Who cares about football anyway – not me, Jenn or Jacob, apparently… While everyone was glued to their televisions watching stupid Superbowl ads, the three of us were having a blast at Central Park in Santa Clara. It’s an expansive public park with playgrounds, large fields, old trees, a baseball field, a large pond with […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, central park, couple, engagement photography, jacob chu, jenn and jacob, jenn navarro, park, Portraits, santa clara, santa clara engagement photographer, santa clara engagement photography, santa clara wedding photographers, santa cruz wedding photographers, softball
Not every couple I photograph is engaged or getting married – many are celebrating their Xth anniversaries, which I think is so cool! Ok, so maybe sometimes the guys are like “I’d rather be at home watching football, but my wife made me come here,” but by the end of the session even the reluctant […]
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Tags: aaron, anniversary photography, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, couple, fun, lighthouse field, married, ocean, People, portrait photography, Portraits, romance, romantic, santa cruz, santa cruz anniversary photography, santa cruz couple photography, santa cruz engagement photography, shannon, state park
The Tates (and extended family) have been coming together every year to stay at a house in Pajaro Dunes (Watsonville) for the past 38 years. That’s a commitment! Of course the family gets bigger every year with new kids and marriages adding to the crowd. This year they hired GoodEye to capture some family photos […]
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Tags: beach, candids, family, family photography, family portraits, mary tate, ocean, pajaro dunes, Portraits, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, tate family, watsonville
I can kind-of credit Meg and Ryan with being responsible for my transition from photo-enthusiast to paid-professional. I was a guest at their wedding in 2005, and I took some photos of the event with my first dSLR, the Nikon D70. It turns out they liked those photos more than those of their hired wedding […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, family, family photography, jack, mason, megan, petaluma, photography, Portraits, professional, ryan, sophia
I met the “Smiths” (preserving some modicum of anonymity here…) at Wilder Ranch, located about 5 miles west/north of Santa Cruz off highway 1. It’s a great State Park and preserve covering about 7,000 acres and traversed by 34 miles of hiking/biking/running trails – many hugging the coastal cliffs and valleys. What I didn’t know […]
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Tags: abandoned, christian, dave, distressed, family photography, family portraits, farm, houses, old, old houses, Portraits, ranch, ryan, sandra, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, wilder ranch, wood
The Flores family wanted to shoot at a beach near their house, so we decided upon Rio Del Mar / Seacliff. We parked at Rio since it’s free and explored the area. I’ve never had a family session there so it was fun to see what we could find. Nick and Stacey have two little […]
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Tags: aptos, beach, family photography, goodeye, nadia, nick flores, noah, photography, photos, Portraits, professional, rio del mar, stacey flores
Alice Wan called me up to get some photos of her brother who came up from LA and parents, who just arrived from Hong Kong. We had a lot of fun walking around downtown Capitola and the beach. Here’s my favorites from our shoot, all 74 photos are here.
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Tags: alice wan, beach, capitola, city, downtown, family, family photography, goodeye, mural, ocean, photography, photos, Portraits, river, sand, wan
PotD: 2010.10.14 Date Taken: 2010.03.14 Photo Specs: Nikon D700 + 28-70/2.8 lens @ 52mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400 Lighting Specs: This is a two-light setup, the first being the sun (ha!) coming in from the right/rear. The key light, or main light, is coming from four Nikon SB-800 speedlights shooting through a 30″ softbox […]
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Tags: christian, exploring, family, farquhar, fun, morgan hill, nature, photo of the day, photography, photos, portrait, Portraits, walking, wayne
I met this lovely couple a few weeks ago during our initial wedding consultation, and they wasted no time booking a date to get their engagement photos done. They are beach people, and it just so happens I live in a beach town – so it was a natural fit! We actually went up to […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, chris schmauch, engagement, goodeye, heather, heather terbeek, ocean, pescadero, photography, photos, Portraits, sand, sea, session, tim, tim eads, water
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
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
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 got a call from a nice lady from Alabama whose family was coming together to celebrate her 70th birthday by spending the weekend together in a rented beach house in Santa Cruz, California. She wanted a group photo of the whole family on the beach, for which I was much obliged. At 5:30pm I […]
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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
It seems like all my posts lately are related to Kaama Lounge – well there’s a lot going on there, with it being a hot new restaurant ‘n’ all. Here’s a few photos from a VIP party held the night before the place opened. Slideshow below (click it, neat!), all 166 printable photos here. [slidepress gallery=’kaama-vip-party’]
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Tags: bay area, best, candids, chris schmauch, Dining, drinking, eating, event, friends, fun, good eye, goodeye, groups, images, kaama, kaama lounge, lounge, party, People, photographer, photographers, photography, photos, pics, Portraits, restaurant, san jose, santa cruz, vip
