GoodEye Photography + Design Blog

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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I had a great time hanging out with the Four Seasons crew at their annual end-of-year Holiday party. 2009 was definitely a tough year, but there were awards and plenty of good fun at tonight’s festivities – I mean, how can you beat catering via taco truck?? Enjoy the slideshow below, or check out all […]

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Angelica McCoy, owner of La Choza Day Spa in San Jose, needed some new interior photos taken for her spa’s website – nothing too fancy, but of course I went with 5 bracketed shots to create the HDR photos you see here. Even though a decent single exposure would cover the dynamic range of these […]

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Shot down this morning to California Billiard Club near El Camino Real and Highway 85 in Mountain View. This place is easy to miss given the city’s denial of decent signage, but it’s actually a quite large venue capable of holding parties of 600! Chris Swart, one of the new owners, explained how pool halls […]

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Alas, I can’t always shoot every cover for the magazine, especially when I’m designing the cover the same day we’re sending it to the printer 🙂 Credit for the photo goes to Lise Gagne for her awesome shot of this beautiful DJ/model. I can only take credit for wrapping the photo up for visual consumption […]

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I’m pretty happy with how Lauren and Branden’s wedding album turned out, especially the wedding ring spread above – believe it or not I shot the top-left and both right page pics on the wedding party dining table – some careful use of an off-camera Nikon SB-800 and quick adjustments to taste. Gotta love creativity […]

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Franco asked me to design some posters to advertise his men’s clothing clothing store – the posters (approximately 24″ x 27″) will be displayed around Santana Row on self-supporting metal stands at strategic locations. I’m leaning towards the single-photo versions as they are more direct and eye-catching to the casual shopper. I kept the design […]

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{Slideshow Hint: Click for Full Screen Presentation} [slidepress gallery=’jonathan-and-dara-wedding-album’] A great looking couple, fun to shoot, lots of personality, and, of course, lots of love! Jon is actually a pretty darn good photographer as well!

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I’m not sure why it’s called the Spider Holster, I mean, there’s not 8 of anything, and there’s no dangly legs or fur of any kind. But what it does do, it does well, as I can safely say after using it daily for the last couple of weeks. What is it? The Spider Holster […]

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Yup, Kaitlin has officially lost her other top front tooth, just in time for Christmas. Check out the huge gap in these photos of her and Emma playing in the leaves! The rest of the photos are here. [slidepress gallery=’kaitlin-and-emma-play-in-leaves’]

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Technical Engineering Services, based in Santa Cruz, was about to ship off a couple of their latest custom-built behemoths – big ol’ High Vaccuum Sputtering systems. These puppies are equipped with the latest in ion gun technology and plasma doohickies. As far as I understand it, they’re used to coat objects with different types of […]

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Matt Levin, owner of The Refuge in San Carlos, stepped outside his restaurant for a few portraits. I love the neon signage, and it makes a great backdrop for these shots. I also got a couple when I was in the kitchen and he was standing out by the kitchen pickup window. Shot with a […]

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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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I love shooting candids of people, it’s real photography. It’s fleeting, spontaneous, and most of all – challenging. And who doesn’t love a creative challenge? I invite you to step into a particular restaurant kitchen to see what the heck is going on back here in The Refuge. Enjoy the slideshow below, check out more […]

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Please enjoy these food photos from The Refuge, just don’t lick your computer… Slideshow of my faves below, the rest are here. [slidepress gallery=’the-refuge-food’]

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The shot above is a 7-exposure HDR blend, taken just after sunset. The sign says it all: Pastrami & Belgian Beer. Here’s some detail shots in the slideshow below, the rest are here. [slidepress gallery=’the-refuge-details’]

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San Carlos finally has a Refuge for those who appreciate fine Belgian beer, the most succulent pastrami, and delicious selections of cheese and salami. But this place isn’t filled with middle-aged guys sporting giant bellies – this place attracts an eclectic mix of men, women and children who appreciate the few things The Refuge has […]

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The folks at Four Seasons, East Palo Alto know how to throw a tree-lighting party. The place was swarming with giggling children and parents desperately seeking out steaming coffee, or perhaps the famous hot chocolate put out by the high-end hotel. Regardless, there was no shortage of things to do: an outside movie theater, cookie […]

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My good friend John Price asked me to take a few shots of their holiday decorations for ye olde corporate office. Of course I couldn’t take simple snapshots – I had to take 7-shot bracketed exposures, blend them to create high dynamic range files, and process those files into tonemapped 16-bit TIFFs then enhance with […]

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Just had to share my most favoritest shot I’ve ever taken of my wife Becky. Shot with a Nikon D3, 70-200/2.8 lens, sun backlit, filled with four nikon speedlights shooting through a FourSquare softbox.

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