, Design, dirty, grandma, graphic design, gutter patrol, gutterpatrol.com, gutters, ladder, layout, leaves, old lady, photography, photos, postcard, rain, raining, wet
Although this looks more like an engagement shoot, this was actually a celebration of Jack and Karen’s third wedding anniversary! Usually I don’t see a whole lot between newly married couples and those celebrating their 50th anniversaries, so it was a treat to see someone celebrating in-between, just for the heck of it. Karen surprised […]
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Tags: 3rd anniversary, anniversary, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, capitola, downtown, engagement, evening, jack, Jack Lin, karen, Karen Lin, Lin, married, ocean, photo, photography, photos, pier, reflections, sand, session, sunset, water, waves, wet, wharf
Janice has loads of personality – she’s crazy, spunky, vivacious, energetic, and has a mouth that would make a sailor blush (which she’s not afraid to use in her several hundred Yelp reviews – I fear for my future review!). She wanted to get some off-beat, yet professional portraits done–simply for the hell of it, […]
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Tags: aegis, aptos, assisted living, creek, forest, goodeye, nisene marks, park, photography, photos, redwood, redwoods, state park, trailsloggers, trees, water, woods
I met Jada, a fellow resident of the Seabright area of Santa Cruz, at 6:30am over at Aldo’s by the harbor. I got dressed in the dark this morning, so I was glad to see I hadn’t put on anything backwards when we saw each other. When we’d discussed the plans for the shoot the […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, beach, business, business portraits, counselor, head shots, headshot photos, instructor, Jada Giberson, lighthouse, morning, nutrition, ocean, photography, photos, pose, poses, professional, santa cruz, seabright, sky, sunrise, teacher, walton, waves, wellness, yoga
I met this lovely couple a few weeks ago during our initial wedding consultation, and they wasted no time booking a date to get their engagement photos done. They are beach people, and it just so happens I live in a beach town – so it was a natural fit! We actually went up to […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, chris schmauch, engagement, goodeye, heather, heather terbeek, ocean, pescadero, photography, photos, Portraits, sand, sea, session, tim, tim eads, water
I met Dee and her twin sister way back in college, and thanks to Facebook we reconnected last year. We’d known of each others’ goings-on in a general sense through common friends, so she knew I’d gone professional with photography since the college days. As she was recently engaged, Dee contacted me to see if […]
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Tags: 2010, andrew, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, ceremony, chris schmauch, cove, danielle, dee, dee and andrew, goodeye, lake tahoe, photography, photos, september 18, tahoe, wedding, zephyr cove
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 met Rachel and Brandon when we had our engagement shoot back in July of this year down in my old stompin’ grounds, Morgan Hill. During that shoot – I discovered they were a special couple – not only are they both incredibly easy on the eyes, but they have a chemistry that makes them […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photograpers, bay area wedding photography, brandon, brandon brodzky, brodzky, ceremony, clos lachance, clos lachance wedding photographers, coyote creek golf course, event, goodeye, morgan hill, photography, photos, rachel, rachel weber, san martin wedding photographers, september 9, wedding, winery
Okay, where do I begin… Well, I met Jen Kwapinski, owner of Jen’s Cakes, a few months ago at a networking event at Morton’s Steakhouse in San Jose. She had some amazing cupcakes for people to enjoy – and I fell in love with her red velvet. We got to know each other a little, […]
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Tags: alternative, asiel, bay area maternity photographers, caeden, corrugated, Design, family, jen kwapinski, maternity, metal, photography, photos, portrait, pregnancy, pregnant, props, rock, san jose, san jose maternity photographers, throne, warehouse
I met Grant and Karyn through Franco Uomo, the upscale men’s clothing store at Santana Row. While there, Grant got a few items for his suit, and when he mentioned he was getting married in a few weeks, Franco asked if he had a photographer. A couple days later, Grant and Karyn ended up hiring […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, ceremony, cowboy boots, eureka, grant bechler, greek, karyn menexas, los gatos, los gatos wedding photographers, los gatos wedding photography, new york, orthodox, photography, photos, pics, san jose, slideshow, st. nicholas, throne, wedding
I’ve shot Chef Matt’s food before, but he’s got some new menu items at Kaama Lounge so I was obliged to do my thing! Kaama’s menu is motivated by “childhood comfort food with a gourmet twist” – and they’ve certainly made a splash in the foodie scene with a number of entrees and appetizers motivated […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, childhood, comfort, dishes, Food, food photography, gourmet, home, kaama lounge, lounge, photography, photos, plated, restaurant, san jose, san jose food photographers, san jose restaurant photographers, twist
Jared at Kaama Lounge whipped up some snazzy new cocktails to photograph today. The ones I tasted are as great on the palate as they are on the eyes! Feast your peepers on these, folks – my faves below. Or you can just check out all the photos from the shoot. For you strobist people, […]
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Tags: bar, closeup, cocktails, drinks, flash, kaama lounge, lighting, lit, lounge, macro, off-camera, photography, photos, professional, restaurant, san jose, softbox, speedlights
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
