the head shot

When it comes to head shots, sometimes all you need to do is take a deep breath and smile. It’s natural to tense up in front of the camera sometimes, but all you really need to do is let loose your personality and the rest is easy 🙂 For this session, Brian did great following through with direction and some squinching (a term that portraitist Peter Hurley coined, although it’s an actual word in the dictionary, for the action of squinting your eyes in such a way as to portray confidence and self-assurance as opposed to the fear and uncertainty that you project when you stare wide-eyed at the camera) so we got through three wardrobe changes in half and hour.

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25 years of fashion

It’s amazing to see what BCBG Maz Azria has been doing for the past two decades and more. And this year they are celebrating their 25th year anniversary as the iconic California fashion house that continues to not only remain relevant, but also ahead of their game.

“For 25 years we have shared our designs with our customers, giving them a chance to own a piece of BCBG history,” chief creative officer (and wife of Maz Azria) Lubov Azria tells us. “The 25th Anniversary Retrospective is a tribute to our incredible past. With the pop-up opening in tandem with our exhibit, we are giving people another opportunity to share a piece of our heritage. If you’ve never worn BCBG, this is a great chance for everyone to live the ‘Bon Chic, Bon Genre‘ life.”

We had the gracious honor of being at their amazing celebratory dinner when Lubov came to visit San Francisco recently.

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engagement | wendy + lawrence

Wendy and Lawrence are visiting from Malaysia for a friend’s wedding in San Francisco. It just so happens that they are engaged and they figured it would be an excellent opportunity to take engagement portraits. Being that it was Wendy’s first time ever in San Francisco, we figured we’d take them to a few of our favorite places 🙂

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engagement | patrick + thomas

When we first spoke with them on the phone for their consult, we already sensed their sheer happiness in being together and enjoying whatever life throws at them. It’s not a big surprise that they’re even more wonderful in person. As the session progressed, there was nothing but love, laughter and smiles. We’re so excited for Patrick and Thomas to say their vows to each other on their big day!

Congratulations to them both ❤

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portraits | cookies + lollipops

It’s Easter and we got to spend some time with these two boys today. We’re always so excited to see these boys each year and this time Oz is turning four years old and Zander is now two, the same age that Oz was when we first met the family. Time certainly flies but sweets never cease to get the boys’ attention during our portrait sessions with them. Today, they got their essential sugar high with a some cookies and a lollipop each and the excitement in their faces were just too cute!

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Round the World

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We’re out to sea for the day and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. The crew taking us out has been at sea for seven months now, out of a year long voyage around the world, as part of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. They’ve stopped in the northern French Port of Brest before a tour that will take in Rio, Cape Town, Australia, Singapore, Qingdao, and now San Francisco, with 87 days left and still Panama, Jamaica, New York and London to go. We have so much for respect for the crew and can only imagine all the wonderful sights they’ve encountered and all the ocean toils they’ve endured along their journey.

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featured | borrowed and blue | molly + nate

It’s Friday and we can’t be more than overjoyed that Borrowed and Blue has featured Molly and Nate’s spring pig roast wedding from last year!
The details from their wedding last year was completely swoon worthy and we’re so happy to have been apart of their special day!
Cheers to Molly and Nate again!

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