October, 2019. McClellan Ranch, Cupertino, CA. Autumn colors; blue sky, hazy. Family mini sessions all day Sunday. Too many great images to share. But one stands out right now. I stare and stare at it. I know it’s not the greatest image ever taken. But I secretly believe it is. Photographers are strange that way.Continue reading “The Autumn of Our Content”
Category Archives: Family
Flower Girl
Before she arrives on the scene… …a whole lot of things have to happen. Like this, that, and the other. Oh, and the other other. Then and only then does she appear as though fated. Which is why families—every family—is sweet. Contact me for kids, teens, couples, family, and corporate photography in the Bay Area.
Pensive Is Joy
Faces without expression interest me. I like the ambiguity, the pensiveness. But clients don’t like Pensive. Not as a general rule. They like unvarnished Joy. Always have. So. Lately I’m doing something different. During family photo shoots, I run participants through a series of prompts. Together we travel from Pensive to Joy With manyContinue reading “Pensive Is Joy”
Utterly Absorbed
Flow. Attunement. Peak performance. By whatever term, I’m a big fan of this kind of moment. It’s as perfect as we can get, we nickle-plated angels and gold-crusted demons. In Iceland, Paige is doing what comes naturally to kids everywhere: Playing as seriously as a scientist at work. Absorbed in a blade of grass withContinue reading “Utterly Absorbed”
Have Sister Will Weep
Sisters. They can be a nuisance. Paige pushed one too many buttons. And Gavin was about to punch her in the throat. I saw him wind up like Madison Bumgarner. Fast ball, all the way. I intervened. Dads. They can be a nuisance, too. When the urge to violence is muted, frustration often ensues. Bitter,Continue reading “Have Sister Will Weep”