Nicolette's Yoga Portraits

Recently, we had the opportunity to work with local yoga instructor, Nicollete Tura of The Illuminated Body.  We met at a nearby park and took photos for Nicollete to use on her website and social media. We always enjoy shooting fitness portraits and we had a great time working with Nicollete. For more information about our portrait photography in the Bay Area or to schedule a session, please fill out our contact form.

Lifestyle portrait of woman with dog

Lifestyle portrait of Berkeley yoga instructor

Nicolette's Yoga Portraits

Portrait session with yoga instructor in Berkeley

Yoga portraits with Nicolette Tura

Yoga portraits in the park in Berkeley

Portrait of yoga instructor, Nicolette Tura, in Berkeley

Portraiture of Damian King

We've been really excited by the amount of portraiture work we've been getting lately!  With our wedding season wrapping up, it's been so great meeting new folks and helping them update their websites and social media profiles with new portraits.  A few weeks back we met up with our good friend Damian King at his home in North Berkeley.  Damian is a freelance illustrator and sign painter and we love following his work.  We used the natural light in his workspace as well as the area in front of his home to take a variety of casual portraits.  We even uncovered his vintage BMW 2002 to use as a prop. You can view Damian's work online at http://www.damiankingart.com.

For more information about our portrait photography in the Bay Area or to schedule a session, please fill out our contact form.

Chris and Christian

Portaiture of Damian King

Damian King, Illustrator

Detail of light table and portrait of Damian King

Environmental portraiture of Damian King

Damian King with his BMW 2002

Small business portraits at Golden West Signs

We recently had the opportunity to shoot some small business portraits at Golden West Signs.  This little sign shop is run by Derek McDonald, a local sign painter in Berkeley. Derek has done work for many small businesses in the East Bay and beyond, including the Temescal Alley Barbershop and Beauty's Bagels. Back in the day, hand painted signs were everywhere but as everything has moved digital these handcrafted signs became somewhat of a lost art.  Thankfully there are still a few super talented artists that are taking up the torch and breathing new life into this craft. We really enjoyed this shoot and look forward to seeing Derek and his business bring hand made craftsmanship in to the future.

For more information about our small business and environmental portraiture, please fill out our contact form.

Chris and Christian

Portrait of local sign painter in Berkeley

Small business portraits at Golden West Signs

Colorful paint cans

Portrait of sign painter Derek McDonald

Portrait of Derek at Golden West SIgns

Environmental portrait of Bay Area sign painter

Bay Area Senior Portraits

A few months ago we had the opportunity to shoot some Bay Area senior portraits with our friend Stephanie.  We managed to grab some great evening light while adventuring in and around the Embarcadero in San Francisco.  Sessions like these are lighthearted, authentic, and candid in nature.  They provide a great alternative to the traditional high school senior portrait.  We love getting the chance to document this exciting turning point for our young clients. Check out some of our other recent senior portrait work.

Chris and Christian

Bay Area senior portraits in San Francisco

Young woman high school senior in San Francisco, CA

High school senior portraits in San Francisco

Bay Area Senior portraits

Portrait of high school senior reading in San Francisco

Young woman high school senior with backpack in park

Small Business Headshots

A couple years ago we had the opportunity to work with Kyle Smitley, a local small business owner who founded a kids clothing company called Barley and Birch.  Kyle contacted us in need of some professional headshots and portraits for an upcoming article in Inc. Magazine.  Kyle was featured as one of the top 30 under 30 young entrepreneurs in America.  We were super excited to see one of our portraits featured on the Inc. website. Flash forward a few years, we recently heard that Kyle has moved back to the Midwest but she's still hard at work.  In a few months, she'll be opening the Detroit Achievement Academy, an awesome charter school in Detroit, Michigan.  Take a minute and check out her Indiegogo Campaign and learn all about how the Detroit Achievement Academy will change the landscape of public education.  Go Kyle!

For more information about our portrait photography in the Bay Area or to schedule a session, please fill out our contact form.

Bay Area small business owner Kyle Smitley

Portrait of Kyle Smitley in Berkeley, CA