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
Alameda Crazy 8
Finding ways to stretch a mid day ride.
R4R 2022 02 05
Made an extended loop out our training ride.
Get On Up 2022 02 02
Trip to the office, stiff breeze on the way back.
Get!Away! 2022 02 01
EWF theme today. Too good outside to stay in!
Club Day at Laguna Seca
While in the Monterey area for the day visiting relatives, I took a side trip to...
Commute 2022 01 31
Flat tire on Edwards. Hit a small gravel patch whilst trying to avoid traffic. Oy.
R4R 2022 01 29
First time riding Paradise Loop and the Richmond San Rafael Bridge
Tunnel & Pinehurst 2022 01 27
Midweek spin into the canyons of the East Bay hills.
Midweek 2022 01 25
Making sure I get my miles in this week...
Pinehurst Sunday Morning
Needed to get some hills since yesterday was pretty flat. Something funny must have happened with...
R4R Training Ride 2022 01 22
A big, flat loop through Oakland and Alameda on a windy Saturday
R4R Training Ride 2022 01 15
This season's first taste of San Pablo Dam Road and Briones.
R4R Training Ride 2022 01 08
Today's ride was described as a "backbone" ride, meaning that several variations start at Orinda...
Hoisting BART Equipment
Track maintenance is an important component for reliable operation of BART trains....
R4R Training Ride 2022 01 2
I'm training for Ride 4 A Reason, a cycling event to raise funds for Oakland Public Schools. First...
China Basin Retrofit
I was hired by Olson Steel to document the retrofit of the China Basin Building in San...
Fall Colors at Apple Hill
A fairly spontaneous road trip to Placerville to take in some sights, visit a winery,...
Light Trails
Fun shooting long exposures, this is a compilation of a few outings, including...
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:
- Corporate & Business Headshots
- Event Photography
- Photography Workshops in Northern California
- Environmental & Landscape Work
And if you’re new to photography yourself, my Beginner Photography FAQ is a good companion read alongside the workshop posts above.

















