We headed over to the Berkeley Rose Garden for this lovely editorial shoot with florals by Jessie of Handsome Flowers, jewelry from Tess Young, dresses from Armours and Anguish, and our model Ruby. See some of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She…
Reunited! With my dear friend Talya, who makes periodic appearances on this blog with all her glamorous portrait sessions. This time, we met up in Berlin, where she is now a full-time opera singer with Komische Oper Berlin. See just a couple of my favorites from our shoot below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…
We headed out to Sutro Baths for Megan and Andrew’s engagement session on what must have been the windiest day of the year. But despite the chilly air aggressively whipping us about, both of them were so wonderful and in good spirits the whole time. See just a few of my favorites from the session…
Cindy and Jon wanted a little bit of city and a little bit of the water for their engagement session, so we met up in the cute town of Sausalito, catching a lovely gap between rain storms and a gentle little sunset too. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She creates…
About an hour south of San Francisco is a little hidden gem: a hostel on the sea at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. For $40, you get a room, access to a hot tub overlooking the ocean, and even wifi. Kim and Chris discovered this little hideaway together, and one day on a romantic stroll down to…
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the February 28 (228) Massacre in Taiwan. Tens of thousands were murdered by the Nationalist government that had fled China and taken over rule in Taiwan, and martial law was imposed for 40 years thereafter. Incredibly, Taiwan has since become a vibrant democracy fighting the continued battles of defending civil rights for its…
I’ve brought back my Portrait Parties! This was the third party in the series after a long hiatus from last year. The idea is very simple: I gather a small group of people, we throw ourselves a little party, and I take portraits of everyone. Each participant contributes to the party too, and we all get to connect…
I loved exploring the north side of the Golden Gate with Liz and Ryan on their engagement session. We hiked up to Battery Spencer and down to Kirby Cove, with varied scenes and an abundance of beautiful sights all along the way. See a few of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…
Surprise proposals are one of my absolute favorite things to photograph. The excitement! The thoughtful planning! I loved working with Oliver to help him capture his surprise for Molly. I’ll let them tell the story below. From Oliver: Molly and I met online (this was really my first time ever trying this). After a wonderful…
Shirin and Eric first met at SantaCon five years ago (with her dressed as Ms. Gingerbread and he as Super Santa), so Christmas is one of their favorite times of year. For the proposal, Eric wanted to pay tribute to Shirin’s old tradition of creating fairytale books for her family, so he taught himself how…
I’m so thrilled to share the images from my holiday card sessions this year. In collaboration with Brown Fox Calligraphy, we created these lovely custom cards. Glimpse a couple of my favorite photos from each session below! Thank you to Jen & Christophe, the Bermudez family, and Tiffany and Mike for entrusting us with your holiday greetings…
It was three years ago that I met up with Joyce and Keven for their engagement session on the Berkeley campus where they had first met and fallen in love. Later that year, they were wed in a beautiful Nestldown wedding. And now we were back at Berkeley for the next chapter in their love…