Sep 212010
 
Bride and groom in snow covered meadow with a view of snow capped half doom. winter wedding in yosemite national park

Arleen and Byron got married in January of 2006 in Yosemite National Park. They were lucky beyond belief, the weather was perfect. The day BEFORE the wedding, it snowed. The roads closed, nothing happened. The day of the wedding, it was sunny and almost warm. The roads were open, but there was still a wonderful carpet of snow on everything!

Their wedding ceremony was below Bridal Veil Falls. Their wedding reception was at Yosemite Lodge. The photos were taken all over the valley.

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt is an official Yosemite Park Wedding Photographer

Bride in snow. Winter wedding in Yosemite National Park.

Bride and groom hands. Winter wedding, Yosemite National park, just under bridal veil falls.

Broom with bridesmaids, winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and mom, both in fur. winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and groom at the base of Bridal Veil Falls. winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and groom in snow covered meadow with a view of snow capped half doom. winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride with fur cap in a snow covered meadow in front of snow capped half doom winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride and groom snowball fight. fun wedding photo in a snow covered meadow winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride and groom kiss. Bride in fur. Surrounded by a halo of light. winter wedding in yosemite national park

Mar 142010
 
On Top of Neverwas Haul 2

I’ll start by defining my terms here.

Steampunk is An imaginary Victorian age, that features brass and copper clockwork and steampowered inventions that go far beyond 1800’s technology. Steam powered mechanical wonders, optimistic gear driven computers, dirigibles, clockwork firsts, and stuff like that. (But don’t forget the goggles.)

The above definition taken from here. I went first to Wikipedia, but I thought their summary was not nearly as clear.

I got this invitation for a Steampunk party the other day:

* The Traveling Academy of Unnatural Sciences invites all fellow intrepid explorers and adventurers to a get together on the Neverwas Haul at its winter dock – 1010 Murray Street, Berkeley, CA on Saturday night from 6pm to 9pm to hobnob and converse with fellow enthusiasts. There will be demonstrations of things too dangerous for the hotel lobby, an opportunity to dress in costume and enjoy the ambiance of the Haul, and partake of libations and h’ors doevres. For more information, check out our link at www.neverwashaul.com

So, of course I went, camera in hand.

I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

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UPDATE:

I just got this email from one of the people in these photos:

Dear Alex,

I just have to tell you how beautiful your work is. The shots of
Neverwas are incredible, and in all your work, the people look so
radiant. Your eye for light and shape is such a pleasure.

Thank you for capturing the weekend.

All the best, all the time,

Lorna

(Accordionist, #8122, wife of Robért , as seen together in
#8062)

Bear Paw Fiddles
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Fine Vintage Stringed Instruments

Mar 102010
 
Bret The Redeemer

“The Best Camera is the One You Have With You”

Who said that? If you know the origin of that quote, please let me know. A few minutes of internet searching could not answer that question. It is a very popular quote. Placed in quotes for an exact search, there are over 55,000 results in a google search.

But I digress. When I was a travel photographer, I had pro gear with me all the time. Now that I’m more domesticated, the one camera I am sure to have at all times is the one on my phone.

The thing is, I get some good photos with it! This one from last week for example.

So, I will periodically use this blog to show some of these photos, in no particular order.

Bret The Redeemer

Bret The Redeemer

The Photo above was spontaneous. We did not plan on referencing the Christ The Redeemer statue in Brazil.

All three of these photos were taken on Christmas Day, 2009 at Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur California.

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur

Not bad for a phone.

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur 2

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur 2

All Photos by San Francisco Photographer Alex Schoenfeldt. © Alex Schoenfeldt 2009

Mar 102010
 
Aztec Dancer 3

Aztec Dancers in San Francisco’s Mission District

This past Saturday, I shot the opening celebrations for the Mission Economic Development Agency’s new offices.

Most of the shots were politicians, community activists and bankers giving speeches. But, then after all of the blah blah blah was over, the Aztec Dancers came on!

Photos shot by Alex Schoenfeldt, San Francisco Wedding Photographer