Pebble Beach Construction Progress Drone Video for Peninsula Construction

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Pebble Beach Construction Progress Drone Video for Peninsula Construction

Seeing Construction Progress From the Air

Deep in the woods of Pebble Beach, I arrived at this job site to make in progress construction drone video for Gonzalo of Peninsula Construction. This was my second on location shoot for Gonzalo, the first being in Seaside. The majority of remaining construction at this Pebble Beach house was in the backyard putting in a new deck and putting green! This logistics were favorable for drone video at this site, with some trees, but none right overhead, not a power line in site, and Gonazalo’s crew in action working on the deck. This allowed me to get the drone in pretty close to the action, to contrast with higher establishing shots as well.

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Pebble Beach Construction Drone Video for Hare Construction

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Pebble Beach Construction Drone Video for Hare Construction

A Construction Project Worth Seeing From the Air

It was exciting when Hare Construction reached out to me about a big crane coming to one of their Pebble Beach job sites to hoist steel beams up and if I could get drone video of it. I have experience flying around cranes, and know it can result in some pretty cool drone video shots! Hare Construction is also one of my new repeat construction clients, as earlier this year I photographed one of their construction projects on Laurel Ave in Pacific Grove.

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Pacific Grove Attorney Personal Branding Photography

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Pacific Grove Attorney Personal Branding Photography

It’s always great when people that know me choose me as their photographer!

I first met Crystal (of Gaudette Law & Mediation) through various business networking activities around the Monterey Peninsula area, and then had a chance to first work with her earlier this year when she hired me to photograph the PG P.R.I.D.E. Great Taste of PG event at The Inn at Spanish Bay. So when she later contacted me about creating new personal branding photographs for her, I was very glad to have the chance to work with her again. I always really appreciate when people I know choose me as their photographer!

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Airbnb Photography in Seaside with Staged Guest Experience Photos

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Airbnb Photography in Seaside with Staged Guest Experience Photos

Selling the Experience, Not Just the Rooms

I always like when Airbnb clients want to stage rooms, as it makes the shoot not only more fun and creative for me, it makes their Airbnb listing also more attractive and eye catching or potential guests. This Airbnb photography shoot in Seaside is an example of that, as Steven wanted to go well beyond simply getting the standard wide photos of every room and have staged photos as well. Of course, I still made all the standard Airbnb photos first showing the living spaces, kitchen, bathrooms, and layout of the property.

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30+ Headshots Inside Soledad Prison for TEDxSoledad

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30+ Headshots Inside Soledad Prison for TEDxSoledad

A Photography Experience Unlike Any Other in 17 Years

This was definitely one of the most unique photography jobs I have had in my 17 years as a professional photographer. I traveled to the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad for my first ever visit inside a prison, where I made than 30 headshots for Delia Cohen and Proximity for Justice as they prepare for TEDxSoledad.

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Breakfast & Brunch Food Photography at The Point Kitchen & Bar in Santa Cruz

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Breakfast & Brunch Food Photography at The Point Kitchen & Bar in Santa Cruz

Back at The Point for a Different Part of the Menu

This was my second visit to The Point Kitchen & Bar in Santa Cruz for another food photography shoot. My first visit was during the holiday season, so that shoot leaned more toward dinner items, drinks, desserts, and a restaurant branding video featuring holiday decorations. This time no holidays and the menu items photographed were for breakfast and brunch. Thus it was pancakes, eggs Benedict, coffee, salads, tacos, a burger, other lunch dishes, and dessert in front of my camera for overhead hero shots, close ups, and profile views. I also like to look for a little action when it helps bring a photograph to life, so for the pancakes we made a shot with syrup being poured. It was great working with the team at The Point and I look forward to a future third visit!

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Astons on the Avenue 2026 in Carmel During Monterey Car Week

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Astons on the Avenue 2026 in Carmel During Monterey Car Week

Just enjoying looking at Astons

I took my camera down to Carmel just for myself to check out Astons on the Avenue. I like the mystique and aura of an Aston Martin car, which I find different than any other, especially the generation of cars from about 2010 to 2018. I got the chance to talk to a couple of very friendly owners as well, which I found informative and interesting. The headliners at this show were the examples of the new mid-engined car Aston put out this year, the Valhalla. The range of cars though went all the way back to the 60s, so there was an Aston on display for everyone.

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