Kevin Neilson Photography
Corporate and family photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area
Confluence
Posted on January 16, 2019
2018.
End of the year.
We were in Half Moon Bay.
If you squint, you can see my family.
They’re exploring the sea wall,
Which separates the ocean from the harbor.
I was rapt by the setting sun.
But when I saw the fisherman cast,
I knew I had my shot.
A lot’s going on in this image,
Conceptually speaking.
And I like it a lot.
Do you?
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Vestiges
Posted on January 8, 2019
Not long ago, Cupertino was a small rural town.
Pioneers worked ranches and farms.
Orchards and vineyards shaped the landscape.
Where the flatland meets the foothills, a small township sprang up.
Monta Vista, Cupertino’s first housing tract, was born.
Even though Cupertino is now the center of the technology universe,
Vestiges of rural and farming life can still be found.
You just need to know where to look.
Next time you’re driving by Deep Cliff golf course,
I encourage you to stop at McClellan Ranch.
Saunter, explore, enjoy.
The old Monta Vista township is still beautiful.
Contact me for corporate and family photography in the Bay Area.
Cloud Atlas
Posted on December 20, 2018
Look.
Delicately fluted clouds
Spangled over Pescadero marsh
Just a stone’s throw from the coast.
The ocean may have been angry that day, my friends.
But the scudding clouds were something beautiful to behold.
Details:
31 mm | f/5.0 | 1/2500 | ISO 200
In other words, fast.
I made the image in a sliver of a second,
Which shows you just how cool the clouds were yesterday.
I hope you enjoy.
Contact me for corporate and family—and landscape (!)—photography in the Bay Area.
Hunted
Posted on November 8, 2018
Typically I’m the one chasing light.
But sometimes it finds me first.
As it did here.
Boom!
And sometimes it finds our campsite at breakfast…
Or finds my friend Orange…
Or my good buddy Roadkill…
(Our nicknames make no sense; don’t ask.)
Or a weed in a dry creek bed…
Or a spray of lavender in a parking lot…
Or a votive candle and an image of a saint.
Whether I find the light or the light finds me,
I’m always thankful for the encounter.
Contact me for creative Bay Area corporate and candid outdoor family photography.
All The Light There Is To See
Posted on July 25, 2018
Last Thursday, I was scouting light for a family shoot.
I parked at the edge of Alum Rock.
Then I started walking.
And walking.
It was hot and dusty.
And my walk turned into a hike.
After two miles, I was sweating as though on a long run.
Rapid-fire, a non-verbal thought came to me.
It felt something like this…
Yes, was the thought.
Yes, I’m changing careers
Yes, there’s uncertainty
Yes, there’s self-doubt
But this is my new office
My new workplace
My new commute
After the thought flashed through me,
I pressed on, giddy as a 50-year old kid can be.
I’m running a family promotion this summer, so let’s shoot.
Quarry
Posted on June 29, 2018
Camera in hand,
I chased a coyote through dry brush,
Over two ridge lines
And into a valley,
Where she lost me for good.
In a sweat,
I plopped down, frustrated.
I complained to myself.
At last, I looked up
In a field of yellow wild flowers,
Sagely nodding in the breeze.
I chuckled.
Lesson learned,
I gathered them up in a single frame
And returned home.
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