I took photos of Andrea and Linh while I was in the bay area. Linh and I went to UCLA together many years ago – more than I care to say! Linh was born in Vietnam and grew up in Orange county. Andrea is of Japanese descent; she grew up in Richmond California. Her father’s...
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Political Pilgrimage
I’m headed to Washington D.C. for Barack Obama’s inauguration in January. I have no idea whether I’ll get a ticket or not; it goes without saying that demand for tickets is through the roof. But I’m excited to travel to another part of the country and take pictures!
I’m already planning which lenses I want to...
Portraits: Robert and Neil
I took a few pictures of Robert and Neil together. These were taken at the Presidio in San Francisco.
Portraits: Blended #14
Neil is the third person in my bay area trifecta: as with Regine and Robert, I met him through my aunt Pamela. They all went to Stanford together.
Neil is of Barbadian and Polish descent. His grandparents on his father’s side are from Barbados, and his mother’s grandparents are from Poland. He currently lives in Vallejo,...
Photo on Parents.com
A big thank you to Kelly, who submitted this photo to Parents.com. The photo is from the maternity session I did with Kelly and Scott over the summer. It is now part of an article on how to take pregnant belly photos.
P.S. Kelly and Scott had a healthy baby girl in September.
Portraits: Blended #13
Robert is another subject that I met through Pamela – he’s her husband! And my uncle. Pamela and Robert live in Ohio with their three wonderful children. Robert gew up in Dayton and is half black and half white. We took these pictures at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA.
Lightroom-licious
I finally broke down and bought Lightroom. I decided to give it a try because the workflow I had with Aperture was not working. I only used Aperture to organize images, so I’ll be the first to admit that I was not using Apeture to it’s full potential.
With Aperture, I was importing my images, exporting...
Portraits: Blended #12
I met Regine through my aunt, who also introduced me to Alan, an earlier participant in my mixed race portrait project. Regine is of Haitian and Irish ancestry, and her first language is French. She currently lives in Berkeley, CA. We took these pictures at Dimond Park in Oakland, CA.
Wedding: Michelle and Jonathan
This was a beautiful wedding. The ceremony and reception were at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA. I was an assistant shooter with AAcreation Photography.
Wedding: Juliet and Deedrick
So I’m a wee bit behind in updating my blog. These photos are from Juliet and Deedrick’s summer wedding, where I was assistant shooting with AAcreation Photography. The ceremony was at the Benedict Castle in Riverside, CA. The reception was held at the Guasti Villa in Ontario, CA.