Michael Muramoto Photography

Noriko and Toshiyuki were joyous and excited, yet humble at the same time. They had both travelled from Tokyo to San Francisco for a wonderful wedding in Golden Gate Park at the Shakespeare Garden. The weather was beautiful and the day bright. They were married amongst the trees in the park, and afterwards went on...

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OK, so a couple of posts ago I mentioned that the first camera I remember using was the Kodak Brownie Starflash. After about a year or so, I “found” a very nice sample of the Nikon F 35mm film camera. The camera, like most of the ones that were my grandfather’s, ended up going to...

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Well, one would think that as we head into September and the time for football is upon us that summer should be over. However, here in the California Bay Area, this is actually a great time of year. The days are still warm, and sometimes surprisingly even warmer than the earlier days of summer. When...

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I admit that I would love to have the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 to use as a full-frame wide angle lens. I hear it is amazing, and not to mention the fast aperture for low-light use. However, it is extremely expensive and my use of it as a wedding and portrait photographer would probably not be...

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