Monthly Archives: December 2009

Tom & Jennifer’s Wedding: San Francisco City Hall

I met Jen and Tom a while back at a friends’ party, and was able to do an Anchor Brewing tour with Tom, who is a proficient brewer and Belgian ale coneseiur. Its been a blast to get to know them as a couple and I really enjoyed their wedding day just before Christmas. There are times...

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Seeing: Musings on Composition and Interpretation

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
-Antoine de Saint Exupéry
“The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe.”
-John Berger
“The decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition in a fraction of a second, of the significance of...

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Grace Cathedral Engagement Session: Simon & Rachel

When planning this photo session Rachel and I figured that between the Gothic architecture, cable cars, and playground across the street from Grace Cathedral we were pretty much guaranteed a diverse and quintessentially “San Francisco” location. No disappointments there. What I didn’t fully count on was how adventurous and fun Simon and Rachel would be. One of the reasons I love...

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Sasha & Chin’s Bridal Shoot

Thanksgiving morning I headed down to Palo Alto before Heather was up and had the opportunity to shoot this bridal session with Sasha and Chin. Sasha had the three traditional Chinese wedding dresses, and even Chin got to change from his grey to black suits. They’re off to Taiwan for the wedding, but wanted a book...

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Anchor Steam Tour

The Anchor Steam Brewery is only a mile or two from my house, so every time I get the opportunity to take a tour and get a couple free samples I am on it! The Brewery is one of San Francisco’s oldest. They brew all their beer onsite and are super-friendly about sharing. The founder, Fritz...

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Gwendolyn & Irving

The weekend we shot Irving and Gwendolyn’s engagement pictures came with some fantastic weather.  October and November are such great times to live in San Francisco.  I really enjoyed the playfulness that Irving came into the shoot with, and the way Gwendolyn responded to his banter. After we spent some time up at the Legion...

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