San Francisco | San Francisco Wedding and Event Photography

Two more candid portraits in my experiment with selective focus.

Mar 292012

Yesterday I posted a candid street portrait taken with a bellows lens by Lensbaby in the mission district in San Francisco.

Here are two more photos from my experimenting that I think hold up. They are a lot more dramatic in their effect, as they were taken at a wide open aperture. (yesterdays shot was f With a bellows lens and a wide open aperture, the amount of detail in the photo that is truly in focus is paper thin. If you like that effect of not is another story, but I think it works in these two.

All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2012.
All rights reserved
Alex Schoenfeldt. San Francisco Bay Area Photographer.

San Francisco Street Photography, Guardian Angles 16th and Mission, taken with a bellows lens.

art photography, san francisco, street photography 1 Response »

Mar 292012

Today I was walking around the Mission in San Francisco getting some random street shots with a trick lens on my camera. The lens is made by a company called Lensbaby. It has bellows on it and it rotates in strange ways, creating interesting effects with focus.

I had lots of fun with the lens, and I got some weird shots, but this was the one that I think holds up the most on it’s photographic merits, and not just because it has trick effects.

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2012. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt Photography

San Francisco City Hall Elopement with photos at the Japanese Tea Gardens, the Warming Hut, and the Palace of Fine Arts

elopement, san francisco, wedding No Responses »

Feb 102012

Kristy and Ronan got married with a few family members present at San Francisco City Hall. City Hall is a great place to elope. It is prettier by far than most wedding venues in the area. After the wedding, I took the bride and groom around on a tour of some of the most photogenic spots in San Francisco.

The Japanese Tea Gardens are a great place to take a bride and groom. The spaces are intimate, the backgrounds are exquisite, and it is easy to get shots with nobody else in the frame. Next, Alamo square, which has a great city view for that cool street shot. The warming hut is the best place to get shots with the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine arts is so pretty as to almost be cliche, but it is still that pretty.

Candid portrait of two beautiful young girls

candid, Children, photojournalistic, san francisco No Responses »

Mar 032011

beautiful young girls looking at camera, smiling. Children, portraits

The best way to get a shot like this with kids is to be friendly and fun. Kids won’t be rushed, and they look much less happy and relaxed if you are trying to boss them around. It takes longer, but it is worth the effort.

If you are taking pictures of your own kids, be prepared for the first hour to not be nearly as good as the second hour.

Rainy day photos from Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, and Pier 1

san francisco, wedding No Responses »

Oct 292010

We’ve had some wet weather this week. It reminded me of Amy and Aaron’s wedding, almost a year ago now. They got married on a rainy day in November in 2009. It worked for them though. It was not raining during their ceremony or formals but there was a rainbow, beautiful clouds, and wonderful light.

Older Entries