Jane & Kevin | Cliff House | San Francisco Wedding Photography

Jane & Kevin | Cliff House | San Francisco Wedding Photography

They met on twitter before twitter was even popular. Both software developers, Jane and Kevin found their perfect matches in one another. They share a love of cartoons and comics, which was manifested in an Adventure Time-themed cake at their wedding. They also love their adopted cat, who willingly supervised the scene as they got…

Yoon & Steve | San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography
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Yoon & Steve | San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography

Theirs was a whirlwind romance. Yoon, originally from Korea, was in Iowa for graduate school, while Steve, from Indiana, had found his way to Iowa for work. They were set up on a blind date and knew immediately that they had found something special. By their fifth date, Yoon was flying across the country to meet…

A Movie Wedding | Langham Huntington, Pasadena | Behind the Scenes of Love Arcadia
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A Movie Wedding | Langham Huntington, Pasadena | Behind the Scenes of Love Arcadia

My first wedding shoot of 2014 was a fake wedding! I joined my friends on set for their movie Love Arcadia, and I documented some of the awesome behind the scenes moments you can see in this blog post. But since we were filming a fake wedding, I also grabbed the “bride” and “groom” for…

On Set | Langham Huntington, Pasadena | Behind the Scenes of Love Arcadia
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On Set | Langham Huntington, Pasadena | Behind the Scenes of Love Arcadia

Picture is up! Camera? Speed. Sound? Speed. Mark it. A Marker. ACTION! On the last day of January, we got up before the sun and headed to the gorgeous Langham Huntington in Pasadena. Call time was 7:30am, and this was day 15 of shooting for Love Arcadia. My friend Theresa had been working on this…

Stanford Thompson | Executive Director, Play On Philly | Musician Headshots
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Stanford Thompson | Executive Director, Play On Philly | Musician Headshots

I met Stanford almost exactly two years ago when I visited Philadelphia. Stan does awesome work heading an organization called Play On, Philly! (POP). It’s a wonderful after school orchestra program for elementary and middle school students. Stan was visiting San Francisco this weekend, so I met with him briefly for some new headshots and…

Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Flowers for San Francisco

Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Flowers for San Francisco

If you are still in need of a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift or you just want to go above and beyond and absolutely make someone’s day, here are three perfect options for delivering same-day blooms in San Francisco. Take it from this wedding insider: shop local and get an absolutely beautiful gift that’s not only…

Gabriel Gastelum| Art for Art | Los Angeles Portrait Photography
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Gabriel Gastelum| Art for Art | Los Angeles Portrait Photography

I absolutely love my personal project for 2014, 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 ourselves to step in front of…