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San Francisco Photographer – Bay Area Portrait Photography bio picture

welcome to my blog and website!

I love what I do - I'm a mother to my 2 year-old baby girl named Gemma, wife to my amazing husband Scott, sister (youngest of 6) to my wonderful brothers and sisters, and daughter to my supportive and sweet mother and father (may he rest in peace).  I am also a photographer in the Bay Area with passion for people and telling stories.  

For 15 years I produced video games, focusing mainly on art, animation and story. Now I'm applying those artistic and story-telling skills to my photography and having so much fun!  

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my site. Drop me a comment and let me know what you think - I love hearing from folks!  :)

Enjoy life!  Enjoy my site!  Gracias!

Heather + Todd | Yosemite Wedding Photographer | Sneak Peek

Heather and Todd’s love is heaven-sent — they had so many trial and tribulations but finally they found each other.  They choose to marry in a place they love and cherish Yosemite National park.  With Bridal Veil Falls as their background, it was truly breathtaking to say the least.  So super honored they they picked me to be their Yosemite wedding photographer…

I usually post just one or two sneak peeks but I couldn’t help myself.  I had so much fun at this wedding and experiencing it in Yosemite National Park was a true blessing.  More on that and more photos in a full blog post coming soon.  For now enjoy a few photos from Heather & Todd’s wedding.

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Heather and Todd, your love is a true inspiration!  Thank you again for picking me to be your Yosemite wedding photographer and for trusting me to capture your fair tale wedding.  Can’t wait to share the rest of the images with you and your awesome family and friends.

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About a boy waiting for his baby sister | Bay Area Family Photographer

Momma is 8.5 months pregnant and everyone is waiting, especially Kenneth.  He’s so excited to meet his baby sister and I’m sure he’s got more questions than anyone else. But for now all he wants is his parents and to name his baby sister “Mickey Mouse.”  I had such a great time hanging out with Nekia and her family and I also can’t wait to meet the new addition to their family.  Thank you so much for trusting me to capture this little bit of quiet and fun before she arrives.  Here are some of my favorites from our time together.

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Preston Michael’s Birth Story | Walnut Creek Family Photography

8:04pm, 2/1/12 last Saturday night – “It’s Randy! Wanted to let you know that Jenna’s water broke!”

So began my adventure last weekend when I had a super wonderful honor to document the arrival and first few hours of Preston Michael’s little life.  Wow, it is so incredible watching Jenna show so much bravery, vulnerability and strength.  Randy’s unending support and positivity were so sweet and inspirational to witness especially when they found out that after all their preparations they were to have a C-section.  Almost exactly 12 hours after Jenna’s water broke, at 8:07am, Jenna and Randy were holding little perfect and healthy Preston Michael.  They are home now resting, enjoying and adjusting to life as a new family.  Thank you again for allowing me the honor to witness and document that start of your new journey as parents and as a family.  Here’s a peek of their first day together:

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Wang Family Fun Fall Session | San Jose Family Photography

The Wang Family is so much fun!  I met Ann when I helped photograph her wedding to Scott in San Francisco a few years ago.  And then had the great honor of documenting the birth of baby Ali.  And now she and her brother Ernest got their two families together to play by their childhood hangout, a creek with a swing, and let me photograph all the fun.  What is better than seeing your family play together on the same swing in the same place you did when you were their age?  Such an honor and pleasure to document these families as they grow and play together.  Thank you Ann and brother Ernest for trusting me to capture these memories for you.  Below are some of my favorites from our time together, enjoy!

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Ok, sometimes folks are not in the mood for photographs but that is ok, being grumpy sometimes is part of being human – I’ll still capture it.

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And sometimes a little swinging and playing with your sisters and cousins outside can brighten up your mood – I’ll capture that too!

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Jenna 8 months pregnant | Walnut Creek Maternity Photography

I love my clients and I love to see their lives evolve and grow.  Two and a half years ago I had the awesome pleasure of photographing Jenna and Randy’s wedding at the beautiful Las Positas Vineyards in Livermoore.  (I really need to blog that wedding since I love it so.  I gave birth shortly after their wedding and it has been a whirlwind since but I’m gonna see what I can do about a wedding blogpost for them).  So when they asked me to photograph their maternity session all I jumped at the chance.  We met up at Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek and had a lovely afternoon session talking, laughing and just hanging out.   Jenna and Randy, I’m so thrilled for your new addition to finally arrive and so grateful you are my friends and trust me to capture the most important moments in your life.  Below are a few of my favorites from my time with them.  Enjoy!

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Marcia + Randy | Happy Anniversary! | San Francisco Zoo Wedding

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One year ago I had the super amazing honor to photograph Marcia and Randy’s wedding at the San Francisco Zoo.  Marcia is outgoing, bubbly, loves to sing and loves to laugh.  In fact her laugh is one of the most contagious I’ve every heard including the occasional snort.  Randy is more shy and quiet but quite a joker too and they balance each other out.  Marcia wrote about Randy, “From day one, I felt so comfortable with Randy like I have known him my entire life.  The longer I know him, the stronger I feel like he was sent to me from God.  I can’t even write this without out crying!”  Love that!  Together they love to eat yummy food, especially Peruvian, practice Muya Thai (Thai kickboxing), watching  UFC, working out, listening to music and going to the beach (where they first held hands and where he proposed).  Although it took the over a decade of dating to decide to marry, without question they are meant to be together and I’m so happy for them.  Thank you Marcia and Randy for trusting me to capture your amazing friendship, love & joy on your big day with your fantastic families and friends.  Happy happy anniversary!

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Special thanks for the my brother Gonzalo who flew up from LA to help assist me and to Sarah Kang for her second shooting awesomeness.  Great team!

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