As a wedding photographer in the San Francisco area, I photograph a huge variety of people. Big & small, short & tall, shy & bold, young & old. Regardless of who you are, you will look best in your photos if you follow these 5 simple tips for looking great in your photographs. Tip #1 […]

I recently had the pleasure of honor of making images for an amazing San Francico musical artist, Valerie Orth.  Before the shoot, I met up with her and her rockstar hair stylist, Tracy Shelor, downtown at this cool salon on Sutter Street called Echos.  Valerie walked in and I was floored!  She looked amazing. I […]

Here is Valerie Orth: [smugmug_gallery id=”22229939_MDbvSs” view=”proofing”]

You may recall my post from December when I spent the night in an Alcatraz jail cell.  Well, someone over at the Travel Channel noticed the blog post and contacted me for an interview.  This led to an invitation to participate in the filming of a segment for the upcoming show “Unpacked” on Alcatraz which […]

Jim Vetter Photography did a somewhat unconventional engagement session yesterday for a wonderful pair of Firefighters from Marin County, California.  David is a fireman in Ross, CA and Elizabeth is a volunteer firefighter for the Inverness Fire Department.  They met at a training event and ended up talking for hours afterward and knew they had […]

Baker Beach is a favorite of Jim Vetter Photography with its iconic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and gorgeous coastline.  Lots of couples really want this location for their engagement session because it gives a strong sense of location (San Francisco) and its a very romantic spot. Jenny and Santos were very sweet and […]

As a San Francisco Wedding Photographer, there are so many great locations to do engagements and weddings.  We have the most beautiful city in the world, wine country, the coast and so much more.  And speaking of so much more, I’ve recently discovered a real gem in Berkeley – The Hotel Shattuck Plaza. Please enjoy […]

Jim Vetter Photography Bay Area Weddings (that’s me!) is so excited to be exhibiting at the posh A Soolip Wedding event! On Sunday, February 26th from 11am-3pm at San Francisco’s Bently Reserve, there will be an incredible wedding planning event.  I’ll be exhibiting along side a collection of California’s most respected bridal resources. including Bloomingdale’s […]

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Golden Gate Park is such a great place for Engagement Sessions. As a Bay Area Wedding Photographer, I love to take couples to the Conservatory of Flowers and photograph all around that area. There is a great little tunnel under JFK Drive right off of the big flower bed in front of the conservatory.  Gorgeous […]