Een Ramirez, beloved SF gay photographer, remembered :: Bay Area Reporter

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• 01WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHYBEGS AT $4,50002ELOPEMENTSBEGS AT $2,25003FAMILYPHOTOGRAPHYBEGS AT $850FAQSINVESTMENTRETURN TO INFO1. WHERE ARE YOU LOTED & DO YOU TRAVEL?I LIVE SAN FRANCIS & LOVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY FUN, BETIFUL, QUIRKY PLAC AROUND THE BAY AREA THAT BEG FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. BUT I'M ALWAYS UP TO VIS NEW PLAC. TRAVELG IS SOMETHG I N'T GET ENOUGH OF.2. DO YOU OFFER ONLE GALLERI?Y, ALL GALLERI ARE ONLE AND EASILY ACCSIBLE VIA YOUR PUTER, TABLET, OR PHONE. 3. WHERE WILL WE TAKE OUR PHOTOS?ANYWHERE YOUR HEART SIR. IS THERE A PLACE THAT HOLDS A SPECIAL MEMORY? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORE DATE NIGHT SPOT, OR LOVE WALKG AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? DO YOUR HOME FEEL LIKE A SACRED NT YOU'VE CREATED TOGETHER? LET'S GO THERE. 4. ARE YOU BOOKG WEDDGS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC?Y, WH EVERYONE'S HEALTH & SAFETY AS MY TOP PRRY. I'M ADHERG TO ALL CDC, STATE AND LOL GUIL CLUDG WEARG A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCG.FAQS5. WE LIKE YOUR STYLE. HOW DO WE BOOK YOU?FILL OUT THE "CONTACT" FORM BELOW OR SEND ME AN EMAIL EXPLAG A LTLE ABOUT WHO YOU ARE. (BROWNIE POTS IF YOU MENTN YOUR FAVORE FFEE SHOP!) NEXT, WE'LL MEET VIA GOOGLE HANGOUT TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A B. IF WE'RE A GOOD F,  YOU'LL SIGN A NTRACT, SUBM THE RETAER & I'LL PUT YOUR DATE ON MY LENDAR.SARAH & MARIANNE, 2019YOU PTURED THE DAY BETIFULLY, AND LOOKG THROUGH THE PHOTOS MAK ME TEAR UP THE BT WAY. I’M SO GLAD WE HAD YOU ON BOARD, YOU WERE WONRFUL TO WORK WH AND WE’LL ALWAYS TREASURE THE PICTUR. WE’D ABSOLUTELY REMEND BOTH YOU AND YOUR WORK!THE PHOTOS ARE AMAZG!! WE'VE GONE THROUGH THEM MULTIPLE TIM (AS HAVE OUR FAI), AND WE'RE SO HAPPY WH THEM!!“RAQUEL & KIMARA, 2019AND WE FELT VERY HONORED SHE AGREED TO WORK WH . WE FOUND HER TO BE EASY, ANIZED, APPROACHABLE, LIKE AN OLD IEND EVEN THOUGH WE JT MET HER. SHE WORKED WH AND HELPED GET CLEAR ABOUT WHAT MATTERED, AND SCE THIS WAS THE BIGGT VTMENT FOR MONEY-WISE OUR WEDDG... WE FELT LIKE SHE LIVERED ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR EXPECTATNS. SHE MA FEEL BETIFUL AND FE THE WAY WE WERE AND HER PHOTOS PTURED ALL THAT WE HAD HOPED FOR AND BEYOND. SHE "GOT " AND THAT GAVE THE GREATT GIFT TO HOLD ON TO; A WEDDG TYPILLY IS JT ONE DAY BUT WHAT SHE CREATED FOR OUR PHOTOS IS SOMETHG WE CHERISH FOR THE RT OF OUR LIV. THANK YOU AND EP BOWS OF GRATU.CRISTAL WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WH AND GIVEN HOW CLUELS WE WERE STARTG OUT ABOUT ALL THGS "WEDDG", SHE MET WHERE WE WERE...“ANDY & JADEN, 2019SHE’S SKILLED AT MAKG THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE BOTH FUN AND FORTABLE FOR THE UPLE. THE PHOTOS WE LOVE THE MOST ARE THE ON WHERE WE WERE RELAXED AND BEG OURSELV, SOMETHG SHE ENURAGED AND HELPED DO. NOT ONLY IS SHE A TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER, SHE UNRSTANDS AND SHOWS LGBTQ FOLKS THROUGH HER PHOTOS. WE NNOT SAY ENOUGH POSIVE THGS ABOUT CRISTAL. “MEAGHAN & BRITTANY, 2019AT OUR FIRST MEETG WH CRISTAL, WE WERE NERVO AS WE HAD JT BEGUN DISCSG CHANGG OUR ENTIRE PLAN - OM A CEREMONY AND RECEPTN FOR ABOUT 100 TO HAVG A PRIVATE ELOPEMENT. CRISTAL WAS SO UNRSTANDG AND OPEN TO OUR EVOLVG PLANS. SHE GAVE ADVICE AND ENURAGED TO GO WH A WEDDG PLAN THAT FELT BT TO AND REFLECTED OUR RELATNSHIP, NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WANTED. MY WIFE AND I ARE NOT TERRIBLY FORTABLE BEG ONT OF THE MERA, BUT CRISTAL KNEW ALL THE BT WAYS TO HELP GET FORTABLE AND RELAXED. OUR WEDDG PHOTOS ARE BETIFUL AND REFLECT WHO WE ARE. THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH GREAT THGS WE N SAY ABOUT CRISTAL. HER PASSN, ATTENTN TO TAIL, AND ENERGY BE TO BRG ABOUT AMAZG PHOTOS THAT TELL A BETIFUL STORY. THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE WH CRISTAL WAS AMAZG.“MANUEL & RL, 2018YOU ARE BETIFUL. AND WE ULDN’T BE MORE LOVE WH YOUR WORK. GRACIAS OM THE BOTTOM OF OUR RAZONCOS. SO GLAD YOU WERE THERE TO SHARE OUR SPECIAL MOMENT. THE FOTOS ARE BETIFUL.“KATE & TORY, 2018FDG A PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE STYLE WE NOT ONLY LOVED, BUT ALSO WHO WE FELT FORTABLE HAVG AROUND ALL DAY ON OUR WEDDG DAY WAS A CHALLENGE, AND WE ULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPIER. AS A QUEER UPLE, WE FELT LIKE CRISTAL UNRSTOOD OUR VIBE AND OUR NCERNS, NO TRANSLATNS OR AWKWARD NVERSATNS NECSARY. WE FELT TOTALLY OURSELV ON OUR WEDDG DAY, AND THAT SH THROUGH SO BETIFULLY THE PHOTOS.WE LOVED WORKG WH CRISTAL OM OUR FIRST MEETG.“SENDCONNECT WITH CONNECT WITH I AM EXCED TO RECEIVE YOUR QUIRY & WILL BE TOUCH WH YOU SHORTLY!THANK YOUSALLY + HATTIERECENTLY FEATURED ON THE BLOGSAN FRANCIS WEDDGDAVID + DAVIDNORTHERN CALIFORNIA WE COUNTRY WEDDGOLIVER + JANETTESF CY HALL & NAPA WEDDGFEATURED IN010203BUZZFEEDF*YEAH GAY WEDDGS
• EEN RAMIREZ, BELOVED SF GAY PHOTOGRAPHER, REMEMBERED

01WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHYBEGS AT $4,50002ELOPEMENTSBEGS AT $2,25003FAMILYPHOTOGRAPHYBEGS AT $850FAQSINVESTMENTRETURN TO INFO1. WHERE ARE YOU LOTED & DO YOU TRAVEL?I LIVE SAN FRANCIS & LOVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY FUN, BETIFUL, QUIRKY PLAC AROUND THE BAY AREA THAT BEG FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. BUT I'M ALWAYS UP TO VIS NEW PLAC. TRAVELG IS SOMETHG I N'T GET ENOUGH OF.2. DO YOU OFFER ONLE GALLERI?Y, ALL GALLERI ARE ONLE AND EASILY ACCSIBLE VIA YOUR PUTER, TABLET, OR PHONE. 3. WHERE WILL WE TAKE OUR PHOTOS?ANYWHERE YOUR HEART SIR. IS THERE A PLACE THAT HOLDS A SPECIAL MEMORY? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORE DATE NIGHT SPOT, OR LOVE WALKG AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? DO YOUR HOME FEEL LIKE A SACRED NT YOU'VE CREATED TOGETHER? LET'S GO THERE. 4. ARE YOU BOOKG WEDDGS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC?Y, WH EVERYONE'S HEALTH & SAFETY AS MY TOP PRRY. I'M ADHERG TO ALL CDC, STATE AND LOL GUIL CLUDG WEARG A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCG.FAQS5. WE LIKE YOUR STYLE. HOW DO WE BOOK YOU?FILL OUT THE "CONTACT" FORM BELOW OR SEND ME AN EMAIL EXPLAG A LTLE ABOUT WHO YOU ARE. (BROWNIE POTS IF YOU MENTN YOUR FAVORE FFEE SHOP!) NEXT, WE'LL MEET VIA GOOGLE HANGOUT TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A B. IF WE'RE A GOOD F,  YOU'LL SIGN A NTRACT, SUBM THE RETAER & I'LL PUT YOUR DATE ON MY LENDAR.SARAH & MARIANNE, 2019YOU PTURED THE DAY BETIFULLY, AND LOOKG THROUGH THE PHOTOS MAK ME TEAR UP THE BT WAY. I’M SO GLAD WE HAD YOU ON BOARD, YOU WERE WONRFUL TO WORK WH AND WE’LL ALWAYS TREASURE THE PICTUR. WE’D ABSOLUTELY REMEND BOTH YOU AND YOUR WORK!THE PHOTOS ARE AMAZG!! WE'VE GONE THROUGH THEM MULTIPLE TIM (AS HAVE OUR FAI), AND WE'RE SO HAPPY WH THEM!!“RAQUEL & KIMARA, 2019AND WE FELT VERY HONORED SHE AGREED TO WORK WH . WE FOUND HER TO BE EASY, ANIZED, APPROACHABLE, LIKE AN OLD IEND EVEN THOUGH WE JT MET HER. SHE WORKED WH AND HELPED GET CLEAR ABOUT WHAT MATTERED, AND SCE THIS WAS THE BIGGT VTMENT FOR MONEY-WISE OUR WEDDG... WE FELT LIKE SHE LIVERED ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR EXPECTATNS. SHE MA FEEL BETIFUL AND FE THE WAY WE WERE AND HER PHOTOS PTURED ALL THAT WE HAD HOPED FOR AND BEYOND. SHE "GOT " AND THAT GAVE THE GREATT GIFT TO HOLD ON TO; A WEDDG TYPILLY IS JT ONE DAY BUT WHAT SHE CREATED FOR OUR PHOTOS IS SOMETHG WE CHERISH FOR THE RT OF OUR LIV. THANK YOU AND EP BOWS OF GRATU.CRISTAL WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WH AND GIVEN HOW CLUELS WE WERE STARTG OUT ABOUT ALL THGS "WEDDG", SHE MET WHERE WE WERE...“ANDY & JADEN, 2019SHE’S SKILLED AT MAKG THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE BOTH FUN AND FORTABLE FOR THE UPLE. THE PHOTOS WE LOVE THE MOST ARE THE ON WHERE WE WERE RELAXED AND BEG OURSELV, SOMETHG SHE ENURAGED AND HELPED DO. NOT ONLY IS SHE A TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER, SHE UNRSTANDS AND SHOWS LGBTQ FOLKS THROUGH HER PHOTOS. WE NNOT SAY ENOUGH POSIVE THGS ABOUT CRISTAL. “MEAGHAN & BRITTANY, 2019AT OUR FIRST MEETG WH CRISTAL, WE WERE NERVO AS WE HAD JT BEGUN DISCSG CHANGG OUR ENTIRE PLAN - OM A CEREMONY AND RECEPTN FOR ABOUT 100 TO HAVG A PRIVATE ELOPEMENT. CRISTAL WAS SO UNRSTANDG AND OPEN TO OUR EVOLVG PLANS. SHE GAVE ADVICE AND ENURAGED TO GO WH A WEDDG PLAN THAT FELT BT TO AND REFLECTED OUR RELATNSHIP, NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WANTED. MY WIFE AND I ARE NOT TERRIBLY FORTABLE BEG ONT OF THE MERA, BUT CRISTAL KNEW ALL THE BT WAYS TO HELP GET FORTABLE AND RELAXED. OUR WEDDG PHOTOS ARE BETIFUL AND REFLECT WHO WE ARE. THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH GREAT THGS WE N SAY ABOUT CRISTAL. HER PASSN, ATTENTN TO TAIL, AND ENERGY BE TO BRG ABOUT AMAZG PHOTOS THAT TELL A BETIFUL STORY. THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE WH CRISTAL WAS AMAZG.“MANUEL & RL, 2018YOU ARE BETIFUL. AND WE ULDN’T BE MORE LOVE WH YOUR WORK. GRACIAS OM THE BOTTOM OF OUR RAZONCOS. SO GLAD YOU WERE THERE TO SHARE OUR SPECIAL MOMENT. THE FOTOS ARE BETIFUL.“KATE & TORY, 2018FDG A PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE STYLE WE NOT ONLY LOVED, BUT ALSO WHO WE FELT FORTABLE HAVG AROUND ALL DAY ON OUR WEDDG DAY WAS A CHALLENGE, AND WE ULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPIER. AS A QUEER UPLE, WE FELT LIKE CRISTAL UNRSTOOD OUR VIBE AND OUR NCERNS, NO TRANSLATNS OR AWKWARD NVERSATNS NECSARY. WE FELT TOTALLY OURSELV ON OUR WEDDG DAY, AND THAT SH THROUGH SO BETIFULLY THE PHOTOS.WE LOVED WORKG WH CRISTAL OM OUR FIRST MEETG.“SENDCONNECT WITH CONNECT WITH I AM EXCED TO RECEIVE YOUR QUIRY & WILL BE TOUCH WH YOU SHORTLY!THANK YOUSALLY + HATTIERECENTLY FEATURED ON THE BLOGSAN FRANCIS WEDDGDAVID + DAVIDNORTHERN CALIFORNIA WE COUNTRY WEDDGOLIVER + JANETTESF CY HALL & NAPA WEDDGFEATURED IN010203BUZZFEEDF*YEAH GAY WEDDGS

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