Naz and Mash - Palace of Fine Arts Anytime Session

Naz and Mash contacted me for an anniversary photo session when they were traveling in San Francisco, and it wasn't until I met them in person that I found out they're from Bangladesh, which was so exciting! Of course I daily dream of being the kind of photographer who jets around the world and photographs interesting people in exotic locales, but it's more of a pipe dream than anything else, so I was thrilled to have international clients, at the very least.

And such great ones too. Naz was several months pregnant, but she was up for any and all suggestions. Plus she had the greatest outfit - I love that color!

I just love this one.

And this one too. This bench had the prettiest light.

Then we walked over from the Palace of Fine Arts to the bay and took some of the requisite shots in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. Usually I don't love the look of strong sunlight, but I think these turned out great!

Thanks so much Naz and Mash - let me know the next time you're traveling through SF - I'd love to photograph the little one when he arrives!

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Angelica and Joe - Union Square Anytime Session

I met up with Angelica and Joe a few days before Christmas in Union Square. (Yes, this blog post is a tad overdue - don't hate. Better late than never.) In retrospect, when arranging the meeting time and place, perhaps I should have remembered that every single person in the Bay Area is required by law to come to Union Square a few days before Christmas, but unfortunately it slipped my mind. And so even though we were waiting on opposite sides of the street for a good ten minutes, we didn't see each other because of the mass of humanity swirling between us.

Fortunately, we finally found each other, and a few quiet pockets of downtown San Francisco to photograph in, and I got to really appreciate how truly great Angelica and Joe are. For one thing, they seem just perfectly suited for each other. They've also got this secret smile that they share back and forth.

I really believe that beautiful photographs can be made pretty much any place, any time, if you're willing to think it through a little. But there's something about downtown San Francisco that I truly love, a special quality of light that just gets me.

Joe is such a sweetheart!

I just love ginkgo trees. They're almost the only fall color we get here in the land that is eternally between seasons.

Thanks Angelica and Joe for a great session! It was a pleasure getting to meet you.

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