Category Archives: 04. Lifestyle

Lifestyle photography by Bay Area lifestyle photographer Shang Chen Photography, serving Northern California, San Francisco

Blair and Josh, After Session at the Arnold Arboretum

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Due to our super-busy schedules, Blair and Josh (you can read about their Young Isreal wedding here) never got to have an engagement session done with me. However, we did have time to meet up later in the summer for a relaxed, sun-drenched post-wedding shoot! We chose the Arnold Arboretum for its beautiful grounds and...

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Two babies and a dog

While I was working and traveling in San Francisco earlier this month, I swung by Wendy and Aiden’s to photograph their two children, E and E! Wendy is the older sister of Tammy, one of my dear friends in life and in photography. Tammy missed the birth of the second E literally by hours, otherwise...

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Katherine and Will, an Anniversary Shoot

As part of the training I’m providing my intern, I took her out on a shoot with Katherine and Will. Some photography instructors bring in models. I never use models, I always use real couples, because face it, the majority of wedding clients are not models. Katherine and Will are personal friends of mine –...

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Monica, in(SCP)ired | Music, dance, a playful spirit

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Monica and I have been putting together the vision for her in(SCP)iration session since March, and I’m so excited to be finally presenting it to you! There were two concepts / visions for this shoot. Monica has so many interests, it was pretty tough for us to pare it down, but we did it! From...

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Newborn at 4 days

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I was extremely privileged to catch photos of this beautiful newborn just 4 days after her birth! Babies are always cute, but those first days of infancy are particularly precious. Her mother, a good friend of mine in Chicago, DIYed the blocks. Thank you Felicia for being there, and for all the encouragement and support...

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