So a mom, her 14-year-old son and their one-eyed pit bull walk into a field… oh, you’ve heard this one? Never mind then. Enjoy the pics. More here. Looking for the perfect photographer for your crazy family? San Francisco / Bay Area Family Portrait Photographer Chris Schmauch makes everyone look their best! Call (831) 216-6210 […]
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I’m good friends with Jennie, we love to meet up for tacos and margaritas at Olita’s on the wharf. When she suggested we do a big shoot with her siblings and their kids, I was happy to take on the big group and see what I could capture. All the kids were fantastic, took direction […]
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WARNING: This post has LOTS of big photos!! What can I say, Jared and Jasmine are an Attractive Couple (see: capitalization) that knows good photography when they see it. They reviewed my work online and booked me for their upcoming wedding without even meeting me first. I could’ve been some psychopath that also happened to […]
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This kinda came off like a senior portrait session, although Celeste is almost one year into college. But the approach was the same – take great photos to show off an individual’s inner and outer beauty. I met Celeste and her mom, fresh from the salon, in downtown Capitola. Of course the weather was cloudy […]
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In these connected days, we’ve got personal and professional profiles on a myriad of different website – all with prominent places for pictures of ourselves – Facebook, LinkedIn, Match, eHarmony – just to name a few. The only thing most profile photos have in common is their nearly-universal characteristic of suckiness. Since everyone seems to […]
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Senior portrait photography is kind of a new pursuit of mine. It’s an honor to capture this time of transition in a person’s life, and I consider it a personal challenge to capture an individual’s true personality. I had a great time navigating 3-Mile beach with Emma and her mom, even though getting down to […]
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I met David this morning at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz. Recently graduated from college back East, David is laying the foundation for his future in music – and one small part of that is publicity photos. When he initially called me, he was just looking for a headshot, but I convinced him while […]
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Just a couple photos of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed speaking at the 2011 State of the Valley Conference at McEnery Convention center today. He’s the Co-Chair of the board for Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.
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The Fairmont San Jose uses the best possible sources for the food the comes into the hotel’s kitchens. I took a little trip with Executive Chef Daniel Maurice up to Daly City to visit their mushroom purveyor of choice, The King of Mushrooms (Todd Spanier). I’ve gone-a-mushroom-hunting with Todd before, but unfortunately he was away […]
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I’m so looking forward to Justin and Erin’s wedding later on this year. They’re going with a Great Gatsby / 1920s theme for their wedding, so I’m definitely gonna have to sport a bowler hat to get in with the spirit of things. The engagement shoot took place up at their friend’s house in Bonny […]
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I had a quick (See: 10 minute) photo shoot with Maxi this morning for the next cover of Tastes of San Jose Magazine. We rushed into the Japanese Friendship Gardens in San Jose and did our thing – quickly deciding we got the money shot five minutes into it. Good ’nuff for me! Here’s the […]
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This morning I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Christy Evans, a recent SoCal refugee looking to ply her Yoga trade up in these northern parts, more specifically downtown Campbell, California at aptly named The Yoga Studio. Christy is spunky, vivacious, cute, and talented – and I learned all that in the first five […]
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I will forever remember this photo shoot – not because of the lovely Anna and all the great photos from her Senior Portrait session, but rather for the wicked case of poison oak I acquired during said shoot. I was dressed in a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops (typical Santa Cruz attire, mind you), which was […]
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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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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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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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Diane wanted a few photos of her taken at her house here in Santa Cruz. It’s a lovely property up in the mountains, and we had fun exploring around for different places to shoot, inside and outside. It can be hard for people to loosen up as having a big camera focused just on you […]
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I met Dale Yoshihara, the owner of Kyoto Palace in Campbell, about 5 years ago when I was working for The Wave Magazine. He was still happy with the photos I took back then, but I knew (and Explore Publishing knew) that I could do better with five solid years of photography under my belt […]
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Manuel Romero gives a solid first impression as a striking-looking young dude, and then he picks up his guitar and starts playing and singing, and you can’t help but smile. We had hair, makeup and Starbucks – you know, the whole shebang – show up for this portrait shoot at Maceio in downtown San Jose. […]
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I met Elizabeth at Natural Bridges this evening to shoot some portraits for her personal use. She’s an intellectual, and fun to chat with while we hiked around the trails at this beautiful park. Elizabeth is a little mysterious – well I did just meet her – but I thought I’d try to capture a […]
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