Fun with Photoshop

This photo is really two photos combined. The original of the couple didn't have the best backdrop, so I threw them into a photo taken about 20 min later. The background is actually a close up of potted lavender, so my question is....does it look believable?! I wanted it to look like they were standing in a field.  I feel like it looks sort of "Gone with the Windish". Have I just been staring at this for too long?! I think it might be time to step away from the computer.....

San Francisco City Hall Wedding

The city hall in San Francisco is such a gorgeous building, it almost makes it enjoyable to do horrible tasks such as changing your name an all of your business licensing forms. (I did that immediately following this wedding)  I love city hall weddings because they are so casual and personal. And...just look at the our city hall?! So beautiful.

I had the pleasure of second shooting with Rebecca Wilkoswki for Mary and Jeff's super casual wedding (in case you can't tell by the shoes!) with a few close friends cheering them on for the ceremony. They were both pretty camera shy, but I think we got some good ones despite that! Congrats Mary and Jeff!

Meteor Shower

I was soooo excited about the meteor shower a few weeks ago. I had never seen one, and somehow got it in my head that it would be like natural occurring fireworks . I'm sad to say, it was nothing like that. In fact, I saw 1 meteor, then waited, waited, and then....fell asleep. And started snoring, and only awoke to hear all my friends laughing at me. BUT, the good news is, it was a beautiful night. We hiked up to a hill in the Marin headlands, laid out a blanket, popped open some wine, and hung out under the stars. Here is one of the long exposure pictures I took from that night. Sadly, no meteor shower shooting across the frame like I had hoped, and the stars aren't even that impressive, but I like it nonetheless.