Katherine & Josh | Muir Woods | Bay Area Engagement Photography

Katherine & Josh | Muir Woods | Bay Area Engagement Photography

There’s a special magic to walking amidst the redwoods at 6pm on a Thursday. The park is almost empty, quiet but for the sounds of nature that surround you. It was the perfect setting to Katherine and Josh’s engagement session. And though dogs aren’t allowed in Muir Woods itself, their pup Scout got to join…

Cristin & Michael | San Francisco Engagement Photography

Cristin & Michael | San Francisco Engagement Photography

Standing at Land’s End, where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean, they braced themselves against the whipping of the wind. Holding each other close, they carved out their own little space together. I love these two and their gorgeous two-part engagement session. Can’t wait for the wedding later this year! Hair & Makeup: Julianne, Prettyologie Anna Wu…

Meghana & Aseem | Jacuzzi Family Winery | Sonoma Engagement Party Photography

Meghana & Aseem | Jacuzzi Family Winery | Sonoma Engagement Party Photography

The party was beautifully arranged– the perfect balance of a casual gathering and an elegant reception. Meghana and Aseem gathered with some of their closest family and friends at the Jacuzzi Family Winery in Sonoma, not quite for their wedding yet, but for their engagement party. It was a wonderful California celebration in advance of their Denver wedding later…

Neil & Tom | New York City | Same Sex Wedding Photography

Neil & Tom | New York City | Same Sex Wedding Photography

After twenty-three years, they were finally wed. For most of the day, a light and excited happiness permeated everyone’s spirits. I was immediately welcomed by Neil and Tom as we headed to Central Park, and I was warmly introduced to some of their closest friends. The wedding would be a small, intimate gathering and a lunch reception, so it felt…

Nima Salimi| Art for Art | San Francisco Portrait Photography
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Nima Salimi| Art for Art | San Francisco Portrait Photography

Since the beginning of 2014, I have been working on my year-long personal project, Art for Art. Once a month, I find a fellow photographer whose work I admire, and I photograph them; they photograph me. We’ll get to see each other work; we’ll explore how different or similar our styles might be; and we can challenge…

Cassandra | Mood Shoots | Treasure Island Portrait Photography
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Cassandra | Mood Shoots | Treasure Island Portrait Photography

Welcome to my newest personal project, a series of “mood shoots.” For these shoots, I wanted to explore a certain look and feel in my portraiture, working with light and shadow, styling, and directing. As with all my personal projects, I just sort of dream up these ideas and form a vision in my mind, and…

Bridgette & Ryan | Silver Moon Silk Wedding Album
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Bridgette & Ryan | Silver Moon Silk Wedding Album

I absolutely love finishing off a wedding order with a beautiful heirloom album. It’s such a beautiful way of telling the story of a wedding day in a tangible form. For their wedding album, Bridgette and Ryan chose a gorgeous gray silk and the medium 10×10″ size. I always love custom debossing the cover. Bridgette…