Update: Back to School Mini Sessions will be here again on August 31, 2024! Sessions are 10 minutes long at my studio in Emeryville, California. These sessions are so fun and really highlight your kiddo’s personality. It’s so fun having these photos of your kids made each year, they look great on your walls and […]

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 […]

Images on film from earlier this year.

Let’s talk about what safe photo sessions during Coronavirus (COVID-19) look like. It’s a little tricky because each Bay Area county has different guidelines and are at different phases for reopening. I will preface this by saying my immediate family and I have been sheltering in place fairly strictly since the beginning of March 2020. […]

I drive past this wall at least once a day, and every time I think to myself “I should stop and take some quick photos.” And every time I just keep on driving. Well, I finally made it a point to do it. Fueled by my personal project (52 Fridays) I packed my camera and […]

Every now and again, I add a new lens to my arsenal. I mainly shoot with prime lenses, which are fixed at one focal length (read: no zoom!). I was photographing a recital for Luna Dance Studio in Palo Alto, so I decided it was time to add a zoom to my growing collection. I’m […]

It’s official, y’all. Summer is here! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am! It’s my favorite time of year because there is just so much potential for adventure, excitement, and doing absolutely nothing (and not feeling bad about it). To kick our summer off we spent an afternoon in the backyard with the sprinkler […]