I provide fun and active family photography sessions in the outdoors or at your home, serving the Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Kensington areas. Follow these links to find out more about my all-inclusive Signature Sessions for families and see samples of my work:
East Bay Area Family Photography Sessions with Shelly Rivoli
Whether this is your first headshot or you’re a seasoned veteran of business portrait sessions, you’ll likely still find yourself staring into the closet at some point asking, “What should I wear?” If so, this post is for you. Your headshot is very similar to a billboard advertisement: With just a brief moment to be in front of your target market, you want to be memorable—but for the right reasons. Here are some tips to help as you consider what…
So your family photo session is booked — hooray! What’s next? If you’re like many parents, you may find yourself asking the age-old question, “What should we wear for our family photos?” My best answer for this is to wear what you feel good wearing! The photo shoot is about you and your people, not the clothing. If you feel best in a pair of hiking boots and a flannel shirt—or a faux leopard coat and red rubber boots, then…
Family Photography with a view of San Francisco Bay When photographing a family in the golden hour, there are no guarantees what kind of show the sun may — or may not — put on as it slips into its final act. But sometimes, like this during this recent family photo shoot, you get lucky. I have a favorite location in the hills where I love to photograph families on days with interesting skies. In addition to a variety of…
There is nothing like a pending PG&E power shutdown (she typed quickly) to bring back memories of this week two years ago, when those of us living “a good distance” from the wildfires ripping through Napa and Sonoma suddenly realized we are not. On October 12, 2017 — the date these photos were taken — the San Francisco Bay Area itself was engulfed in smoke as we had never seen before. Sadly we would see it again 13 months later,…
Happy World Animal Day to my animal-loving friends out there! I thought this was the perfect occasion to share some of my favorite WILD animal photos. Up first (above) are some snoozing California sea lions on the Central Coast at Morro Bay. (If you’d like to plan a trip to Morro Bay, don’t miss my vacation guide–it’s a favorite destination of my family.) However, I must also give a shout out to the most famous furry residents of Morro Bay:…
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – As I continued setting up the new photo galleries this week, I found myself spending extra time staring into these photos of the Puerto Vallarta sculptures on the Malecon. Not so much the sunny, colorful captures of the “boardwalk” (you can see them all here). But instead these moody almost monotone photos taken on a twilight stroll as the storm clouds gathered. It was an incredibly busy family trip (as usual), with full agendas each day–and…
As my new site comes together, I’m jumping in with a post of some of my most recent captures: photos from Friday’s Climate Strike March in San Francisco. (Full archive and downloads available here.) San Francisco Climate Strike March Photos – 20th September, 2019 According to The Mercury News, an estimated 8,000 people arrived at the Federal Building on 7th Street, where the march began at 10:00 a.m. on September 20th. After passing the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
