I absolutely love photographing proposals. I love being in on the secret and helping with the planning. But most of all, I love capturing the emotions of the moment when it all comes together. When Eric contacted me about proposing to his girlfriend at The French Laundry, I jumped at the chance to help capture it….
Stephanie is a beautiful pianist studying down in Southern California. She contacted me for a portrait session because she fell in love with my ballerina series. We met up in San Francisco while she was visiting on a break from school and captured these elegant portraits. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based…
I connected with Lauren, the style blogger behind Shoes and Sashimi, over instagram one day. Her style epitomizes the effortless, cool California girl. She asked if I’d be interested in a collaboration, and so we met up in her hometown of Piedmont for a lovely stroll and some casual portraits around the neighborhood. For more, check…
Shadda and Tim first met in San Francisco through a mutual friend. We met in San Francisco through a mutual friend. Just over a year later, they went on their first date. A few months after that, Shadda found herself on a scavenger hunt that led her through San Francisco, starting in the financial district…
Chelsea and Luigi first met freshman year of college and have been together for over five years. They are both from Las Vegas, born and raised, but they took the opportunity to have their engagement portraits photographed while on vacation in San Francisco. The hilly neighborhood of Potrero Hill provided lovely city views in contrast with the beach…
Victoria and Vaughn are the sweetest pair, completely at ease with each other. They initially met at work and became fast friends, but it took months of courtship on Vaughn’s part– and moving jobs to another company– before Victoria would date him. (She didn’t want to date someone she worked with.) Once Vaughn asked her to…
Maggie and Nick are such a delight to be around. From the beginning of the session, they were full of grins, and we filled an hour with their love and laughter. Add the glow of late afternoon light and the majestic archways at the Palace of Fine Arts, and you have all the ingredients of a beautiful engagement…
As we crossed the western side of San Francisco, we were graced with one of those classic San Francisco afternoons: mist from the ocean blending with the amber light of the sun to create a magical setting. It was perfect for Christine and Yang’s engagement session, as they climbed over and under trees and up and…
If you saw my birthday party back in January, you might have fallen in love with some of the beautiful dinnerware that I rented from Lindsay’s company, Frances Lane. The She has goblets in every color imaginable, one-of-a-kind platters, and vintage plates and bowls all come together to create the prettiest tablescapes. I met up with Lindsay in…
It’s been five years since I last photographed Kristina and Peter at their beautiful wine country wedding. They are now expecting their first child, a baby girl due in April, and I was delighted to meet up with them again to photograph them as they embark on the next phase of their lives together. We walked…
Here we are, a quarter of the way through 2015! But last month, I was so happy to reprise my personal project from last year, Art for Art. Once a month throughout 2014, I found a fellow photographer whose work I admire, and I photographed them; they photographed me. View the full set of previous shoots in the series here: Art for…
Throughout 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. View the full set of previous shoots in the series here: Art for Art. Sadly, I skipped November, but I photographed my final Art for…