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
MOTR Diablo
Post-DST Tunnel Loop
MOTR Urban
AIR it out Friday
Gray day
Between Rain Drops
Author Michael O’Meara
My good friend Mike O'Meara needed some prodding to get his Vietnam memoir published....
Spring Yet?
MOTR 2 Bridges
Near Full Moon
Reunited
MOTR Carquinez
Commute Variant
Monday with a Flat
MOTR Pleasanton-Livermore
Back in the Saddle
My village has taken good care of me.
Ride Interrupted
Crashed on the way home from work, doored by a car on 35th Ave. Scrapes and bruises, front wheel...
Spontaneous Crew
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.

















