Two Cameras, Two Looks

Because I want to end up with silver gelatin, black-and-white prints that I do myself in the darkroom, I’ve begun shooting film alongside digital when I do a portrait session. I used both cameras when I photographed a friend recently at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Getting images that are in sharp […]

Portrait Session in the Mission

I recently did a portrait session with Kiki in the Mission District in San Francisco. We arrived early, when the streets were uncrowded and we had a clear sky with angled light. I’d scouted some locations ahead of time, and chose mural backgrounds—ideally, without discernible letters, which could be distracting. There’s no shortage of murals […]