Jared at Kaama Lounge whipped up some snazzy new cocktails to photograph today. The ones I tasted are as great on the palate as they are on the eyes! Feast your peepers on these, folks – my faves below. Or you can just check out all the photos from the shoot. For you strobist people, […]
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Tags: bar, closeup, cocktails, drinks, flash, kaama lounge, lighting, lit, lounge, macro, off-camera, photography, photos, professional, restaurant, san jose, softbox, speedlights
I was honored to participate in the event celebrating Joseph George Wines’ 70th anniversary at Villa Montalvo, Saratoga. Only Joseph George could unite all the top vintners to participate in a single event – perhaps you may recognize some of the names: Duckhorn, Goldeneye, Paraduxx, DuMol, Far Niente, Flora Springs, Lewis, Melka Wines, Miner Family, […]
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Tags: 70th, anniversary, appetizers, arts, center, dinner, elite, event, formal, joseph george, le papillon, montalvo, party, photography, photos, saratoga, wine, winery, wines
Barbara Wales contacted me a month ago as she was planning a surprise 85th birthday for her husband, Robert. The ruse was she’d be escorting him to a fund raising event (which they frequent) at the beautiful, historic Saratoga Springs Picnic and Campground. There were even signs put up and greeters that all supported the […]
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Tags: 85th, barbara wales, barbecue, bbq, birthday, campground, cathedral grove, dj, evening, historic, jeff werner, music, oldies, park, party, photography, photos, picnic, robert wales, saratoga, saratoga springs
Amy and Arthur Raynaud celebrated their vows with close family and friends today in Los Gatos – technically they got married back in April, so this was more of a make-good for the lack of a party the first time ’round. Great lovers of Depeche Mode, I chose a special song for their wedding slideshow. […]
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Tags: amy, arthur, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, los gatos, los gatos wedding photographers, los gatos wedding photography, martinez, raynaud, st. mary's, toll house
I did a shoot today at Le Papillon restaurant on behalf of South Bay Accent magazine. They wanted some shots of Le Papillon’s Chocolate Terrine made with Valrhona Guanaja 70 percent, Valrhona Jivara milk chocolate, and coconut oil. It’s not only visually stunning, but I’ll be damned if I was gonna leave without scarfing that thing […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, chocolate, dessert, Dining, Food, food photography, le papillon, restaurant, san jose, san jose food photographers, san jose restaurant photographers, terrine
I met up with my friend and business partner Joelle Cruz today to do a shoot for one of our new advertising clients – Bling Nation. This is a fast-growing, well funded company that has entered the financial processing arena – competing with credit & debit cards at the local business level. They’ve recently partnered […]
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Tags: bling, business, card, cell phone, credit, local, money, nation, payment, paypal, Portraits, processing, receipt, retail, rfid, sticker, text
Michelle Myers is one of the sweetest people I know – kind, compassionate, empathetic, and non-judgmental. I guess it makes sense that she’s chosen family therapy as a profession! She needed a decent headshot for her business, and since I was already at Santana Row that day shooting for Franco Uomo, I had her meet […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, family, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, michelle myers, photography, photos, portrait, professional, santana row, therapist, therapy
One of the defining characteristics of Franco Uomo’s fine men’s clothing is the material used to make it. The colors, the subtle (and not so subtle) patterns, and most especially the luxurious texture. All these elements combine to create truly unique garments that keep discerning clients coming back time and again. We wanted to have […]
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Back in March, I shot ground-based interiors and exteriors for this client – it’s an amazing house set on 28 acres of property near Skyline Blvd. in Portola Valley. Of course the only way to get a shot of the whole property at once is from the air! I met with Cameron Rolfe, the owner […]
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Tags: aerial, altitude, aviation, bay helicoptours, cameron rolfe, chopper, flight, helicopter, photography, photos, portola valley, sky, tour, villa lauriston
Patrick and Mariela are expecting their first child in September, about six weeks away from our shoot. We met up around 7 in the evening and we immediately went off to a nearby park to take advantage of the golden setting sun. We had a good time shooting together – this was a maternity shoot […]
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Tags: family, mariela, maternity, park, patrick phillips, photography, photos, pregnancy, pregnant, roseville, sunset
RJ is the brother of Lee, whose family I shot at the same time (their photos are here). We met at McKinley Park in Sacramento, California to get some shots of RJ and Kim’s 3-week old newborn, Presley and some family shots including RJ, his son Dallas and Kim. Presley definitely stole the show, even […]
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Tags: Dallas Parkins, family, kids, kim leytem, mckinley park, newborn, parents, photography, photos, Portraits, Presley, RJ Parkins, sacramento
Lee and I last saw each other back in middle school – but thanks to Facebook, we’ve reconnected. When I told her I was headed up her way for another gig, she expressed interest in getting some family portraits done. We met up at 2pm at their place in Sacramento – and we were all […]
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Cassie at Four Seasons over in Palo Alto called me earlier this week as they have some new hires that need some headshots. Most everyone is ambivalent to loathsome when it comes to getting their picture taken, so I try to make it quick, painless, and maybe even a little fun. I’m not a comedian, […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, claudio villani, corporate, four seasons, head shots, headshot photos, headshots, palo alto, photography, photos, Portraits, professional, silicon valley, staff, wine
Franco has a bunch of new clothes to show off, and since he’s already located at beautiful Santana Row, it stands to reason that we’d do our fashion shoot here. Every alley is a gem, with beautiful textured wood and vibrant paint. It’s tough to take a bad photo with all the wonderful backdrops to […]
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Tags: backgrounds, chris schmauch, colorful, Fashion, franco uomo, jason, male, model, models, photographer, photography, photos, san jose, santana row, traci halvorson, will
Morton’s the Steakhouse (San Jose) is partnering up with the San Francisco 49ers for their upcoming “Celebrity Servers” event. It’s a fund-raising effort to benefit different charities that each celebrity chooses to represent. If you’d like to be served by Alex Smith or Patrick Willis and have the opportunity to bid on signed sports memorabilia […]
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Tags: 49ers, alex smith, celebrity, charity, football, mortons, patrick willis, promotion, san jose, server, servers, steakhouse
Rachel and Thom had a lovely little wedding in San Jose earlier this year. I designed the album below from their favorites… enjoy! Hint: click the “Fullscreen” icon to really see the album! [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true autoflip=true autofliptime=6000 pagenumber=2 documentid=100723001521-f7793220323e4189bf872b115c0a6de6 docname=rachel-thom-wedding-album username=goodeye loadinginfotext=Rachel%20%26%20Thom%20-%20Bride%20%26%20Groom%20Wedding%20Album%20-%20Proof01 showhtmllink=true tag=wedding width=900 height=600 unit=px]
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Tags: 2010, album, april 10, bay area, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, chris schmauch, Design, irish, photographer, photography, rachel, san jose, san jose wedding photographers, thom, thomas, wedding
I met Rachel and her mom a few months ago through a common friend – they were both so sweet, and I was excited they wanted to use me for the upcoming wedding. Rachel drove down from Sacramento today with her fiance Brandon, who I met for the first time. Talk about a good looking […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, brandon, brodzky, clos la chance wedding photographers, clos lachance wedding photographers, clos lachance wedding photography, country, coyote creek trail, engagement, fields, morgan hill, morgan hill engagement photographers, morgan hill engagement photography, photography, photos, rachel, run down, rustic, san martin wedding photographers, session, trail, weber
Kurt Kemling is a good friend of mine (even though we’ve only met a couple times) – it’s weird how you can get to know someone without ever spending time with them. He’s also a professional photographer that I admire, with two adorable girls near my own girls’ age, as well as a wife named […]
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Tags: beach, beckie, Children, family, katie, kemling, kids, kurt, monarch, natural bridges, ocean, path, photography, photos, Portraits, sand, santa cruz, sophia
I just happened to be looking for something on Yelp today and noticed that the Yelp Folks were headlining their “Best Of” businesses on their main page. It defaulted to the Santa Cruz area as that’s where I live, and out of curiosity I clicked on the “Professional Services” category. My jaw dropped when I […]
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Tags: award, bay area, best, best of, business, chris schmauch, good eye, goodeye, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, praise, professional, review, reviews, santa cruz, services, yelp
I got a call from a nice lady from Alabama whose family was coming together to celebrate her 70th birthday by spending the weekend together in a rented beach house in Santa Cruz, California. She wanted a group photo of the whole family on the beach, for which I was much obliged. At 5:30pm I […]
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