Wirken Photography Blog

Shooting in new places is one of my biggest joys.  For Caroline and Peter’s engagement session, I got to photograph them where they live- in one of my favorite cities- San Francisco.  In the same way that I love shooting with new scenery, I truly love it when nature throws us an unexpected curve- like [...]

So it is finally here.   After years of waiting for this moment the first real holiday season is here  for the Wirken family.  Both the boys are finally at the right age and over the moon excited for this holiday season and Pam and I could not be having anymore fun if we tried.  It [...]

I told Megan that she was like Grace Kelly.  This whole wedding brimmed with the style and elegance of that Hollywood era.  Which is fitting since Lucas is actually in film production in Los Angeles.  But what is even better than the glamour of these two is the fact that from the beginning, they stressed [...]

I remember thinking after my first meeting with Lauren and James that I was so excited about these two.  They were fun, and nice and easy to be with.  For our engagement session earlier this fall, James was pretty under the weather with a cold, but he hung in there and we had a great [...]

The day these two came into the studio for their first meeting I knew it would work and I knew it would be great to document their story.  The reason I knew it would be great is they had no problem telling me about all of their little quirks as a couple as well as [...]

When my brother and I were walking through the North Beach part of San Francisco last weekend, we ran into a sea of Santas!  Naughty Santas.

Some weddings, I forget that I’m working.  Jewel, and I (and I think I can also speak for the band) were having so much fun at Jessica and Ben’s party that the line between work and play was completely blurred.  At my own wedding, I remember our pastor saying that you can tell a lot [...]

The best part of my job is the diversity.  Knowing that every event I attend will be unique and different from the last keeps things exciting for me.  I love the opportunity to meet so many interesting people and learn about their traditions  and cultures. Rebecca and Mitul’s wedding was as diverse and  full of [...]