Artists don’t save lives. Artists rarely get fancy titles or letters after their names. Artists aren’t known to earn respect by earning a lot of money. But artists matter. Art touches every aspect of our lives. Without artists we wouldn&r
I have a word that has stayed at the forefront of my mind and heart. Cherished. I don’t actually hear that word used often but I think it’s an important one. Everyone needs and wants to be cherished. As a wedding photographer I get to see
What is happiness? Is it the absence of pain? An abundance of love? Comfort? Adventure? I don’t know the answer but I think of happiness more like a journey. I can tell you that I’ve had days where I stood in my shower, forehead pressed a
Same guys, same. . . . #sanfranciscoweddingphotographer #theknot #stylemepretty #dirtybootsandmessyhair ##lookslikefilm #shootandshare #dearphotographer #clickpro #greylikesweddings #napaweddingphotographer #canon #junebugweddings #photobugcommunity
The wedding industry has a way of making you think that every scene and every moment should be a curated work of art. Sometimes the stars align and the bride and her mom will share a moment framed perfectly under a beautifully lit window, but more li
Life looks different than I expected it to. I’m divorced. My kids have divorced parents. Sometimes I say that to myself and it feels like a bucket of ice water over my head. There are days where that leads to guilt but then I look at their happ
“The dog’s name is Wyatt? I bet it’s a lab. It sounds like a lab name” “Hmm, maybe. I think he’s going to be some type of border collie or shepard mix” ...lab (mix) for the win! Jessica and John, thanks for
To witness. That is the job of a wedding photographer. The job of a wedding photographer is not: to approach a wedding with the goal of making “art”, to totally kill it so you have baller photos to share on social media, to be a shining p
I present to you...Drunk Dance Floor (*disclaimer: subjects may or may not actually be drunk but...probably because #weddings) 😂🍾🍻🍷 Thank you to all of these awesome humans for making our job fun and interesting. If you don’t have a hilario
I call this series “Pissed Babies at Weddings” 😂❤️ What should be next up? Happy kids? Wedding dogs? Cute Grandparents? Drunk dance floor? 🤣 . . . #sanfranciscoweddingphotographer #theknot #stylemepretty #dirtybootsandmessyhair ##looks
Confidence is a learned trait. Confidence takes practice, bravery, and perseverance. Maybe it’s the gloomy weather but this time of year can be hard for me. I struggle ALL THE TIME with not feeling good enough. A good enough mom, a good enough
It was 2010. I quit my full time job and gave myself 3 months (or until I ran out of cash) to make this career work. Now I’m staring at my 2020 calendar and realizing that for the first time in 10 years it may be time to announce that I’m
Juxtaposition ✨ and I’m pretty sure Nathan would rather swim in front of millions on TV than do this again 😂 Don’t worry, I was kinda nervous too! . . . #sanfranciscoweddingphotographer #theknot #stylemepretty #dirtybootsandmessyhair ##
I admire people who wear their heart on their sleeve. It takes such courage to be unapologetically you, to speak your truth, and to reveal the emotion that courses through your heart and your head. At the end of the day this is all that connects us.
It was almost exactly 10 years ago that I photographed my first paid wedding. Did you know that my blog remains intact after all this time? As I went back to find the photos of Laura and Peter’s wedding I thought it would be fun to compare to m
I was rolling my trash cans in this morning and looked back at my house. It hit me that in a couple of months it will have been a year that I’ve lived here. I thought back to those first couple of weeks back in January. I feel like a different
If you want intricately posed bridal party portraits, don’t hire me. If you want photos laughing with you best friends, please do hire me. If you expect family photos to be perfect, don’t hire me. If you want to enjoy the real moments, pl
I think the default for photographers is to shoot the first dance close, focused just on the couple. But what happens when you pull back? I can’t stop zooming in on the smiling faces of Amy and Felix’s family and friends. The atmosphere i