I sent this image along to Mayor Newsom’s inaguration committee about a year ago. It seems they liked it so much… they’ve chosen to use it as the Mayor’s Facebook profile shot! The choice seems very appropriate as Jack Huynh was hired to get the photograph the night of Gavin’s inauguration reception at deYoung Museum and this shot was from his speech at City Hall. You can find the profile on […]
So we haven’t updated our blog as much this year since we’ve been incredibly busy. This of course is a good thing considering the economy. Traditionally for our studio the first quarter is often the slowest as wedding season has not kicked in and corporate and commercial work ramps up […]
I received At Work from my family as a holiday gift and read it in one day so you know it’s a quick read. The book clocks in at 237 pages and has a nice mix of images and the back stories to them. I really enjoyed the book to get her perspective on how she produces the images she creates as […]
Wow, what a year 2008 was. We were busy growing Orange and got to see and photograph such a variety of events, celebrations, parties and more. Our very last shoot of the year was, appropriately, a New Years Eve bash and this was one of the shots from the last few seconds of 2008. We’re looking forward to another great year in […]
One of the great things about shooting glitzy holiday parties (besides awesome catered food leftovers…) is having access to interesting venues. My favorites are the really old ones with original interior details. Apparently the Regency Center, built at the turn of the century, used to be a Mason lodge. You can see the Lodge level is well maintained with stained glass, red velvet wallpaper, and the carved dark beams. The City Club of SF has patterned copper […]
A quick shot of San Francisco’s Holiday skyline from Treasure Island. I didn’t even realize Coit Tower was red until I zoomed in while compositing this panoramic shot. Our city is always so beautiful and especially so during the holidays. (Note: you can purchase this shot online)
Shooting press conferences can be all over the board as far as what you might have to do. Some are incredibly boring with just one person at a podium doing nothing much except talking and no movement at all. Others can be more dynamic but in general you never know quite how […]
Being half-Japanese, but 100% American, I’ve always been fascinated about the Japanese internment during World War II. Since I grew up away from the West I didn’t really know anyone who was interned until I moved out to California. Well, we were hired to shoot the opening of the new Asian Law Caucus building at the edge of North Beach & Chinatown and the daughter of Fred Korematsu who was the Japanese-American who sued the US […]
We probably don’t share enough of these. I was going through some of the Engagement and Portrait Sessions shot this year and thought you might like to see. Around this time of year, we get inquiries about booking creative portrait shoots for holiday gifts. Kind of different, right? For the person who has everything? We issue something like a gift certificate which can be redeemed for a customized session. These can be done in studio or on […]
A few weeks ago we shot the Full Circle Fund which we did as part of our Social Photography program and one of the folks on hand was Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus. He is one of the pioneers of microfinance and was a genuinely nice and humble person as well. We’ve been so slammed of late […]