I met Jennifer near her home this morning, a short walk from Seacliff Beach in Aptos. She is a consultant for foundations and international organizations that give back to communities all over the world. She brings her vast organizational skills, networking connections, and just plain good ol’ experience living and working for over 20 years […]
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Tags: africa, aptos, bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, beach, business, business portraits, collaboration, communication, community, consulting, development, donors, foundations, giving, grant, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, international, jennifer astone, jenniferastone.com, network, ocean, organizations, photography, photos, pier, portrait, professional, seacliff
Janice has loads of personality – she’s crazy, spunky, vivacious, energetic, and has a mouth that would make a sailor blush (which she’s not afraid to use in her several hundred Yelp reviews – I fear for my future review!). She wanted to get some off-beat, yet professional portraits done–simply for the hell of it, […]
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Tags: aegis, aptos, assisted living, creek, forest, goodeye, nisene marks, park, photography, photos, redwood, redwoods, state park, trailsloggers, trees, water, woods
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
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) needed a group photo of their team as they were visiting San Jose for their annual meeting of members from around the world. I didn’t research the organization too deeply, but according to their website, they’re a: “…worldwide professional 501 (c)(3) non-profit association whose sole mission is […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, CEFPI, cesar chavez, Council of Educational Facility Planners International, downtown, executives, group, head shots, headshot photos, park, portrait, Portraits, professional, san jose
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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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
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 ran into Tim and his daughter while conducting another family portrait session at Natural Bridges beach – I was struck by the scene they presented, a colorful retro bike and a father spending some quality time with his young, adoring daughter. I asked if I could take their portrait real quick as they presented […]
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Tags: adobe, beach, bike, bridges, daughter, father, marshall, natural, portrait, retro, schwinn, tim
Kari Carvill told me she’d basically never had a real family photo session, and was excited about seeing what we could accomplish together. We were able to shoot for an hour at Natural Bridges beach in Santa Cruz before their littlest one started melting down. It was a challenging shoot, as most involving toddlers tend […]
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Sergio Retamal, owner of Global Supply Chain Review magazine needed a portrait of Craig Martin to use on the next cover of the publication. Craig’s time is probably worth more than my own, so I made it quick and painless. We literally spent 5 minutes outside his office in Sunnyvale getting a variety of shots, […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, businessman, ceo, cover, craig martin, Editorial, global supply chain review, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, photo, photography, photos, portrait, professional, sergio retamal, sunnyvale
The Four Seasons hired me to shoot Stanford Grads that came to eat dinner with their families at Quattro, the excellent restaurant within the Four Seasons in Palo Alto. Here’s just a few shots, enjoy! Like what you see? Click here to see Chris’ Family Photography Portfolio Inquire today about scheduling your next photo shoot […]
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Alex is looking into a modeling career, and needed a few portraits done – the first step as any model can tell you! We did these in his back yard – good luck Alex! Like what you see? Click here to see Chris’ Portrait Photography Portfolio Inquire today about scheduling your next photo shoot (408) […]
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Tags: 18, alex, Fashion, handsome, headshot, male, mclaren, model, photography, photos, portrait, Portraits, young
JT & Chloe’s mom hired me to take some photos of her kids as a surprise for father’s day. They are super cute, and very sassy with each other. I tried to capture all the in-between moments, the tickling before the pushing, the hand-holding before the pinching, the arm around the shoulder before the headlock […]
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Tags: beach, child, Children, chloe, chris schmauch, family, jennie long, jt, kids, lighting, natural bridges, photographer, photography, portrait, Portraits, santa cruz
