northern california portrait photographer, san francisco | the Chanels

Sarah and Yasmin are two amazing women that I am so blessed to call friends. We spent the day in SF and I couldn’t resist a little photoshoot at some of my favorite little spots in the city. Sometimes you find hidden gems as you drive around and I knew I just had to come back to this spot and who better with than these two beautiful ladies?! They both have played such key roles in my life…
Yasmin is a beautiful person inside and out. She has such a passion for life, a zeal for creativity and art and can hold her own no matter where she goes. So many creative ideas have been birthed out of hanging out together…from all nighters to road trips…conversations have turned into amazing art pieces. Its such a blessing to have a friend who appreciates the same art as you do because sometimes you run out of inspiration or sometimes you just feel pretty overwhelmed and Yasmin has been there at times in my life where I’ve needed someone to tell me to keep going and to quit being lame and get back into it. She’s been there for me over the years, through the ups and downs…no matter what gets thrown in our way, I know that she’s one friend who is in my life for the long haul.

Sarah has such a genuine heart. Her honesty and depth have been a huge strength in my life when I’ve needed it most. There is so much depth to Sarah, so much inside her heart that just pours out when you spend time with her. I love our deep talks and our hours of analyzing things and finding solutions for things that may seem way too big for us to tackle. Her joy is super contagious and I can’t remember a time where we haven’t laughed over the most ridiculous things! We met back in 2004 when we both lived in Texas but it wasn’t until after she married my friend Mani and moved out to Cali that we became good friends. We both got married in the same year and  have been able to walk through our first years of marriage together, and I can’t wait to share more of what life will bring in the years to come!I <3 you Chanels!