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What a privilege to photograph a dear friend of mine, not only their epic engagement in Iceland, and their pre-wedding portrait + their emotional first look.
Stay tune for the full feature of their wedding day in Port Arthur, TX; coming up early next week!
Under the Lighted Stage
So this is what happen when you put a talented artist/actress under the stage lights, an magical photo was created!
Of course using the technique of "Prisming/Hurding" by Sam Hurd, helped creating the magic straight within the camera.
So this past Saturday my wife got a call from Stephanie checking to see if I was available to photograph their engagement session next weekend... given that I had prior obligations scheduled, I respectfully declined.. then few seconds later, Stephanie goes "ok.. so how about tomorrow?" So with that, THANKS Stephanie and Brain for taking away my Sunday nap time! Just kidding :)
Last second call for an engagement session is sort of an adrenaline rush, there's no real time to prep, just pack the available gears and improvise. For Stephanie & Brian's session, the colors of the sunset proves that we picked a great day for a shoot... nap time well sacrificed :) Congrats Stephanie and Brian!
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Back in late April, the wifey and I drove down to San Diego to do some portrait shoots around the city for Chris' upcoming project. Having to work with Chris in the studio for his press kitpreviously, it was definitely a pleasure and an honor to work with him again! We explored the city by foot, from San Diego Train Station, to Little Italy, then to the historic Gaslamp district, The Rooftop at the Ivy and finally stopped at the Lincoln Room where he perform every third weekend of the month. Though we only were able to stay for the day, we all had a blast and treated this more as a mini getaway than a photo session. So without further ado, here are some of my favorites from the day.
Also, please make sure to checkout DJ Chris Anthony's mixes and website here:
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Wooaahh.. HDR for portrait?? There are always skepticism when it comes down to creating a HDR image that pertains people. Mainly it's because most artists who creates HDR tends to "overcook" it to make the landscape and clouds super dramatic, however almost all the time, it will ruin a person's skintone and make them look super fake and unflattering. So for this week's HDR Friday, I want to show that with proper processing you can still get a great portrait without losing the details that a HDR image would bring. So yes.. the shot below is definitely a HDR portrait ;)
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In case you're wondering on how my raw files look.. here's 0 exposure, +2 exposure and -2 exposure, respectively:
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For kicks.. here's a black & white film version (edited via Lightroom):
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Happy Friday!
Happy 2012 everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday with lots quality time with your love ones. 2011 for me was a year of adaptation, provided with new environments, and new ventures I learned so many things along the way. Now 2012 will be a push to improve and expand both on the photography front and the personal end, so stay tune for some exciting new changes and projects in the upcoming months! Now for the sneak peak, straight from the beautiful yet urban decayed... Salton Sea - Superhero fashion theme inspired editorial:
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Model: Apryl C.
Stylist & Makeup: Apryl C.
Assistant Photographer: Nick P.
Location: Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California
Here's a full post of the Steampunk Editorial we worked on back in September! Got to thank Apryl and the team for the opportunity! There'll be more photos posted on Facebook so make sure to LIKE the page to get the updates!
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Art Director/Stylist: Apryl Chang
Model: Crystal Monte
Make up Artist: Julianna Joo
A sneak peak from a collaborative project with super talented people! Stay tune more to come next week.
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Art Director/Stylist: Apryl Chang
Model: Crystal Monte
Make up Artist: Julianna Joo
I'm never really a Halloween type of person, so call me a debbie downer if you wish.. but that doesn't mean I don't like taking photos of people in costumes! For example, here's a big nerd:
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Have a safe and an awesome Halloween everyone!