Bay Area Photography Blog — Behind the Scenes of Recent Projects

This is where I share the stories behind the work — a mix of paid client shoots, volunteer projects, and personal photography from around the Bay Area and Northern California. Some posts walk through a corporate shoot for a company I was hired by; others are recaps from a photography workshop I led at a local park; others are just me chasing good light on a weekend with no client involved at all. Together they’re a running record of where I’ve been shooting and what I’ve learned along the way.

 

What You’ll Find Here

  • Client work — behind-the-scenes from corporate headshot sessions, business portrait shoots, and event photography gigs across San Francisco, Oakland, and the greater Bay Area
  • Workshop recaps — real sessions from my Northern California photography workshops, including locations, what the group worked on, and a few standout shots from participants
  • Volunteer and community projects — shoots I’ve taken on for local organizations, nonprofits, and individuals, often for the experience or the cause as much as the paycheck
  • Personal and environmental work — unpaid, unassigned photography around the region’s parks, trails, and coastline, shot purely for the craft
Around Here…

Around Here…

When a Joe Jackson song is stuck in your head...

Slight Deviation

Slight Deviation

Lost a mile by not turning on the Garmin at the start, so I added a couple miles at the end to...

Donut, Savant?

Donut, Savant?

Connected with the Hansen kids, coffee and donut propelled me up Redwood! Plus, good to have...

Mornings Are Best

Mornings Are Best

It can't be just me - I left the house at quarter to six and enjoyed a cool, uncrowded commute...

Salad to Surf

Salad to Surf

While visiting relatives in Salinas, I managed to get a ride starting from the Salad Bowl of...

74/2119

74/2119

Nice Saturday morning spin from the hills to the bay, and back home through the canyon. Stretches...

Continuum

Continuum

What should have been a single day's ride was slightly interrupted.

Couple Miles Shy

Couple Miles Shy

Should've been a little over 22 miles, but I neglected to start my Garmin when I took off after...

71/2,031

71/2,031

Hard to beat a spring morning on the Tunnel Road loop 🙂

70/2,015

70/2,015

Today was officially Bike to Work Day, my ride made it 4 days in a row.

69/1987

69/1987

That's the number of rides and total mileage year to date.

Why So Early, Montel?

Why So Early, Montel?

I rode to work super early in order to make it to San Jose by 6:30am. What was I thinking? Answer...

Trivia Tuesday

Trivia Tuesday

The answer to today's question will be in the next ride's post. The Kiel Canal, which connects the...

Get Up Offa That Thing

Get Up Offa That Thing

Weekday commute. Left a bit later than usual to a) let it warm up a tad, and b) let the school...

Up and Over

Up and Over

Revisiting part of last Saturday's route, then back from Moraga via Pinehurst.

Looking for Something Specific?

If you’re here because you’re considering hiring me rather than just browsing, these posts are a good way to see real, unstaged examples of the work described on my service pages:

And if you’re new to photography yourself, my Beginner Photography FAQ is a good companion read alongside the workshop posts above.