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ZF North America Grand Opening

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.

Kevin Kern's Imagination's Light

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.

Where to Take Senior Portraits

Now is time to take your senior portraits! While many school photographers are not available to take senior portraits in school, we can help by providing one-to-one personal services under Covid-19 safety guidelines.

Why You Need a Professional Acting Headshot

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.

Bennet's First Miracle

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.

SF Headshot Pro Website Launched

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

Photo Shoot of a Ballet Dancer

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.

Celebrity TV Host Dr. Michael Hunter

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.

Working with Lisa for Paris' Silver Model Agency

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.

Modeling Portfolio for Surya

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!

Miss Asian America Portarits

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...

How To Be a Model

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.

People Love Us on Yelp

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.

Miss Hong Kong Erin Tjoe

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

The Joy of Maternity

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.

Wedding in Paradise Cove Hawaii

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...

Wedding Fanatasies

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

Game Developers Conference

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.

Dancing with the Cows

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.

Wedding at the Westin by Sacramento River

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.

Amdrea and Jason Tied the Knot

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...

Photo Collage for Kids

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.

Model Portfolio for Kara R.

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...

Oceano Hotel Wedding in Half Moon Bay

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.

Frequent Flyer Miles of Love

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...

Hollywood Style Wedding in LA

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...

Photographing Former US Vice President Al Gore

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...

Mountain Winery Wedding in Saratoga

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...

Just Married! Amelia and Leon

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.
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