
Hidden from the cities great views and behind classic facades are stunning garden moments pressed into compact footprints. Here are two examples shot for the contractor Dijeau Poage Construction. Kate Webster created an updated fire circle and Topher Delaney created a cubist courtyard. Deft use of Photoshop helped both of these projects by removing surrounding [...]

A dying breed in the age of mega homes, this Saratoga property still has the scale and intimacy of a Californian ranch from the forties. Interior designer Karyn DeBoer made tasteful additions to the home and gardens of a property once owned by Sandy Walker, and possibly with an unconfirmed pedigree back to Julia Morgan.

When Sotheby’s Erick Larson got the listing for this one-of-a-kind 40-acre retreat upon Sonoma Mountain he wanted a unique marketing program. The marketing presentation became a portfolio of individual photographs with vellum slip-sheeting between.
Over a day we created over twenty photographs that showed the grandeur of place along with visionary singular spaces. In post production [...]

In a ten-page spread “The Rock Collector” Wendy Owens wonderful Provincial inspired home and gardens are featured. Here is a selection of some of the thirty photos taken last June. It is always interesting to see which photographs are used and the magazine layout that comes from a great day of shooting.

A Palladian inspired estate with expansive grounds with excellent detailing sets the story to be conveyed in the photography of quiet entitlement and perfect relaxation. Listing agent Anne Riley.

For the New Canaan mid-set here is an Arts & Craft home in Hillsborough. The photography portrays established tradition and Gatsbyesque romance. Listing agent Anne Riley.

Pebble Beach Magazine always likes to feature a grand home on a great fairway. Carmel’s interior designer Jan Gardner brings her wonderful style to create an inviting home. Have a look and see how shooting in January can look like a warm June day. Seven of the ten photos from the day are here.

The book, Hawaii a Sense of Place by Mary Philpotts McGarth received the top book award for 2006 from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association. Awarded top photographer of the year by the Association was a mild mannered guy from the mainland. Mary’s unending energy and her devotion to the spirit of Hawaii is always an [...]