PEOPLE & PORTRAITS

Taking people’s portrait’s gets me close to a person in a short amount of time, and as a people-person I thrive in connecting with everyone that gets in front of my camera. I have to think about what lens I should use, what angle works best, what color and wardrobe enhances their look, and what approach tells the best story. All this and much more goes into crafting a good portrait, and for a moment in time I get to create a split-second image to bring out the best in each one of them.

A mature man with gray hair standing near a lake with trees and hills in the background, wearing a gray polo shirt.
Close-up of a smiling woman with short curly hair, glasses, and a green sweater, resting her chin on her hand outdoors.
A woman with dark hair smiling and leaning forward over a table covered with papers, red folder, markers, and a laptop in a room with wooden walls.
A man with glasses and a beard, wearing a black blazer, maroon t-shirt, and jeans, sitting on a light gray couch in a bright, modern room with large windows, potted plant, and wall decor.
Smiling woman in white shirt and jeans standing in front of a red wooden shed outdoors surrounded by trees.
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Middle-aged woman with short gray hair, sitting at an office desk, holding a paper, in a bright industrial-style office with large windows and a modern floor lamp and a monitor in the background at an architectural office in San Francisco, CA.
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Greg Flynn with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background on a sunny afternoon in San Francisco, CA. Greg is wearing a black jacket and a white shirt. The water is green-blue behind him and the sky is also blue with wispy clouds.
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A man in an orange jacket standing outdoors near a lake with trees and mountains in the background.
A woman with short red hair and blue eyes standing outdoors near a body of water and mountains, wearing a white sweater and an orange scarf.
An older woman with short gray hair and blue eyes, wearing a pink shirt, standing outdoors with a scenic landscape of a river and hills in the background.
Woman in a red jacket smiling while holding a brown dog with a white chest in a snowy, forested area.
A young girl sitting on a snow-covered rock near a body of water, holding a small snowman she built. The snowman has stick arms and a face. The girl is wearing a cream sweater with pink and red patterns, navy pants, and winter boots. The sun is shini
A woman with dark brown hair and a neutral expression standing outdoors in a snowy environment, wearing a gray coat and a white turtleneck.
A family of four, including a man, a woman, and two children, sitting together outdoors near a body of water during sunset.
A man is splashing in water at the beach, lifting a toddler into the air. The toddler is smiling and reaching out while the man is looking up at the child, with a scenic background of trees, shoreline, and sky.
A young girl feeding a light brown horse with a blonde mane in a grassy field with other horses in the background.
A shirtless man with dark, wavy hair standing on a beach, looking over his shoulder at the camera, with ocean waves and a cloudy sky in the background.
A young, white woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes looking at the camera. She is standing on Ipanema beach with a clear sky in the background in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A shirtless Black young man, wearing a colorful African-style headband, standing on Ipanema beach with the ocean and cloudy sky in the background in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A middle-aged white man with gray hair and a blue shirt, smiling, standing near a lake with trees and hills at sunset in Marin, CA.
A middle-aged smiling white woman in a white V-neck white shirt standing outdoors with a lush landscape of trees, mountains, and a blue sky in the background in Viñales, Cuba.
A middle-aged Latina woman in a pink dress standing by a lake with her arms crossed, smiling, with trees, water and hills in the background during sunset in Marin, CA.
A Brazilian woman in a black swimsuit standing on a balcony with a view of water and mountains in the background at a boutique hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A white young boy with curly blond hair, smiling, crouched on mosaicked tiles by a swimming pool with a paper boat nearby, and surrounded by green trees in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Close-up of a Brazilian woman in black athletic wear, standing outdoors against a cloudy sky, pulling her hair back and looking contemplative in San Francisco, CA.
Two young Black girls with long hair standing by the ocean, facing slightly away from the camera looking proud and strong at Ipanema bach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A Black woman dressed in a colorful carnival costume with a large pink feathered headdress, sitting on rocks by the ocean, in profile view by Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Two young Black twin boys with shaved heads standing with their foreheads touching and eyes closed by Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.