Happy Birthday Alexis!

My awesome girlfriend, Alexis, had her Birthday today! She had a party on Saturday with all sorts of friends. We went out to Dinner at Saha, and then had some drinks at the Tonga Room. This shot was taken by her friend Amanda, and it shows the kind of umbrella drinks we were having at the Tonga Room in the Fairmont Hotel. Happy Birthday B!

Mike and Betsy

Mike and Betsy are a great couple! I met them at Dolores Park Church, and I'm glad that I get to be a part of their wedding. You can see more photos from this shoot in the SLIDESHOW too.
We met up at Betsy's house and took photos around San Francisco. Some of the spots are familiar, and some new ones. These first shots were taken on the roof of Betsy's place.



This was funny. They were walking down the sidewalk while I was taking photos, but they paused to meet a neighbor and the neighbor's cute little dog. I don't think it was in the script, but it made me laugh :)


Big smiles, all the time :) I think that people who smile often are having more fun in life than those who are not. These guys are obviously having fun!

This was in an interesting shot that we took at the school that Mike and Betsy go to. I think that the lights are cool looking.


MUNI photos! I've been wanting to do this for a while now. It is an everyday activity in SF to ride MUNI, but most people never take any photos on the train. Here they are:


These were shot in the financial district, right on Market street.





I love this shot!!
Good times!

Charlie and Chrisy

I went down to Santa Barbara to do engagement photos with Charlie and Chrissy. I had a great time getting to know them better, and we took some sweet photos. You can see more in the SLIDESHOW.
We started out at Hendry's Beach. It was really windy, and I realized that even though I've shot in many conditions, including rain and snow, wind might be the worst. It's hard to feel like you're looking your best when the wind is blowing your hair all over the place. Chrissy was a good spot, and we worked it out:)
You can see the wind moving all of the sand on the beach.

We found some wind shelter in the canyon, off the beach.

Next, we went to the top of the bluffs above Hendry's, the Douglas Preserve.


Even with the wind, it was still a beautiful day in Snata Barbara (it was raining in San Fransisco when I was driving down).






We went downtown too.


Aawww!


This was a cool spot for a photo (it was Charlie's idea).

Charlie and Chrissy have a really cute story about how they got together. They both work for the SB police, Charlie is an officer, and Chrissy does disbatch. Basically, after some inter-office flirting they made it on a date, and thei wedding is this sumer :)



We chatted over coffee while we waited for it to get a little darker. I love getting to know the couples that I work with better before the weding. It was really nice to hang out with Charlie and Chrissy for a bit (not taking photos) just to talk about life, work, kids, and all sorts of other things.
Nighttime State Street.

Even though I've taken tons of photos in Santa Barbara over the years, it's cool to bring some of my new ideas about photos and find ways to use the familiar spots. We had a good afternon hanging out, and it was also nice to have an excuse to come down and visit everyone.