Summer

Although this was shot last Spring, I'm looking forward to clear nights like this which aren't too common way up top. Curious to test this as a metallic print.

Tale as old as time...

The Diamond Edition is trippy! Some things are better left to low-res I suppose but still a classic Disney flick.


Ok ok ok, to be honest with all... I wanted to title this post 'Beauty and the Beast' but I guess this is close enough.

I've known David for about five years now and he's like an older brother and mentor to me; he somehow caught his Belle, Helen, and they are ready to tie the knot in the coming weeks!

We talked about doing an esess for so long and finally got around to scheduling it along the 1 near Half Moon Bay but I was up in the city (who would have guessed?) and the weather was absolutely perfect. I called the audible and met them up for a great evening of laughs and pictures (I hope). I struggled to prune my favorites down and still ended up with a lot.

Thanks for putting up with me while I shot the sunset and for the delicious dinner!

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Learning...

how to adapt and experiment with a technique all too common these days; it's fun being able to alter reality after the fact.

One random day, I decided to be an idiot and headed up to the cabin in Truckee. I arrived about 30 minutes before sundown and decided to stop by Donner lake to take some pictures. The 10+ foot tall snow walls didn't really click in mind at the moment, it was just nice getting some fresh air and enjoying the beauty of Northern California.

I sat there at the lake for about an hour before heading up to the cabin only to find it completely buried due to all the recent snowfall. The snow walls maxed out at around 20 feet with one car width of space plowed out for travel.

Well, I'm glad I went up and came back down without a single dose of traffic. Round-trip in less than 7 hours isn't too bad.

Enough blabbering, here's your treat(?):

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Timing is everything...

This saying can span MANY aspects of life, photography in particular... Here's a picture of my nieces at a family function having fun with beautiful fall leaves.

Well, 1of4 weddings completed!

Sorry I've been bad at updating (not like any of you care) but it's been a wild time for me... Recently started contracting back at Acxiom and I'm loving it! I recently attended the wedding of Abe and Jenny and had an absolute blast thanks to Mr. Johnnie Walker, that cheeky bastard... Here's a slideshow of the happenings! I'll do a repost with my personal favorites.

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Rubber Duckie, You're the One!

Ah, the great days of non-Barney daytime entertainment for kids:


Saturday, the 20th of March was a big family day with 두째고모's 70th birthday lunch and my dad's birthday dinner. We had lotsa time with baby Camille and I even managed to get some pictures of her smiling. She apparently loves bathtime and I was told I loved bathtime too.

On a side note, the sound of the mirror box flapping around started distracting her so I had to shoot in "silent mode" (live view / video mode -> continuous shooting = manual focus, awkward position = focus was off).







I've said it before and I'll say it many more times! I have the cutest niece evar, that's right!

Moon Flare?? Yes, Moon Flare

I think a lot of us have seen the videos put out by the pre-production Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 1D Mark IV, it's truly amazing what these cameras can do! If you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look at these links:

Reverie - 5D Mark II
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

Nocturne - 1D Mark IV
http://vincentlaforet.smugmug.com/Laforet-Videos/Nocturne-Canon-1DMKIV-Video/10024122_sqhwE#686345820_EeDCa-XL-LB

I'm not saying I intend to tackle such a crazy project (take a look at Vincent's latest post on what an HDSLR video shoot looks like):
http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2010/02/24/so-what-does-an-hdslr-hybrid-shoot-look-like/

But I was able to capture these shots in Truckee at the cabin close to 11 PM, yes... PM!

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Babies are like sponges

I became an uncle on the 21st of December, 2009; for those who know me, that's pretty scary, huh?

I believe it was a good month before I actually held Camille Allison 지위 Chang and I was pretty scared, she's so precious and *plop* she was placed on me as I was sitting down (against my will).

Her original due date was the 18th of December, 2009 and I was thinking, "cool, same birthday as two of my friends, I'll never forget her bday." The 18th, 19th, and 20th passed and I thought, damn, so much for that idea.

Then, on the 21st, I received a call from my family saying Camille was on her way! Sharing the same bday as her grandma (which I rubbed in my parents' face)!

This post is dedicated to the happy family and the always eating / pooping / crying / sleeping baby, Camille.

Rockin' the beanie.


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