From this morning’s visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New York City to this afternoon’s news of the Boston Marathon explosions, I have felt as if someone has tied a string around my heart and been tugging at it insistently, testing my capacity for tragedy and pulling me out of the surreal luxuries of my own life….
Roughly once a month, I introduce one of my favorite vendors in the industry– completely unpaid, just out of sheer love of working with them. This month, I am proud to feature makeup artist Julianne Chai of Pretty by Julianne. I simply love her style. When I need makeup for clients or even for myself,…
I had the incredible opportunity this past week to attend and photograph a runway show by famed designer Jason Wu. The event, titled Jason Wu: The Art of Fashion, was hosted by the San Francisco Opera Guild and Neiman Marcus – Union Square in San Francisco’s iconic City Hall. I was there in my capacity as Editorial Director of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, so I…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. The delivery of rewards from the Pointe of View series is officially under way! Here are some glimpses at what my intern Rosa and I were up to last week. The first things to go out were these small prints, but rest assured,…
I am very excited to introduce Rosa, my intern for 2013! I knew from our initial meeting that she would be a great fit for the internship. She’ll be coming along to assist on shoots and helping with all sorts of things behind the scenes, while getting an insider track on learning all about the…
Carla and Matt’s wedding at the Duke Chapel was absolutely beautiful, and it’s wonderful to now commemorate the special day with these custom wedding albums. Carla and Matt chose an 8×8″ book with two minis as parent albums. The black coal leather is downright sumptuous, and thick photographic pages make the albums true heirloom treasures….
I am very excited to launch this new series on my blog– wedding vendor spotlights. Since I first stepped in to the wedding industry over five years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many amazing people who have not only done great work for their clients but who have also gone above and…
It’s always nice to take a little break and peek behind the scenes to remember all of the great things that have happened for my business in the past year– beautiful wedding albums, exciting features in publications, and even a business post about my swtich from Smugmug to Zenfolio. Below is a roundup of these…
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…
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…
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. Exactly one year ago yesterday, I did the very first ballerina shoot of my Pointe of View series here in Oakland with Sharon. It was only fitting that I celebrate today by…
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 am in love with this photo grouping I put up on my bedroom wall. These are various test prints that I’ve made over the past few months, trying several print labs…