If you want a really natural field / forest / creek setting, Henry Cowell in Felton is a great location. Just off Highway 9, there’s plenty of places to explore with any family. These guys couldn’t make it down to the creek (wrong footwear), but that didn’t stop them from getting some ultra-adorable family pics […]
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Lisa and Tony had a wonderful wedding, full of dancing, laughter, and of course a few tears. Perry House in Monterey is an ideal wedding venue for < 150 guests, with two floors of the magnificent historic house to explore, multiple patios and verandas, two bars, open fire pits, a gorgeous bridal suite, and of […]
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Wow guys, what an amazing way to start off the wedding season. No rain, but some cool clouds – gorgeous bride and dapper groom; and all the trimmings that make a wedding unique and wonderful. There were so many tears of joy and spontaneous bouts of laughter, I really had a good time with this […]
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Well it wasn’t quite the last day of the year, but darn close I’d say! On December 30th, 2013 I met up with Crystal at her bridal suite at the Lafayette Park Hotel. There was the usual organized chaos, but Crystal shone like her namesake among the hectic crowd. I quickly fell into first gear, […]
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Even grown-up families need a good family portrait from time to time. We snuck this shoot in after Christmas, but before New Year’s. Luckily the weather was super nice, and this was more of a mini-shoot. We took photos along West Cliff Drive (near Fair Ave.) with the ocean in the background. A few of […]
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Steve contacted me, saying he was going to propose to his girlfriend on the beach and wanted me to capture it –so cool! I suggested Capitola beach and suggested other details, down to which way he should face and the very spot to do it. There was only one chance to do it, no do-overs! […]
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Sometimes a couple just clicks, and they don’t require a whole lot of interference on my part when it comes to fitting together in a photogenic way. I’m used to directing my couples a lot – where to put their hands, where to look, etc, but Lisa and Corey are naturals in front of the […]
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It’s amazing how you can transition from the densely populated Peninsula / South Bay to the rolling hills in Los Altos by driving just a couple miles. Joan and Nathan wanted their engagement photography session at the Westwind Community Barn in Los Altos – think horses, corral, hills sparsely populated with rugged old oaks – […]
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South Bay Accent Magazine contacted me because they were doing a story on the best Tapas restaurants in the South Bay; I went to Ciano’s in Campbell, Donostia in Los Gatos, La Catalana and Picasso’s Tapas in downtown San Jose, and The Basin in Saratoga. The best part about food photography is working with amazing […]
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The Westin in San Francisco hired me to photograph their annual Holiday Party / Employee Recognition ceremony at their hotel this year. Big corporate parties like this are always fun as there’s a ton of people, lots of great food and drink, and everyone is smiling and having a good time. Getting great candid photos […]
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One of the great things about the Bay Area is our temperate weather; there are very few days I have to cancel, and can shoot steadily throughout the year. And so it was that I met up with Stevie and Angelo on this fine mid-December day for their engagement session in the forests around Henry […]
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Oh elopements, how I love thee – you are a quick and intimate ceremony and about two hours of mellow shooting with two lovers and no distractions. I am photo-selfish, and can’t help but be disappointed when my favorite photos from a wedding day (the bride and groom of course) get minimized to the last 5 […]
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These are a select few of the photos I took at Brion’s annual holiday party. This year it was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center – a huge and modern venue for the largest events. This is a great group of people who I’ve worked with before, and I look forward to many more […]
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These are some behind-the-scenes kitchen candids of Stanford University chefs hard at work! Looking for an on-location food photographer in the Bay Area? San Francisco / Bay Area Commercial Food Photographer Chris Schmauch makes food look really yummy! Call (831) 216-6210 for serious inquiries only. If you haven’t already, feel free to review our portfolio site, […]
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These are multiple exposure HDR photos I took of the interior area of Stanford’s newest dining hall. Many photographers overdo the HDR “look” – I try to make it look as natural as possible, without showing excess detail in the shadows and highlights. My goal is to have architectural photos look as my eye sees […]
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I had the pleasure of taking some photos of the culinary creations of Stanford University’s fine chefs – all morning long they slaved away in their new campus kitchen, and prepared some awesome looking (and tasty) dishes. Here’s a few of my favorites… Looking for an on-location food photographer in the Bay Area? San Francisco […]
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It was cold and windy and late November when I met up with Carly and Josué for their engagement shoot at Fort Point in San Francisco. It’s a really old military building, right at the base of the Golden Gate – and adjacent to the turbulent waters of the bay. This was a new location […]
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It was great to meet and get to know Molly and Jay a little during their engagement session at Capitola Beach. They fully gave in to my direction, and were great listeners I might add! We explored the bluff above the beach, some railroad tracks, and spent most of the time on the beach and […]
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The best thing about wedding album design is revisiting past weddings, and all the fun moments that happened that day. It’s not unusual for a year or more to go by between these two events, as was the case for Tony and Danielle’s gorgeous wedding at Kohl Mansion in Burlingame. Below are the layouts I […]
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I’ve had quite a few couples recently that wanted to include their dogs in their engagement session – they are, more or less, the “first baby” – so I’m happy to oblige. However, in the context of photo shoots, most dogs are the equivalent of hyper toddlers. So my typical solution is to include the […]
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