Gustavo Fernandez Photographer

My friend Kenny Kim is in town hanging out and i tagged along yesterday to shoot one of his friends and his girlfriend. They used to be models back in Chicago and just recently moved to the Bay Area. They were a blast and so easy to shoot. Here are some of my favorites, enjoy!

Crazy Kenny Kim in action on the edge of the roof 6 stories up.

Kenny trying to look cool for the super talented Anton Lorimer of Lorimerworks who was shooting his promo video yesterday too.

And last but not least, be careful when shooting in urban environments, keep an eye out for crazy bums!

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Yesterday i had the opportunity to attend the Gene Higa & Jose Villa’s one day workshop. They are great friends and run their business very differently. Jose is all about being an artist as Gene is more of the businessman. I connected with both of their approaches as they talked about many topics including SEO, destination weddings, pricing, handling clients, albums, getting published, etc. I took many key learnings from both and look forward to creating my own blended business. Here are some of my favorite images i shot, enjoy.

Our location at Fourth Street Studios.

One of our two beautiful models Tyria.

Gene talking to us about posing and getting the best light and expressions from our clients.

Jose and his Contax 645, yes folks he shoots film!

Miss Caroline.

The group…

Bouquet Provided by Mandy Scott, San Francisco

Gown Provided by: Amy Kuschel, San Francisco

Makeup for models by Maria Chang (Professional Makeup Artisty PMA), San Francisco

Kristi & Justin had their wedding at Wildwood Acres in Lafayette Sunday. I was the second wedding photographer for Lori Paladino. Wildwood Acres is a gorgeous open air wedding venue located in the hills of Lafayette.  I was excited to photograph a wedding at Wildwood Acres since it is so close to home.  Wildwood Acres has a lush tree canopy which presents a great backrop for the couple that loves nature and outdoor organic weddings. Wildwood Acres specializes in outdoor weddings and receptions and is located just 5 miles off HWY 24 in Lafayette.  We had a great time at Wildwood Acres and look forward to photographing a wedding there again.

Jackie & Moses had their wedding at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlingame Saturday. I was the second wedding photographer for Lori Paladino.  Wedding photography at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church can be a bit of a challenge after being given strict guidelines by the mean church lady to stay behind the last pews.  No worries, as professional wedding photographers we have some big ol lenses to get in tight from a distance.  Therefore photographing a wedding at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was not a challenge after all but it sure would have been nice to be able to get up and close.  As a wedding photographer we like to get close to capture the emotion happening during the ceremony but still remain far away enough to be out of the way.  Here is a quick grab i really enjoyed as i edited through the images.