This young lady in a red dress was promward boundBut first we explored word-poses at Santa Clara University Playful Hush Candor Elegance KO’d Joy Contact me for kids, teens, couples, family, and corporate photography in the Bay Area.
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James, 2021
He’s an almost college graduateAn aspiring business pro with big dreamsHe’s embarked but not quiteYou get the pictureLots of fun working with James in the fieldHe was willing to chase light and explore scenes 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”
Urban Chic
When I capture a candid expression like this… ….and a heartfelt laugh like this… …and a bookishly hip shot like this…. …all in the space of 23 minutes, well, I’m ridiculously happy as a result. “There’s one thing a photograph must contain,” says Robert Frank. “The humanity of the moment.” For what it’s worth, IContinue reading “Urban Chic”
New Yorker Abroad
I’ve shared photos of this NY ballerina before. At the top of the year, we kicked off a half-day collaboration, working deliberately to achieve certain effects. Here are some of my favorite images from the collection, each introduced with a verbal cue only: Atlas Slave Breakfast at Tiffany’s Color is Black and White Curves andContinue reading “New Yorker Abroad”