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Hawthorn Flower Studio Lookbook
I was thrilled to help Melanie of Hawthorn Flower Studio photograph a floral lookbook for her new marketing collateral. One of my favorite venues, The Berkeley City Club, provided the perfect setting for our shoot. See it all below: What a privilege to work with such talented friends! See more of Melanie’s floral work at…
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Dora & Ken | Palmdale Estates | Fremont Wedding Photography
They were friends for two years, with Dora refusing to give in to any of Ken’s hopeful advances toward her. It wasn’t until the day that he had decided to give up that Dora had a change of heart. She saw this man who had so patiently cared for her and suddenly realized she couldn’t…
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Shawna Yang Ryan | Author Portraits
I first met and photographed Shawna six years ago, when her first book Water Ghosts had just been released by Penguin Press. Now her second novel has been completed and is available for preordering: Green Island. The book has been Shawna’s labor of love over the last decade and is a work of historic fiction set against the backdrop of Taiwanese and…
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Burano, Italy
As a quick day trip from Venice, we took a vaporetto, a ferry boat, to the neighboring islands of Burano and Torcello. Burano is known for its colorful houses and handmade lace, and Torcello is the oldest continuously populated island in the Venetian Lagoon. I made a collection of all the colorful houses! Burano is…
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Venice, Italy
A city built on water. Venice is a maze of canals and winding little alleys that meet at all sorts of odd angles. It’s absolutely beautiful with its plaster and brick buildings that seem to be on the verge of falling apart. Of course, instead of being a small, charming town, it’s become overrun with tourists and…
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Aix en Provence, France
We were wandering the delightful little streets of Aix (pronounced much like “ex”), exploring the town before it was time for dinner, when we came upon a small courtyard to our right. It looked like some sort of small festival or event was going on inside. As we peered in, clearly wondering what it could…
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Victoria & Vaughn | Ruby Hill Golf Club | Bay Area Wedding Photography
Victoria and Vaughn are an absolute delight to be around. Victoria radiates an infectious enthusiasm, and her expressions carry across entire fields, while Vaughn has the kindest smile with a touch of mischief in his eyes. They first met seven years ago at work and built a friendship over lunch chats and work projects where they talked about…
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Doors of Aix, France
Here we go again with another lovely set of doors– this time from Aix en Provence in the South of France. I especially love how many of these had lovely flowers and leaves to frame the doors as well. More from Aix to come soon! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer…
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Megan & Craig | San Francisco Engagement Photography
Megan and Craig first met at a mutual friend’s graduation party two years ago. Now, they’re engaged to be wed! The live in Dallas, Texas, but they took advantage of a trip out to Napa Valley for a friend’s wedding to go ahead and have some engagement portraits taken in San Francisco. We met near…