Portrait Photographer SF - Clock Repair Shop, Noe Valley
An Environmental Portrait in a Noe Valley Clock Shop
Dorian has a shop like no other in Noe Valley, San Francisco. He is the man behind the clocks: Embarcadero, Stanford, just to name a few. He fixes centuries-old clocks and if need be, creates parts like new. Quite an amazing job. I had the pleasure to shoot a few portraits on Friday and will go back soon to shoot videos.
The shop is the kind of place that San Francisco is slowly running out of: a single-trade small business, operated by someone who has spent a lifetime learning one craft, surrounded by the accumulated evidence of that work. The walls are covered in clocks. The workbench is covered in tools. The air is full of ticking.
For the full experience of the shop, visit Dorian's website at dorianclairantiqueclockrepair.com - and if you're in the neighborhood, the shop is worth a visit on its own terms.
The Man Behind the Clocks
The Embarcadero clock. The Stanford clock. These are among the most recognizable timepieces in the Bay Area, and Dorian is the person responsible for keeping them running. As a portrait photographer in San Francisco, Marc Olivier Le Blanc is drawn to exactly these kinds of subjects - people whose work has shaped the city in ways most people never notice.
Portrait Photographer for Small Business and Craft in San Francisco
Marc Olivier Le Blanc is a portrait photographer and editorial photographer based in San Francisco, available for environmental portrait sessions, small business photography, and editorial commissions throughout the Bay Area.
