I was SO stoked when I got these film scans back from a wedding I shot a couple weeks ago!
Huge props to the wedding planner (Stephanie Marie Co.):m. She truly made this day so perfect for the couple.
I shoot elopements at SF city hall all the time and this one felt so special. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of photographing people who are completely, genuinely in love.
They both found each other later in life, after other marriages, one who was widowed. I want to keep their story private but it’s one full of hope and a reminder that finding your person has no timeline.
Shot on my Nikon F6 (20mm 2.8 lens) and Pentax 645N
Portra 400, Portra 800, Ultramax 400
I talked to you both and your amazing elopement photographer while up at Taft Point on September 2nd (around sunset time). Well I got my film scans back and realized how amazing these medium format shots turned out and now I’m searching for the couple so I can give the photos to them! Boost this post so I can find them!🤞❤️
Had so much fun running around sf and even happier I had a couple so down for the adventure😆🤌
Shot on nikonf6 -mostly Portra 800, kodacolor 400, and Portra 400
I’ve noticed a recurring issue over the past couple of years that is truly testing my people pleasing tendencies.
I absolutely hate having to message vendors and ask them to take photos down because the way they’ve posted them doesn’t reflect my work or the quality of my images.
For context, when I deliver a wedding gallery, every vendor receives access to the full gallery and can download web sized images for social media at no cost. Before they can access the gallery, they have to agree to usage terms that include:
• No editing my images.
• No filters or presets over my work.
• No screenshots (they destroy image quality).
• Images must be downloaded directly from the gallery for social media use.
it feels like no one actually reads the terms. They just click “agree.”This has happened enough times that I’m starting to wonder if it’s a workflow problem rather than a vendor problem. The vendors are given free access to a huge library of professionally exported images, yet I still regularly see screenshots, heavy filters, or other edits. It’s happened many times with my film photos which are even more sensitive. Also to mention, this isn’t beginner vendors doing this. It’s extremely sought after venues, and well known wedding planners…many I feel should understand the importance of working hard to create a brand with consistency.
Interestingly, I’ve never had this issue with my couples. My brides and grooms almost always download the gallery properly and create beautiful posts with the images exactly as delivered.
I’m someone who genuinely wants to have good relationships with vendors, so every time this happens I feel like I’m forced into being “that photographer” who has to police people. Most of the time I don’t even say anything. I just quietly untag myself, even though I know I probably shouldn’t. I know this is a reflection of my brand and potential clients seeing this can make a rash decision based on what they see from other vendors.
Has anyone found a better workflow or system that actually gets vendors to follow these guidelines? Is there a better way to communicate this than burying it in the gallery terms? Or is this just something everyone deals with?
The back part of the belt always slips through and looks like this. I’m struggling to find a way to make it comfortable😅also the silver part that clips into the holster decided to loosen recently. My z9 took a tumble but she’s ok
I thought it’d be helpful to make a PSA that there are active coyote attacks in Venice. We woke up this morning to find our koi fish who’s lived in the pond outside our house for 21 years attacked and unfortunately deceased. We know it was a coyote because it left prints. It also attacked our other koi fish but luckily he got away with a few scratches and his tail is a bit mangled.
If you have outdoor kitties, I’d strongly urge you to keep them inside and if you see a coyote around, report it to animal control immediately. Don’t let your dogs run around outside unsupervised. You don’t think it’ll happen to you until it does.
Asked my clients if they’d be down for a pro bono sunrise session before their wedding and they were down for it! Mix of film and digital. Lanikai Beach, Oahu
If anyone needed some inspo, we spent the whole day wandering around the lake. Scrambled some rocks at sand harbor, walked through a meadow near the palisades…it was a good day. Mix of digital and film
Had a blast shooting this elopement on film at the civic center!
I met this gentlemen while waiting for some clients. He was so cool. He played this instrument (I believe it’s called a kora) to all the animals. Squirrels and Ravens surrounded him as he made music. In between he’d feed them peanuts. He also named every animal that came up to them and knew exactly who was who
Many different stocks used- many cinestill400D, Portra 160, cinestill 800 and Portra 800. All scanned and developed by me.