I recently had the pleasure of taking some holiday family photos for the Z family in Palo Alto. The golden hillscape of the Pearson-Arastradero Preseve is a perfect place for portraits, especially as the sun is setting. They have three perfect kids, and besides some posed and candid photos of everyone together [ read more … ]

Shooting a wedding at Yosemite has been on our bucket list for a while now, and Katherine & Chris gave us our wish earlier this month — and in the process, we got to spend a day with the coolest couple. Our day was packed with fun and adventure: after an early morning drive into the park, we met up with them at Tunnel View for a cute little first look, then headed to Cathedral Beach where about a dozen of their closest friends & family gathered for the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, we regrouped at Glacier Point and then made the hike over to Taft Point where we all braved the cold for the sunset to peek out for a brief minute — which is all we needed for some epic sunset photos. [ read more … ]

We’re going to keep this blog post short (because the next post is their epic elopement photos), but Katherine & Chris’s engagement photos are also too good to not be shared. Earlier this spring, they had their sunset engagement session right here at home in San Francisco. We started with a beautiful urban, downtown background with the SF skyline view from Pier 7, plus a gorgeous beach and Golden Gate Bridge backdrop from Marshalls Beach [ read more … ]

Look at that gown and this absolutely glowing couple! I had a blast chasing the evening light with Nia and Ryan for their Half Moon Bay sunset photos on the beach. We walked in the woods and along the beach, and the couple even splashed around in the water a bit for a few fun shots. I absolutely adored the two of them, Nia’s dress, and of course, their two adorable pups!! [ read more … ]

Jed had a planned a weekend getaway on the Mendocino coast with Katie, and originally he was going to kick it off by proposing to her once they had arrived. As the plan solidified though, he eventually decided to do it at the beginning of their trip so that they could fully enjoy their wine tasting and glamping trip as an engaged couple. So on the drive north, they stopped in the Marin Headlands by Rodeo Beach and took a short hike up to the cliffs, right next to where I was surreptitiously waiting. It was there that Katie got a big surprise [ read more … ]