Modern Fine Art Portraits in the San Francisco Bay Area - Anna Myers Photography Blog

Alameda Commerical Photographer : Anna Myers Images to go up in new Pre-teen Store in Alameda

There is a fantastic new clothing and accessory store for pre-teen girls in Alameda opening in July called "In Bloom".  Store owner Monisa Croxton asked me to produce images for the store walls - something colorful, casual, fun and in tune with girls age 8 to 13 years old.  We put together a quick "backyard feeling" session with models and clothing provided by In Bloom, and here are the resulting images that will grace the walls of the new store when it opens later in July. See anyone you know? Alameda can be such a small town!

San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer : Portraits of Two Brothers

Aneesh contacted me because he wanted to have some modern professional portraits in the Bay Area done with his brother AJ before AJ left for the Air Force Academy.  He and his brother are very close, as is his whole family. He not only wanted the portraits for himself, but also as a gift for his parents and grand parents.  Wow, was I impressed with this young guy who intuitively understood the value of professional portraits.  So we set out to capture the two brothers both in a more traditional format as well as a more edgey, cool format to document the brothers, their relationship and meet the needs of all of the intended audience.  Aneesh and AJ were fantastic to work with - they are both huge soccer players so we had lots to talk about - and we got quite a range of images in one short, sweet hour. We started out in studio, then hit the streets near the studio for the urban look. Here are a few from the session...

 

Bay Area Teen Portraits : Art in the Garden

When I went to Ruby's garden for a cool, edgey teen photo session based in nature,  I knew it would be an artsy little place since her parents are both artists, but WOW did I love shooting in that little garden in Alameda!  Her father, Mark Wagner, is a Bay Area California concept artist who has sprinkled his own artwork as well as "found" objects" through out the yard.  Combining his eclectic art garden space with the beauty and natural grace of Ruby made for an awesome session - the kind that makes me feel good for days.  Thanks to Laurie and Mark for sharing their space and their gorgeous, funny girl Ruby with my camera!  Here are a few of my favs...