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Afternoon Tea at Lovejoy’s
‘Tis the season for a nice cozy cup of tea! My friend Saira has the best tea-filled instagram @darjeelingdreams. We met up on a Friday afternoon for some tea at one of her favorite spots, Lovejoy’s. Love! Such cute mismatched tea wares. I loved Saira’s hazelnut tea, and my mango was great too. The perfect…
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Hiking in the Presidio
On a lovely October day, I gathered a couple of my friends for a little hike around San Francisco. We started at Lover’s Point in the Presidio and wandered our way over to Ocean Beach. So many gorgeous sights to see. Dan, me, Tiffany, and Paul. Move here soon, Tiffany! Sneaking in two photos from Mt….
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Sony Service Is the Worst
THE BACKGROUND: I have been a Canon user all my life (since age 10). I recently bought my first Sony, the a7s, in 2014, and I’ve loved having the smaller mirrorless camera with its awesome features like wifi and silent shooting. But now, my lens has broken in the same exact way four times in…
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San Francisco | October, 2015
Scenes from around town in October as various friends came to visit! The Mill with Michelle the day before Young & Jess’ wedding. Lester’s birthday dinner. Dim sum Sunday! Hanging out in the Mission. My new best friend, whom I named “sassafras.” I’ve already read so many books since I got it! Anna Wu is…
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After The Moment | My Photograph at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
Twenty-five years ago, the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati exhibited Robert Mapplethorpe’s “The Perfect Moment” and was immediately met with controversy. Nine of the first people through the door were a grand jury who looked at the 175 images and deemed seven of them to not only be offensive but criminal because of their explicit sexual content. The grand…
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Serena & Cliff | Crystal Springs & CuriOdyssey Wedding Photography
It was a fun day filled with sly Star Wars references set against beautiful California backdrops. Serena and Cliff share a love (some might call it an obsession) for Star Wars. Their dogs are named R2D2 and Leia. All the groomsmen wore Stormtrooper socks under their dapper gray suits. They even had a little light saber fight with their…
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Calligraphy & Centerpieces Workshop
Last weekend, I teamed up with Brianne of Brown Fox Calligraphy and Melanie of Hawthorn Flower Studio to offer our “Calligraphy and Centerpieces” workshop in San Francisco. We had a full class of ten awesome students. They first learned the basics of calligraphy for menus and escort cards and then each got to create a…
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Maria | San Francisco Opera Singer Headshots
Maria is a young opera singer soon completing her Adler fellowship with the San Francisco Opera. Because she is building a new website, Maria wanted to refresh her old headshots and create some new portraits that would capture a bit of her personality too. I got to meet her at one of my bucket list…
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Grace & Andy | Silver Moon Silk Wedding Album
I absolutely love delivering wedding albums as a final product to my clients. These albums are hand crafted to perfection, and they’ll last for generations to come. I actually delivered this to Grace and Andy quite a while ago, but I forgot to post about it until now! They selected the “silver moon” silk as…