Author Archives: Nancy

Bay Area Food & Product Photography: Sky-Tea

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Do you love tea?  If so, I have a special treat for you.  Meet Sky-Tea.  If you’ve not yet discovered the joys of exquisite teas, here is your opportunity!  This is an amazing company, whose charming owner blends a social mission with a passion for fine teas, yielding award winning combinations.   Find out more at the Sky-Tea website.  Here’s one of the images from our recent photo shoot, for which I had the pleasure of being both the stylist and the photographer:

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And here’s the fabulous Jeni Quigg herself, founder of Sky-Tea, teaching us how to prepare her award winning Masala Chai.

Jeni travels to India herself to source her teas, forming relationships that benefit local villages by providing jobs to women. Here’s Jeni on one of her trips, exploring a tea plantation last year, teaching us more about the plants and growing conditions.
Thanks Jeni! Always a pleasure to work with you!

Bay Area Portraits: Jerold M. Rothstein

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Jerold-8-5-13-0004-blogI love this portrait of my father, which I made during his recent visit.  He’s a great source of wisdom and inspires me to deeper philosophical inquiry. Some of his work can be found at GestaltWork.org, a wonderful resource for ideas on finding meaning in our lives, working toward “…an ordinary life of extraordinary excitement, growth and meaning.”

Bay Area Portraits: Anna Marie Events

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I’d like to introduce you to Anna Rembold, owner of Anna Marie Events, a full service corporate event and social event planning firm based in San Francisco. We recently did a wonderful half day photo shoot to create images for her marketing materials.  We were both thrilled with the collection of images; doesn’t she look amazing!?! Here’s what Anna had to say about the experience:

“Having my photograph taken is not the most relaxing experience for me. Nancy put me completely at ease and make the process FUN.  She provided simple direction in a non-demanding, professional manner, which made me feel relaxed and confident in front of the camera.  She creatively curated the backgrounds and image styles so we had a variety of looks and options for my website, blog and other press.  Nancy patiently guided me through every step of the process and the results far exceeded my expectations.  She is always my first call because it is so easy to work with her, and the result is always perfection.” Anna Rembold

I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing Anna since 2009, when I photographed her idyllic wine country wedding, an event she orchestrated seamlessly.  I was struck then by her creative vision, attention to detail, and gracious demeanor. Those are only a few of the amazing qualities she brings to her event planning business.  Anna cares deeply about the happiness of her clients, and I believe this is the passion that truly fuels her work.  

I’ve personally witnessed the fruits of that genuine commitment to service. Having photographed many of her events, I’ve seen how thrilled her clients are with the atmosphere she creates, and how much they appreciate being able to relax and enjoy the event, knowing that every detail has been considered.  I highly recommend contacting Anna to plan your upcoming social or corporate event.  Here’s a video about her approach:

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Oakland Family Portraits

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I’ve had the pleasure of photographing this little one twice now, as part of her First Year portrait package. She is adorable and obviously had a great time with her basket of fruits.  Imagine if we could all still get that excited about the simplest thing…a stuffed orange…oh my!  Well, that might be a stretch for us “adults” but let’s try to find our childlike wonder whenever we can; I know we’ve still got it!

Fun family portraits

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