commercial
Product and ingredients photography for new sustainable beauty and wellness brand Ace of Air. Their skincare products and supplements use organic renewable ingredients and come in re-usable plastic-free packaging. Packaging design and art direction by Bartlett Brands and styling by Pakayla Biehn.
A mix of lifestyle and product photos for Oakland-based spice company, Diaspora Co, with prop styling by Jillian Knox. The whole Diaspora Co. team (pictured below) brought the good energy and helped create a festive Diwali spread. I love seeing the journey of this small business —they’ve grown from carrying their hero spice, turmeric, to carrying an ever-expanding collection of spices, collaborations, and masala dabbas!
For this project, I had the chance to both concept and photograph some fun imagery for Bay Area cleaning company, Kindness Cleaning, who works with both commercial and residential clients. Styling by Maggie Lindsey.
Some recent commercial product photography work for Allbirds shoes. Styled by Anna Brockmeyer.
Some bit of new beauty still life work for San Francisco based skin care line True Botanicals and campaign photos for their new Glacial Clay Detoxifying Mask. Their products are a dream to photograph! Styling by Pakayla Biehn.
I photographed some cuties for a product lifestyle shoot featuring Humble Abode’s 100% organic fair-trade cotton towels! You gotta love a brand whose motto is “For the clean, not the tidy.” I got to work with an awesome team of ladies! Hair and makeup by Katie Nash, product styling by Pakayla Biehn and art direction by Tina Hardison.
I’ve been wanting to share more of my ongoing commercial work with Biossance, a clean beauty brand based in San Francisco Bay Area. Though I was fairly new to beauty photography when I began working with them on their 2018 holiday campaign, I’ve really enjoyed this niche. It’s been sweet to be able to photograph both portraits and still life for the same client. Here are some photos for their limited edition rose oil and rose mask. I love the hair and makeup on Selah by Marine Vaisset!
It’s always a pleasure working with the folks at St. George Spirits —it’s clear everyone there loves their job and is passionate about the craft. They’re an independent distillery in Alameda, California that makes some very special spirits. At the helm are distillers Lance Winters and Dave Smith. During this shoot, the warehouse had the best all-encompassing smell of pears, since they’d literally used tons of the fruit that week to make their brandy and liqueur.
Dave Smith
Lance Winters, Dave Smith
St. George Distillery
Diaspora Co sells the best turmeric and the heritage spices organically farmed and directly sourced from their farmers in India. Founder Sana Javeri Kadri is building a more sustainable equity-focused spice trade, and admirably everything about Diaspora Co from their ethos to their product is bold and beautiful! Styling by Jillian Knox.
New fall catering offerings from Rice Paper Scissors!
Lea and Andre opened Excelsior Coffee in their beloved neighborhood after 2 years of getting it off the ground. I grabbed before and after photos for them (before photos to come) and it’s incredible to see the transformation after all their sweat equity, all while holding down their day jobs and having their first kiddo! They’ve got ube treats by Ube Area and serve their coffee in black ceramics by Elle Ceramica. Hand painted mirror sign by Avila Rose Signs. Beautiful interior and branding design by Valerie Shagday.
A bit of recent product and on-model beauty work for Biossance, a clean skin care company.
Makeup and hair by Elizabeth Chang, product styling by Maggie Lindsey
Dim sum ALL DAY at Dumpling Time in San Francisco. These images were created to be used as signs for a new location. They’re well-known for their Xiao Long Bao, dumplings with soup inside, and have an XL version served with a boba straw!
Summer fun and new product photos with Allbirds shoes! With stylist Joanna Andreoni.
New still life photography, gifs, and art direction for Sqwishful, maker of these amazing pop-up sponges. Their product is 100% plant-based, reusable and compostable! Made with my friend and prop stylist Gordan Deng.
Lookbookin' with local jeweler MGG Studio. A dream shoot with the best team!
Makeup/hair: Whittany Robinson
Model: Lana Kohn with Stars Mgmt
Studio: Flight Design Co.
I love a colorful e-commerce product shoot! This was for Bay Area jewelry studio Kris Nations Jewelry. Made possible by a great team with wardrobe by Liz Baca, hair and beauty by Mili Simon, and modeled by Alondra Hurtado repped by Scout.
Some fun food and wellness advertising shots for the W Hotel San Francisco promoting their new in-room amenities! They know how to have fun with room service.
A yummy food and product photography shoot highlighting treats for United Dairy Farmers, an Ohio-based chain of ice cream parlours and convenience stores. They serve up their own brand of ice creams, malt shakes, and coffee and needed a set of photos for use in social media campaigns. Prop styling by Grace Suh.
