• Museum Hack at the de Young

    Museum Hack at the de Young

    “Imagine your drunk best friend,” said Casey, ” crossed with a well-researched museum docent.” So described the kind of tone promised by Museum Hack in its alternative, modern museum tours. I was excited to test out one of these “Un-Highlights” tours when they offered me a pair of media tickets. Granted, I kind of love traditional, nerdy museum-going;…

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  • Seattle | November, 2016

    Seattle | November, 2016

    Hello, Seattle. Justin and I headed over for a quick weekend trip filled mostly by meeting up with friends. See some glimpses below! Suzallo Library at UW. Arthur meets Justin. While Arthur had nap time, the grownups took a photo with Berkeley. Red Robin meetup with the Liangs and Roger. We hadn’t seen Roger in years!…

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  • Portrait Party | February, 2017

    Portrait Party | February, 2017

    I’ve brought back my Portrait Parties! This was the third party in the series after a long hiatus from last year. The idea is very simple: I gather a small group of people, we throw ourselves a little party, and I take portraits of everyone. Each participant contributes to the party too, and we all get to connect…

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  • Philly | October, 2016

    Philly | October, 2016

    A glance back at my time in Philadelphia three months ago and already three trips to Philly ago. Fishtown wanderings:     A visit to the Edgar Allan Poe house where he wrote The Raven amongst many other works.   Michelle and Frank came down from NYC and we headed to Beiler’s Donuts in Reading Terminal Market……

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  • Liz & Ryan | Golden Gate Bridge Engagement Photography

    Liz & Ryan | Golden Gate Bridge Engagement Photography

    I loved exploring the north side of the Golden Gate with Liz and Ryan on their engagement session. We hiked up to Battery Spencer and down to Kirby Cove, with varied scenes and an abundance of beautiful sights all along the way. See a few of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…

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  • The Pearl | Venue Showcase | San Francisco Wedding Photographer

    The Pearl | Venue Showcase | San Francisco Wedding Photographer

    This industry sure knows how to throw itself a party! I was thrilled when The Pearl asked me to photograph their inaugural showcase last week. The Pearl is a beautiful new venue in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It’s been open just under a year and is full of distinctive artwork from artist Alexis Laurent. I…

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  • Molly & Oliver | Golden Gate Bridge Surprise Proposal Photography

    Molly & Oliver | Golden Gate Bridge Surprise Proposal Photography

    Surprise proposals are one of my absolute favorite things to photograph. The excitement! The thoughtful planning! I loved working with Oliver to help him capture his surprise for Molly. I’ll let them tell the story below. From Oliver: Molly and I met online (this was really my first time ever trying this). After a wonderful…

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  • Spoon Carving for my Birthday

    Spoon Carving for my Birthday

    I love getting to kick off each new year with a little gathering of my friends as I indulge in a bit of a birthday celebration. Last year, we took a pottery class, while the year before, we threw a swanky party in the garden at my studio. This year, I riffed on the crafting theme as…

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  • Maxine & Justin | Engagement Guest Book

    Maxine & Justin | Engagement Guest Book

    Here’s a quick peek at Maxine and Justin’s beautiful guest book we made with images from their engagement session. I love how the photo wrap turned out for their cover. The matte finish is perfect and modern. Just a few of the simple layouts inside: It’s a perfect balance between featuring the photographs and leaving…

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