PHOTO UPDATE: Kristen and Robby's Wedding

For a half-day wedding we sure did get some great shots! Their wedding was a mixture of tradition and modern day style weddings where its literally about the Bride and Groom and the schedule goes according to them during the celebration.

viewing the marina on a Sunny San Diego day ;)

 every bouquet I photograph is 100% different from the last

The ceremony and reception were held in the same location and the hotel had amazing diffused light throughout the venue!

CD cover??  Bride and Groom waiting to be announced into the reception room

And while everyone started eating I decided to get some detail shots in!

The rings complimented each other perfectly!

There were laughs and many tears but the best part of the night was the wedding keepsakes (which were jello shots and jelly beans!) Everyone was having a blast with them!

Zoo time should be a fun time, right?

Today my friend and I visited the San Diego Zoo for a couple hours and it was packed because of 100's of little girl scouts!
TOO many children!!! CANNOT FOCUS!!! THE HEAT!! Ahhh!

Conure Parrot (much larger than a parrotlet)

There were tons of birds hanging around eating fruits and mocking us humans. Most of the other animals were hidden from plain sight or laying in front of us, passed out.

edited in B&W to dramatize how bored the Sloth Bear was today

Eventually my friend and I got hungry and were not about to pay $4 for water and $6 for a hotdog, so.. We headed towards the exit. Thats when stuff got weird!!!

Gross little monkey was touching himself... There's a lot of weird thing these animals do, not to be mistaken with human nature hahaha

Kristen and Robby's Wedding

January 22nd 2011, Kristen and Robby shared a beautiful intimate moment with those closets to them at the Island Palms Hotel on Shelter Island.

image from http://www.islandpalms.com/ 

I'll give y'all a "Wedding Photo" update within the next couple of days when I've started to edit the images but in the meantime, here's a couple of pics from their engagement session (it was raining off and on all day when we shot)

 

The happy couple, which we exchanged some laughs together!

Balboa park is always a great place to get superb photos!!! Since it wasn't the greatest day to head out to the park we we're able to get the photos done a lot sooner  :)

Awwwe! :)

Dreaming in Wonderland...wait, It was just a City Nightmare

So last Sunday I set up a shoot with a couple models and a MUA.
I had spent 4 hours the previous day researching concepts and ideas for the locations I had planned to shoot at, which was a bad idea considering how worn out I was during the shoot. (always stretch!)

Sunday: Start time was 12pm and we began with lying out all the clothing on the floor and I had instructed the MUA to match the models as twins via make-up and then I proceeded to do their hair the best I could (at first, I thought gross! who would wear this type of hair do but in the end I really enjoyed it) After we were all done preparing, we shot! Yay!!!

City Wonderland (models Kesley & Sarah - MUA Erin)

One of the models was inexperienced as it was her first time in front of reflectors and flashes (not to mention the crew watching) but I think she did great!

 City Wonderland (models Sarah & Kesley - MUA Erin)

After the 1st change we went back to one the models apt to get ready for the next location however the sun started to set and we were running out of time. 

I decided to just shoot Sarah and have a much darker theme which she had yet to try.

6-inch heels, liquid black ruched leggings and a vintage faux suede poncho (Sounds weird but it went together pretty well)

City Nightmare (model Sarah - mua Erin - hair James and myself)

Later I went to Costco, yes I said COSTCO! and printed out a couple 12x18. They look awesome! :)

William's 1st Birthday

January 8th 2011 William Hiroshima turned 1 year old and in Korean tradition (on his mother's side) it has a significant meaning.

William and his grandfather first entering the room.

Dol's importance: In the past, due to a lack of medical information, Korea's seasonal temperature differences, and many childhood related diseases, the death rate for children was extremely high. Many children died before their first birthday. After the age of one year, the survival rate steeply increased, making this milestone a very happy one for the child's parents.

William didn't seem to like this traditional hat, after I took the image he threw it down!

 Thank you Greg and Helen for my 1st "Dol" experience! It was a pleasure and very exciting to see the outcome of the Toljabee event!

Greg - William - Helen