An afternoon with three ballerina dancers
When Marina hired me for a few portraits of her and her friends, Ethan and Carlos, I automatically knew I had to photograph them at the historic Sutro Baths in San Francisco. I wanted a location where they would be surrounded by water and sky. I met Marina and Carlos last year when I [...]
My meeting with a few members of FIGHTING THE VILLAIN
Today I got to meet a few members of Fighting The Villain, guitarist Cisco Estrada was unable to make the meeting due to his work schedule. Can’t wait to meet him. They’re a progressive rock band from the bay area and have been playing together since 2007. We discussed a few ideas and several concepts [...]
American Woman – Jemma
Last year I photographed Jemma and had such a great time I was eager to work with her again. Due to our busy schedules finding time was not an easy task. After several months passed we finally found time to go out, take some portraits and scheduled two more shoots for 2012. I’m [...]
Whitney Lauritsen
Whitney Lauritsen is a journalist, environmentalist, and vegan who promotes healthy living and sustainability. She shares tips on how to be kind to your body and the earth via video, photography, and writing. She’s originally from Massachusetts and lived in Los Angeles for several years before moving north to San Francisco a few months ago. [...]
San Francisco Ballet Dancers
Another One Light portrait session. Only this time with Ballet Dancers. I received a call about taking photos of ballet dancers the night before the shoot was going to happen. I had no idea how the location or models looked like. Never had I taken photographs of dancers before so not only was I excited, [...]
Lauren Meyer
I had the opportunity to hang out with Jay & Lauren for a quick portrait session. Lauren is an aspiring Fashion Photographer from Las Vegas. She’s only been shooting for a year and her work is amazing. Her plan is to move to NYC once she graduates from High School to pursuit her dream of [...]
Johnny & Rose
One Light & A Couple Johnny & Rose are a unique couple with a unique style. They invited me into their home to take photos of them. I was excited to do so because their home decor was a perfect backdrop to their portraits. A nearby cemetery also became a great location for the rest [...]
Letty B from 99.7NOW
Letty, a radio personality from 99.7NOW, contacted me for promotional photos to use on her website and personal use. This photo shoot was a good opportunity for me to learn a little bit more about Letty from what I already know from listening to her radio show. She shared her inspirational story of how she [...]
Spank Rock Live
When I got called to see if I would be interested in photographing Spank Rock perform during the Ke$ha & LMFAO tour, I quickly said yes without thinking twice about it. I’ve seen many shows before, many performances, also met some of my favorite artists but have never been backstage or saw how a show [...]
Reia’s Portrait Session
Reia is one of my co-workers. She’s an OR Nurse who happens to have some of the coolest tattoos I’ve seen. I’ve known Reia for several years now but never hung out with her outside of work. I never knew she was so much fun. She introduced me to the band Gogol Bordello and served [...]
Christine of Ever Ours
“My name’s Christine and I get respect, your cash and your jewelry is what I expect” I was fortunate to have met Christine during the GlamStarLife Apparel shoot I recently had. She’s part of the GlamStarLife family and is the vocals/guitarist to the acoustic band, Ever Ours. She says,” I believe in loving like songs [...]
GlamStarLife Apparel
Chloe Hawkins called me up asking for some photos of her GlamStarLife T-shirts she plans on selling through her website. Since the both of us were really tight with our schedules we pretty much did this shoot on the fly. She wanted the photos to have a white background and since the location was [...]
Lauren Luck
Lauren Luck in DreamWorldPhotoArt’s Red Riding Hood When Jay Allanigue asked me to help him with a themed photo-shoot he had planned with Lauren Luck, I got really excited to see what he had in mind. After a few weeks of him scouting locations, looking for the right outfit to fit his vision, and [...]
A few portraits of Carol
Carol, is a co-worker of mine. She also happens to be great friends with one of my cousins so there wasn’t much convincing I had to do on my part to get Carol in front of the camera. I’ve always liked Carol’s style and her tattoos very much. Since Carol had never posed in front [...]
Bay Fashion Magazine – Swimsuit Issue
Bay Fashion Magazine invited me to help them with their annual swimsuit issue this year. I had never done nothing like this before (big production), let alone photograph several women in swimsuits. Normally I work alone without any assistance whatsoever, but this time the stakes where bigger so I was fortunate to get help [...]
Sheila Maternity Portraits
Ah yes, I’ve shot Sheila three times now. Except this time she’s nine months pregnant. We had talked about a maternity shoot ever since she found out she was pregnant. So for months we talked about ideas and got my brother in law, Jay, to join in on the fun. My brother in law and [...]
Angel – High School Portraits
I did a quick portrait session with Angel for her High School Senior Portraits. She was a delight to work with, so full of energy and easy going. We shot at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for an hour. Quickly the place filled up with [...]
Rachel The Stylish Wanderer
RachelThe StylishWanderer Like every shoot there always new experiences. Working with Rachel for the second time was a delight. It definitely helped that we knew each other, especially after getting kicked out of our two locations we thought we had secure. Turns [...]
Russell L. Goodrow
Russell L. Goodrow is an attorney at law. His office is out of San Francisco. If you ever need someone to bail you out of a jam, Russell is the person you need to call. BTW, he’s really nice and easy going. Great meeting him.
Alexandra The Dancer/Model
This is my second time working with Alexandra, a local Bay Area model/dancer. This time in collaboration with my brother-in-law DreamWorldPhotoArt. We set up the White Seamless in my garage using Zack Arias technique. It can get pretty tricky shooting in [...]
DJ GregQ
DJ GregQ is a rising DeeJay from the Bay Area. He’s new on the scene but has already made an impact on the Bay Area clubs. You can listen to him spin records on the weekends on various San Francisco Clubs. All of these shots where taken on the [...]
Rachel – The American Dream
Rachel a small town girl with big dreams…she lives, breathes, talks, and walks fashion. When Rachel contacted me for some portraits and provided this amazing home as the location, I had to pinch myself to really believe I wasn’t dreaming. The idea [...]
Disneyland Trip
This is my first time posting a blog of this kind. I’ve decided to create a “Personal” section on the website because I want people to know that I don’t only photograph people but also take everyday photos of everyday stuff. These are photos from my mini vacation to Disneyland & Disney’s California Adventure to [...]