Rocky Laber — Bay Area Freelance Photographer
Based in Oakland and working throughout the Bay Area and Northern California, I’m a freelance photographer specializing in corporate headshots, event photography, and landscape and environmental photography, along with hands-on photography workshops for beginners and hobbyists. Whatever the project, my goal is the same: images that are polished, honest, and genuinely useful to the person or business they’re for.
Browse galleries by clicking the category links below.
faces
building
sports
music
motorsports
environments
Corporate Headshots & Business Portraits
As a corporate headshot photographer serving startups, law firms, real estate teams, and nonprofits across San Francisco, Oakland, and the Peninsula, I bring a fast, relaxed process to your office or a Bay Area location of your choice — from individual LinkedIn headshots to full-team headshot days. The result: professional headshots that don’t feel stiff or over-lit.
See headshot samples & book a session
Photography Workshops in Northern California
This is where I spend the time I’m most excited about. My small-group, hands-on Northern California photography workshops are built for beginners who want to get off “auto” and actually understand their camera — real Bay Area locations, real feedback, no jargon. If you’ve been searching for a beginner photography class near Oakland, this is exactly what you’re looking for.
Event Photography Across the Bay Area
I’ve photographed everything from boardroom conferences to sold-out concerts and credentialed sporting events at the Oakland Coliseum. As an event photographer working across the Bay Area, I know how to stay out of the way while catching the moments that matter — the keynote, the crowd, the encore.
Landscape & Environmental Photography
Between commissioned work, I chase light across the Northern California coastline, hills, and fog — from Marin to Sonoma and beyond. This ongoing landscape and environmental photography collection is available as fine art prints and for commercial licensing, for businesses that want original regional imagery instead of stock photography.
New to Photography? Start Here
Not ready to book a workshop yet? My Beginner Photography FAQ covers camera settings, composition, lighting, and editing basics — a good first stop before your first Bay Area photography workshop.