Castell Dreams

You know when people ask you what you’d do with your life if money were no object? It would be this.

Photography, Travel, FashionSophia LiuMarch 31, 2019fashion, photography, castell, oller del mas, winery, castle, lookbook, editorial, fashion shoot, travel, spainComment

Gia

Grab a friend, put together an outfit, and run outside to play.

PhotographySophia LiuFebruary 18, 2019photography, model, fashion, editorial, outdoorComment

Redwood City Wedding: Eden + Reda

A warm summer evening in the midst of family, friends, and nothing but love.

PhotographySophia LiuJuly 9, 2018wedding, wedding photography, bay area, wedding photographer, redwood city, photography, event photography, couple, couples, couple photography, loveComment

Hopelessly in Love

I'm still utterly in love with photography.

Personal, PhotographySophia LiuFebruary 13, 2018photography, i love photography, personal, career, thoughts, photographerComment

Four Years at Cal Poly Corporation

Cal Poly Corporation has been a huge part of my time here, so here's a fun blog post reflecting on the longest job I've ever had.

The Studio

A bit of a personal love letter to the photo studio...

Inspiration, PhotographySophia LiuJanuary 17, 2017beauty, beauty photoshoot, personal, inspiration, inspired, letter, studio, irene, thoughts, light, photography, photographerComment

Shannon

We found a couple of cute spots at the OC Mix in Costa Mesa for our casual fashion photoshoot.

Angelina

PhotographySophia LiuOctober 26, 2016angelina, photography, photoshoot, model, portrait, portraits, glamour portrait, vanity fair, black and white, studio light, studio lighting, studio photoshootComment

Britta

I'm slowly falling in love the telephoto portrait lens and cropping tighter to capture editorial beauty shots.

PhotographySophia LiuOctober 21, 2016portrait, portraits, model, studio, studio light, studio photoshoot, studio lighting, cal poly photo, photography, editorial, editorial shootComment

Simone

I love being able to create these editorial portraits I've been trying to reproduce since my teenage days flipping through glossy magazines.

Fashion, PhotographySophia LiuApril 7, 2016photoshoot, studio photoshoot, studio, studio lighting, simone, model, fashion shoot, fashion portrait, fashion, photography, sophia liu photography, black and white, hairComment

Portrait Series #1

Portrait photography strikes me in a way that landscapes, products, or food could never do. I love taking photos of people. There's depth in their faces, stories in their eyes, and confidence in their posture.

PhotographySophia LiuMarch 18, 2016portrait, portraits, senior portraits, photography, studio, photoshoot, studio lighting, indoors, editorial, editorial shoot, studio photoshootComment

Natural

Natural (adj): Being accordance with or determined by nature. Not containing extra substances or anything artificial.

Photography, InspirationSophia LiuFebruary 28, 2016photography, photographer, sophia liu photography, personal, thoughts, portrait, portraits, headshots, light, natural light, carmenComment