Lei and her family | san francisco family photographer

Happy 4th of July! A quick side note…We are in the midst of a move so life has been a bit crazy for us. I am only doing limited shoots in the coming weeks and taking a month off in August (mostly). If you are a client, please hang in there to hear from me about your proofs and orders.

Now on to the shoot that I can’t wait to share. I met Lei of Gyspy Blue a few years back when my son Rowan took her art class at the community center. I bumped into her again a few months back. She mentioned wanting to do a photo session with her family after coming across my work. Lei is a talented artist that makes lovely jewelry. She can be found at the Downtown San Leandro Farmers Market if you want to check her out.

I was so excited to be working with a fellow artist that shared my enthusiasm for doing something different in creating art. When I heard her husband had a red Harly, I was giddy with excitement. I asked if he could bring it to our session. She brought all kinds of cool stuff like hats, a guitar along with her amazing family. 🙂 I couldn’t wait for the session and it was all I imagined it would be and more.

One of the biggest challenge as a portrait photographer is to create art without a lot of prep work. My past background in advertising as an art director comes in handy while orchestrating a photo shoot to completion. I like to go check out the location ahead of time, work with clients on their clothing and sketch out some rough ideas. I just loved how this shoot came together and might possibly be one of my favorite ones from a creative standpoint.

Let’s meet the fun loving family…

From L to R. Lei’s mom visiting Meg from Australia, sixteen year old Michael that loves to surf, at center-stage eight year old Zebe that is a pretty smart cookie, husband James that was an amazing sport and of course the lovely Lei.

I just love, love this photo!

brotherly hug…

taking grandma hostage. She was a good match for him though!