My good friend Joelle Cruz and wife Ana just held their grand opening event at their new boutique hat store named BRIM. It’s located in the Town and Country Shopping Center at the corner of Embarcadero and El Camino in Palo Alto, CA. This event was catered (awesome desserts by Mason Cookery), with a fashion […]
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Tags: ana, ana cruz, apple, art, BRIM, business, catered, Clothing, cruz, destroyed, drinks, event, fashion show, fedora, Food, hat, hats, joelle, joelle cruz, kids, live music, local, models, palo alto, party, retail, runway, social, store, town and country
OK, so this shoot required some kind of sensational headline. To be honest, college girls aren’t exactly my target demographic, but in the next few years they could all be potential bride-clients, so you never know. Regardless, we all had a blast shooting at the fogged-in Capitola Beach this morning. It was 10am when we […]
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Tags: attractive, beach, capitola, capitola beach, capitola wharf, co-eds, college, female, four girls, friends, girlfriends, girls, ocean, pier, posing, rabbit, san jose state, sand, sara miley, seniors, students, water, wave, wet, wharf
Sue wanted a special gift for her birthday this year, so she hired a pro photographer (yours truly) to help celebrate ten years of being together. Bill and Sue have had their fair share of life challenges, and I can tell you first hand their positive attitude towards the world has transformed their lives for […]
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Tags: 10 year, anniversary, beach, bill, couple, family photography, harbor, lighthouse, ocean, santa cruz, seabright, susan cross, walton
Usually my family photography happens outdoors – at the park, beach, forest, field – you get the picture (har har). But newborns don’t like to go out in December – they prefer the warmth of a mother’s embrace, so Vanessa & David pumped up the heat to prepare two-week-old Dawson for the indignities of his […]
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Rachel Sattinger is a local Santa Cruz Yoga teacher – we had a photography session for her Kids Yoga class at Pacific Edge Climbing Gym. She’s really great with the kids, incredibly patient and they all have as great time. Here’s a few of the photos I’d like to share, there’s more to check out […]
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Tags: childrens yoga, class, fun, health, kids yoga, local business, pacific edge, playing, rachel sattinger, santa cruz, teacher, wellness, yoga, yoga for kids
These little guys had a lot of fun playing with each other, running around the beach and chasing mom with sticks. Ah, boys will be boys! I ran around with them, doing my best to capture the moments. They were good enough to even pose for a few shots under the wharf, which turned out […]
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Tags: beach, brother, capitola, capitola family photography, Children, christmas card, family, family photography, four years old, fun, kids, Logan, megan, mom, ocean, pier, playing, portrait, professional, running around, Ryder, sand, santa cruz family photography, two years old, ward, wharf, wood
It’s been several years since I last shot at Ristorante Don Giovanni in Mountain View. It’s a pretty tasty place to visit, definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area and looking for some italian cuisine. During this shoot, we got some new food/drink photos, some portraits of the owner, John Akkaya, some interiors […]
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Tags: banquet, bay area food photographers, bay area restaurant photographers, castro st., details, Dining, Food, goodeye, interiors, italian, mountain view, mountain view food photographers, mountain view restaurant photographers, photography, photos, restaurant, restaurant photography, ristorante don giovanni, space
Craig and Danielle are good friends of mine, and they have a beautiful baby boy named Vaden that now commands all their waking attention. But really, Vaden is the most mellow kid – my offspring were never so chill outside of REM sleep. He’s not only easygoing, but cute as hell, and these photos prove […]
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Tags: barr, beach, craig, danielle, family, family photography, lighthouse, photography, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, seabright, tetradons, toddler, vaden, walton
When I met up with this great little fam at Natural Bridges, I knew this little girl, Riley, was gonna make me earn my money – she’s got spunk, a little firecracker – and I loved photographing her. She breathes life into the family, much to her parents’ frustration at times I’m sure – but […]
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Tags: amazing sunset, beach, family, fun, gorgeous, natural bridges, ocean, photography, professional, riley, robert, robin, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, six-year-old, sunset, trees, wood, wood family
I’ve covered the annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Four Seasons hotel in East Palo Alto several times over the last few years – they do such a great job of having lots of activities for little kids, plus yummy drinks and snacks for the adults. Santa arrived in an Escalade (what no Prius Santa?), and […]
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Tags: activities, art, bubbles, ceremony, Children, christmas, crafts, east palo alto, event, event photography, four seasons, hotel, kids, lighting, movie, palo alto, palo alto event photography, photography, playing, santa claus, silicon valley, snow machine, tree, tree lighting ceremony
Chef Marco Fossati was the original Executive Chef for Quattro when the restaurant first opened with the new Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto five years ago. He then left for his home country, Italy, for a couple years – but now he’s back! Doug, The Marketing Director at Four Seasons, wanted some creative […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, chef, chef marco fossati, creative portrait, east palo alto, fossati, four seasons, four seasons hotel, head chef, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, hotel, hotel photography, kitchen, marco, marco fossati, palo alto, photography, portrait, portrait photography, professional, quattro, restaurant, silicon valley, staff
I’ve been trying to get all my new brides-to-be excited about engagement sessions – they’re great practice for the big day, but in a low-stress, easygoing environment. There’s no dress, no bridesmaids, and certainly no mothers making unreasonable demands. It’s just me and the couple, exploring what poses and angles are the most flattering, and […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, belgatos park, christine schaffer, engagement, engagement photography, joe and christine, joe sanchez, los gatos, ring, romantic, santa cruz engagement photographers, santa cruz engagement photography, santa cruz wedding photographers, santa cruz wedding photography, wedding photographers, wedding photography
This is the most athletic family I’ve captured in quite some time – in fact, five of them are gymnasts! I’m thinking the whole family could go on the road with their own circus act with the talent they’ve got under one roof. With 14 people to capture, I had my work cut out for […]
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Tags: acrobatic, backflip, Calen, Correll, Erinn, Eva, family, flips, gymnasts, hall, hall family, jeff, Kim, lisa, natural bridges, Nikolai, photography, Sage, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, Taran, Tristan
I’ve been friends with Jeff and Eleanor since freshman year in college. Eleanor was one of my art major friends, and Jeff was one of my engineering major friends. It’s pretty cool that those two circles eventually merged to create this wonderful, dynamic family. They have three fantastic kids, and I really enjoyed spending some […]
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Tags: beach, couple, domonic, el and jeff, eleanor, family, family photography, gloria, jeff, michael, natural bridges, ocean, photography, portrait, portrait photography, romio, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography
The Tates (and extended family) have been coming together every year to stay at a house in Pajaro Dunes (Watsonville) for the past 38 years. That’s a commitment! Of course the family gets bigger every year with new kids and marriages adding to the crowd. This year they hired GoodEye to capture some family photos […]
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Tags: beach, candids, family, family photography, family portraits, mary tate, ocean, pajaro dunes, Portraits, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, tate family, watsonville
Wow. What a smokin’ session. It didn’t matter that it was raining, cold and windy – Kim & Bryan heated up the west coast and I had a blast capturing their sweet interactions. We met at Lighthouse field, which was a new location for me, although I’ve driven past it a thousand times. Then after […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, bryan mancuso, dog beach, engagement, engagement photography, goodeye, kimberly davis, lighthouse field, photography, photos, rain, romantic, santa cruz, santa cruz engagement photographers, santa cruz engagement photography, santa cruz wedding photographers, session, sexy, shoot, sprinkling
Carrie and Steven are good friends of recent family photography clients of mine here in Santa Cruz, so I was happy to capture some precious moments between them and their little rugrats, Maya and Ryan. It was chilly out, but we had blue skies and puffy white clouds floating above – and these guys really […]
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Tags: beach, carrie, family, family photography, kids, kingsley, Maya, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, pics, playing, ryan, sand, santa cruz, steven
Wyland is such a cute little kid, and so well behaved during our one-hour family photography session at Natural Bridges beach in Santa Cruz. The weather has been rainy on and off, but we lucked out this evening with some dramatic clouds and almost no wind. Here’s some of my favorite photos below, there’s 89 […]
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Tags: beach, family, family photography, fun, george, George Lisac, lifestyle, michelle, Michelle Lisac, natural bridges, ocean, professional photography, santa cruz, Wyland
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Tags: angela, barany, beach, capitola, family, family photography, michael, ocean, photography, pier, professional, toddler, water, wharf
I can kind-of credit Meg and Ryan with being responsible for my transition from photo-enthusiast to paid-professional. I was a guest at their wedding in 2005, and I took some photos of the event with my first dSLR, the Nikon D70. It turns out they liked those photos more than those of their hired wedding […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, family, family photography, jack, mason, megan, petaluma, photography, Portraits, professional, ryan, sophia
