Monthly Archives: July 2009

Four Seasons Silicon Valley Wedding – Jesse & Rachel Get Married!!

  Oh, the beautiful perfect weather… the wonderful couple, and the elegance that IS the Four Seasons Hotel… We had a great day yesterday! Special thanks to my associate photographers, Shannon Stellmacher and Amy Shat! It was a pleasure to have you along with me to capture Rachel & Jesse’s day! Jesse wins with the...

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San Francisco Fashion Photography – Hitting the Streets with Fedora

I met photographer Billy Jarrell through my friend Amy via Facebook, and was so stoked when he made plans to visit San Francisco for several days of shooting and a lecture with Amy Dresser, Los Angeles retoucher extrordinaire… Billy was so kind to let us tag along on a shoot yesterday, and rented some equipment...

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San Carlos Studio Baby Portraits – “A” is for Adorable Audrey!!

It’s so hard to believe that I photographed Michelle & Patrick’s wedding almost 4 years ago… and I was thrilled to hear from Michelle that they had a baby girl back in October! Today was the day I got to see Michelle and meet Audrey, and she couldn’t be cuter! She’s got her mommy’s grace...

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Hans Fahden Weddings in Calistoga – Kit & Ginny’s Amazing Wedding!!

Wow, as I download and look at the images from Kit & Ginny’s wedding at Hans Fahden Winery in Calistoga (a favorite place for weddings!), I almost have to pinch myself… Was it a dream?? All the ingredients were there… Sweet couple absolutely enraptured by each other, crazy gorgeous location, impeccable details, rich vibrant colors...

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Calistoga Wine Country Weddings – Ginny & Kit get married today!!!

So excited that 7/11 has finally arrived! Kit & Ginny, and their wedding coordinator, Chris Flitter have been a dream to work with from the very beginning! In a couple of hours I’ll be headed up to Calistoga to the beautiful Hans Fahden Vineyards! Here’s a spread from their really cool guest book I designed for...

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Photography Blog for Mill Cottage Photography is ALL NEW!!

Just getting started over here, and can’t quite figure out how to import the posts from my old blog. If you want to see the old posts in the mean time, visit Mill Cottage Photo Blog. Here are a favorite image from my most recent wedding! Enjoy! Kim

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Lifestyle Images – The Sayres hit the Marin County Fair!!

Our good friend Mitch suggested we head out to the fair today for all things fried, and we had a blast! It’s been a long time since I have been to a carnival… at least 15 years, but thankfully some things remain the same… thrills, chills, “prizes” you can “win” if you have enough cash,...

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San Francisco East Bay Weddings – Anne & Ron's Backyard Wedding

Well, it sure looked like it went off without a hitch… They were married in their new backyard on Friday with warm friends and family all around them, and it was beautiful! From my photographer point of view, having just seen the incredible-after-all-these-years Denis Reggie last week, I made a vow to myself to try...

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San Francisco East Bay Weddings – Anne & Ron's Backyard Wedding

When I spoke to Anne on the phone about her wedding photography, I knew immediately that we were a great match. I loved her personality, and couldn’t wait to meet her (and the love of her life, Ron!) Imagine the stress of selling, and buying houses, planning a wedding and knowing you wanted to be...

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San Carlos Children's and Family Portraits – Studio Play Date!!

Every once in a while we do a studio playdate, and we always have a great time, and catch some great portraits! Today Josh & I got to play with Adam & Luke (and their parents, of course), and here area couple of favorites!

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