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Weddings : 3 galleries with 703 photos

Dining- Restaurants - Food - Interiors : 4 galleries with 426 photos

Dining- Restaurants - Food - Interiors

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Family Portraits : This gallery represents a selection of Chris Schmauch's family portrait photography (see recent family galleries here). Chris *loves* spending quality time with loving families and capturing all the special moments between parents and children. Spend a couple of hours with Chris at your location of choice, and he'll come to your home in the evening to present all the beautiful results from your session. It is a highly personal service, and Chris will guide you from the first photo taken to the final print, ready to be hung on the wall. Contact Chris today at (831) 216-6210 to set up your family photography consultation. We're based in Santa Cruz, but we photography families all over the Bay Area - Morgan Hill, San Jose, Los Gatos, Mountain View, Saratoga, Fremont, Woodside, Palo Alto, Los Altos, San Francisco and beyond. Check current prices for Bay Area / Santa Cruz Family Photography

Family Portraits

Children : Having two rowdy youngsters of his own, Chris is no stranger to getting priceless photos of little kids. They are the ultimate photographic challenge, you really have to be on top of your game to not only keep up with the littles, but get great shots at the same time. Whether it's at the beach in Santa Cruz, the park in Los Gatos, or some back woods trail in Morgan Hill, Chris is always eager to embrace the challenge. Book your child's portrait session today, call Chris at (831) 216-6210! Check current prices for Bay Area / Santa Cruz Family Photography

Events - Parties : Even though Chris considers himself more of a Santa Cruz wedding photographer than anything else, he loves to take photos at parties all over the Bay Area. Whether it's a "sweet 16" or a 50th wedding anniversary, Chris is more than capable of getting awesome photos of your guests, the entertainment, the venue, and everything else in-between. His natural ease in the high-stress wedding environment prepares him better than anything else for event photography. Enjoy some favorites in this gallery. Secure amazing event photography by giving Chris a call at (831) 216-6210. Check current prices for Bay Area / Santa Cruz Event Photography

Events - Parties

The Wave Magazine Covers : Here's all the covers for The Wave Magazine since day one. I created all of them [except one]. Many of them I shot, all of them I've designed (except one or two). These are the results of years of experience in design layout, typography and photography. Enjoy!

The Wave Magazine Covers

Fashion : Being an experienced wedding and family portrait photographer doesn't mean Chris is a complete stranger to the wonderful world of fashion photography. All the talent and skills Chris has learned in other areas of photography come to bear in the fashion industry - timing, creative lighting, and a keen eye for composition and setting make Chris well-suited for fashion photography. Book your bay area fashion photography shoot today by calling (831) 216-6210.

Portraits - Headshots : Let's be honest - most people (unless you're a model) generally don't like their picture taken. Headshots are a necessary evil in the corporate world. Chris does his best to set his subjects at ease and provide flattering photos that reveal the inner beauty that's inside us all. Whether you're a celebrity, an executive chef, a small business owner or nobody at all, Chris gives each client the special attention they deserve. No matter where you are in the Bay Area, Chris will show up and make you look damn sexy, call too book your creative portrait photography session today (831) 216-6210. Visit my pricing page

Portraits - Headshots

Health - Wellness : The health & wellness industry is huge, and no business can afford to have crappy photos to promote their beautification services. Whether it's massage, facials, yoga, acupuncture or even colon cleansing (!), there's a way to get great photography of your services. Not sure about the latter, but you get the picture. Chris is a resourceful Santa Cruz based photographer that services the health industry across the Bay Area, and is a great resource for discovering inexpensive ways to promote your business with award-winning photography.

Health - Wellness

Hotels : Being a full-time photographer in Santa Cruz, CA and being just a stone's throw from the Bay Area means there's some world-class hotels gracing the area. Chris is happy to show what he's capable of to any client, be it a 5-room Bed and Breakfast in Half Moon Bay, a classy 5-Star hotel in Palo Alto, a romantic getaway on the ocean in Mexico. Each client has a unique budget to work within, but Chris treats each project like a portfolio piece. Hotels from Monterey and Big Sur, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Yosemite and beyond all call on Chris' talents to make their amenities look their best.

Homes : Whether you own a 20 million dollar mansion, or you simply want your home to look worth millions, Chris Schmauch is the Santa Cruz-based photographer to turn to. His finely-honed technique enhances the natural essence of your home, making it look grand, inviting, and real to potential buyers. Or perhaps you want a keepsake of your home looking its finest - for posterity's sake. Either way, you can't go wrong with GoodEye. Ensure your residence gets the "GoodEye" treatment by calling (831) 216-6210 today.

Architecture - Building : Chris travels all over the Bay Area and beyond to capture beautiful images of new buildings, historical buildings, and everything in between. His clients range from architecture firms to hotels to posh hi-rise condos. Big or small, new or old, Chris takes stunning photography that has the power to transform architecture into art. Whether you're in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose or Mountain View, make sure your building looks its finest by hiring the best architecture photographer around (831) 216-6210

Architecture - Building

Business - Retail : Being a small business owner himself, Chris recognizes the need to offer low-cost, high-quality photography to the boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops and retail businesses that struggle to survive in today's challenging economy. Chris brings a creative, yet practical eye to provide flattering images to small businesses in Santa Cruz and the greater Bay Area. Many consumers make their buying decisions based on easy research performed online, so if your business is represented by shoddy photography, you could be losing out on potential customers! Call Chris to set up your appointment today (831) 216-6210.

Business - Retail

High Dynamic Range (HDR) : These photos are the result of blending 3 or more exposures to get amazingly high dynamic range images. A camera can only capture a narrow tonal range [aka "latitude"] at any one time, unlike human vision which is amazingly adept at this task. The resulting images have a strong dimensionality to them...and look more like painstakingly detailed illlustrations/paintings than photos. We are just not used to seeing so much detail in both shadows and highlights in one photo, so we assume they must be "something else". Although many different techniques have emerged over the years for exposure blending [like photoshop masks], the high-quality 16-bit images current digital cameras are capable of producing make a big difference in the end result of these blends. Plus, software dedicated to this task alone [Photomatix: www.hdrsoft.com] has really helped this whole process. I hope you enjoy this gallery, visit back often to see new images!

About GoodEye Photography + Design: Chris Schmauch is a full-time photographer based in Santa Cruz, California. He specializes in weddings, family portraits, children and commercial photography for restaurants (food, architectural interiors and details, lifestyle, and drinks / cocktails). Additionally, Chris' award-winning photography is well recognized in portrait photography and headshots, event and party photography, health and wellness photography, hotel photography, home and real estate photography, architecture photography, business and retail photography, high dynamic range (HDR) photography, car / auto photography, pet photography, product photography, sports photography, landscape and nature photography and more!

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

Cars : Being more of a Santa Cruz wedding and family photographer, Chris can still step up when it comes to getting great shots of your car - whether it's a cherished Honda you need to part ways with, or you need some sexy photos of your new Ferrari, GoodEye is up to the task...

Pets : People love their pets, and Chris is no exception. They really are members of our family, except for when they poop on the carpet and we disown them for a few hours. Let Chris capture some unforgettable photos of your cat, dog or guinea pig in the comfort of your own home or a favorite park. Chris excels at discovering and preserving the personality of your pet in photos you'll treasure forever (831) 216-6210.

Products : For some reason, many businesses that sell XYZ product think that the photos they take themselves are "good enough" for their selling purposes. But without a professional behind the lens, you put your company and product's image at risk. Put your best foot forward - hire a professional and give your product the best possible chance of wooing customers to buy. You won't regret it! (831) 216-6210

Sports : Chris is not a huge sports fan, which probably works in his favor when faced with taking pictures of these types of celebrities. To him, they are simply a subject that needs to be captured in a flattering, yet real way - there's no starry-eyed requests for autographs - and for them, this is probably a relief. Based in Santa Cruz, there's really not a ton of opportunities for sports photography (unless it's the Derby Girls!), but Chris is happy to travel around the Bay Area when the need arises (831) 216-6210.

Creatures : People are Chris' typical subject matter, but being a nature lover and avid rock-lifter-upper for his kids, he has a knack for capturing the simple beauty of Earth's creatures, big or small. Here are some of his favorites...

Landscapes - Nature : Being more of a people / wedding photographer than anything else, Chris can still hold his own when it comes to nature and landscape photography. When you have a Good Eye, it usually "works" on pretty much any subject. Whether it's fallen leaves on a watery windshield or dramatic waves at a lighthouse beach, Chris is awed by creations of nature and man alike. Enjoy some of Chris' favorites below.

Landscapes - Nature

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