Sometimes life is not fair. Some people have it all: brains, looks, killer abs, style, a well-stamped passport, degrees from top-notch universities, meaningful jobs and perfect homes. Take Ruby and Marcus, for example. They got their act together! They are so frigging perfect separately, and together. And if they weren’t the nicest people in the world,… Read More
Category Engagement
Dipping my toes into Photo Fusion.
A couple of years back, the buzzword in the photography scene was “Photo Fusion.” Since all the new DSLR cameras were coming out with video functions, photographers had been trying to jump on this bandwagon of merging photography and video. It was being called Photo Fusion, I suppose out of the desire to market it… Read More
Getting to know Lucille and Dustin | Beloved Photos
There’s only one thing I needed to know about Lucille and Dustin and I was totally endeared to them. Their favorite date movie is “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”. BOOM. That’s all I needed to know. Anyone who thinks a movie about an angry transexual punk from East Berlin is romantic (I do!) is all right in my… Read More
Lydia and Matthew | Sutro Baths San Francisco Engagement Shoot
I can’t believe I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay area and never shot a session at Sutro Baths before. It’s an awesome not-so-hidden gem in the city. Power lawyer couple Lydia and Matthew chose the place for its unique structure and beautiful seascape and I can’t thank them enough for showing me around. The… Read More
Holly and Kelvin | Napa and San Francisco Beloved Engagement Session
The cities of San Francisco and Napa both hold a special place in the hearts of Holly and Kelvin. So much so that they flew thousands of miles from the Midwest to shoot their engagement session here. Of course, I was beyond flattered they chose me to take on this important task! We were blessed… Read More
Earl and Edward | Beloved Engagement Shoot Oakland CA
I met Edward at a wedding I did this year (shoutouts to Rome and Rochelle). He made quite an impression on me during the wedding party portraits, as he declared to me, “I”m the token gay wedding party member, make me look good!” I’ll have to admit – he was the most fabulous one there… Read More
Mission San Francisco Beloved Session | Gail and Lawlun
Blame it on seredipity. And Clare Danes. SF born and raised music lovers Gail and Lawlun didn’t really fall in love at first sight. As they recalled their early relationship to me, I couldn’t help but think of my favorite chick flick, “When Harry Met Sally.” Not that they were as impassionately hateful as the… Read More
Caroline + Kevin {Beloved Experience}
If there’s one thing I love photographing more than a couple in love, it is a couple who loves to laugh! Kevin and Caroline are one such fun-loving couple. I met them a few months back, when they booked me to shoot their September wedding at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel. Their love story was… Read More
Cristina + Kiel | North Beach San Francisco Beloved Engagement Shoot
Sometimes, I compare finding brides and grooms to dating. There is a certain amount of courtship that follows the first impression (my website), then initial point of contact (first phone call) and then the flirting (bridal consultation), the first date (the engagement session) and dare I say it…the wedding day is going all the way!… Read More
Didar + Pedram | Monterey Engagement Shoot
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon. My hubby packed the two kids, beach gear and my camera equipment into the back of our beat-up mini van to head over to Monterey, CA where I was set to meet my February couple, Pedram and Didar. I jokingly refer to Sundays as “family day” – as a… Read More