I was hired to shoot architectural interior and exterior photos of Fogo de Chao’s newest location at Santana Row in San Jose, California. There are several challenges to this spot – it’s on a high traffic location (both foot traffic from the mall and cars from the main roads), it has a stoplight and streetlight right in […]
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Tags: Architecture, architecture photography, bay area restaurant photographers, bay area restaurant photography, brazilian, exteriors, flagship, Fogo de Chão, interiors, nighttime, restaurant, san jose restaurant photographers, san jose restaurant photography, santana row, steakhouse
The Hyatt rebranded one of their hotels in Santa Clara and called me up to get some architectural photos of it. I showed up a little before sunset, and stayed until a little after to get that nice light us photographers always look for. Luckily there were clouds in the sky to add some visual […]
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Tags: architecture photography, Bay Area Commercial Photographers, bay area commercial photography, bay area hotel photographers, bay area hotel photography, evening, hotel photos, hyatt, hyatt house, hyatt photos, montague, night, nighttime, plaza, rivermark, santa clara, santa clara architecture photographers, santa clara architecture photography, sunset, the hyatt
Even though I’m a Santa Cruz-based wedding photographer, I’m often traveling all over the Bay Area for my clients. Danny and Rachelle wanted their engagement shoot up in San Francisco, so I was excited to oblige. It was my first session at Stow Lake, which is part of the expansive Golden Gate Park. I got […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, cafe, daniel casillas, danny casillas, dramatic lighting, engaged, engagement, engagement photography, evening, golden gate park, italian, lighting, nighttime, north beach, park, rachelle presno, romantic, san francisco engagement photographers, san francisco engagement photography, stow lake, sunset
PotD: 2010.10.21 Date Taken: 2010.10.18 Photo Specs: Nikon D3 + 24mm/1.4 lens @ 1.4, 1/200 sec, ISO 1400 Lighting Specs: Ambient only Why it’s cool & how I got it: My family and I were up in San Francisco this Monday for a mini vacation with our good friend Erin Brummett and her two rugrats […]
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Tags: ambient, chris schmauch, goodeye, night, nighttime, nikon 1.4, photo of the day, potd, san francisco, street photography, wide open
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
My last “job” of the year was a birthday party for Tom Liston, the husband of Robin Liston, who I’ve worked with at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. Robin and her daughter, Ashleigh, wanted to surprise Tom (and all their 50+ guests) with a small ceremony between Ashleigh and her beau, Ross (both pictured […]
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Restaurant owners always want to get shots of their establishment when it’s full of people. Photographers tend to like it when they’re empty – no pesky people getting in the way, and you can use a tripod to get those nice architectural shots without motion blur. However, with the latest digital gear shooting at high-ISO […]
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Tags: bay area, best, candids, chris schmauch, customers, dinner, eating, enjoying, family, Food, friends, good eye, goodeye, images, matt levin, meat, nighttime, pastrami, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, refuge, restaurant, san carlos, santa cruz, the refuge
I met with critically-acclaimed clothing designer Franco Uomo at his Santana Row location to shoot some of his creations on our model, Jason. The store manager, Angelina Haole, was indispensable as she dragged the rolling clothes hanger up and down the alleys of Santana Row, all the while providing constructive creative input. Franco whisked in […]
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Tags: bay area, best, casual, chris schmauch, Clothing, color, custom, designer, fit, formal, franco uomo, good eye, goodeye, images, men's, nighttime, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, premium, rustic, santana row, tailored, texture, vibrant
Junnoon wanted to freshen up their photo archive so they kindly called on my services for new interiors, headshots, details, food, cocktails, etc. I spent about 3.5 hours over two days to complete the project. There’s so much going on in the well-designed interior that it’s a joy to shoot in. The lighting, the decor, […]
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Tags: ambience, bay area, best, chris schmauch, cocktails, cuisine, Food, good eye, goodeye, headshots, images, indian, interiors, junnoon, lighting, nighttime, palo alto, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, university
