A Modern, Comfortable Headshot Experience Designed Around You to Start 2026!
A new year is the perfect time to update how you visually represent yourself publicly, and my Pacific Grove photo studio is designed specifically for modern headshot photography. I offer a relaxed, friendly environment where clients feel comfortable — even if they don’t usually enjoy being photographed. With years of experience, a flexible schedule, and a clean, contemporary style, I make the process efficient and enjoyable. You can have your music of choice playing for the right vibe, while getting real-time image review during the shoot, and guidance throughout the session so you know exactly what your headshots are looking like as we are making them. I’m proud to have dozens of 5-star Google reviews, and my goal with every headshot session is to make sure you leave feeling confident and genuinely happy with your photos!
Colorful and Black & White Branding Photography DJ Musician Producer Photo Shoot in Studio in Pacific Grove California
Incredibly, this was my fourth shoot (1st, 2nd, 3rd shoots) this year with local DJ and music creator Jason Kushy as his career continues to take off! We were back in my photo studio in Pacific Grove for this shoot where Jason wanted some branding photos with a colorful background. He chose a shade of red for those images. Then we shot on a gray gradient background for photos eventually converted to black and white for some minimalist, but eye catching branding portraits. All this resulted in yet another creative shoot that provided Jason more high impact branding photos to use for his own Spotify account and for his label to submit to publications writing about his new music releases. Thank you Jason for continuing to choose me as your photographer!
Photographing The Wharf Rats at the Salty Seal in Monterey Live for Promotional Photos and Video
How did I end up making promotional photos and a video of The Whatf Rats at the Salty Seal in Cannery Row in Monterey, California on a recent Saturday evening? All through the Pacific Grove Rotary Club of course! Fellow Rotarian, Matt, is the singer and guitarist for the band and he asked if I could come to their performance and make a series of photos of them performing, and then at their start of their second set list, make video of those songs. The lighting was better than I expected resulting in more dynamic still photos and the proximity I could get to the band members while they were playing allowed for close up video shots. The video above features the start of them playing Black Magic Woman, which we did not coordinate, I knew the song pretty well, and with a bit of luck and a bit of good timing, was able to record from start into the opening of the lyrics like we practiced it many times! Thank you Matt for this opportunity and for choosing me as your photographer and videographer.
Christina had a 5-star headshot experience at my photo studio in Pacific Grove California
I welcome headshots clients to my photography studio in Pacific Grove, California to have a relaxed, and even fun photo session experience. Christina sent example headshots that were helpful in me preparing the studio before she even arrived so when she did, all was ready to go to make headshots that matched the examples, but still with my own signature style and quality. This in turn allowed Christina to get headshots she liked so much she gave the photo session a 5 star review (see below) and it also did not take up up more than 15 minutes of her time. Thank you Christina for the kind review and for choosing me as your headshot photographer!
Making Your Airbnb Standout in Seaside California with Professional Photography
This was my second Airbnb photography shoot for Crystal (first shoot). It is always a great compliment to get repeat business from a client! This cozy, remodeled Airbnb is in Seaside, California. The client requested only interior photos this time. Crystal had her Seaside vacation rental property staged very well making it easy and efficient to photograph making both featuring and highlighting (more close up) photos to show off the space itself, and the comfortable and convenient amenities included for guests staying at this Airbnb. Thank you Crystal for continuing to choose me as your Airbnb photographer and for seeing the value in having professional photography for your Airbnb properties!
Showcasing the After: Professional Photography for Luxury Bathroom Renovations in Pebble Beach
Long time client Adelle of Murrer Construction was telling me about a special project she had coming up in Pebble Beach. So recently I met her in Pebble Beach for the big reveal of this special project and to make renovation photos of it. Her construction company was doing renovations to two bathrooms, all custom work. Even the vanities were handmade, custom for each bathroom, one en suite of the main bedroom and the other for a featured bathroom on the main floor of the house. Onyx was used for the shower walls. Then backlit mirrors with no frames, that look super cool, mounted over those custom vanities. I made sure to take a photo with full lights on, and lights dimmed to show these unique lighting features, as well as getting direct shots of the custom vanities. Then the onyx shower bench was another unique feature that I highlighted to show off the creative and quality work that Adelle and her team at Murrer Construction do. Thank you Adelle for continuing to choose me as your photographer and for your trust to make photos of these amazing bathroom renovations!
Promoting Pacific Grove for the PG Chamber featuring Red House Cafe
Continuing with the series of local business social media videos I made for The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, this time the video shows local favorite restaurant, Red House Cafe. Also seen again are Jazmyn and CC as they check out the restaurant, order, and enjoy the meals they chose in the very cozy and comfortable atmosphere of the Red House Cafe, with working fireplace no less! Thank you to all involved in helping me shoot and record this video at Red House Cafe.
