Archive for February, 2017

jug handle state reserve, california

Headed up the coast to the Mendocino area this past weekend with our friend Allen and his daughter (who is the cutest ever – her and Gromit were like two peas in a pod) and took the opportunity to get some r&r, while at the same time playing with my newest cameras (Fuji X100 & Contax G2). I’m still going to need to wait for the Contax film to develop, but I played around with the images from the Fuji, and I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of how the camera reacts (it’s different than my Canon 5D mk3, which basically feels like an extension to my body)!

winters, california

Thanks to the constant barrage of rain that we’re getting in Northern California lately, I’ve had to postpone so many shoots around here, which is such a bummer! I do love rain, but it’s making me yearn for some sun drenched summer days (minus the 100 degree heat of course), like this one I shoot for my friend Ashley of Hither & Thither. Ashley, her husband, Aaron and I met up about an hour outside of Sacramento in Winters, next to the charming little Putah Creek. They grabbed some canoes & treats (and we stumbled on that magical hammock) while I captured them enjoying the water and sun for a piece for Ashley’s blog (link to her original post here).

After shooting this, I was on such a HIGH! I felt like I had shot for a magazine, and I dream of a couple would also do something like this for their engagement session! So any recently engaged couples interested? Let’s do this, I’m game!!

alameda & emeryville, california

Rhinestone covered heels, pink details, with a nod to the movie “UP” (check out the groom’s boutonniere), and a sunset to die for,Cecilia and Anthony’s wedding was one of the sweetest!

san francisco, california

One of the things I love best about being a photographer are not only the images I create, but the amazing people I meet along the way. Just last year, I had the joy of photographing Chef Melissa King from Top Chef season 12, where we bonded over talk about music, and enjoyed the magic of the fog while photographing her for some updated headshots for Whole Foods. What was even more exciting for me was to see my photo of her up in Whole Foods all over Northern California (you can see a photo of it in the store at the bottom of the post)! We got some really great images that didn’t make the cut for the store, so I thought I’d share a few of my favorites!