Fun School Photos, It's the season! - Amy Perl Oakland Photographer

I've just realized that it's been almost two weeks since I posted last! Where does the time go? Well, I know...I've been lucky to have a handful of cute, fun school photo sessions. I never really though that photographing schools would be a direction that I'd follow, but I have to say, that being able to offer FUN AND REAL photos of kiddos at school is actually really satisfying. I know, from experience, the "huh?" that I feel when I get my kids' class photos from their school..."is that MY kid?", "why does he/she look so stiff?"...

Last year I embarked on doing the opposite of stiff kids school photos, and it's a good deal. I donate a percentage back to the school (I know how much schools need the extra financial help, no matter the size!), and then the school is happy and so are the parents! Last week photographed my kids' entire elementary school as a fundraiser for the school, and it was such a cool experience!

Anyway, I could go on and on...but if you are interested in having your school photographed, please get in touch! It's a great way to silently raise some much needed money too. :)

Here are some snaps (I only chose some of the color ones, although I do offer each photo in color and black and white) from a wonderful Montessori I photographed a couple of weeks ago. Cuties.

A Small City Hall Wedding - Amy Perl Oakland Photographer

At the end of February I photographed a small wedding at City Hall in San Francisco. I am a big fan of using as much natural light as possible, and city hall being full of windows...of course there would be plenty of light! Well...it was a cloudy and rainy day. Of course. Fortunately, my camera (Nikon d700) rocks in low light, so it all ended up being great. I love the shots we came up with. The couple is super artistic and so let me have freedom to be artsy too! Love it.