President Barack Obama in San Francisco
We were honored to photograph President Barrack Obama during a recent fundraiser held at the Nob Hill Masonic Center. Gene was there to capture some great images and fun tidbits from the night. The President gave a passionate speech which resulted in some enthusiastic crowd members to shout out “I love you” with the President responding with “I [...]
Yang Family Portraits – Palace of Fine Arts
With so many stunning backdrops to play with, the Palace of Fine Arts was the perfect location to have a creative and super-fun shoot with the Yangs, who were all very gifted at smiling and not blinking in sync. Here’s a look at some favorites from Myleen’s shoot with the beautiful Yang family over the holidays.
Momentum Cover featuring Gary Fisher
Momentum Magazine just came out with their new issue, Winter Issue #54, featuring Gary Fisher on the cover, shot by our very own Myleen Hollero! Gary Fisher, who is considered to be one of the original creators of the modern mountain bike, rode to the shoot, of course! Shot atop a mighty Potrero Hill, Myleen and [...]
General’s Residence Grand Re-Opening
We were very honored to be a sponsor at the General’s Residence Grand Re-Opening Party with an incredible list of fellow sponsors, including Small Potatoes Catering and Events, Bi-Rite Catering, Global Gourmet Catering, Blueprint Studios, Fork & Spoon Catering, Gerhard Michler Fine European Desserts, among others. Located in the historic Fort Mason Center in the Marina district (at Franklin [...]
Schwab IMPACT 2011
We provided PR event coverage last week for Schwab IMPACT 2011. The event took place at Moscone Center, and brought together industry heavy-hitters, including PIMCO founder and co-CIO, Bill Gross, and Charles Schwab’s chief market strategist, Liz Ann Sonders. The event featured notable keynotes from luminaries, Charlie Rose, Tony Blair, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Charles Schwab himself [...]
ISES Happy Hour | Roe Nightclub
The International Special Events Society – Northern California Chapter (ISES – NCC) sponsored their first-ever free Networking Mixer + Happy Hour at Roe Nightclub in SOMA this past Thursday. Above are a few of the highlights from the evening. You can now view the album on Facebook and Flickr, and access the full album on our [...]
Green and Blue Lasers Shooting Over San Francisco Bay
One of our photographers, Court Leve, captured this striking image of green and blue lasers projecting out from the iconic Transamerica building and Lenovo sign over the San Francisco Bay at night. It was such a cool image, we wanted to share it with you.
APEC Women and the Economy Summit
We were very excited to be a part of the APEC Women and the Economy Summit, a 4-day conference that kicked off in San Francisco Sept. 13-16 at the Westin St. Francis hotel. The event brought together the world’s leading women diplomats and visionaries in business and government from the U.S. and 20 other Pacific Rim countries. [...]
The rooftop Airstream RV in San Francisco
I’ve always dug that old Airstream on the roof of a building in the Tenderloin and I just assumed everyone in SF knew about it and lately I keep asking people if they know about it. Anyhow, it’s on the roof of 130-132 Turk and you can see if from the street. Legend has it [...]
Esther & Matt Engaged!
I had a lot of fun with them on what was an unusually warm spring day. They have amazing smiles! Looking forward to photographing their San Francisco wedding later this month.
Antonia & Chris – San Francisco Engagement Shoot
For their engagement shoot, these two liked the idea of the images having an old San Francisco vibe, so we headed to some classic locations around North Beach (where Antonia grew up!). They are so sweet on each other, therefore making my job of capturing authentic moments pretty simple. I’m definitely looking forward to their [...]
GeneX – Found Local on The Bold Italic
The Bold Italic – one of our most favorite writers on all things SF features our GeneX Hwang as part of their awesome Found Local series. Check it out! Direct link here: http://thebolditalic.com/found-locals/genex
Kim and Daniel’s Wedding
Kim and Daniel had an awesome wedding, and we mean awesome in both definitions: “inspiring awe” and “excellent or outstanding”. This was a fourteen hour day for Jack and his assistant, but when there’s a dragon dance at the reception, does that really matter? Take a look at some of the beautiful images that were a labor of [...]
Hello 2011.
Happy New Year Dear Readers! Hope everyone is well. After a most epic holiday season – we enjoyed a nice little break at the studio. We’ve been tying up loose ends, catching up with friends, family, life…
San Francisco At Night
I am privy to a lot of fantastic city views as someone who gets to shoot in a variety of venues. And what a beautiful city we live in! I’m so lucky to live here. These night exposures were taken on some recent shoots. Some exposures are as long as 30 seconds, so obviously a [...]
Portraits with Amelia Mulkey – Part 1
Dear readers, I am delighted to introduce to you the one, the only – Amelia Mulkey. Amelia is an actress, splitting up her time between San Francisco and her hometown Los Angeles. She wanted to update her headshots and make room for a new arsenal of looks for her portfolio. We planned a shoot at [...]
The Haberdash: A Men’s Fashion Show & Party
A few pics snapped on Wednesday – The good folks over at The Bold Italic have assembled many awesome events in honor of The Haberdash: A Week of Fashion for Men. (their creation as well) Held at the Crescent Hotel’s Burritt Room, snazzy San Franciscans and friends gathered to sip cocktails and soak in the [...]
SFMOMA Family Day
SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) has been one of our favorite clients over the past ten years. They recently brought us in to cover another one of their Family Day events. We always appreciate how SFMOMA provides family activities influencing San Francisco’s artistic culture (and the kids always have a blast too!). Target was a great sponsor for [...]
Nicole and Shaheen
If you’ve never been to the San Francisco City Club, you’ve been missing out on a treasure: a rich history dating back from 1930, a gorgeous Art Deco interior felt in every corner, a giant Diego Rivera mural, and amazing views of downtown San Francisco from ten stories up. Where better to stage the dreamy [...]
Fort Mason Center Picnic
We had a blast at the “Summer Picnic” industry event for our friends at Fort Mason Center in the old Firehouse. Kara’s Cupcakes, Best Beverage Catering, Classic Party Rentals, Winery Collective, Global Gourmet Catering, McCalls Catering & Events, Beautifull, and Fingersnaps were all there to partake in the picnic splendor -lavender lemonade, hot dogs, sunshine and more. Everyone [...]
A.C.T.’s 2010 Season Gala: The Crystal Ball
This past weekend Jack shot A.C.T.’s (American Conservatory Theater) 2010 Season Gala at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. “A.C.T.’s renowned conservatory serves more than 2,500 students each year, providing a range of experiences for children as young as 8 to adults of all ages.” These students provided the talent for the evening, entertaining [...]
3rd & 22nd
If you haven’t heard, we moved! We loved our 5 years downtown on Howard and will miss many things (like being in a prime location to capture Bay to Breakers), but we do have to say that moving to a new space with a new layout is exciting. Located in Dogpatch, you can find the [...]
POKETO! Put it in your pocket.
I recently did some press portraits for Los Angeles based (but San Francisco founded!) super collaborators – Poketo. Founders Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung have been collaborating with artists and designers from all over the world, creating limited edition wallets – art that fits in your pocket!
Roger Craig And The WFN Bay Area
We had a really fun shoot with San Francisco 49er’s legendary running back, Roger Craig. We shot this white-seamless setup on-location at the Westin Hotel in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Craig was very cool and we had a good time coming up with poses for the new WFN Bay Area Promotions. Keep an eye out [...]