My Style

My style is primarily photojournalistic.  Weddings are a treasure trove of human emotion.  I strive to capture every precious moment.  I get to know the bride and groom up-front and adapt my work to their desires and to the unique character of their wedding.  In addition to my photojournalistic work, I capture classic family portraits and make a special effort to create glamorous and memorable portraits of the bride and groom.

My work is a mixture of color, black-and-white, sepia, and selective color.  Color excels at scenic beauty, black-and-white captures emotion in a magical way, and sepia freezes memories.  I employ top-end equipment, meticulous technique, and a strong understanding of lighting to ensure the best possible image quality.

I use Nikon professional cameras and lenses.  I bring backup equipment to every wedding.  I use natural and available light as much as possible and strobes and lighting modifiers where necessary.  I shoot exclusively in raw to capture the best possible images.

I discovered the camera over 20 years ago.  Immediately, it ignited my creative passion.  Wanting to learn everything I could about photographic technique and artistic possibilities, I began taking classes in black-and-white photography, portraiture, and commercial photography.  I entered my first competition after just two years and won Best of Show at the Sonoma County Fair.

In the early days, I used medium-format cameras, dedicated myself to learning lighting technique, developed my own film, and made my own prints.  Since then, my work has evolved as I explored and mastered many genres of photography from nature to sports to travel to macro.  I have worked with many types of cameras from point-and-shoots to 4x5 view cameras, both film and digital.  I now shoot exclusively in digital.

My true passion is people photography.  Wedding photography is its purest expression.  I love everything about weddings.  I love the people, the linens, the flowers, the food, the dresses, and everything that makes each wedding unique.  I love the anticipation, the excitement, the celebration, and the joy and love flowing among the wedding party and the guests. I strive to capture every wedding from start to finish and preserve the memories for the couple and the family for years to come.