PotD: 2010.10.15 Date Taken: 2010.03.11 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 60mm/2.8 lens, 1/800 sec, f/8, ISO 500 Lighting Specs: The setup and location for this shot is much less pretty than the shot itself (see below). The key light is coming from three Nikon SB-800 speedlights optically triggered and shooting through a 30″ softbox camera-right. […]
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Tags: action, creative, Dining, dish, dropping, Food, foursquare, kaama lounge, lighting, matt mermod, movement, photography, photos, plated, radhika, restaurant, san jose
The city of San Jose hired me to get a professional photo of the new-ish city hall. It’s a beautiful structure, and I’m sure there’s thousands of photos floating around of it, so I was flattered to have been chosen for the assignment. Of course I have a *little* experience shooting architecture, so I was […]
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Tags: Architecture, bracketed, building, california, city hall, cloudy, downtown, HDR, high dynamic range, photography, photos, san jose, structure, wide angle
Back in May, I got together with Gutter Patrol owners Eric and Amanda Branecki to create a truly unique postcard for their window-cleaning service. I had this idea to go extreme with the visual message of dirty windows, and luckily they loved the idea and went with it. Needless to say it was one of […]
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Tags: clean, cleaning, dangerous, Design, dirty, grandma, graphic design, gutter patrol, gutterpatrol.com, gutters, ladder, layout, leaves, old lady, photography, photos, postcard, rain, raining, wet
I met Jada, a fellow resident of the Seabright area of Santa Cruz, at 6:30am over at Aldo’s by the harbor. I got dressed in the dark this morning, so I was glad to see I hadn’t put on anything backwards when we saw each other. When we’d discussed the plans for the shoot the […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, beach, business, business portraits, counselor, head shots, headshot photos, instructor, Jada Giberson, lighthouse, morning, nutrition, ocean, photography, photos, pose, poses, professional, santa cruz, seabright, sky, sunrise, teacher, walton, waves, wellness, yoga
I’ve shot Chef Matt’s food before, but he’s got some new menu items at Kaama Lounge so I was obliged to do my thing! Kaama’s menu is motivated by “childhood comfort food with a gourmet twist” – and they’ve certainly made a splash in the foodie scene with a number of entrees and appetizers motivated […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, childhood, comfort, dishes, Food, food photography, gourmet, home, kaama lounge, lounge, photography, photos, plated, restaurant, san jose, san jose food photographers, san jose restaurant photographers, twist
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 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
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
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
My parents-in-law are selling their lovely property they’ve raised their kids in – it’s about 30 minutes out of Santa Cruz in the mountains, near a small town named Bonny Doon. It’s a large piece of land with expansive yard, beautiful garden, separate garage, storage, play area, and of course an amazing three story-ish house […]
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Tags: Architecture, bonny doon, home, homes, house, lloyd, mountains, photography, photos, property, real estate, residence, santa cruz
Newly opened in Palo Alto, right off University Ave., Baklava is a welcoming, open sidewalk/patio Mediterranean restaurant specializing in a blend of Turkish and Greek cuisine (and drinks). People may be familiar with a similarly-named restaurant in Mountain View, and this is the newest incarnation of that well-loved location. I met with the owner over […]
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Tags: action, baklava, daytime, details, emerson, Food, greek, illiano, interiors, kitchen, mediterranean, night, nighttime, palo alto, restaurant, turkish
I met with John Bentley at his newest self-named restaurant location in Redwood City to take some professional photos for advertising and the restaurant’s self promotion. I did my usual HDR-thang with the interiors, shot some details, and got some nice food shots of a few select dishes. Of course I sampled everything after shooting, […]
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Tags: bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, Dining, dishes, Food, food photography, HDR, high dynamic range, interiors, john bentley, john bentley's, photography, photos, plated, redwood city, redwood city food photographers, redwood city restaurant photographers, restaurant
The CEO loved my Morton’s San Jose photos so much, corporate immediately booked my services for the San Francisco location. It really looks very similar to the San Jose location, except it’s two floors and they have a two full bars and a nifty glass wine room. Here’s a few of my favorites… Like what […]
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Tags: architectural photography, bay area architecture photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, HDR, high dynamic range, interior, interiors and exteriors, morton, mortons, photos, restaurant, san francisco, san francisco restaurant photographers, san francisco restaurant photography, steakhouse
Owen and Marie Jobson have done a fantastic job with their first restaurant, Blue Rock BBQ (San Jose). The interior, signage and and identity all indicate a corporate franchise – but alas, this is simply a well executed vision by two entrepreneurs who are passionate about southern cooking and bringing service back to the service […]
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Tags: architecture photography, barbeque, bay area, bay area architecture photographes, bay area restaurant photographers, bbq, best, blue rock, blue rock bbq, chris schmauch, Dining, entrepreneurs, good eye, goodeye, HDR, images, interiors and exteriors, jobson, marie, owen, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, restaurant, san jose, san jose restaurant photographers, san jose restaurant photography
So round one for Morton’s was last week, this week we focused on promoting the space for weddings and parties. Morton’s is world-renowned for their excellent cuts of cow-flesh (and who doesn’t love that!), and in that regard they don’t disappoint. But for some reason people don’t see Morton’s as a kid-friendly or fun party-friendly […]
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Tags: architecture photography, banquet, bay area, bay area architecture photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, best, chris schmauch, Dining, elegant, fine, good eye, goodeye, images, mortons, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, restaurant, san jose, san jose restaurant photographers, san jose restaurant photography, santa cruz, space, steakhouse
Lion and Compass is a really elegant restaurant in Sunnyvale, perfect for a Sunday brunch or any time you want to impress your friends / family / clients. It has a nice, open, airy feel with lots of natural light, and the food is superb. And the free valet parking is a nice touch! Enjoy […]
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Tags: bay area, bay area architecture photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, bay area restaurant photography, best, chris schmauch, cocktail photography, compass, Dining, drink photography, Food, good eye, goodeye, HDR, high dynamic range, images, lion, lion and compass, photographers, photography, photos, pics, restaurant, santa cruz, sunnyvale, sunnyvale food photographers, sunnyvale restaurant photographers
Tarragon is an amazing restaurant owned and managed by Dottia Bilic (and hubby) located in downtown Sunnyvale – you know – Murphy Street. Downstairs is a first-class restaurant with open kitchen, upstairs is a large banquet and patio space perfect for weddings/receptions. It’s a great venue to eat and to party, and I highly recommend […]
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