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Oakland Maternity Photos at Morcom Rose Garden

Sep 20, 2021

  If you love these photos and are interested in booking an Oakland maternity photography session, get in touch here!

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Monday Morning At Home | Oakland Family Photography

Sep 18, 2021

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Saying Goodbye to San Francisco | Bay Area Family Photographer

Nov 9, 2020

A few months ago my friend Amy announced she was saying goodbye to San Francisco and moving clear across the country to New York. She and her family wanted to get some photos done to remember their time here and wanted some photos with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in the background (because what’s more […]

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Experiments on Film: Film Soup

Sep 14, 2020

First attempt at film soup. For the first roll I used half a blue bath bomb, white vinegar, and hot water. For the second roll (the one with blue spots) I used blue gatorade, lemon juice, boiling water and a bit of dish soap. Both rolls were soaked for about an hour, rinsed, and then […]

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Photographing Families on Film | San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer

Aug 5, 2020

Over the past year I’ve started shifting to photographing families on film. Film has such a gorgeous tone and quality that digital just can’t match. It’s partially the aesthetic that draws me to film, but there is so much more. There is a ritual in shooting with film. There is prepping for a session. Choosing […]

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Film Experiments: Kodak T-Max 400 Pushed

Jul 30, 2020

Kodak T-Max 400 Pushed 1 stop. Shot on Canon AE1-Program.

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Experiments on Film: Double Exposures

Jul 23, 2020

Experimenting with double exposures on 35 mm film. I pre-shot the roll with mostly flowers during the spring, then shot over the flowers on a beach day and while hiking. For this series I used Kodak ColorPlus 200 film. It’s a cheap stock that works well for experiments since it’s pretty cheap with bright colors […]

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Scenes from my life on film

Jul 16, 2020

Images on film from earlier this year.

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Experiments on Film: Psychadelic Blues Film + More

Jul 9, 2020

This year I’ve been stretching my creative wings a bit more and heading back to my film roots. In college I learned the art of film photography. Almost all my work in school was on film and I really love the experimental aspect of it. The waiting to see what you actually got. Here are […]

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