Professional portrait photography, Dr. Karen Peters of East Bay Naturopathic Clinic

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May 092012
 
Professional portrait session in the San Francisco Bay area. Headshots, portraits, corporate, business

I’ve been shooting a lot of portrait photography recently. I shoot for business people, actors, students, people who are doing online dating.

Here is a shot from last week of Dr. Karen Peters of East Bay Naturopathic Clinic. As you can see, she’s really beautiful. However, she was terminally camera shy. She hates having her photo taken. No problem! I’m generally a relaxed person. We chat, we shoot, we keep shooting we keep talking. Eventually people will either relax, or I catch them in-between moments. You can’t be stressed all the time, and I’m fast.

IMG 7761 retouch proof proof Professional portrait photography, Dr. Karen Peters of East Bay Naturopathic Clinic

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

(Semi) Candid shot of a cute little girl

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Feb 042012
 
Pretty little girl mugging for the camera in a park in Oakland

I was doing a family portrait session. Mom, dad, two great dogs and one cute and happy little girl. She was one of those bubbly charming kids that make people without kids think “we should have kids.”

She got a little bored or posing with her mom and dad in a look at the camera way, but she didn’t mind “mugging” for the camera. Her mom put her on the table and let her just go while I snapped a few dozen photos. There are plenty of great shots from this session, but this one is just so fun. It’s just so sassy! The lines work really well, and the red offers such an interesting contrast to the greens and browns. Oh, I also like the textures in the photo.

IMG 7405 proof 682x1024 (Semi) Candid shot of a cute little girl

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2011
All rights reserved
San Francisco Photographer

Pregnancy photo. Beautiful pregnant Indian woman on a Northern California Beach.

 art, black and white, Environmental portrait, nature photography, portrait  1 Response »
Jan 142012
 
Prenant Indian woman on a beach in Pacifica California

I did a pregnancy photo session for a couple recently. We started on the hills above the ocean somewhere south of Pacifica CA. We got some great shots of the two of them but the award winner is posted below. The long back hair, round pregnant belly, dark Indian skin, the dark cliff walls, the cold white-capped ocean, this shot just works in my opinion.

It’s on the blog twice. I was just going to post the color version you see first. This shot is a bit intimate, and I know for a fact the husband has some conservative family members, I thought I’d check before I put it out there on the interweb for all to see. I emailed a proof of the shot with my request, and when I got the email saying “yes” back it also said “aren’t you going to use the black and white version?”

Which one do you like better?

Raashi pregnancy 1524 color retouch proof BW 1024x683 Pregnancy photo. Beautiful pregnant Indian woman on a Northern California Beach.

Raashi pregnancy 1524 color retouch proof 1024x683 Pregnancy photo. Beautiful pregnant Indian woman on a Northern California Beach.

Environmental portrait of African American Boy

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Mar 112011
 
environmental portrat of an African American boy, Oakland, CA

I like the simplicity and moodiness of this environmental portrait of an African American boy. There was also nice soft spring afternoon light. Taken in West Oakland, CA.

IMG 28621 Environmental portrait of African American Boy

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All rights reserved.
San Francisco Photographer

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