Ever since LinkedIn became a revolutionary career networking platform for professionals, the need for a professional headshot along with the user profile became essential. Let's face it, a picture is worth a thousand words. One of the first things

Haley, an aspiring actress, model, and performer seeking a variety of captivating images for her portfolio.

It was a great honor for us to serve as the official event photographers for the opening of ZF North America's West Coast Mobility Hub in Pleasanton, California.

The moment when Kevin Kern - the well-acclaimed, top of billboard chart in New Age genre music artist walked into my studio, my eyes brightened up. I've been a fan of his music and have bought his CDs. It was such an honor to photograph his headshots for publicity photos.

Acting headshots are all about facial expressions and upper body movements. In order to get a role in the film or theater, it is essential to have an acting headshot ready for casting and auditions. A professionally taken headshot is the best marketing tool for actors. First impression lasts, when a casting director flips through hundreds of headshots, what makes them choose your and give you the role? Below are some important factors to consider in acting headshots.

Professional headshots for Infinity Financial Services team. Background and lighting consistency is important to show unity for company branding.

Bennet came to the studio for a photo shoot for his upcoming play "My First Miracle". He wanted me to create a striking image that portrays the play, and he already had an idea. "There must be a split open ocean, and I shall be there to divide the sea." He said.

I am supporting Alzheimer’s Association by participating in "The Longest Day" in memory in of my beloved father who suffered from Dementia. By offering free family portrait sessions beginning on Mother's Day until July 15, 2019

We are happy to announce our new brand "SF Headshot Pro". The new division primary focus on professional headshot. SF Headshot Pro is developed for ease of online access and booking headshot photography for business, actors, models, performers and online dating. Check out our new website: http://sfheadshotpro.com

Photographing dancer's movements have always fascinated me, especially ballet. It's like freezing a moving art that requires the perfect timing. These series of photos were taken at the studio with Speedotron strobes for Julia's performances. She was simply beautiful and elegant.

Reelz Channel hired me to do a studio photo shoot for Dr. Michael Hunter, the host of "Autopsy: The Last Hours of…", for the upcoming new TV series. It is a documentary-style show that investigates the tragic, controversial and sudden deaths of celebrities.

It was so much fun photographing Lisa for her modeling portfolio for Silver Agency based in Paris. Lisa was a model when she was 18 and hasn't done modeling since then. She was very natural in front of the camera, and she's got the basic moves down. We ended up with some killer shots for her modeling portfolio.

Surya wanted to be a model. He knew he needs a model portfolio before he contact a modeling agency. So he contact me for a photo shoot. We had a good time shooting!

We were hired to photograph one of the biggest events in San Francisco this year. San Francisco's first new manufacturing building for affordable manufacturing space and products that are made in S.F.

In this new social media era, a professional headshot is more essential than ever before for a career success. Since the popularity of Linkedin, virtually anyone needs a headshot for the career.

The winner of Miss Asian America 2018 Sophia Ng called me to take her portraits with the crown she has just won three days ago. While she had photos taken by many photographers during the beauty pageant...

Jennifer and Felix tied the knot at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club. They began with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. When the groom and groomsmen arrived, they were intercepted by the bridesmaids by the door.

Nataniel admitted that he wasn't too good for going to the church on Sundays when he was a boy. The guests laughed as Nate continued speaking at the reception.

The key points to a successful photo shoot are 1) Be confident and believe in yourself. 2) Trust the photographer. 3) Be open to ideas and express yourself freely.

Do you have what it takes to be a model?

Many have dreamed of becoming a model, but only a handful of the fortunate ones would get a chance to be signed by a modeling agency.

Smore magazine hired me to do a photo shoot of Jane Chen for the magazine cover. It turned out that Jane is an admirable woman who saved hundred thousand of lives and counting.

What does it take to earn the special recognition from Yelp? Well, it comes from a lot of happy customers who love our works and services.

So wonderful to hear that my former client Erin Tjoe (朱愛倫) has won Miss Hong Kong beauty pageants! It wasn't long before she became the host for several TV channels including Green Travel Destination, the LA Fashion, and co-host of talk show Tailo

While traveling in Paris, Ann signed up with Silver Agency that represents models whose beauty defies time. She had to catch a flight back to the U.S. the next day, so...

You know you have an awesome client when she sends you her book that was just published. The back cover features the headshot I took of her and full photo credit was given...

Ever since the famous photographer Annie Lebovitz took an astonishing pregnancy portrait of celebrity Demi Moore, a new photography genre called maternity portrait was born.

So far, we had the wonderful opportunities to photograph weddings on a private island only accessible by boat in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, chic weddings in Manhattan New York...

Photoshop gives photographers unlimited possibilities to manipulate images in creative ways. The following steps are the tricks I used in creating fantasy photos:

Leanel and Jordan met online on a Christian dating website. I can't remember how many weddings we photographed were met through online dating, but the number is definitely increasing.

So cool to be hired by Amazon to photograph GDC (Game Developers Conference) all week long at Moscone Center. VR/AR games are the hottest trend this year. Amazon is serious about gaming and offers skillful tools from game development to publishing.

Born and raised in Petaluma, Joseph has been visiting his friend at a barn on the mountain since high school. After the wedding proposal to his sweet heart Joanna, Joseph called me to shoot their engagement portraits at the barn.

The Sacramento River is a long inland river in Northern California that flows into Suisun Bay. Tucked away from the bustling California capitol, the Westin was in a tranquil location along the river. Witnessed by around 150 guests, the wedding ceremony was held outdoors right by the river.

The couple loved the architectural elements of Golden Gate Bridge and bricks at Fort Point. It's a distinguished spot that has both modern structures and vintage textures.

Freedom Hall and Gardens is a popular venue for weddings. Nestled right by the Great America theme park and surrounded by office buildings, the garden features a tranquil pond and giant redwood trees.

Marine's Memorial Club and Hotel have been one of our favorite wedding and event venues. We lost count of how many weddings we have photographed there...

Shooting kids is a different world than shooting grown-ups. I feel like a clown when I photograph kids. Kids have short concentration timespan. The photo session needs to be done quickly before they lose interest.

Many people have dreamed to become a model, but it's not as easy as one would think. Besides the outer beauty and meeting the height and size requirement...

We could feel the cool breeze from the coastal weather along the relaxing scenic drive on highway onem as we unloaded our photo gears for wdding at Oceano Hotel in the charming Half Moon Bay.

Life is all about first impressions. Take your best friend or significant other for example; everything about that first meeting is embedded in your mind—

Manisha was on a blind date while studying medical program in German. She was expecting a guy named Lukas in the party but somehow her blind date didn't show up. Later that evening...

What a beautiful and lovely wedding couple! We just couldn't stop taking photos of them. Crystal looked like a goddess with her hair curled and down in a heavenly white gown...

his photo of my back was taken while photographing a wedding at U.C. Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science.

Genevieve and Noah drove down from Sacramento to get married at the splendid San Francisco City Hall. They reserved the Mayor's Balcony for a private wedding to accommodate a large attendance of families and friends.

Tina and Jason fell in love while majoring in Pharmacy at the university. They would chat on the phone for hours through the night, and...

What a fun wedding celebration for Kelly and Jimmy who exchanged vows at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco and danced the night away at the Olympic Club.

It was a long distance relationship for Cindy and Roy when they started dating. The magic of love sure has accumulated lots of frequent flyer miles for Roy until this perfect day...

Known as Sweet Melissa, newspaper columnist and TV personality Melissa Griffin tied the knot with Christopher Caen, son of the legendary writer Herb Caen...

How fun it was to travel to L.A. to photograph a Hollywood style wedding, along with special guests as George Clooney, Brad Pitts, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. The moment the wedding couple Bi and Jimmy walked on red carpet...

Ascension Cathedral of Oakland is one of the grandest and most stunning churches in the Bay Area. The metal plates that frame the ceiling...

What an awesome opportunity to have a brief conversation and photograph the former U.S. Vice President and Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature An Inconvenient Truth. Mr. Al Gore was invited as the guest speaker at Deloitte's World...

Persian weddings involve many symbolic objects: Mirror "Aayeneh-ye Bakht" , Candelabras (brightness in their future); Poppy Seeds “Khash-Khaash” is used to break spells and witchcraft...

For Catherine the bride, it wasn't easy to plan for a wedding in such a short amount of time - just three months after Ian proposed to her...

As S.F. Giants fans, they had the wedding cake made into cupcakes with Giants logo. How cool!

t. Peter and Paul Church and Marines Memorial Club are both highly popular wedding venues in San Francisco. Built in 1924, the church was featured in the Clint Eastwood movies Dirty Harry...

SEPA hired me to cover a four-day convention at the San Jose Hilton, and I had a wonderful opportunity to meet and photograph Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the last day.

Jolynn and Kenny got married at the beautiful Viansa Vineyard in Sonoma.

It's been a while since I last photographed a wedding at the Piedmont Community Hall. So I arrived early to scout out ideal spots for portraits and lighting.