photo sessions
We had a wonderful launch party for the last week, and I just wanted to share another DIY project from the party decor. Since the party was ballerina-inspired, I wanted to create something with all this coral-pink tulle, but I didn’t want to be too literal with tutus, so I made decorative tulle pom poms….
Sixteen years. That’s the number of times I’ve attended the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) summer camp. It’s a long time to spend with anything (so long that I lost count and spent the entire week thinking that I was on my fifteenth year), and I found myself struggling with the question, how do you stay…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. Hooray! Thank you so much to all of you who came to the book launch party in San Francisco this weekend. It was so wonderful to see everyone and to celebrate the successful release of my ! An extra big thank you goes…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. More behind the scenes looks at Pointe of View! My intern Rosa and I worked on shipping a whole lot of books last week and have managed to get about half of them shipped so far. I am just waiting on the printer…
Party planning is under way! I just wanted to take a quick break from shipping out boxes of to share a mini tutorial for a DIY project I did for the next week. It’s a modular cake stand that is super simple to make and take apart, allowing for many configurations. All you need is…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. They’re here! Whole stacks of Pointe of View books! I got to pick up the first small batch from the printers this past week, and while I am still waiting on the rest, it’s been incredibly exciting to get started with signing and…
What an incredibly special wedding for a very special couple. All of the details were perfectly personal to them, including vintage birding table cards to reflect their love of birding, and the overall “1920s Paris” theme to reflect their year in Paris together and their love of all things historical. But the absolute best part…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. I am happy to announce that I will be throwing launch parties for the Pointe of View book in the next few weeks! You’ll be able to purchase prints and copies of the book in person, meet the author, possibly meet some of…
Absolutely everything about Emma and Phil’s wedding was charming. The venue was a culinary institute in the heart of wine country. The colors and all of the flowers were beautiful. And most of all, the bride and groom were so obviously in love and kept tearing up throughout the day. I am so glad to…
Since I am currently at TAF in Indiana, I thought it would be the perfect time to share a few of my favorites from my portrait session with Tammy. She also went to TAF back in the day, and we actually attended the same university too. Tammy now lives in the Bay Area and has…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. The ballerina photography books should be shipping very soon. If you didn’t get a copy yet, there are a limited supply available in the online store: . To clarify, here are some answers to FAQ’s below! THE POINTE OF VIEW BOOK– FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:…
It started with a fall when Deirdre and Damian first met. A hard fall. It’s best when Damian tells the story: Deirdre was interviewing for a developer position at a new company, dressed in heels and very long dress pants. Her heels got into a fight with her pants and she fell (face first) in…