This wedding season has brought many beautiful, diverse, and even distant weddings to my studio. In July, I was invited to document a wedding aboard a cruise to Mexico, and just recently, I returned from filming a destination wedding in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. And a few weeks ago, I took a road trip…
It all started with a painting that was hanging in their home. Marina, an artist herself, had created this image of a mysterious, hatted man and femme fatale in a red dress. They were somewhere in Buenos Aires, perhaps. Marina and Eugene both attended Stanford, and there were many spots on campus that were meaningful…
Man, it’s hard keeping up the blog in the middle of such a crazy wedding season! But, I am back, and I say: A warm hello to all of those present, and to some of those Absinthe! Hah! Markus and Megan, who met in Denmark during an Absinthe-colored evening, tied the knot here in San…
My clients know that I favor the ‘formal’. I love to see suits, ties, dresses, high heels in my photos. But more than that, I love to depict couples in a way that’s true to them. When I met Colleen and Jim for our engagement shoot on a breezy San Francisco afternoon, I was thrilled…
Five minutes into our initial meeting at the wine bar, and it becomes obvious that Alice and Kuang have it all figured out. Book the 4th floor gallery at City Hall to create a private ceremony space for 60+ guests and avoid the Friday rush. Check. Build in time for a location shoot in Chinatown.…
Perhaps because I live in the fog of San Francisco, I get really excited by rich, vibrant colors in my photographs. Naturally, one of the most frequently asked questions I get from my clients is: “Do you shoot only in color? What about black and white wedding photos? Do you do those?” Since I’m escaping…
Back in April I had the pleasure of venturing up to J & J Ranch (Amelia’s parents’ home) in Sonoma to frolic on the farm with Amelia and Jonathan for their engagement shoot. It was a gorgeous, sunny day, and romance was in full bloom. The country setting really left an impression on me. I…