E m i l y W i l l i a m s :: photography

Italian Groom + Taiwanese Bride = Beautiful Wedding!

2009-08-19T18:19:00.000-07:00

I had a wonderful time photographing Nicole & Bruno's wedding last month. The gardens and houses at Palmdale Estates, tucked away in East Bay foothills, made for a gorgeous setting.

Forest Hill Clubhouse Wedding :: Wes & Laura

2009-08-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

Needless to say, I'm catching up after a non-stop string of summer weddings! Wes & Laura were married at the lovely Forest Hill Clubhouse. Apparently this place used to only be available to neighborhood residents but they've recently opened it up to all. It's a neat old Tudor building tucked away on a residential street - it turned out to be a lovely venue for their intimate ceremony and reception. I really loved all of the little details in the decorations at the wedding, most of which Laura did herself, including the invitations.

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Yay - I'm a Photoshelter Featured Photographer!

2009-08-12T13:00:00.000-07:00

I just found out that one of my images was selected to be included in Photoshelter's homepage slideshow, along with a sample of my website. Photoshelter represents a community of over 40,000 photographers so this is quite an honor!

Here's the image they picked - this was taken from a canoe on Cass Lake in Northern Minnesota on my birthday in June! I actually shot it with Dave's new Canon G10, which is an amazing little point & shoot with full manual controls.

And the full slideshow with some really great work is here (my image is #15 in the slideshow):

And finally, here's the image of my client website, which was also featured (click on "Featured" on the right and scroll down the page about half way) - click to enlarge for a better view.

Newborn Baby Girl :: Riley

2009-08-12T00:43:00.001-07:00

Baby Riley was just 3 weeks old when I photographed her last week. She was a little unsure of all the camera clicking at first, but once she got comfortable, she was a perfect subject. She loved being curled up in the wicker basket I brought to the shoot and she even indulged Dad by posing with her hot pink lacrosse stick :)

Iranian Wedding Celebration :: Elnaz & Joel

2009-08-12T00:30:00.001-07:00

This was a really fun party to celebrate the recent marriage of Elnaz & Joel. The 100+ degree weather kept us indoors for most of the day, but we did sneak outside for a few evening portraits when the light was just right.

Family Portrait :: Adorable Kids!

2009-07-31T01:03:00.001-07:00

I have been busy busy and falling behind on getting current work on this site ...2 weddings and 3 portrait sessions in the span of 1 week!

Anyway, this was a really fun family portrait session in Burlingame. I think the picture of the little girl on the swing is my new favorite among my children's portraits!

Newborn Baby Boy :: Tyler!

2009-07-20T23:32:00.001-07:00

Last Friday I had the opportunity to photograph 3-week old baby Tyler. As it happens, he was born 3 weeks early - so I think it was just perfect timing for some intimate newborn portraiture. Here are few of my favorites:

Victoria Channell : Handmade Jewelry

2009-07-14T17:37:00.000-07:00

Victoria Channell :: Amazing Handmade Jewelry! I was lucky to photograph her delicately stunning designs. Victoria, who also goes by Tori, handcrafted my favorite pair of dress up dangly earrings. She specializes in custom, made-to-order jewelry, perfect for weddings and bridesmaids gifts or just a treat for yourself. Leave me a message if you'd like more info.

Victoria Channell :: Handmade Jewelry - Images by Emily Williams

2009-07-12T11:20:00.000-07:00

I had a great family portrait session on the peninsula yesterday.
We did some at their home and then took advantage of the scenic Stanford Campus.

2009-07-09T12:34:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I spent some time photographing my friend Beth's adorable son, Carter. Beth is a former colleague and has been one of my biggest supporters!

2009-07-06T12:51:00.001-07:00

Meave Sheridan Food Shoot, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

2009-07-06T12:50:00.003-07:00

Meave Sheridan Food Shoot, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

More work with food stylist, Maeve Sheridan

2009-07-06T12:50:00.001-07:00

Meave Sheridan Food Shoot, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

This was a great shoot. Maeve had some really creative ideas and I got to eat some of the delicious creations when we were done!

Maeve Sheridan

2009-07-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

Fantastic food stylist, Maeve Sheridan, has a new website! http://maevesheridan.com/home.html (featuring my photos :)

2009-06-30T23:28:00.003-07:00

Have you ever seen the sun melt upside down? This was at Half Moon Bay a few weeks ago. Dave and I were out for a drive and decided to get a snack at the Ritz down there. There is great path along the ocean that leads to a protected beach. We were luck to catch a great sunset

hmb 47, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

2009-06-30T23:28:00.001-07:00

hmb 18, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

2009-06-30T23:27:00.001-07:00

hmb 34, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

Half Moon Bay

2009-06-30T23:26:00.001-07:00

hmb 12, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

Photoshelter Image Search - Try It!

2009-06-24T19:57:00.001-07:00

Great Yelp Reviews!

2009-06-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

I am excited to report that my clients have given me some 5 star Yelp Reviews:

Emily Williams {photography} Yelp Review

The reviews are from a combination of Wedding, Portrait and Family photography clients.

Portrait Bootcamp

2009-06-24T14:40:00.001-07:00

For a fun challenge, I'm participating in David Hobby's Strobist Bootcamp II.

I used mom's headshot request to fulfill the assignment which required her to take my portrait with the same lighting set up (more or less). Here's the side - by - side. Any resemblance?

2009-06-24T14:38:00.001-07:00

Alan Murabayashi of Photoshelter just did a great SEO webinar.

January Herron :: Headshots

2009-06-24T14:33:00.000-07:00

While my mom was visiting we did some headshots - I believe she's planning to use this for her Screen Actor's Guild membership. Apparently there are some new productions headed to the Big Island.

January Herron :: Headshots - Images by Emily Williams

my new photoshelter account

2009-05-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

fantastic food shoot today with prop/food stylist maven, Maeve Sheridan!

Food - Images by Emily Williams

strobist bootcamp - portrait assignment

2009-04-28T18:15:00.001-07:00

strobist bootcamp - portrait assignment, originally uploaded by EW_photo.

Here I go!

2009-04-23T15:24:00.003-07:00

I'm jumping on the blogging bandwagon (better late than never...). I wanted to create a place to post the current stuff I'm working on - something a little broader than what makes it into my portfolio.

We had a few days of crazy hot weather in SF earlier this week. Dave and I went out to Baker Beach to catch the sunset. Here are some of the pictures:

, originally uploaded by emilywilliamsphoto.

2009-04-23T15:24:00.001-07:00

2009-04-23T15:22:00.001-07:00

This guy kind of reminded me of a lizard in the desert. He kept turning his head, resulting in the funky silhouette

2009-04-23T15:19:00.001-07:00

We kind of thought it looked like the container ship had broken off from the Marin Headlands...

2009-04-23T15:17:00.001-07:00

I just noticed the 3rd bridge tower in Dave's glasses.

2009-04-23T15:16:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by emilywilliamsphoto.

2009-04-23T15:01:00.003-07:00

, originally uploaded by emilywilliamsphoto.

Playing around with my new lights

2009-04-23T15:01:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by emilywilliamsphoto.

(and figuring out how to post photos to the blog directly from flickr)

2009-04-23T14:56:00.001-07:00

2009-04-22T15:35:00.000-07:00