Claremont Country Club Holiday Party with Santa

Sunday I headed over to the Claremont Country Club to help my photographer buddy Dennis Lodes cover their holiday party.

While he was roaming around taking candids, I was set up taking pictures of the kids with Santa and his helper.

Some kids were pretty casual about their wishes.

While other kids were very serious.

Some kids were very young and others a bit older

And one big kid, Dennis, sat with Santa too =)

Some kids were excited and happy to see Santa.

While other kids were a little cautious and dad had to chat with him first to confirm it was Santa and he was not scary to talk to.

But my favorite of all, was the kids who were absolutely terrified of Santa. It was like being on a live episode of America's Funniest Home Videos.

Here's to hoping everyone's Christmas wishes come true!!

Thanks Dennis for bringing me out to such a great event!

Deloitte Holiday Party

After attending a corporate holiday party, I switched roles and photographed a holiday party for Deloitte at the beautiful Terra Gallery and Event Center in San Francisco.

I arrived early and the space was so beautifully decorated, I found myself taking tons of space and food pictures while they prepared for the guests.

As the event got started, and being in a gallery, it reminded me of Love Actually and their holiday party at the gallery. Though the art at Terra was a little more PG.

I was a very happy photographer in the beginning with big windows letting in a lot of sunlight. But as the evening went on it became darker and darker and the mood lighting wasn't helping me out, so instead of roaming around the room, I roamed around the few areas where light was bouncing off walls and hoped new people would roam through.

And then I entertained myself and got a little creative.

I also did my typical "do you mind if I take a quick picture of you two/three/guys/all" but being Christmas, I started targeting people who had yet to strike conversation with the person standing next to them. I'm hoping I was the catalyst for new friendships, romances, etc. 'Tis the season! =)