tktktk Looking for a family photographer in Santa Cruz? San Francisco / Bay Area Family Portrait Photographer Chris Schmauch makes sure your family looks great! Call (831) 216-6210 for serious inquiries only. If you haven’t already, feel free to review our portfolio site, browse past family portrait sessions, follow our business on Facebook (like us while you’re at it!), or […]
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Capitola Beach is one of my favorite locations for taking family photos – kids love the beach, and everything from the colorful beach-side houses to the wooden pier make for incredible backdrops for family portraits. I met this family of four under the pier for their session, getting some formal group shots of them before […]
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Tonight’s restaurant photography session at Johnny’s Harborside Restaurant in Santa Cruz had a few goals: portraits of both the hostess and executive chef, some evening ambiance photos, and some customer photos. Unfortunately the fog rolled in right around sunset, so the timing didn’t work out when that evening’s diners started coming in, but it’s always […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. This portrait was shot on a landing in the stairwell of the foundation building […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. I met Janet, a (well known and loved) retired nurse, at her home […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. THanks for your time Geoff! Looking for a business portrait/headshot photographer in Watsonville? […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. This portrait was shot on a landing in the stairwell of the foundation building […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. This portrait was shot on a landing in the stairwell of the foundation […]
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This shoot is part of a series of portraits I’m doing for the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The intent is to spotlight outstanding community members that selflessly give their time and resources to the foundation and their community at large. I met Sheryl at her workplace and took a few portraits indoors and […]
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This is a fun, short family photography session taken at Capitola Beach. Michelle told me she really only wanted one photo, but of course you know this isn’t my style. Let’s have options, baby! These guys have tons of personality and I thoroughly enjoyed spending this evening with them. Here’s some of my favorite photos from […]
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There are so many amazing locations in the Santa Cruz area to shoot, and Chandra and Jason found they really connect with Wilder Ranch, a collection of old houses, barns and fields comprising the farming property of the Wilder family. It’s now a historical preserve and part of the State Park system. Most people come […]
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Monica and Danny found me online, and although I don’t shoot a ton of newborn portraits every year, I consider each job I take on a blessing. If you work with a newborn that’s only a couple weeks old, they are really pose-able, and sleep through practically anything as long as their environment is really […]
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Janet hired me to get some modeling / portrait photos of her in a couple settings in downtown Santa Cruz. The intent was to update her modeling portfolio, and we went with a stock photography-style approach with candid photos of Janet – working on her laptop, using her smartphone, etc. She’s absolutely stunning, so it […]
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The Westin Hotel in San Francisco has a new Executive Chef in their restaurant, and he’s making some tasty changes. But first, we took a few portraits of John, both in his chef’s whites as well as some more casual clothing. I enjoyed talking with John about how he came into the industry, about how […]
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I’ve photographed tons of events – corporate retreats, black tie dinners, company parties, heck – even my daughter’s Girl Scouts father/daughter dance; but somehow I’ve yet to shoot an actual high school prom. A past client called me up a couple weeks ago and asked if I was interested in shooting her daughter’s high school […]
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Bay Area mystery writer Laurie R. King needed some new publicity photos to adorn her book coming out this fall, so I came to her home for a few studio-like and natural portraits. I enjoyed talking with her and am excited to read my new signed copy of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice (I do love a […]
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I don’t shoot a lot of newborns, not because I don’t like it (I do!), it’s just not a market I’ve really targeted. But it’s SO fun – I never thought I’d go to my guy photographer friends asking to borrow newborn hats, blankies and other accessories. But I did. And I don’t care. I […]
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San Jose City Hall unarguably exhibits beautiful architecture, with sweeping, curving lines and elegant glass and cement materials. What better backdrop for some business portraits? I met some of the crew from the Lucina Health Foundation at the curved staircase/ramp to get some photos of four of the team members. Really nice people that took […]
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I was hired to shoot the 2012 Awards Ceremony at National Hispanic University in San Jose, and since I was there, we took advantage of the time to get some nice headshots of some of the faculty that showed up to the event early (ha! that’ll teach ya!!). Even though they weren’t expecting to have […]
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Large families can be challenging to shoot – there’s that many more eyeballs and expressions that have to be open and happy at the exact same moment. Add to that the unpredictable wind, surf and lighting for an on-location outdoors shoot, and you have a lot to manage as a photographer! I’m always up for […]
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