It was so fun to see Shau-Ru & Ed and their puppy Ellie again. I walked up to meet them at the flag pole which was stunningly backlit on this perfectly sunny day in February, and I felt insanely lucky to be here in California, doing this crazy awesome job of mine. The last time…
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…
My 2013 has been off to a crazy start, including a month of travels kicked off with visits to two familiar places– Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Below are just a few frames from those two spots: Los Angeles: food, food, and food. I seem to have made my Red Rock Canyon hikes an annual…
I launched a new series in my portraits this year with a venture into boudoir photography. Here are a few favorites below, including some that haven’t been published until now. Click on any of the images below to view the full posts.
I had another wonderful year packed with travels in 2012. From the middle of the California desert to the countryside of Ireland, it’s been a great slew of adventures, small and big. Revisit it all below: Love in Philadelphia Salton Sea Philadelphia Play On, Philly Philly Cheesesteaks Valentine’s in New York City Duke Reunion Defining…
Five thousand dollars in two days! I was completely floored last week when I launched my and got fully funded within the first 48 hours. We are now over $6500 and counting, and there are still 27 days to go. There is no limit to the money we can raise or the number of books…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!