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My Birthday Soiree | Julia’s at the Berkeley City Club
This has been a really incredible whirlwind of a birthday weekend. On Saturday, I had this wonderful little birthday dinner at the Berkeley City Club. Sunday, my friend Jiongyi made gumbo from scratch for me (it was amazing, and he had never had gumbo or even read a recipe for it– he just read the…
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Kickstarter Launch | Pointe of View, THE BOOK!
Typically, every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. But today, I have a bit more to share, in the form of a special announcement… ! I have been photographing ballerinas for over a year now, from San Francisco to the hills of Cincinnati to the Brooklyn Bridge and even the…
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Mayline & Kenneth | Wedding Album
It is such a joy to see a love story come alive in the thick pages of an heirloom wedding album. Mayline and Kenneth’s album is simply gorgeous with its debossed cover in a mosstone leather and of course, their beautiful wedding photos laid out inside. I love a full-page spread. Some of their lovely…
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Emma & Phil | Oakland Hills | Rainy Day Engagement Photography
I knew Emma and Phil would be amazing to hang out with from the first moment I met them. They are both so kind and down to earth, and they’re exactly the kind of couple you want to be with when the weather forecasts are not cooperating and the cloudy skies threaten rain at any…
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Best of 2012: Weddings
Here is a roundup of some of my favorite moments from this year’s weddings. While there are a few portraits and details sprinkled in, the vast majority of these images are photojournalistic captures that I caught on the fly. There were a lot of laughs in 2012, a few tears, and so much love. Thank…
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Magnolia Tree | Pointe of View
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. I love magnolia trees. Every spring on campus, these big trees with their waxy leaves would burst into bloom, the big white flowers throwing their fragrance into the air. Last year while…
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Best of 2012: Portraits
2012 has been a wonderful, wonderful year of portrait sessions. With the engagements, the surprise proposal, the anniversaries, the maternity portraits, all the adorable young families, and headshots, I had over thirty different shoots, summed up below. Click on any of the images below to view the full portrait sessions! Related posts: Shau-Ru &…
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Inked | Boudoir by Anna Wu Photography
She has a sense of confidence about her, not always apparent on the surface, but ready to be found in the glint of her eyes and the contrast of those beautiful tattoos against her fair skin. Makeup: Julianne, PRETTYBYJULIANNE Venue: Berkeley City Club Learn more about Boudoir by Anna Wu Photography. Contact me to inquire about…
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Betty & Chris | Edgewood Park | Bay Area Maternity Photography
I first met Betty during high school when she was my advisor at summer camp. She was from Chicago, and I was from Cincinnati, so I was rather surprised to see her in Cincinnati the next spring… but it turns out she was there for Chris, her boyfriend at the time, who happened to be…