Shefali and JP - San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts and Legion of Honor Engagement Session

This session included the lovely Shefali and JP against a gorgeous Palace of Fine Arts backdrop and also the Legion of Honor. Though it was cold and misting heavily, it was awesome. :) Enjoy!

Streets of San Francisco

Trying my hand at some good old black and white street photography. Images shot with the Fujifilm X100.

Fujifilm X100

See blog posts with the Fuji X100 here.
See blog posts with the new Fuji X100S here.

I picked up a Fujifilm X100 recently and I have been having a blast shooting with it.  I'm going to Hong Kong in a few months and I wanted a quality camera I can bring with me without weighing me down or generating too much attention (wow, that's a big camera!).

It's definitely got the little annoyances that I was prepared for from reading reviews online, such as the autofocus, its power up speed, and generally the menu interface and such. I decided to get one because carrying around the D700 was troublesome, heavy, and got a lot of attention. I wanted something compact with the superior image quality I craved so much. My Canon S95 just didn't compare to the quality of my D700 nor the convenience of the camera I always have with me - the iPhone.

I love having the X100 around. It's extremely quiet, discreet, and compact and gorgeous enough to wear around my neck without feeling silly. The image quality is amazing, and I love the fixed focal length. Here are some shots I got with it around Henry Coe Park, Fremont Peak, and San Francisco.

The last days of summer...

Things have been a bit quiet around here because I just moved into my new apartment, was without internet for a while, and my final year of college has just started!

But anyway, here are a couple snaps from the last time I was up north. The light was beautiful and the scenery was amazing, and I even bumped into someone who recognized me from my photos on flickr! While I was up, I did a small video gig and met a few cool people and visited an amazing photo studio. I really like it up north. It might even be grounds for a potential post-grad spot, who knows.

Enjoy!

A Hazy San Francisco

Sometimes, I think San Francisco looks a little better out of focus. I went last week for a really short time to take a few snaps, but the fog and the weather was a little bit uncooperative, so I decided to put the haze to an extreme.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

I went to Monterey Bay Aquarium with my friend about a month ago, but I've been putting off editing these pictures until now. Enjoy! :)

My friend and I both use Nikon, so we swapped lenses constantly - the 50mm, 35mm, and the 10.5mm fisheye.



And of course, I love shooting people photographing things.

San Francisco For a Day

My friend Tyler and I visited San Francisco for a day. We brought with us a ton of equipment - D7000, D90, 70-200mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.8, 12-24 f/4, 10.5mm f/2.8, and a tripod, and we walked everywhere. It was so gorgeous... definitely have to go back and do more!



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