Dancing In The Park On a recent weekend, my husband and I were taking a stroll in Berkeley. We stumbled across the campus of the Pacific School of Religion. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and there were many people out taking advantage of the weather and open space....
It's hard to believe that we are already 7 weeks into 2021! It's still not easy for me to approach complete strangers and ask to photograph them, but maybe, just maybe, it's getting a little easier. It still ranks high up on my list of things I'd rather not do!...
As a Bay Area family photographer, I've explored endless locations for photo sessions. From the East Bay Hills to Piedmont Park, the Bay Area has it all! But when the A. family told me they wanted to explore a local park, I knew exactly where to take them for the...
Here we are in week #5. Is it getting easier stopping strangers and asking if you can photograph them? Nope, but I know that it will. Stranger #5 I met Jerry recently while out for a bike ride around Lake Temescal. Jerry was walking Prince, a beautiful Pomeranian mix....
Altering images from your photography session If you've ever had professional photographs taken, I bet you didn't know that you don't own the rights to the images. Wait, what? You paid for your images but they're not yours? Well, not exactly. You own the images, but...
So, 4 weeks in and I have to say, it's still really hard. I feel like such a nerd, stopping a complete stranger and asking if I can take their photo. You should see some of the looks I get. And not everyone says yes. But that's okay. I'm thinking maybe in 4-5 months...
I have a confession to make. For several days now, I've been sitting in my office watching people outside of my window. I think of ways that I might go out and ask if I can photograph them, but I haven't gotten up the nerve yet. So today, I decided that I wasn't...
I have to admit that this project is still causing me quite a bit of anxiety. I wake up at night wondering how I'm possibly going to ask 52 strangers if I can photograph them. But, that anxiety is one of the reasons that I'm doing this project. So, I'll just take it...
52 Strangers Project Sometime last year I heard about a photography project called 100 Strangers. The idea is to photography 100 complete strangers. But you can't just take a photo, you have to actually interact with that person and learn something about them. The...
Tips for choosing the right location for your session "What's the best location for my next lifestyle session?" That's the question that I hear the most after, "What should I wear?". Maybe you don't think the location matters. After all, the session is about you...
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