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
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San Francisco Photographer

 
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.

 
Cake fight cake cutting bride and groom wedding Reception Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton California

Julianne and Bret got married at the Mormon Temple in Oakland on a rainy day in February.

Weddings at the LDS temple are private. The guests and the photographer (me) wait for the bride and groom to come out. Mormon temples are gorgeous, so we always get a lot of photos in front of and around the temple.

After shooting at the temple, we went to the Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton, where we looked for spots that were covered from the rain but still had nice backgrounds for photos, before moving on to the photojournalistic shots of the reception.

Photos © Alex Schoenfeldtt 2007. All rights Reserved
San Francisco Photographer

 
Cover of Magazine style album shot of Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose

Ayumi and Masahiko, a Japanese American couple, had a lovely wedding at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose.

I produced a flush mount magazine style album for them.

Instead of showing you a few of my favorite photos, I’m going to show the album.

The album is also available as a slideshow.

All photos and album design © Alex Schoenfeldt 2007. All rights reserved. San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photographer

 
Bride and Groom wedding photo in street san francisco Black and white

Here is a black and white photo taken from the streets of San Francisco of a young bride and groom. We are all standing in the middle of the street, just East of Alamo Square Park. The bride and groom are walking uphill towards me. The photos is, as you can see, in black and white.

The dome in the background is San Francisco City Hall.

IMG 6702 BW 300x200 Wedding photo from the streets of San Francisco

Bride and Groom in the streets of San Francisco.

© Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All Rights Reserved.
San Francisco Photographer

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