Peter and Jessica Lu's Wedding

Peter and Jessica had a very relaxed wedding. . . it was great. Here's a little story to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.

I rolled up on the scene as make-up artist Camille Monique was applying some finishing touches to Jessica. Peter was at the house where Jessica and her bridesmaids were getting ready. After I took some photos at the house of the two of them we headed on over to the church. While I was taking photos of Jessica at the church I wanted to have Peter join in some of the photos, but when I went to get him he was having his hair cut . . . on his wedding day . . . right there in a room at the church. I thought it was so funny, who does that? Not only that, but who brings scissors to a wedding? Most people are a little stressed on their wedding day. . .  not Peter. Later I found out that Peter's friend is a Master Hair Stylist in Beverly Hills.

Here are just a few of the photos from their wedding day.

For more info about Jessica's Make-up Artist, Camille Monique http://www.camillemonique.com/

For more info about Peter's Master Hair Stylist friend, Hiroshi http://hiroshibeverlyhills.com/

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 Mother's Club Casino Night

I had the opportunity to photograph a party for the Burlingame Mother's Club ( BMC ). If you are a mother and are looking for resources, check out the Burlingame Mother's Club website, http://www.burlingamemothers.org/

The theme of the party was "Casino Night" and it was held at the Hillsborough Racquet Club http://hillsboroughracquetclub.org/ 

Here are just a couple photos from the party.

Ascheman Wedding at the Crowne Plaza Foster City

I first met Ryan and Debora Ascheman at the CPC 20's group in Foster City http://www.cpc20s.com/

They are a beautiful couple (sorry for calling you beautiful Ryan) and it was a pleasure to photograph their wedding at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City. Thank you Ryan and Deb for entrusting me to be your wedding photographer!

Check out some of the photos from their wedding.

My complements to Wendy for creating the beautiful curles in Debora's hair, to Gina for her mad make-up skills, and to my adorable wife, Melanie Meyer, for an excellent job with Debora's mom's hair.  They all work at L Salon in San Mateo http://lsalon.com/ Go check them out!

Peter and Jessica's Engagement

The San Francisco Bay Area is filled with so many beautiful locations for photography. All within 30 minutes from my Burlingame Studio I can be creating art in San Francisco at Baker Beach with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, or in a field surrounded by waist high grass, or amongst the stone columns and arches at the Stanford University in Palo Alto.

Here are some engagement photos at Stanford University from Peter and Jessica's engagement session.

Creepy Places

Every now and then I stumble across what I call a real gem, a diamond in the rough. A location perfect for a fashion shoot, a scary movie, or an ultimate dare (spending one night alone in this place).

This old building was once a school with happy little kids, but now it seemed like it has become a local dump. The inside was completely bizarre. You'll see what I mean by looking at these photos.