sandy + jesse | stanford | engagement session

 jesse took me immediately to his office the moment we met on the stanford campus.  i'm easily impressed by big scientific words and scientific facts.  so when jesse showed me his lab with all the laser equipment and wires hanging around i was playing it cool like i've been in many of these situations.  but inside i was just dying to see him turn on the lasers and tell me that he's going to cut through titanium or something.  he didn't cut through anything, but he did show me some nitrogen oxide.  

jesse and sandy in his office cube.  

 

 

the lab where all the magic happens.

kevin + irene | san francisco | engagement session

night sessions can be seen as a virtual nightmare for photography.  most photographers like to work with natural light.  i do too.  but i actually enjoy working in night situations, because it forces me to use so many different types of light sources in creative ways.  

we started the session with kevin and irene running down a busy street in downtown san francisco.  they almost got run over by a car.  that day was very windy and cold.  so i wanted to warm them up by having them run.  it also helped that the city backdrop there looked so cool.  

we ran into a private garage next and snapped some cool shots.

love the contrast in these photos and the colors!

parking garages can make for some of the most creative lighting situations.

this shot was produced with an external strobe off to the right behind me going off with a very low setting just to catch a glimpse of someone walking past.  

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it was cold enough to see your breath.