We photographed this project for architect Steve Swearengen with The Architects Office.  The homeowner wanted an addition and Steve designed an addition to fit under the driveway, the part of the house that shows just to the right of the main house. With all the glass and the north facing facade we decided this would photograph best at dusk.

The April issue of Diablo Magazine has a fantastic article about the Heart of the Home Tour which is taking place on April 26 and 27.  The tour visits five The article is illustrated with photos we captured on behalf of The Children’s Support League of the East Bay.  The tour provides an opportunity to visit some amazing homes featuring the work of some of some very talented architects, contractors and interior designers while raising money for a good cause. Preview the Tour in Diablo Magazine and buy tickets to participate in the tour.

We’re photographing a series of homes that will appear on the Heart of the Home tour in April.  This is a fund raising event for the Children’s Support League of the East Bay. We’re offering our services pro-bono and having fun visiting and photographing some amazing homes in Piedmont.  The 25th Annual Heart of the Home Tour takes place April 26 and 27. We’re capturing images that will be used to help promote the event.

We were contacted by EcoSteel Building Systems who asked us to photograph a house in Saint Helena which had incorporated their product into the construction. The exterior of this house is clad with steel.  This is a new house designed by Carlo Di Fede, architect with Di Fuede Design Group.

Yesterday we had the opportunity to photograph a new restaurant in Berkeley, Victory Burger, located at 1099 Alcatraz Ave (at San Pablo) in Oakland. The general contractor Black Creek Builders hired us to photograph the project and the restaurant owner, Sal Bednarz of Actual Cafe (which is adjacent to Victory Burger) came on-board to share the experience. While we were waiting, we had the treat of enjoying a burger and I must say this is an experience worth going out of the way for. The restaurant serves locally and sustainably farmed meat burgers, with artisan buns and organic produce, along with other sandwiches, crispy fries, and shakes.  The restaurant has limited hours 11-3 Wednesday through Saturday at the moment, with plans to expand those hours.

The San Francisco Chronicle ran one of our photos in the Home & Garden section of the Sunday, September 23, 2012 edition.The article features the design work of April Gruber the property owner and designer for the project.  You can read the article on SFGATE. Our connection to this project was through David Thorne Landscape Architect who hired us to photograph the landscape design work.

We recently had the opportunity to photograph a remodeled condominium on Russian Hill. The interior designer, Bonnie Blickle, the contractor Plath & Company
Plath, and the architect DomA Architects, Inc. all pitched in to create a package deal. All the parties ended up with some awesome photos at a savings.

Essex Property Trust won a Grand Award for best Mixed Use Project for the Via project. The Via project also received a Merit in the category of Multi-Family Housing Project. Congratulations to both Related and Essex.