The day before Christine’s wedding, we did a session of bridal portraits. Bridal portraits are not very common in Pacific NW but more so in East coast, so I was excited for the opportunity. Christine is also a photographer, so that made it even more fun! Here are some photos, more can be seen here. puerto vallarta, sayulita, mexico, wedding, photographer, photography
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I will post more about this later (I am currently out of town with a non-English keyboard!), but WPJA just announced their Photographer of the Year results and I was the runner up. The first place went to a fantastic Italian photographer, so I guess this makes me first place in USA? LOL. I lost by a hair too, so I guess I should enter …
Continue readingYay! I won first place again in WPPI Photojournalistic Humor Category! I won it when they first started the category back in 2004 (my first time entering WPPI competitions), and this year I won again. I think this kinda makes me the funniest photographer around? Here is the image:
Continue readingDue to intense travel schedule, before I left town, I forgot to renew my domain. Yup. So one morning last week, I open my website and there was a search engine in it’s place. I had to sit down for couple minutes and felt like all of my energy was sucked down. Luckily, my hosting provider gives 30 day grace period so I was able …
Continue readingWPJA – Wedding Photojournalist Association is the most popular organization for photojournalistic wedding photographers. The members are the best in the world in photojournalistic style of shooting. Each year they do 4 contests. There are thousands of images entered into each category by the world’s top photographers. So I am very excited and proud to announce that I was awarded first place in 4 categories. …
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I just shot an awesome wedding in Ixtapa! We almost did a skydive with the groom to the ceremony but decided against it due to logistic issues. I was shooting some photos of them on jet ski and then did some more at the beach. Check this one of me shooting (taken by my talented assistant Arian):
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Alexis and Chris – A Great Gatsby Wedding!
Here is a very cool wedding I have done over the New Year’s eve and wanted to share. The theme of Chris and Alexis wedding was Great Gatsby. It was at the First Congregational Church for ceremony, and then we moved to the Art Museum to Fields Ballroom. The processional was escorted by guests with sparklers walking to the Art Museum. The event coordinators Blush …
Continue readingThis link has a guide that talks about photographer’s rights, esp. taking photographs in public places. Respecting the public while taking photos is very important, but also knowing your rights. Photographer’s Rights
Continue readingThese events are really fun and the chance to dance at Crystal is always a great experience. They even have behinner lessons for free! Monday, February 12th Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside, Portland) 6:30 PM Partner Charleston (FREE) 7:30 PM Beginning Swing Lesson (FREE) 8:30 PM to 12:00 AM DJ’d Dance. $8 Admission. All ages. We got three DJ’s lined up…and I’m not sure in …
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