bay area senior portrait session

I have an impulse control problem. Everyone around me knows it. It’s part of my charm. When Will smacks Chris, I want to talk about it. When I read a good book, I want to recommend it (The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas!). When I take good images, I want to share them. Years ago, whenContinue reading “bay area senior portrait session”

Bay Area Senior Portraits

From Danville and Pleasanton, through San Jose and Los Gatos, to Cupertino, and beyond, I’m photographing high school seniors, as they prepare to journey from home. A typical senior portrait collection has too many good-to-great images to share in a blog. But here’s a subset that definitely caught my eye, in the field and duringContinue reading “Bay Area Senior Portraits”

Portraits: Six-in-one, 3/21

Portrait photography in the San Francisco Bay Area is an embarrassment of riches. I meet young business owners, realtors, IT executives, founders, venture capitalists, students—and beyond. Most subjects identify with a core value or attribute. It might be candor or kindness, competence or trustworthiness, or something else entire. Whatever it is, the awkwardness of portraitureContinue reading “Portraits: Six-in-one, 3/21”

Portraits: Six-in-One

As I land more business—excellent!—and make more photos—outstanding!—I’m falling behind on sharing work. The six-in-one concept, I hope, will help me address that challenge. Today it’s portrait photography, but next week, it could be family or landscape photography or even a photo essay. Really, it can be anything, but it’s got to be six-in-one, andContinue reading “Portraits: Six-in-One”

One Lens, Many Styles

Many photographers specialize in one style of photography. They often zero in on portrait, family, street, or landscape photography. I’m a dabbler at heart, always have been, except my dabbling is fairly serious, because I want to be really good at whatever interests me. Here are some examples of photography styles I’ve been exploring lately. HopeContinue reading “One Lens, Many Styles”