Eva and Ori's Birthday

Eva is 5 and Ori is now 1 and the girls parent's decided to have an asian theme party. It was very low-key so the adults could enjoy their time as well.
Ori slept in and when she woke up, there cake for her! she ended up having cake literally all over her. (And of course I took several pictures!)

Then Eva start opening all the presents... she really only enjoyed the unwrapping part of the gifts and headed back into the party jumper.

These bracelets were just adorable!

Hi Eva!!.. *eva runs away*.. Ugh..Bye Eva! someone's sugar high

After all the presents were opened, the birthday song was sung and the pinata was beat open... Little Ori was cleaned of her birthday cake crumbles and happier than ever.

Congrats Tanya and Clint for having an amazing family!

Fashion Shows and other fun news!

Wedding season is coming all too soon! I'm prepared of course, however my Japan Aid shoot might get delayed. It's okay because I want to do it right, Japan will still need help for a while.
Japan Aid: 3 themed shoots with all proceeds going to help Japan (models, muas, hair stylists, wardrobe stylists.. will help make this possible!)

Lately I've been editing.. a lot
I was the photographer for the monthly RawArtists event in Hollywood and will return in May
Click here to view images from the event

And most recently I've completed my edits for Designer Kami Shade

Long day so this was just a mini update to let everyone know I'm Still Here!

Irvine Park

About a week ago I went to Irvine Park and the small OC Zoo for a nice day out with many photo opportunities. It was a nice day outside but the park was still just a tad wet from the past couple of nights.

At the OC Zoo the coyotes were pacing back a forth with their OCD (most animals in cages get this problem) and it was a pain to photograph them, So, I moved on.
There's not much here but its worth the $2 to see a few native Californian animals!

 

Was this taxidermy or a real owl?! Yes! he blinked

I was about ready to head back into the park until I spotted a strange blob in the corner of my eye. A bear was sitting up very awkwardly like a obese man just watching the day pass by.

I like this angle more because the light was much more diffused here

Finally I hungout with a tree, well technically I was just photographing it but you get the point!!

March 13th 2011

Yesterday I went out with my amazing boyfriend to see a friend's band play at the Proof Bar in Santa Ana, CA.
We haven't seen them in a while and the sound had changed from Rock N Roll vibes to Rockabilly, which was a suitable change in my opinion.
Inazuma has been around for about 5 years with Thunders as the leading man, never giving up!

 

They played like they usually do, crazy with every little bit of energy in them!

I had a blast however, with all the fun everyone was having..INAZUMA (all Japanese members) made a point to ask everyone to donate to japan (japanese red cross, or anything directly going to japan)

Please donate! Anything is better than nothing at all!

Colin's 1st Birthday

March 12th 2011 at M Grill in Koreatown, Los Angeles little Colin and his parents, Karen and Billy, celebrated his Dol (or Tol, apparently people spell it many ways and I'm not too sure of the correct spelling)

A little bit of info on one piece of preparation for the event:

Birthday Table
The parents prepare a special Tol table to celebrate the child's birthday. The main food includes ddeok (rice cakes) and fruits. Over 12 different kinds of ddeok are prepared, including paekseolgi (white steamed rice cakes), susu-kyongdan (rice cakes coated with rough red bean powder), chapsal-ddeok or chal-ddeok, mujigae-ddeok (rainbow colored steamed rice cake), songp'yeon (half moon shaped rice cakes), injulmi (coated glutinous rice cakes), and gyep'i-ddeok (puffed air rice cakes). Among these, paekseolgi and susu-kyongdan are always included. Fruits can vary according to the season of the birthday. Different colors of seasonal fruits can be prepared and displayed in a row. Also, a bowl of rice, sea mustard soup, and many other various foods can be displayed. (source http://www.lifeinkorea.com/)

All the little kiddos there got a little gift bag which I thought was a perfect idea because theres so many sweets all around, I'd be in heaven if I wasn't working (haha I know, sweet tooth!)

Colin didn't like his ceremonial hat but I don't think any child likes a hat much at that age!

At the end I had a little stalker child but he was obnoxiously cute, I chased him around so he could burn off that sugar high. Strange Fact #1: Young children have always been attracted to me, since I was a teenager, kids would follow me at beaches and I'd moan and gripe about it to my mother ;) 


Thank you Karen and Billy for another awesome Dol/Tol Experience!

Sonia her and boys!

Had a family shoot with one of the Brides’ maids from a wedding I did in 2010. Sonia and the boys were a lot of fun to shoot!  (At first they were tired, then we gave them some sour watermelon chewys and pop rocks.)
We shot in Old Town Orange, with so much history around this place, it was just an amazing location to shoot at.

Thursday FEB 24th 2011

Got to shoot with Jin about a week ago, really laid back guy and I LOVE PUBLISH for the styling! Michael has class! http://publishbrand.com/  and a Thank you to Plan C Group!