Being away from the ones you love while serving your country can be difficult.

I understand and want to do my small part, so I’m proud to announce that I’ve recently joined forces with Yellow Ribbon Photographers, a non-profit organization that was founded in 2010 and consists of photographers who have donated their talent and time to photographing servicemen and women.

Our goal is to provide professional images to soldiers who are about to deploy, so that they may bring along a small piece of home with them.

How It Works:

If you are a San Francisco Bay Area active duty  service member about to deploy, or a family member who has a loved one actively serving our country, please contact me about my availability.

Once scheduled, the service member and his/her immediate family will received a 1-hour photo session, along with (2) 8×10″ prints and (2) 5×7″ prints from the shoot. (On a case-by-case basis, the loved ones of soldiers who have already left can request a photographer for special occasions (birth of a child, etc.) or as a simple reminder of home.)

Additional items such as images on DVD, prints, gallery wraps, and albums are available at a discounted rate.

*Photo shoots are offered based on the availability. Because of the large number of troops that may be deployed at one time, and the limited number of openings, we regret that we may not be able to accomodate everyone that inquires*

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I recently had the pleasure of photographing a group portrait for the San Francisco law firm Hanson Bridgett, LLP. This year, Hanson Bridgett hosted Globalaw’s Annual Members Meeting in San Francisco. Hanson Bridgett is a member of the Globalaw international legal network, which gives them access to lawyers at firms in 165 major jurisdictions around the world and provides critical international resources for their clients. Hanson Bridget has been a San Francisco and California mainstay since 1958. Based in Northern California, Hanson Bridgets’ 150+ attorneys serve clients nationally and internationally.

In addition to being able to work with a great bunch of folks, I loved this shoot because Hanson Bridgett’s San Francisco and Marin offices are certified Green Businesses and their Sacramento office is a certified Sacramento Sustainable Business. In addition, they are the only law firm we know of that features a Rock Band, a Jazz Trio and a Grammy award winning violinist. Cool, eh?

To top it off, the shoot was held at the fabulous Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Since 1907, the Fairmont hotel has hosted the rich and famous, kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, and stars of the stage and screen. If you didn’t know, the United Nations charter was signed at the hotel, and Tony Bennett first sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” at the hotel’s famous nightclub, The Venetian Room. In addition to hosting some of the most influential meetings and events, the hotel also is well known for its breathtaking weddings and other special occasions.

The Fairmont San Francisco luxury hotel is centrally located, just a short cable car trip from downtown, the Financial District, Union Square and Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s also located at the only spot in San Francisco where each of the City’s cable car lines meet. I encourage anyone visiting San Francisco to spend even just one night in this amazing hotel. If you do, be sure to check out the hotel’s incredible panoramic view of San Francisco and the Bay!

Special thanks goes out to my assistant, Mischa, and Hanson Bridget staff Rob Corwin and Brandi Hewlett who worked as an incredible team to help me arrange and capture this fun group portrait.

Hanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.hansonbridgett.com

The Fairmont Hotel – San Francisco
950 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 772-5000
www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing sister and brother, Nikki and Andris. Nikki had flown in from Colorado, and both wanted to find something special during her stay to give to their mom for her birthday, which just happened to be while Nikki was in town. After seeing most every tourist spot in San Francisco (and every gift shop in between), they couldn’t figure out what to get Mom. So, I said, Why not a nice portrait of the two of you? What mother wouldn’t want a professional photo of her children, right? So, we decided to make a road trip out of the day and drove down to Pescadero. We visited the Harley Farm, which is a great goat cheese farm where I have photographed weddings in the past. (To check out those images, just click here.) After the goat farm, and checking out the local Chili Cook Off, we headed to the beach. It was overcast and cold, but I as we were driving, I saw a great field of flowers, and thought it would make for  a nice portrait. Nikki and Andris were good sports and braved the thorny blackberry bushes and pricker bushes to get to just the right spot. Here’s a few of my favorites….

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Recently I was asked to shoot some portraits of students at a local graduate college. The portraits will be used in the college’s collateral materials, including their View Book. Alongside each photo will be a quote from that student about why they chose the college. I had TONS of fun photographing this great group. They were all super fun, friendly, and totally willing to get silly with me. I’m posting some of my faves…including the ‘out-takes’!

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I recently had the pleasure to meet and photograph, Hema. This particular portrait photography shoot in San Francisco was really fun, and by the end, I felt like I was hanging out with an old friend. Hema’s got a really gentle and warm personality, as well as stunning features, all of which came through really well in her head shots. (Lucky gal!) Here’s some of my favorite portraits from the day:

I love this shot….so simple, and taken with just natural light provided by a wall of windows in her loft in SoMa.

Look at those eyes!

I love playing with color, so Hema and I explored the alley ways in/around SoMa in San Francisco.

A very cool door in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this shot. So natural, so content, so beautiful. What a great end to a great day of shooting portraits in San Francisco!

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This was a fun portrait photography shoot! Els is an exchange student at UC Berkeley, studying for her PhD in Psychology. A communications & public relations agency from the Netherlands (Making Waves | visual communication) hired me to photograph Els for an upcoming brochure/book that will be used to promote overseas study. Els was really easy to work with, and a really interesting gal….she’s conducting sleep research….hence the photos with the pillow!

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This portrait photography session was a nice break for me creatively. Jane is an incredibly interesting woman, with an easy personality, and penchant for the ’50′s and everything vintage. She wanted something different, creative and a bit edgy…..a dream come true! To reflect her personality, I wanted to shoot in a location that was equally artistic, interesting and vintage inspired. Thanks to my favorite Lighting Designer, Andris Kasparovics, we were able to shoot in the historic Lodge of the old Regency Center Ballroom in San Francisco. This place is just beautiful, ornate in its architecture and history, and will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2009. Special thanks goes out to a very talented make up artist, Alexis Simonson! Here’s some of my faves from the day:

The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
1290 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 673-5716

Alexis Simonson
Giorgio Armani Face Designer
Saxs Ffith Avenue

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Just thought I’d post some portraits/head shots I’ve done recently. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do these, so it was good fun. I really enjoy working with people one on one.

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