To accomplish my goal of literally catching up with editing, I’m hoping to post something everyday. Here’s day 2 of this whirlwind of a month with Sara and Brett’s engagement session. I kept telling Brett and Sara that I love simple places that I can really let my imagination run in, turning the ordinary into extraordinary. Brett and Sara met at the Middle Earth dorms on campus at UCI and so it was only right to start our shoot there. I think they were surprised on how many great spots there were just in that area alone. Can’t wait to show you these unique shots of my natural models and lovebirds, Sara and Brett. Please enjoy!
The New York posts are going to come rolling now that i’m back and i’ll have to double time the work if i want to get everything out as soon as possible. Here’s the first sneak peek of my NYC trip with Rowena and Miguel’s teasers. I’ll feed you all the amazing details for this e-sesh when everything is done, we have tons of photos you’re all going to love. Hopefully you’ll notice some landmark spots in these photos, but the real pleasure was the sheer amount of people around the city that are just so busy to notice a little camera, something so rare here in California. I love it and can’t wait to show you! please enjoy these for now :)
Every wedding photographer gets to that time period when all their old friends start to get married, I’m starting to really see it now as I’ve been meeting with so many of my high school and college buddies. Just this last week I got together with Rae and Jason who’ve I’ve known since my first year of college and will be shooting there wedding this coming September. We hit up some really great spots that meant alot to the both of them and created some really unique images. Can’t wait to show you these. Till then, please enjoy.
I was really able to delve into Erin and Rocky’s mind during their engagement session last month. Erin and Rocky took us out to Downtown LA where Rocky showed me his love for kicks and a really cool consignment store called Rift in Little Tokyo. afterwards we took a stroll around DTLA and I brought them to one of my favorite places, the Graffiti Walls. Erin and Rocky were down for anything and were ready to jump around, get into tight spaces, and be just, “goofy” for our session. I can’t thank them enough for making it so easy for me to capture there moments. Can’t wait to see you guys in a few weeks for your wedding! Please enjoy.
Lily and Tony’s personalities fit perfectly with my style. They’re just one of those couples that you know when you look at them, they’re incredibly in love. Not just “I love you lets grow old together love”, but also the “I love you passionate romantic love”. Every time they held each other they were in the zone. You just knew they fit. I’m very glad to be shooting these two love birds and can’t wait to see them at their wedding. We had a shorter than normal session but what we lost in quantity we definitely made up in quality and thats what i’m all about. Thanks so much for choosing me Lily and Tony, hope you enjoy!
Margaux and Ray chose the beautiful Avia Hotel in DT Long Beach for their session. I love this location mainly because the hotel staff is really accomodating and lets you shoot anywhere in the hotel as long as you don’t create trouble. Every time I’ve shot there, they’ve helped us with shots and accessibility and have always been a great staff. Finding a place that allows you to shoot and even helps you a little bit are the best places to shoot. It may be tricky but in the end finding that spot makes everything worthwhile. Thanks again for trusting me with your photos Margaux and Ray, hope you love them! Please enjoy.
Soratha and Patrick are planning their wedding in only 3 months!! and this isn’t going to be your typical wedding – Soratha and Patrick are having four different ceremonies, over 400 guests, and are visiting around 6 locations just on the day of their wedding. The itinerary and festivities are going to be incredible too, dragon dancers, live bands, the works. I wasn’t surprised when Patrick told me all his ideas for this engagement session either. I knew I would have some great moments to shoot.
To start this story off right though, I need to fill you in on their backstory. Soratha and Patrick have been together for lets just say forever. They’ve been planning for their wedding for a few months now, but never had actually proposed. So after we met and hashed out details for their “engagement session” they actually weren’t engaged officially yet, Patrick contacted me regarding his plan to propose to Soratha during the engagement session. He shared with me the story of how they met in Kindergarten at Jane Addams Elementary and how Soratha threw sand in his hair in the sandbox outside of the class. And yes, they met when they were five! Okay so now back to the present – unfortunately the sandbox was demolished and a regular playground was built in the kindergarten section of Jane Addams. Patrick determined, built a miniature sandbox out of styrofoam peanuts and wooden 4x4s. He brought some old chests, tricycles and an easel to paint on to really give the scene some character. After a few shots, Patrick went ahead and showed Soratha what he painted her on the easel. He had an entire story played out about Soratha and himself, finally culminating with an allusion to Shel Silverstein’s the Missing Piece, a childrens book about finding your missing piece. At the very end, Patrick turns the page to a Will You Marry Me page, and finally gets down on one knee….
That was just the beginning, we headed over to El Dorado Park, created some vintage backdrops, a giant red balloon, and naturesque scenes. Finally we stopped by our alma mater, Long Beach Poly where we all actually went to high school, dragged in a pink love seat and played with the idea of love in the randomest places. It seems like alot but we were able to crunch all of this under a few hours and still get some great shots. OK enough of the talking. lets see the work! Thanks Soratha and Patrick for being great models, and ofcourse to my lovely girlfriend Gaby for assisting.
Good friend and Colleague Lu Tran of Still Moments Studio asked me to shoot an engagement session with him while his team shot the videography. It was a really fun time and Nick and Griselda were so easy to work with. I love working with videographers because I get to see a whole different world of angles and ideas. On top of that I get much more time to think about the next shot while Lu and Cindy were getting theirs. If you’re looking for a videographer, make sure to check out his company, Still Moments Studio. Griselda and Nick, thanks so much for being an awesome and fun couple, hope you love your photos! Please enjoy.
Michelle and Ryan did their engagement session at Shoreline Village in Long Beach. They would go on dates here and loved all the colors of the different shops and restaurants. It was a really great place to shoot and walk around at and we were able to make the most of everything even though it was a very very sunny harsh lit day. Michelle and Ryan were lots of fun and were down to shoot anywhere, no matter how many people were around. Thanks for trusting me with all your shots! Please enjoy!
Erin and Rocky’s session took us to Downtown LA. Its been a while since I’ve shot an engagement session here so it was a lot of fun just walking the streets. This session really highlights their personalities that you can already see it in their teasers. Can’t wait to show you the rest! Please enjoy.
