Ben Wysocki in San Francisco

Last week our dear friends, Ben and Michele, moved from San Francisco back to Denver Colorado. Their time here seemed to fly by and even though we wish they could have stayed here longer, we know they had to move on to the next part of their life's journey. Ben and Michele you will be truly missed by us.

Before they left I asked Ben if I could photograph him around San Francisco. I didn't want to just document Ben's day around San Francisco, because being the drummer for The Fray, he has had a lot of great photos taken like that. In fact, the book The Fray: There and Back by photographer Rod Blackhurst is pretty cool book showing a behind the scenes look at The Fray's journey.

With that being said I wanted to photograph Ben with more of a portrait look. The following images are what was created. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Thank you Jill for help on the shoot, and thank you Ben for walking around the city with me.

The Hervey Family

The Hervey's are dear friends and are truly an amazing family. Amongst other passions, Chet and Kat have their own photography business underneath the warm Southern Californian sun. Check them out at  Hervey Photography.

I believe this was their baby Owen's first portrait session and the little fella did great. We started taking photos in the San Francisco Presidio, but due to the chill in the air we headed back to our Burlingame studio.

Thank you Hervey family.

In honor of a Mother

Thank you Jenny, Eddie and Fiona for entrusting me to photograph your family portrait.

Rock Springs Wyoming

This last summer my wife and I drove to her hometown of Rock Springs, Wyoming to visit her family. Whenever we go there I bring my camera, it's like a toothbrush - you don't travel without one.

Unlike the previous trips I had a couple goals on this one.
1. I wanted to create some portraits in an industrial setting since Rock Springs main businesses are mining and oil/natural gas.

2. I wanted to capture scenery photos while everyone was lighting fireworks on the 4th of July.
3. I also wanted to drive outside of the town to photograph some of the surrounding landscape.

So,
1. I found a train yard with some train cars laying on their sides to work as a setting for some photographs of my wife's sister and a friend. Thank you Chanci and Liz for being our models.
2. I put down the lighter and fireworks just long enough to photograph other people blowing things up.
3. Melanie's uncle asked me around 10pm at a BBQ (one of the things I love about our trips - BBQ just about every night) if I wanted to get up at 5am and go for a drive to an area that has some beautiful views. . . needless to say I couldn't pass that up. Thank you Uncle Larry!

The train yard.

The good life.

Larry with his coffee in hand. . . 5:24am.

Here's a little more info about Rock Springs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Springs,_Wyoming

Presidio Portraits

A half an hour north of our Burlingame studio is a location I love to work in, the San Francisco Presidio. Whenever I go to the Presidio I try to find new areas where I have not photographed before, and without fail I haven't been disappointed.

For a little bit of history on it, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco

Thank you Teresa, Jennifer, and Monica for the opportunity to photograph you three.

Burlingame Family Portraits with the Rossi Family

I was first introduced to this location about 20 years ago by my mom, who is a photographer as well. She is the visionary behind Dorothy Meyer Photography. It's funny, I used to come here to assist her on her portraits. I would change her lenses, hold the reflector, straighten out client's clothes, make the kids laugh, and load her film (yes, I learned photography "back in the day" with film cameras, on a Hasselblaud 501CM and a Maymia RB).

Everytime I go to a location I have been to before I try to find new areas within it to use for backdrops. On this occasion I had the opportunity to photograph the Rossi family here. The Rossi's were truly a pleasure to photograph and I thought the photographs turned out great.