PACKAGES
I love a good adventure. I love even more to capture a good adventure. Nothing is off the table. Wanna summit a mountain? No problem. Wanna bungee jump off a bridge? I’m right there with ya! Wanna relax on the beach? I’ll bring my flippy floppies and sand castle kit.
I’ve been on countless road trips, hikes, technical excursions, and urban adventures over the years. I’m here to help guide you to the best spots Northern California has to offer and capture you as you experience it.
I’ve listed my services below. These are just for guidance, every photoshoot is different and customizable! We will find the right price and package for your project, but this is what you can expect.
Experience
Only got a couple hours to spare on your trip? Want a photoshoot of you playing guitar at the beach? I’d be happy to do a quick session with you!
Included:
Up to 2 hours of shooting at one location
As many outfits as you want (you can use my van as a changing booth if needed!)
No travel fee if within “the bay area” (Santa Cruz, Pacifica, San Jose, Marin, Napa, Oakland, etc)
Up to 20 professionally edited, full resolution digital photos in an easy to use, online gallery.
Option to buy affordable, high quality prints from any of your photos.
Less than 1 week turn around on editing.
Adventure
Visiting the bay area and looking for an adventure? Maybe you’re a SF native and have a favorite hike you and your friends want to get some epic shots on?
Included:
Everything included in the “Experience” package, PLUS!
Up to a full day of shooting.
As many locations as you want within that one day.
Up to 20 professionally edited, full resolution digital photos, per person, in an easy to use, online gallery.
Snacks and beverages available out of my van!
Local insight on best times of day to visit various parts of the bay
Highlight video reel of your day
Excursion
Looking for a multi-day trip? Everything from a NorCal costal road trip up to Oregon to a Tahoe Getaway. I’m there to professionally capture your best moments from your trip.
Included:
Everything included in previous packages, PLUS!!
Unlimited distance (a long as it starts and ends in the bay area)
3 days of shooting, but longer trips are available.
Local guidance on best places to stop all over western America.
20 full resolution, edited photos per day, per person are includes
Professional photo book to remember your trip
Drone shots of you at epic vistas
Access to my van (toilet, stove, etc)
Cheesy jokes around the campfire
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FAQ
I hate getting my photo taken
Me too! I’m much more comfortable behind the camera. I feel like I look so unnatural when I stand there and smile at the camera.
Thats why I focus my photography on capturing you doing what you love. Whether that is playing guitar, mountain biking, dancing, cooking, or just eating a burrito (we all have our passions…)
What if the weather sucks?
The weather almost always sucks in the bay area. It’s just how it is on a peninsula in sticking out into the pacific ocean. I have shot in some outright crappy weather, but I have rarely come home with bad photos.
Part of a photographer’s job is to find the light and composition even in bad conditions. In fact, I’ve found some of my best shots come when the weather pushes me to be more creative.
If the weather for our planned day is absolutely horrible, we can absolutely reschedule or choose a different location, but I would encourage you to embrace what mother nature tosses our way and see what happens! Worst case, the pictures suck and I’ll give you a refund :)
What if I don’t want my photo edited?
I get it, no one wants to post that hyper edited, instagram filter look. Photos should be timeless and not rely on a short internet fad. You want to look back on these photos for decades to come and not cringe at the trends of the past.
Unfortunately, editing is a necessity in professional photography. The raw image data a camera sees is nothing like what you see, and editing is the process of turning that raw data into something pleasing to our eyes. Even your smartphone puts a secret edit on your photos!
The goal of a good edit is to make it look like the photo was never edited in the first place. If you can tell there is an edit on the photo, then I didn’t do my job.
I absolutely do not just toss a generic filter on the entire album! Every single photo I offer you is carefully edited and calibrated to ensure natural skin tones and proper exposures.
Additionally, I do my best to work with you to make sure the editing is in a style you like. If you don’t like the editing, I will gladly re-edit them in a different style until you like what you see!
What is your refund policy?
I do my best to make sure a shoot goes off without a hitch, but sometimes life happens and you can’t make it to the shoot, or the weather just isn’t cooperating, or we didn’t work well together, or the photos aren’t what you expected at the end.
I am a reasonable and understanding person! If there is a genuine reason you can’t make the shoot or are unsatisfied at the end, I’ll work with you to make it right.
Some high level points:
Cancel within 48 hours for a full refund, no questions asked.
50% refund if cancel within 24 hours, no refund if no-show.
Reschedule if weather is bad (though I encourage you to give it a shot if you can! you might be surprised!)
50% refund or free reshoot if photos or editing aren’t to your taste.
What camera and lens do you use?
I am a firm believer that photography is more about the person behind the camera and the gear itself, and for that reason, I don’t pack a lot of gear!
That being said, I shot with a Nikon Z6ii full frame, 24.5 megapixel mirrorless camera. My favorite lens is the 50mm, f1.8 prime lens for portraits and a 24-200mm f4-f6.3 lens.
I also have my iphone 12 pro max, osmo pocket, and mavic pro drone for video work.
Do I get a say in what photos you edit?
Absolutely! I can involve you in the process as much as you would like. I can send you a large gallery of photos that have been initially combed to remove the obvious bad shots and you can comment on the me and let me know which ones you’d like edited.
After I do a rough edit on them, you can then choose your favorites (up to the agreed upon amount) and then they are all yours!
Of course, we can always add more photos onto your package!
