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"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it." —Unknown

InspirationSophia LiuApril 27, 2016inspiration, self, poly canyon, landscapeComment

I want to work for you.

Dear first-time blog reader, faithful friend, hiring manager, future boss-

PersonalSophia LiuApril 26, 2016hire me, studio sophy, self, personal, career, job applicationComment

Plume

Fashion, PhotographySophia LiuApril 25, 2016fashion, fashion shoot, fashion portrait, fashion photography, styled shoot, photoshoot, outdoor, train tracks, railroad, amtrak, fashion blog, fashion blogger, san luis obispoComment

Little Dancer

I got the chance to hang out with my super energetic and goofy and talented great-grandlittle, Sophia, in the photo studio the other day.

PhotographySophia LiuApril 14, 2016dance, dancer, dance photography, sophia liu photography, studio, studio photoshoot, photoshoot, sophiaComment

Simone

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

California Coasting: Spring Break Travel Diary

As El Niño finally subsides and the hills bloom with life, California is looking like an absolute dream this spring. I drove up and down Pacific Coast Highway, stopping every chance I got to admire the ocean, the mountains, and everything in between.

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.

Jenga Chair

Carmen and I teamed up for the Inhabitable Object Project, where we built a prototype of a social chair out of 2x3 dimensional lumber.

ArchitectureSophia LiuMarch 17, 2016architecture, architecture school, project, school, caed, studio, cal poly architecture, chair, jenga chair, carmen, woodComment

Hepburn

As I moved around and adjusted those lights I'm seeing how much of a difference shooting in a studio can make, and I'm seeing images with a whole new set of eyes.

PhotographySophia LiuMarch 5, 2016photoshoot, studio, studio photoshoot, portrait, portraits, darin, audrey hepburn, hepburn, black and whiteComment

Natural

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

Chinatown

It doesn't get more festive than Chinese New Year in San Francisco Chinatown. A morning stroll documenting streets of hustle and bustle under a sea of red lanterns...

TravelSophia LiuFebruary 22, 2016travel, travel diary, street, street photography, san francisco, bay areaComment

Peak

The secret of happiness lies in the power of extracting it from common things.

PhotographySophia LiuFebruary 17, 2016travel, street, photography, photowalk, berkeley, bay area, california, nature, forest, mountain, woods, peak, grizzly peakComment