Washington D.C.

My wife and I traveled to Washington D.C. this week to check out Obama's new place...it's nice if you like the big, over-the-top mansion life. The White House, along with all the other monuments and landmarks surrounding it are truly a feast for the eyes and I really enjoyed trekking around this unique District, snapping these photos and absorbing historical knowledge along the way.

Sta. Maria Family

Even though the Sta. Maria Family live in San Jose, they decided to travel up to San Francisco (battling the Friday night traffic) to take photos with me at Fort Mason in the Marina. We had a great time running around trying to catch the good light as the sun set...their son was very happy to pose on command which made my job really easy. As usual, I look forward to taking more photos for this young family so that they can have the most current keepsake memories on their mantel.

Sweet 16

Happy Birthday Shawndrika! This young woman celebrated her Sweet 16th birthday with her friends in and around the Nob Hill area of San Francisco. These energetic ladies kept me on my feet...jumping in and out of busy streets and chasing after them as posed for the camera. They soon found out that I will do just about anything it takes to get a great photo, and I know they are all very happy with the results. We all had a great time and I look forward to taking more photos of this great group of friends.

Campbell Family

The Campbell family hired me to take some photos of them for the Holidays. We had beautiful weather while snapping shots in San Francisco's St. Francis Woods neighborhood. The Campbell's are a very sweet, young family and it was an absolute pleasure to meet them and help them capture these very special moments.

S.F. International Car Show

For the last several years I have been going to the San Francisco International Car Show after Thanksgiving dinner...the walking helps to digest the turkey and stuffing (pumpkin pie, too). This years show was great, all the presenters were doing their best to stay positive with the obvious global economic downturn...the cars were all over the top (thank you Nissan) and there was a steady crowd of enthusiastic patrons. I only got a handful of pictures because I was too busy jumping in and out of the cars. For the record, everyone in my party really enjoyed the Audi's display...they let the general public toy around with their premium $100k+ A8 luxury sedan. Drool.

Foggy San Francisco

I was fortunate enough to be in the Twin Peaks area for a beautiful SF sunset and snapped off these photos...I am always impressed with how quickly the fog can roll in and burn off in the City, right before my eyes (and camera) the fog disappeared to allow the last 20 minutes of daylight to make San Francisco glow.