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My taste for the weird and wonderful often leads me to places that are derelict, deserted or undiscovered. I love adventuring with couples that are open to my suggestions for couples / engagement photography locations that are somewhat off the beaten path! A couples shoot or ‘love shoot’ is an opportunity for experimenting with different […]

For William and Shawn’s pre-wedding photography session, they wanted to spend some time enjoying spots that they really enjoy in their adopted home of the Bay Area. The Marin County couple love hitting San Francisco, particularly the Castro and trying out hot new eating spots, when they’re not working hard in their careers as educators […]

This fun bridal styled shoot took as its theme the juxtaposition of cultures, combining the Vietnamese cultural traditions of the ao dai outfit with the modern cultural fashions and individual markers of identity. The shoot is about the reality of the cultures we straddle and how a wedding, as the setting where we can truly […]

Average wedding cost The average wedding in the US now costs $35,329[1]. There is definitely a disparity between different regions of our nation however: the most expensive part of the country to get married in is Manhattan where on average couples will splurge $78,464, and the cheapest is Arkansas where a wedding averages $19,522. But […]

As I’m launching my business in the San Francisco Bay Area, I’m extremely happy to report that my photography has been featured on popular wedding blogs Love & Lavender & Offbeat Bride! These were massive group efforts with some amazing vendors & models giving so freely of their time, energy, talents, creativity, services & products. The […]

Kim got in touch with me early this year about a casual, relaxed engagement shoot evoking vibes of Venice Beach from the couple’s native Southern California or a Tahoe vibe. We waited a few months until the weather looked more likely to give us that sun-drenched look, but it turned out to be a drizzly […]

Our recent wedding styled shoot at a ranch, Marin County CA brought together a classic-vintage theme and a metallic, earthy twist. The shoot brought together strands of the Pantone Color of the Year, Greenery, a touch of the metallic theme, with the beautiful California setting of Slide Ranch, Marin County overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We […]

This bookshop-themed 50’s styled bridal shoot brought together some amazingly talented and well-established professionals from Oakland, the East Bay and surrounding area. It was also an amazingly entertaining and productive shoot and as always a great opportunity to get to know wedding professionals, local businesses and service providers in my area. I first came up […]

I’m delighted to be able to share with you these beautiful images from Midori and Pablo’s engagement shoot. The San Francisco couple is so in love and looking forward to their wedding next March. If this dreamy engagement shoot is anything to go by, they are going to have the most beautiful day! Midori contacted […]

It was an honor to photograph the wedding of Simone and Karl recently, especially as Simone is a friend and fellow photographer over at EyeCatchLight Photography, specializing in newborn portraits. I first met Simone online – she stumbled upon a review I wrote on a previous website of mine, and it turned out she agreed […]

This styled shoot set on the beaches of San Francisco, California, combines a sun-bleached, beach-boho theme with a distinctly soft, light and feminine style. For this I wanted to portray a different kind of emotion, far removed from the usual exuberance of a bridal shoot: melancholy. The story is of a bride who is jilted […]

 What is Thumbtack? We send you customer requests. You choose when to quote. Thumbtack helps you find new customers and grow your business. The process is simple. Customers tell us about their needs and we send you the details of their requests (for free). If it looks like a fit, you respond with a custom […]

I recently became aware of photo-contest websites to which users upload their best photos in the hopes of winning either a prize or for the sheer glory of online fame, badges and points. They differ from straightforward photo-sharing sites like Instagram and Flickr in that users are encouraged in various ways to vote for their favourite […]

Viewbug describes itself as “a unique photography community that fosters collaboration and rewards creativity… a place to be creative, be inspired, and receive recognition”. They say they “host the world’s best photo contests” – and there certainly are a lot of them, at 3,500 and counting. A few days ago I decided to upload a […]