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
R4R 2022 02 05

R4R 2022 02 05

Made an extended loop out our training ride.

Club Day at Laguna Seca

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

Commute 2022 01 31

Flat tire on Edwards. Hit a small gravel patch whilst trying to avoid traffic. Oy.

R4R 2022 01 29

R4R 2022 01 29

First time riding Paradise Loop and the Richmond San Rafael Bridge

Pinehurst  Sunday Morning

Pinehurst Sunday Morning

Needed to get some hills since yesterday was pretty flat. Something funny must have happened with...

Hoisting BART Equipment

Hoisting BART Equipment

Track maintenance is an important component for reliable operation of BART trains....

R4R Training Ride 2022 01 2

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

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

Fall Colors at Apple Hill

A fairly spontaneous road trip to Placerville to take in some sights, visit a winery,...

Light Trails

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:

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