Jeremy Chou Photoworks

WE HAVE MOVED!!!

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This is the last post I will be doing for this blog. I have finally outgrown this site and moved onto a fully customized blog! Please head on over to the new blog by following the link below.

http://blog.jeremychouphotoworks.net

JENASI 1ST BIRTHDAY!

2010-02-24T23:29:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I had the pleasure of documenting Jenasi's first birthday! The family that hired me is quite possibly the most considerate and nicest people I have ever met. At one point I felt like I was going to faint because the heat was getting to me. The dad even brought me a cold towel!

Before you roll your eyes and tell me to toughen up, just know that the day was unseasonably hot; I am talking about mid 80's in February, people. I didn't get a chance to eat before I showed up, and half way through I had to sit down and eat something because the heat was getting to me! Who says a photographer's job is easy??

Anyways, the family planned an absolutely beautiful party! Completed with carriage rides, obligatory princess bounce house, a taco stand, and other games that the kids thoroughly enjoyed. It looks like neighbors from the entire block showed up to the party! I really had a lot of fun hanging out with everybody and photographing this event.

Look how cute she is with the tutu!

I.....am.........hungry....

Big brother and his best friend.

Again, thanks soooo much to the family for having me. I look forward to photographing this beautiful family again!

ASHLEY & JORDAN | CLAREMONT COLLEGES & DOWNTOWN

2010-02-18T23:51:00.000-08:00

I met up with this gorgeous couple last week, and we did the session around claremont colleges, and the old amtrack station in downtown Claremont. The whole shoot just screamed VINTAGE from start to finish. So I decided to veer off my usual "modern" look and go for a vintage edit this time. It took a lot longer than usual, so big thanks to Ashley and Jordan for their patience!

Ashley and Jordan brought two cool beach cruisers, we even had another fellow photog asking to take a picture of the bikes! Jordan is actually an aspiring photographer as well and he mainly does photography of motorcross sports for now. These two were just soooooo cute with each other and I had so much fun hanging out with them. They've been together for a while and it was clear their love for each other just kept on growing... Couples like this make me LOVE my job as a photographer. There is nothing else better than capturing two people in love on film. Anyways, enough for my sappy comments, haha. Now enjoy the pictures!

MEET COREY AND MADDY.....AGAIN!

2010-02-18T07:13:00.000-08:00

I photographed Corey while he was about 1 month old, and look how big he's grown!! I was honored to be asked back for a second portrait session. He was definitely more playful than the last time so I was able to capture a better variety of shots. For this shoot, we even talked the grandparents into taking pictures with the kids!! The session was actually for Maddy's THIRD birthday but she was more interested in the cupcake than the photos, lol. I was still able to get some shots of Maddy before she left us.... ahhh, one of the challenges of photographing children!

Corey wanted that breadstick.....BAD.

HENRY CHEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

2010-02-15T23:08:00.000-08:00

As a way of preparing for all of my portrait sessions, I always do a google search on the location I will be shooting. Regardless if I have been there before. I just want to get a good feel of the location before I show up to meet with my clients. It was one of those days when I just randomly typed in "claremont colleges engagement session" and I stumbled upon Henry Chen Photography's page. For the countless hours that I wonder (my wife would say "lost") on the information super highway, this find was definitely one of the best things that had ever happened to me in my young career as a photographer.

I was literally mesmerized by Henry's photos on his website/blog! I probably spent the next 3 hours or so going through the pages on the website. I then cold-emailed Henry and just said hello and said I really like his work. I thought nothing would come out of it since I am literally, one of his thousand friends on facebook. I then emailed Henry again, asking for some advice he could give me on an upcoming wedding, that's when he invited me to come take part in the workshop.

The workshop was jam packed with information that a new wedding photographer would need; marketing, gear, work flow, a mock shoot as directed by Henry, and even income taxes at one point...yes, I know, exciting stuff. But hey, if you want to run a successful business like Henry, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Without boring everybody to tears, it was a great, great, great, did I say great...workshop. I think one word that keeps coming to my mind would be "inspirational." Henry was such a down to earth guy, very personable, and just by hanging out with him a few hours, I understand how he can become successful in such a short amount of time. Hey Henry, if you are reading this, remember the deal we made!

I know I know, here are the pictures from the mock shoot!

BABY JAYCE PORTRAIT SESSION

2010-02-07T10:17:00.000-08:00

Intorducing Baby Jayce!! You might remember from my previous post, I shot this gorgeous family a few months ago for a family/maternity session, and here's the little guy that was hiding in mommy's belly. He's absolutely perfect in everyway and I am so honored the family asked me back to take more pictures of the baby. We 'tried' to get big brother AJ in on a few shots, but you can see from below we were able to get ONE shot in for the two brothers. Enjoy the pictures.

Oh, I am also trying out a few different things with the picture formatting and logo...it's a work in progress and I welcome any comment. Thanks!

Big brother AJ hiding under the bed because he didn't want to take a picture! It turned out he had a valid excuse...he was running a high fever! I guess I'll just have to come by the third time, ha.

the ONLY shot I got of the two brothers.

Love the closing shot.

CRISTINA & ERNEST ENGAGEMENT SESSION

2010-02-04T01:11:00.000-08:00

If you looked up the words "cute couple" in the dictionary, you will find a picture of these two right next to it. I don't think I have ever laughed as much or as hard during a shoot as I did with this couple. It was essentially a laughfest from start to finish! They are actually planning a destination wedding in Costa Rica (where Cristina's family is originally from), I am sooooo excited for them! I am not shooting the wedding, YET, but I wouldn't mind traveling to Costa Rica....I am just saying. For the shoot they even brought a picnic setup with hot noodles for breakfast. How 'cute' was that?? I honestly had soooo much fun with them, and I wish them nothing but the best life has to offer!

Ernest also has a company that sells specialized car parts. Check out his company Reset Motorsports, LLC for additional information.

Yep, that's MY droid!!

I actually told Ernest "no tongue" so he covered up his mouth.

you can really tell how in love and comfortable they are with each other in this photo. I love the emotions.

SENIOR PORTRAIT SESSION IN OLDTOWN PASADENA

2010-02-01T22:57:00.000-08:00

Meet Danielle! A high school senior from the Los Angeles area. She contacted me through a mutual friend and I am so glad she did! For her senior portrait session we went to old town Pasadena. If you haven't been there, I HIGHLY recommend you to go check it out. Without going into the history of the place, it's essentially the old downtown of Pasadena which went through a revitalization in the recent years. Now it has a good mix of high end retail shops and top restaurants in the area. We started the shoot just walking around and shot wherever I thought it might look "cool." Danielle was such a trooper and she was up for anything. I have a sneaky suspicion that she might have done some modeling before because she was an absolute natural in front of the camera! We even survived standing in the middle of the diagnoal crosswalk! I hope you all enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed photographing her.

If you are a senior, I am running a senior portrait special right now! Book now and receive $50 credit towards prints! Visit the website to fill out a contact form for availability and additional information.

FUN WITH MOBILE PHONE

2010-01-23T10:33:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to do this post for a while, but I just didn't know where to start! I think most photographers can agree with me that photography is more than just a job, it's a passion. I see things as if I am looking at it through a camera lens. So I am always pulling over on the side of the road and taking snap shots. Which is great material for my blog, but my wife HATES it! It makes our road trips twice as long! But I digress. Since I got my brand spanking new Motorolla Droid Phone, I have been just obsessed with taking snap shots on the go. It's nice if I can bring my big 'ol SLR camera with me everywhere I go, but at times it's just not practical. So after browsing through almost all the available applications, I decided on a simple application called FxCamera for Android.

The program is absolutely free and I just love it! The vignetting (on soft setting) is great. It doesn't give you that mom-pop-wedding-portrait-with-oval-vignetting look (yes, I just made that up), and the Toy Cam setting, my favorite, gives you that cool, I am just too artsy-fartsy for you look. There is also a fisheye setting and polaroid setting. I am not such a big fan on the fisheye setting because it's wayyyyy too distorted. But the polaroid setting is pretty cool, I just choose not to use it.

Another great point-n-shoot type of camera that was recommended to me is Rocoh GR Digital III. It has a fast lens at f1.9, and fixed focal length at 28mm. It's just small enough that you can carry around without looking like a photographer.

Here's a snap shot I took while driving around in the neighborhood. If you live in southern california, you know we've been pounded by the rain the last week. The sun finally decided to come out and play today so I took this shot that showed the overhead power lines, blue sky, and the snow covered mountain. I hope you like it!

here's another shot

WEEKEND GETAWAY TO SAN DIEGO

2010-01-16T23:57:00.000-08:00

We had a chance for a quick weekend getaway since my engagement shoot in Monterey got cancelled. We had babysitter lined up and off we go! Today we visited old town San Diego, the birth place of california, and visited gas lamp district for dinner and movie. We've been to Old Town San Diego many many times before but we still enjoy coming back. Tomorrow we will be visiting Seaport Village! Now it's off to bed!

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We had lunch at Cafe Coyote in old town San Diego. This is a 'must visit' spot for us whenever we visit San Diego. The food is delicious and cheap, and service is always top notch. Five stars! Okay, maybe not, but definitely gets two thumbs up from me.

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NIGHT TIME COUPLE PORTRAIT SESSION!

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Okay, I have to be honest. I have NEVER done a night time portrait session before. So when I get a courageous couple that is willing to try something new, I jumped right on it! The session took place at the Redlands Farmer's Market night, it was sort of a slow night. I have been there when it was just absolutely packed. Maybe the cold weather had something to do with it.. yes, I know, in Southern California 60 is considered FREEZING, don't hate.

Nichole and Charlie were up for anything I threw at them which was great. We walked around quite a bit for various scenes and different lighting situations. I made a promise to myself, NO FILL FLASH, so it made the shoot even more difficult. I hope you enjoy the pictures! Just a side note, the studio right now is running a special for Valentine's Day portrait sessions. This could be a great gift to mommy & daddy from the kids, it also makes an absolutely perfect gift for each other! Check out my website for more details. here are the pictures.

I love how this shot turned out! I was actually laying flat on my belly on the ground when I got this shot. Yes, on my belly, public sidewalk.....Eww.. whatever it takes to get the shot!

Love the closing shot.

MY LUNCH WAS BETTER THAN YOUR LUNCH

2010-01-10T23:21:00.000-08:00

For Christmas (what, you couldn't tell from the traditional American Christmas meal?) , my family usually gets together and have a rare lunch together with everybody. This year we chose a place called New Capital Seafood Restaurant in Rowland Heights, not too far from where we grew up. It's all Dim Sum and I loved it! For those of you that don't know what Dim Sum is, it's essentially small portions of food that are brought straight to your table by steamed carts. It doesn't get any fresher than that!

And after lunch we went back to my parents' house and had our annual gift exchange, where my parents also debuted their brand spanking new Mercedes ML350. That's a nice car, I don't care what angle you look at it. And trust me, I did look at it from every angle. Enjoy the pictures!

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PATRICK & AMY FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION ON FLICKR!

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RYAN'S 2ND YEAR PORTRAIT SESSION ON FLICKR!

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RYAN'S 2ND YEAR PORTRAIT SESSION

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I LOVE repeat clients! It's great that clients have me take their pictures one time, but for them to come back a SECOND time is huge. Ryan's parents is one of those cool clients. I had the honor of photographing Ryan about 6 months ago,and you can click here to see the photos from that session. It's just fun to see how much my understanding of photography has grown since that time, too!

Anyways, we had so much fun taking pictures of Ryan, even though he refused to climb up a tree branch for us. I brought my secret weapon the bubble gun, and we had a blast making bubbles....trying to take the bubble gun away from Ryan is a different story! Enjoy the pictures.

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I know the picture on the left is slightly out of focus, but how cool is that picture?? Love the colors bouncing off the bubbles! And you can see the master bubble maker on the right.

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HAD to have a picture of the shoes

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WEBSITE IS GOING ONLINE....NOW!!!

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www.jeremychouphotoworks.net

It's official!! Redesign for the website is done done, and done. I will still be updating portfolio section and some more information about the company, but overall I am finally done! Here are some key additions to the website;

1. There will be a link to my new online gallery. Now even grandma in North Dakota can see the photos and order prints! The company I chose was www.smugmug.com. They offer a variety of products that I think will be very popular! Including canvas prints!

the online gallery will be hosted at http://jeremychouphotoworks.smugmug.com/

2. New rates are in effect for 2010! But if you've contacted me in 2009, the old rate is still good.

3. Since I have the absolute BEST clients in the whole wide world, we are starting a section called "raves." When clients send us nice things we will be posting that in this section.

4. There will be an additional section under portfolio that will be a mixed bag of all pictures I've taken. Although my main passion is people, sometimes I will still take photos of landscape, architecture, random objects, or just whatever that catches my eye.

If you have ANY comments about the website I'd absolutely LOVE to hear from you. drop me a line at jeremy@jeremychouphotoworks.net

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2009-12-31T08:54:00.000-08:00

Happy new year! Other than Christmas, this is probably the most exciting time of the year for me. Altough I am usually in bed before the ball drops, I just love all the excitement, TV specials (oh yes, who can miss Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo on the kissing platform this year? not me! If you didn't catch the sarcasm, there was sarcasm)and all the build up until the final moment. I thought about maybe going to a place where there is new year's eve celebration...but then I like my sleep better.

So, in lieu of some fantastic firework photos, I am going to announce some new changes.

1. We will have a new blog!! Yes, I will have to depart with my beloved blogspot. You have served me well.

2. I'd like for the blog to be more interactive! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, did I say LOVE comments??

3. There will be a new area with a link to online gallery. I still have not quite decided on this one. Flickr has served me well so far, but I would like to move to a more pro-level gallery viewing experience. Be on the look out for that.

4. New rates will be in effect! It will be included in the final launch of the website.

That's about all I can think of at this point. I would like to thank everybody that follows my blog on a regular basis (Kazakhstan, Holla!) and thanks for your patience in this transitional period. This is a very exciting time for me, and thanks for being part of the process and watch us grow as a business! Cheers!

YEAR IN REVIEW

2009-12-30T00:56:00.000-08:00

what a year it has been! 2009 will go down in history as the year that I decided to take the plung and start my own photography business. So far it has been a rewarding and challenging road. Trying to balance between my full time job, family life with two young toddlers, and my passion for photography has definitely been interesting to say the least. What had originally started out as a serious hobby has become a passion and a budding business endeavor. And I am so grateful for all the people that have made it possible. Eveybody from clients, photographers I admire, friends, family, and of course I couldn't have done it without the support of my wife who has been with me every step of the way. She has been the voice of reason, my critic, and the waitress who serves me a slice of humble pie once in a while! I want to also thank my wife for putting up with my time away from family so I may pursue a passion and nurture it into a thriving business (hopefully!)

Here are some of my favoriate images from this year. Some have been posted on the blog before and some are brand new. It's a mixed bag of a little bit of everything. Enjoy!

Melocoton Family Portrait Session

McKindley Family Portrait Session

The Getty Center

My kids at The Getty Center

M 4 year old's first portrait of mommy

Favorite shot from Amy/Patrick family portrait session

Lauren's 2nd year portrait

Sath Family Portrait Session

Montalvo Family Portrait Session

Goodwill Family Portrait Session

Ally's 4th year portrait

WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED!

2009-12-28T00:52:00.000-08:00

OMG!! My temporary website is finally up!! Setting up a website is a lot harder than I originally anticipated. The amount of hours and research that go into a presentable website is just mind blowing. As you can see, I finally found a website that is suitable for the vision I have of my photography business. I wanted something clean, modern, easy to navigate, and most importantly that shows off my photographs in a straight forward fashion. After much research I came upon a web service called http://www.wix.com/ that allows the user to create a flash based website with no knowledge of 'coding.' If you don't know what coding means, exactly my point. So far I am still working out some bugs, but at least the front page is up and running! Come back in couple of weeks for the full (hopefully) website launch!.

the actual website address is www.jeremychouphotoworks.net. You can also reach me at my new email address jeremy@jeremychouphotoworks.net.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2009-12-25T14:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everybody that was kind enough to send us a Christmas card. We are extremely grateful for all the great friends and family that we are surrounded with. Holidays wouldn't be the same without all of you.

Personally, I am grateful for all the wonderful people I have met this year through my photography business. I look forward to the future and I can't wait to see what next year brings!

We wish everybody a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

PEEP SHOW FEATURING HOLLY MADISON

2009-12-23T21:50:00.000-08:00

We also watched a show on the strip called "Peep Show" featuring Holly Madison. The show was a lot better than what we anticipated. I read a whole bunch of review online and it was a mix bag of good and bad, so we really didn't know what to expect. The show is definitely geared towards the 18+ crowd, but it wasn't overtly sexual. It's funny, cheeky, and entertaining all wrapped into one 90 minute long show.

TODD ENGLISH'S OLIVES @ BELLAGIO

2009-12-23T21:45:00.000-08:00

We had dinner at this cool restaurant called Todd English's Olives at Bellagio. This Las Vegas offering of a Todd English favorite features a Mediterranean-style experience set against the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Bellagio. House-made pastas, steaks, rotisserie dishes, brick oven pizzas and sommelier-recommended wines complement the dining atmosphere. And no, I didn't write that, it's lifted directly from the restaurant's website.

Food was EXCELLENT, as you would expect from a $50 a plate restaurant. I didn't get too many good shots of the food because of the extremely dim light, so you will just have to take my word for it! Service was also top notch without being overbearing. I highly recommend this restaurant.

GALLAGHER'S STEAK HOUSE @ NEW YORK NEW YORK

2009-12-23T21:40:00.000-08:00

I couldn't resist taking pictures of this cooler that showcased all of the beef from Gallagher's steak house. They don't look too appetizing right now, though.

PARIS, LAS VEGAS

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LAS VEGAS AT NIGHT

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RED ROCK CANYON IN LAS VEGAS

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This was my first time visiting Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas so I was very excited to get some landscape shots in. Shooting wide open landscape is definitely a lot more different than shooting portraits. I was able to get in a couple of good photos of the red rock formation and also a family of burros.

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AFGHAN FOOD/BELLY DANCING IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA

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If you are into a more "exotic" wedding celebration, this might be the perfect vendor to contact! The restaurant is called Afghan Palace Cuisine, in Rancho Cucamonga. They offer catering, live belly dancing, and Hookah pipes! The belly dancer's name is Hadia, and she can be contacted through the restaurant.

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PATRICK & AMY FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

2009-12-18T21:47:00.000-08:00

I made a VERY last minute appointment with this family so they can get the photos in time for their Christmas cards. I am sooooo glad I did because they turned out to be such cool clients. By the time we were able to get together, the sun was setting, and I was fighting mother nature in order to get some variations in my shots. Luckily the kids cooperated, and we were able to get in quite a few shots before we completely lost daylight. The kids were absolutely adorable and even the baby hams it up for the camera! Enjoy the pictures.

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GOODWILL FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

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I had the pleasure of shooting this young family's portraits and I had such a great time! They were absolutely amazing to work with, and as you can see, EVERYBODY's very photogenic. Enjoy the pictures!

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I LOVE CHRISTMAS

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Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday of the entire year. I love the lights, the food, the decorations, break from work, spending time with my three favorite girls in the world, etc.. I love everything about it. We went to visit the in-laws the other day and they had the best Christmas decorations! Compare to what they come up with, our decorations look like it came from Ray Charles & Co.!

It's okay, though. What I lack in talent in making stuff myself, I make it up by taking pictures of stuff other people make. So there!

BABY BOY WITH FAUX HAWK

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It was an impromptu photo session and the baby was in a great mood! What a handsome little boy, I loved the faux hawk. He rocked it!

RAINBOW

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had to pull over on the side of freeway for this awesome rainbow. I don't think I've ever seen the rainbow actually touching down on the ground! It was absolutely beautiful, even with the overcast sky.

THE RAIN!!

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Our first real rain storm of the season. I usually love the rain, just not when I have TWO photoshoots lined up that might get rained out. Oh well, at least my daughter enjoys looking at the rain and I got some cute pictures out of it.

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MCKINDLEY FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION - FULL SET SLIDE SHOW

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OK....SO THIS IS WHAT I 'REALLY' LOOK LIKE

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YIKES, yes that's me. And now you know why I stay behind the camera most of the time. There is also a reason why I am showing you this. As part of my standard service, I do minor touch up/air brushing for what I'd call "the money shot." This is that ONE shot that will be blown up to poster size and hung on your wall, passed along from generation to generation...maybe not that dramatic, but you get the idea. So to demonstrate, my asked my lovely wife take a picture of me and I will do a before/after comparision shot to show you guys what I will also do for your photos.

This is the "BEFORE" shot, not bad. But here's the AFTER shot...drum roll.....

Skin is smoothed out, blemishes removed, wrinkles removed (do I really have wrinkles??), and lighting corrected. Now THAT is one okay looking dude. As you can see the differnces are very subtle, but yet they make a dramatic difference in the picture. Most importantly, the picture doesn't look 'processed' at all!

This is going to be an ongoing post called "In The Darkroom" where I will demonstrate some of my techniques in getting the very best photo for you. If you have any other questions, feel free to leave me a comment or email me at jeremychou@gmail.com.

MCKINDLEY FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

2009-12-06T00:42:00.000-08:00

Remember this post? After a year long deployment, this PURPLE HEART recipient got a well deserved family portrait session with his cute family. We've known them for a long time, but this was the first time we got the whole family together for a session. Weather was really overcast, but we were able to finish up our shoot before any rain hit. Enjoy the photos!

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MY LUNCH WAS BETTER THAN YOUR LUNCH

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I am starting a new series on the blog called "my lunch was better than your lunch." It's just another excuse for me to go to a good restaurant and eat something nice. Also other than people, my second favorite subject to shoot has to be food.

The wife and I went to Luise's Trattoria in Pasadena, CA today, and this is what I had for lunch. It's Grilled Breast of Chicken Marinated in
Fresh Herbs, Garlic, Olive Oil & Aged Balsamic.
Served with Braised Spinach & Seasonal
Vegetables. It gets a solid 8 out of 10 from me. The only thing I didn't like was how much butter it had in it. But other than that, PERFECTION!

We frequent this restaurant quite a bit, service is always top notch, hip crowd (yes, because we are hip). Go check it out!

MONTALVO FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

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I had the pleasure of meeting up with the Montalvo's for a family/maternity shoot last weekend. Even though the mommy is about 8 months pregnant, she was still up for doing anything I came up with. What a trooper! At one time I tried to get the whole family to sit on a branch...yeah, didn't quite work out as I thought. We ended up having AJ climb up on the branch, and mommy/daddy held on to his hands instead. Overall it was another great family shoot, I can't wait to meet the new baby!

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Isn't he adorable??

OFFICIAL 2009 FAMILY PORTRAIT

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We started a family tradition last year (I know, hardly a tradition) that we will take family photos every year during Christmas until one of the kids refuse to do so. My wife and I think it will be a great way for the kids to look back on how much they have grown over the years. So here's the official "image" of 2009. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody!

2009 FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

2009-11-28T20:30:00.000-08:00

This was our second annual family portrait session and we went to Pitzer College for our photo shoot. The weather was a bit on the chilly side, but we still had a ton of fun. It's kind of a funny story how I met the photographers. It all started about 8 months ago when I became absolutely OBSESSED with flickr. I would browse through hundreds of photos everyday, just to see what other people are doing out there in the world. One day I typed in the word "Canon" and Kevin Ho's photos popped up. I really liked his style of photos and I have been following his work every since. A couple of weeks ago I just emailed Kevin out of the blue and asked him if he would do our family photo session. And to my surprise, he said yes! Kevin was kind enough to bring a 2nd shooter Lasonic Sivongxay who was also a fantastic photographer. They mainly do fashion photography, so it was nice to get a different style of photography than what I am used to.

Of course being a photographer myself I had to shoot the other photographers in action as well!

OUR PHOTOGRAPHER IN ACTION

2009-11-28T20:15:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when a photographer is getting shot by another photographer.

SERENDIPITY VIDEOGRAPHY

2009-11-27T07:31:00.000-08:00

so as you might know, most wedding videography can be kinda "cheesy." But I came across this company called Serendipity Videography out of Phoenix, Arizona, and I must say their style is AWESOME. They essentially approach it as a mini-movie, instead of small clips with crazy transition effects like most other ones I have seen. If you get a chance, do go check out their website. There is a ton of videos on there as well.

LISCANO FAMILY PET PORTRAIT SESSION

2009-11-26T11:26:00.000-08:00

As a dog lover myself, I LOVED this portrait session. Liscano family has three beautiful dogs, Starla, Tahoe, and Lucy. They were very well behaved during our photo shoot, and the pictures came out great! Evidently some of the dogs are therapy dogs, and they have even been in commercials and movies! It was great meeting the family and I had so much fun, I can't wait for more family pet portrait sessions. Pet turtles anybody??

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SATH FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION NOW ON FLICKR!

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Click here to be directed to flickr site.

I have also decided that I will try out different photographic style on one selected picture from each session....leave me a comment and let me know if you like it!

SATH FAMILY PORTRAIT SESSION

2009-11-22T16:32:00.000-08:00

I met with this GORGEOUS family at Claremont Colleges a couple of days ago and had a great portrait session! The family was super fun AND super photogenic as well (as you can tell from the pictures). The parents were up for anything so we were able to get great shots of the baby laying down on a bed of fallen leaves. I absolutely LOVED the shoes the baby had as well, he rocked them!

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love the shoes!

COMING HOME

2009-11-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

One of our best family friends' husband has been deployed to Kosovo for the last year. Today we were honored to be invited to join the McKindley family in welcoming Andrew back to US soil! I tried to capture the raw emotions of a family being temporary apart, and coming back together again. Hopefully I captured the essence of what that moment meant to the McKindley family.

Welcome home, Andrew.

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