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Kristina & Peter’s Sample Albums | Laguna Wedding Albums
I waited and waited, and it took several weeks– longer than usual, I was told– but one day after I received Connie & Tony’s guest book in the mail, I got a giant box with this precious cargo inside: my sample wedding albums! For size comparison, you can see Connie & Tony’s 12″x12″ guest book…
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Part 2: Lighting & Composition | Workshops
I am halfway through teaching my workshop series for beginner photographers. Part 1 was titled Photography Foundations, and it was all about the technical side of photography– aperture, shutter, exposure, and all the goodies. Part 2 was this past month (January) and we covered all sorts of goodies about composition (rule of thirds, balancing voids)…
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Connie & Tony’s Guest Book | Wedding Books
As much as I’ve embraced digital everything, there’s still something beautiful, almost magical, about seeing your work in print. The analog, the tangible. Being able to hold your work and see it on paper is just a lovely feeling. I was so excited when I received this package in the mail a couple days ago,…
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Connie & Tony | Downtown Los Angeles Engagement Photography
Theirs is an absolutely wonderful engagement story with just the right amount of theatricality. Last June, Tony brought Connie to see Wicked, one of their favorite musicals up in San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater. After the show, he had arranged everything for a sly backstage tour, and just to complete things, he even had “the green witch”…
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Inspiration | Pyramid Lake, Castaic, California
The drive down I-5 from San Francisco down to Los Angeles is extremely boring for four of the six hours. Flat lands, straight two-lane highway, and the only somewhat interesting thing is the occasional semi-truck obstacle course or the not-so-pleasant odors of the industrial-sized cow farms. It isn’t until around hour 5 that you hit the Grapevine and…
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Behind the Scenes with Turtlist Media | Los Angeles, California
It’s incredibly inspiring to meet and work with people who are passionate and extremely good at what they do. I’ve spent this past week in Los Angeles shooting an engagement session and also helping Jason Lee of Turtlist Media with his film project– a short narrative film titled “Doughboy.” Here are some glimpses behind the…
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TaiwaneseAmerican.org T-Shirts | San Francisco Portrait Photography
I meant to feature this a long time ago but kept saving it for another day. As some of you may know, in my “other” life, I am creative director and managing editor of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, which supports the Taiwanese American community. Back in August, we did some shoots for TaiwaneseAmerican.org‘s t-shirt line. We had our friends volunteer…
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Canon 35mm/1.4 | Gingerbread Houses | Sausalito, California
It was a gorgeous but brisk day when we headed north over the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito. I had with me the brand new shiny beautiful lens I had gifted myself, and I was ready to take it for a spin. Below are some of the first images I ever took with my…
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Ice Waterfall in the Desert | Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada
We wove through the scenic drive, driving past the red rocks and stopping at the base of the trails. We didn’t see the albino sheep I was promised (and aren’t they already white?), but we did get to see an awesome icy waterfall that started as just a small stream atop the mountain and spilled…