Introducing Baby J! - San Francisco Family Portraits

A few favorites from Baby J's "fourth week" photo session in the city. It was such a thrill to capture these images and his parents were awesome at helping put J at ease during the entire photoshoot. Who knew that the sound of a hair dryer in the background could relax a crying baby! If you look closely, you can even see his little Superman curl!

Jimmy and Porcia - Maternity Session, San Francisco, CA

Jimmy and Porcia are great friends of mine who came out to visit me and Jeannie for a few days. I've known Jimmy for over 10 years now (we pretty much act like the same immature kids now as we did back then), so I was honored to be able to capture these moments for them. Can't wait to meet the little one soon!

Olga and Kyle - San Francisco, CA

I had such a blast with Olga and Kyle during their eSession! When I first talked to them, they mentioned that they loved everything about the city and were both nature lovers. So of course, we chose a couple iconic spots in the city to capture these images, the Sutro bathhouse ruins and Golden Gate park. They were both troopers in the wind and sun and were completely easy going in front of the camera. I'll see you two in a few months for the wedding!

Gooooooooaaaal!!!!!!

The four year wait is over! Who's gonna be up at pub with at 7AM?!

Europe 2010: Italy and France - Part 5, Paris!

After almost 12 days in Italy, Jeannie and I ended our trip in Paris... our final stop! Since we had both visited before, rather than do as many tourist stops as we could (e.g. the 2-day Museum Pass), we opted to just wind down our trip wandering through the Paris streets and spending as much time as we could in the local cafes. Each day started with us sleeping in and then waking up to immerse ourselves into the amazing city life Paris had to offer. Such a great way to end our journey! Can't wait to come back!

Gotta love the Parisian skyline!

Admittedly, this was our first food stop in Paris. After eating nothing but Italian food, we felt like we deserved a little taste of home :) Pho done French style!

Inside Notre Dame cathedral with its beautiful stained glass.

In front of Notre Dame was what looked like a bread festival. Local kids were invited to learn how to bake bread by the seasoned bakers. Above, you can see some of the bakers taking a quick paddleball break outside the kitchen tent.

Nothing like fresh pastries right out of the oven! Hmm...I wonder if those kids baked this batch.

Random trinkets from some of the many tourist shops we passed.

I really think Europe got it right when it comes to tiny modes of transportation to get you through the city streets.

The Louvre...

One of the many bike share stations we spotted all throughout Paris. Such a great idea and I hear they are going to start testing this in San Francisco too!

One of the many cafes Jeannie and I ate at. At this particular location...

... we enjoyed Pommes Frittes!

Another skyline shot... we were so lucky to get breaks from the rain while in Paris so we could wander around!

Two shots from the Louis Vuitton flagship store on the Champs Elysess. There was so much incredible detail in this store!

Not to be outdone... the Nescafe store, also on the Champs Elysees was more art museum than store!

Shots from the Jardin du Luxembourg. On this particular day, the rain clouds finally left letting everyone to enjoy the fabulous sunshine!

Public transportation at its best!

Shots of Paris at night!