Griffins Blog http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/ This is the Blog of San Francisco based Photographer, John Griffin. It is a daily and weekly journal of photos taken of John's clients and places John has been. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:54:00 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Kate & Graham I first want to say that I love shooting back yard weddings. These two guys tied the knot in San Jose at a gorgeous church, then headed to the hills of Los Altos to celebrate their day in front of almost 300 people.
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A mother's look at her daughter, (notice David Bowie or is is James Dean; in the painting is looking too.)
 
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The food and presentation were perfect.
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The amount of people who came to show their support for Kate and Graham was mind-boggling!
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I normally don't bring up 'dad' but I had to here. I owe a special thanks to him for putting on one heck of a show for his daughter... Cheers Don!
]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/kate-graham.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/kate-graham.html Weddings Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:54:00 -0800 TASTE3
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This past weekend I had the privilege of covering an event that had the 'whose who' in the culinary and food world. Taste3.This is an event that last for basically 3 days and features a variety of speakers that go beyond the bounds of art, food, and wine.  Topics ranging from where the bees are going all the way down to the loss of theKauri trees.I can honestly say that I am enlightened and I am beyond grateful that I shot this event. I have a bunch of images from the event below. Feel free to comment!
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The welcome reception the night before had about 50-100 people that showed up to taste wine, cheese, food, and my new favorite:
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One of the things I learned is that the leanest part of the cow is not the filet.. but the heart:
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My friend Chris was the 'M.C.' of most of the event.
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Thomas Keller ofFrench Laundrymade a cameo appearance.
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Chef Roland Henin Showing off one of his books. He also was Thomas Keller's old mentor.
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There was alot of this going on:
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Jennifer 8. Lee,
spoke about how we have more chinese food restaurants in the world than Mc Donalds, KFC, Burger King, and Wendy's combined. It was also funny when she showed a video of a visit to China and she brought them fortune cookies and the Chinese had no idea of what they were and had never seen a fortune before either..
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Ted Allenfrom Queer eye for the straight guy was a moderator...and funny too
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At night there were lavish dinner parties all over the Napa Valley.I stumbled uponHall vineyards,
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Christine Carroll withCulinary Corpsspoke about helping out in New Orleans with the affected areas of New Orleans after Katrina.
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Raise your hand if you like wine!
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Good Quote:
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Dennis vanEngelsdorp spoke about bees...and lots of them,or should I say the absence of them.
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Mathurin Molgat from New Zealand came all the way to speak about theSong of the Kauri
The guitar he is holding was made from a Kauri tree...and it sold for $XX,XXX.
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I think that it sold because these two played and sang a beautiful song with it..
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At the end of the event, Tom Rielly and Rieves gave a wrap up (in a funny way) of the past two days events.
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The finale was atthe Robert Modavi Winery
which had dinner in the vineyards, and a concert with Tiempo Libre from Miami. Here are some shots from the days end:
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/taste3.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/taste3.html Good times + Fun Copia Napa Valley Napa Valley winery Robert Mondavi Taste3 Ted Allen The French Laundry Thomas Keller Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:21:09 -0800 San Diego a go Ohana Photography.
We drove around downtown San Diego and played at the Gaslamp district and also the train station. Here are some shots from the day. I love the fact that she wore a silver dress!
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/san-diego-a-go.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/san-diego-a-go.html Portraits John Griffin photography john griffin photography San Diego san diego San Diego wedding San Diego wedding Photography Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:39:20 -0800 Wisconsin weds in the Bay Area 4x6template-1 copy 4.jpg
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I think this guy is a little to young to read the sign and what it means..
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/wisconsin-weds-in-the-bay-area.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/wisconsin-weds-in-the-bay-area.html Weddings Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:48:09 -0800 Calistoga Ranch Wedding I had the honor of shooting the wedding of Jennifer & Daniel a few weeks back. Here are some of my favs:
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/calistoga-ranch-wedding.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/calistoga-ranch-wedding.html Weddings Calistoga Ranch john griffin Napa Napa Wedding Wedding wedding photography wine country wine country wedding Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:48:04 -0800 I NEED THIS SIGN! I was strolling down to pebble beach the other day and stopped off "John St." exit. when I got to the intersection, I saw this:222-1.jpg
I want this for my birthday in September... any takers?
]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/i-need-this-sign.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/i-need-this-sign.html Good times + Fun Mon, 26 May 2008 14:08:53 -0800 1 Month Old Somebody is starting to wake up a bit...
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She is also for world peace, like all the other Miss America Contestants
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can i get a foot massage please...
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many thank to all for the wonderful gifts

thanks to Justin Fone Video for the note& chocolate
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gene higa
for stopping by grabbing this shot
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Jesse Leake
For the Bunny
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Pat & Mark
For the nice gift card
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and toColin Michael
for this... (It doesn't fit either one of us...)
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/1-month-old.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/1-month-old.html Good times + Fun Mon, 26 May 2008 11:17:11 -0800 Waiting..... So, have you ever had something really big happen to your life? Something that is beyond life changing?

What if you new that this change was going to happen... really soon?

That is me right now. I am anticipating something really really big in my life. Something that words can't describe. I will share it with everyone when it finally happens, but until then, I have never felt a level of anticipation like this before.

Its like a mix between waiting on christmas eve for santa and that feeling you got before your first kiss...

more to come!
]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/waiting.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/waiting.html Good times + Fun Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:01:04 -0800 Eunice & Charles in SF ss02 copy.jpg
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/eunice-charles-in-sf.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/eunice-charles-in-sf.html Portraits Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:31:56 -0800 Leah & David What a day with these guys! I had a blast using off camera lighting and feeding off of their laughter, energy and love for each other. Its couples like these that elevate my photography to the next level.
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/alison-john.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/alison-john.html Portraits Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:50:38 -0800 Death Valley 08... Colin Michael,Jason Group,TJ Cameron,Tim Halberg:to shoot some Landscape work out in Death Valley...man that is a vast, vast park...We all had a great time and I snored everyone out of the campsite! Here are a couple of my shots.
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The Crew doin some down time.
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Jason Group showing what a PinHole Camera can do.
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Devils Racetrack: a place where large stones move, but no one knows how...
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Sand Dunes...TJ and I got up and raced out here like at 5:30 am, then hiked almost a mile for Sunrise.
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God I wish I had my 450 horsepower 6.1 liter Dodge Magnum SRT with me..2-3 miles of this, and nooooo speed limit.
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This is what I ran into on the way back to Vegas near the famous area 51..moo 
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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/travel/death-valley-08.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/travel/death-valley-08.html Travel Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:49:51 -0800 Winter BBQ~!!! griffbbq004 copy.jpg
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Thanks to all including:ann hamilton ,augie chang,gene higa,jesse leake


]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/winter-bbq.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/good-times-fun/winter-bbq.html Good times + Fun Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:42:03 -0800 Visiting Texas and seeing my relatives (or just one or two of them..) I am originally from South Texas and I was raised for the most part on a 200acre farm...I always like going back and reminesing on the past. There was an old truck that I wanted to do some test shooting on, so I got my family models (hehe) and had some fun...

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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/hangin-with-my-relatives-or-ju.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/portraits/hangin-with-my-relatives-or-ju.html Portraits john griffin john griffin blog john griffin photography john griffin portraits john griffin wedding photography san antonio texas wedding photographer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:22:15 -0800 Its back!...Finally
& one more thing...ENjOY and COMMENT as you see fit! CHEERS!

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]]> http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/its-backfinally.html http://griffinslideshare.com/blog/weddings/its-backfinally.html Weddings Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:24:40 -0800