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I took a short vacation home to visit my family and snapped a few pictures of my sweet-as-cupcakes-covered-in-chocolate-and-sprinkles niece, Katalina. She just started taking karate lessons and for being such a princess-y girl, she really likes it. It's awesome to see her taking an interest in new things and building up her kiddy resume of experiences.

AND she is so good in front of the camera! The auntie proud-o-meter just went clear off the charts! <3

She was showing me her wand, like in Harry Potter. Too cute!

alldoneup :: Jun.23.2009 :: Photography :: 4 Comments »

Every afternoon on my drive home from work, I pass by this rocky area near the road and always say, "That's a nice picture spot". So during the 3day weekend, we decided to go out there and take some shots. This gave Her the perfect excuse to put on a dress she's been waiting to wear for quite awhile now =p.

The weather was perfect (but still no clouds! darn!), she looked gorgeous in the dress... and I learned a valuable lesson: Never wear shorts in a photo shoot in itchy, weedy dry grass fields. I forgot to take a Behind The Scenes shot because it started to get dark, and we started hearing strange noises that spooked us. Here are some pictures below, doesn't she look most magnanimous? lol (bonus points if you can guess that movie reference)

tyger :: May.28.2009 :: Photography, Tyger's Posts :: 12 Comments »

Two small boys were playing together under the shade of a gnarly tree while their parents, seated comfortably on the front porch, kept watch over them. This was the scene that greeted Babes and I when we arrived. A future glimpse of a harmonious family life for us perhaps? We shared a smile and a jab (he better change a few diapers). We had a moment.

And then it ended....

"Do you know how to ice skate?" "There's a worm outside, want to see it?!" "Watch me skip and stomp!" Wow, there was a whole lotta chatter that went down but it also goes without saying that there wasn't a dull moment during our photo session with Viola, who just happens to be the beautiful mother of two very boisterous but adorably engaging boys. Viola is 7 months pregnant and expecting a baby girl! I am so thrilled for her, congrats! Below are several pictures that were taken.

alldoneup :: May.19.2009 :: Photography :: 10 Comments »

alldoneup :: May.15.2009 :: Photography :: No Comments »

Wedded Bliss!

It's going to be a year full of weddings and I couldn't be more excited! (I am an avid fan of "Whose Wedding is it Anyways?") This past weekend we attended the beautiful wedding of Hieu and Elaine. I will be posting a few pictures from their wedding ceremony soon but for now you can view some pics from the reception gallery.

This was the first time I used our home-made foam bounce card. I'm liking how the pictures turned out, considering it costs only $2 in materials =p. Anyways, check out the gallery below!

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admin :: May.11.2009 :: Photography :: 6 Comments »

I loved watching Babes with his new baby nephew.

There are few things that terrify my Babes - like doing dishes and my cold feet rubbing against his- but holding newborn babies is like his kryptonite. He started coming up with 101 reasons why he couldn't hold baby Logan but I made him (of course) and oh how my heart swelled up with such pride - and relief - it was so endearing and seemed quite natural to see the two of them together.

I think/hope/pray/know he's going to be a very dedicated father someday.

alldoneup :: Apr.28.2009 :: Photography :: 10 Comments »

Did you know I had no idea how to hula hoop until my niece, Katalina, decided to take it upon herself to reconcile the matter. "Come on, it's easy" she assured me. And let me tell you, I hadn't felt that kind of pressure in a long time...but I should have known better than to doubt the abilities of one determined little cutie patootie. She really is something special and the best darn hula hoop teacher ever!

**I miss you a whole lot Kitty!

alldoneup :: Apr.15.2009 :: Photography :: 7 Comments »

Thank goodness I don't need to look too far for people to put in front of the camera when I go home for visits, bless their picha-loving souls. Pahnia being one of them. And we made her Mr. Dimples join in on the fun too. I really wanted to put these two outdoors on picture day but the weather wouldn't cooperate (shame on you!) and rained on my hopeful little parade. I definitely felt more comfortable shooting inside with the speedlights but I would have much preferred taking the pictures outdoors; there's no better setting than the great outdoors.

**Thanks Pahnia and Mr. Dimples for being patient during times when this photography thingamajigger left me dazed and confused. You should have seen me when I was new to being a noob; it would have scarred you for life, take my word for it.

alldoneup :: Apr.13.2009 :: Photography :: No Comments »

While I was in MN with my sister, May, we donned our hottest outfits (actually, they were pretty tame considering what kids are wearing these days) and headed out for a night on the town. And what a waste that was! Some idiot forgot their ID. Complete dork. But enough about me. =/

My favorite part of the night was getting my make-up done by May! I haven't experimented with the stuff in a while so seeing all the colorful and sparkly eye shadows to play with were so ooooh and aaaah-some - gotta love doing them girly rituals!

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alldoneup :: Apr.08.2009 :: Fashion & Beauty :: 9 Comments »

Just wanted to throw up a few more pics from our trip to the Cherry Blossoms. As I continue to experiment shooting in different environments... I find myself loving the outdoor "natural studio" more than the typical indoor studio (specifically outdoor strobing). It's strange though, I'm not a huge fan of shooting outdoor landscapes... I find it a bit boring... but throw in an interesting subject and my chinky eyes open up; I am really enjoying shooting people on location outdoors. The next on-location shoot I'm looking forward to is a shoot on a dry desert lake bed. I can picture it already... the sunset, clouds, and the GF in a flowy dress standing on the cracked desert lake bed. I told her the next weekend we see clouds in the sky, we're taking a road trip out to the desert!!

Anyways, here are a few more pics... just b'cuz they were staring at me on my desktop.

Thanks for reading, and as always.. feel free to leave comments, suggestions or any questions. Even though this stuff is still relatively new to me, I'm more than willing to share anything that might be helpful for anyone interested.

- tyger

tyger :: Apr.07.2009 :: Photography, Tyger's Posts :: 2 Comments »