some things left to contingency
Just got back from Australia Sunday night and already the busy whirl is taking me for a spin!
I finally submitted my postcard/mailer design for my exhibit!!
Looks like I’m not going to have much free time the next few weeks but I’m SO excited!
Please contact me for more details about the exhibit.
The public reception will be held on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm.
Well… I can stop running “away with the pixies” now because I’m “happy as Larry” to be headed of to the land of Aussies, kangaroos, and didgeridoos tomorrow with my camera in hand. My “swags” are all packed with jeans and “jumpers” (as it will be the beginning of spring over in Melbourne) and I won’t be returning till the end of September. Many photos to come 
Reference to Aussie slang here.
March 29th, 2009:
Vanessa and Emmanuel are the high school sweethearts that you hear about from friends that have been together for almost what seems forever. It was fun seeing them warm up to the camera as the engagement shoot went on and at times when Vanessa wasn’t quite sure how to pose, Emmanuel simply told his bride-to-be that she looked beautiful and to just kiss him. They made me smile a couple times with their sweetness.
August 22, 2009:
Michelle and Craig were such a fun couple to shoot and I loved their spontaneous facial expression as it adds a lot of character and really emphasizes how not only joyful and beautiful a wedding can be but also how much fun a wedding celebration can be. The day started at The Los Gatos Inn with hair and makeup done by Jenny Nguyen. Michelle made a very sophisticated and beautiful bride! The ceremony, held at St. Joseph Cathedral Basilca in San Jose, CA, went beautifully and was very intimate, including only close friends and family. The reception was hosted at the small and cozyNick’s on Main Street, an American Bistro, in Los Gatos.
All my best wishes and congrats to Michelle and Craig! Cheers!
Hilarie was wonderful and it really only took less than an hour to get all the shots I needed with her. I absolutely loved the makeup that Jackie did on Hilarie – a mixture of glittery eyeshadow that just made Hilarie’s eye stand out so boldly!
I only had at most 20 minutes to shoot with Angela because her husband had something special planned for her, which I thought was very endearing! Angela looked gorgeous and was absolutely fun to work with! Special thanks to Jackie Tran for doing the make up!
There will always be a soft spot for Leica’s in my heart ever since my brother first mentioned them to me. Fortunately, my brother and I had the chance to test out the M7 and M8 for a weekend during Leica’s Test Drive promotion. These rangefinder cameras are a lot of fun to use, not to mention their attractive design and impeccable quality. Now, Leica has come out with the Leica à la Carte – a fully customizable camera “available through an online Configurator, [where] a user can choose between the Leica MP or Leica M7, and then delve deeper into over four thousand technical and styling choices. In additional to a myriad of technical selections, options get as in-depth as the lens cap color, leather trim, viewfinder frame-lines, controls, and personalized engraving.” They even have custom lizard or ostrich embossing – further pushing the customization level into the more exotic realm!
Here is my custom Leica à la Carte w/0.58 focal length set for the 0.58x viewfinder magnification that includes the frame pair/frames for 28 and 90mm, 35mm, and 50mm (if and when I get one – price starts at 4560 USD):
These two were very adorable – you can tell from the photos alone that the couple is completely head over heels for each other. The photos were shot at Jeff Fisher’s (Tennessee Titan’s coach) brother’s house, which was a wonder in itself! You can tell the house belongs to a regular safari adventurer – knick knacks from all around the world probably… not to mention a boar’s head on the wall above a grand piano! Also, a side note for brides-to-be since weddings have been running rampant all summer long, Laura happens to be a certified coach for “Bridal Bootcamps,” where brides can gather up all their girls for a day of fun “get fit” activities, ranging from group mile jogs to underwater yoga. That’s what I call quality girl time! You can contact Laura at bridalbootcamp.com for more details
Here’s a sneak peak at Laura & Dusty’ engagement photos:
Carlson Volvo in Palo Alto was hosting a Volvo car meet on Saturday, August 8th. My boyfriend heard about the meet on Swedespeed, a forum for Volvo lovers. I went along with him because I finally had a break from the fashion shoots and brought along my camera just for fun – Glad I did since there were some interesting cars there and I played around along with different picture perspectives and compositions. For those who know their Volvos, “there were over 80 volvos, including a lot of [S60] Rs and some cool P1800s” (as noted in my boyfriend’s post – he brought his S60 R). There was a Volvo R there with blue stripes which was probably my favorite. My boyfriend posted the photos on the swedespeed forum. Here were some comments my boyfriend got from swedespeed users for the post:
“I love the photograph of the nose of that S60R, something about the composure, absolutely great!”
- m.olennick
“The Carlsen show was cool, nice pics thanks for sharing. Your lady takes some cool images, she must have her PP (post processing) down.”
- 850arrrsaylikepirate
It’s always nice getting feedback from others – it puts a smile on my face to know that people like my photos and reminds me why I love photography so much! Yay! Below were the photos I gave my bf to post:
Mattin Noblia is a restaurant owner and model, who impressively started his own tapas restaurant called Iluna Basque, set in the heart of North Beach in San Francisco, at the age of 23. I shot with Mattin Noblia almost 2 years ago when I enlisted him to do a shoot along with model Radilina, for a Koji Sake Lounge (San Jose, CA) print advertisement project. Anyway, long story short, I recently found out that he had made it to the Top Chef competition on BravoTV for the upcoming season, set to air on August 26th at 9pm! Congratulations Mattin! I encourage everyone to drop by Iluna Basque – the food is absolutely delightful!26
