Judah - High School Senior Portrait Session - Danville, CA

Class of 2011!? Yep, Judah will be graduating high school here in the next few weeks and then... off to college. Smart kid, too. I asked him what his favorite class was, his answer: statistics. Yikes. He's also plays ice hockey and I'm not 100% positive but I think he called me lame when I told him I played some roller hockey when I was in high school. LOL.

As I'm sure we all remember at the beginning of the school year everybody goes down and gets the standard yearbook photo taken. Boooring. =) Had a lot of fun shooting this one and we came away with some pretty amazing stuff. Thanks for looking, enjoy!

Brian











This is prob my favorite shot from the whole thing.

Giacomo + Kim: Married! - Grand Island Mansion Wedding - Walnut Grove, CA

Yes, that is a bowling alley and yes it was inside the mansion. Awesome. Giacomo and Kim were married a few weeks back at the Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove, CA. I was along again with Tiffany(Green Photography) as the 2nd photographer for the day. I had never even heard of Walnut Grove before and it's kind of out in the middle of nowhere. I had to cross 3 bridges to get there lol. The mansion provided a very elegant setting loaded with ornate detail and hidden rooms full of neat stuff..like bowling alleys.
This was a fairly low key wedding on a beautiful Sunday morning. Gone was the loud music and drinking and in place a quiet brunch in an intimate setting. Below are some of my favorite clicks and once again my take on the day. Enjoy!
-Brian


I was tasked with covering the groom getting ready while Tiffany shot the bride

Anthony Turns 2 - Bay Area Family Photographer - Dublin, CA

OK, I'll admit I didn't take the above picture. It's not a photograph at all..more like a drawing by one of my favorite authors/animators as a kid (and even still to this day) Bill Watterson. He authored and animated the Calvin & Hobbes books and comic strips. Calvin & Hobbes books were among my absolute most favorite things and probably to this day still are. Why am I telling you all this?? Because Anthony totally and completely reminds me of a real life version of Calvin. Not just physically does he resemble him, but personality as well. If you aren't familiar with Calvin and Hobbes, you might not see it. If you are, you will. =)

Now, I have been taking pictures of Anthony for..well the past two years..many of which have ended up here on this blog. TODAY is his actual birthday, so I figured it would be a great day to post some of his 2 year photos. A couple days ago we ran out and did a quick session and right when we finished, it poured rain. Actually, it hailed so we really lucked out! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY! Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. Enjoy.

-Brian

Curtis & Katie - Saint Mary's Engagement Session - 01/02/2010

So it's a new year! Curtis and Katie had the honor of being my first session in 2010 and they are getting married later this year. I already know what you're thinking. "Brian, what's the deal with the handcuffs??" Ok, I'll tell you. Curtis is in law enforcement so it only seemed fitting to get some use out of them during the shoot. Ever been handcuffed? Me neither..uh...sorta. =) More on that one later.

We headed out to Saint Mary's College in Moraga where Katie graduated from a few years back to get some fun shots of them on what turned out to be the perfect day. I expected to show up on a Saturday with the place crawling with people and probably a few weddings going on....but the place was a ghost town! We had the place to ourselves so we took full advantage. Below are some of my favorites from the session. I apologize if you are on a slow connection because there are a lot..so give it a minute to load. =)
Enjoy~

-Brian








































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Now I have attended as well as shot weddings at Saint Mary's and I have never seen this place without a single person standing in front of it..so call this a "rare" opportunity to grab a shot or two.




And we can thank Katie for her click on this one! Having never been in handcuffs before I decided this would be as good an opportunity as any to experience that. I watch cops all the time, so my wife will love this one. This one's going on the wall for sure. =)