First Time in New York

March 11, 2015 in travel, portrait, personal

I spent my first weekend on the east coast, exept that one weekend I went to Philadelphia to check out Bryn Mawr for 2 days back when I thought I might live in a castle.. Cough. Didn't happen :/

But! New York ended up being amazing (albeit a little cold). I was a little apprehensive about exploring the city by myself, but it was sort of liberating having to figure things out by myself and strolling through the streets of this vast city. It was also great hanging out with Gramps and some of my architecture friends - Jordan & Anna!

FAQ // Senior Portraits

February 02, 2015 in portrait, photography, FAQ

Hello, Hello! I've been getting some inquires on senior portraits recently. You girls are definitely planners, haha! Here are some of the most frequent questions to help you on your planning :) Remember, its never too early to reserve your session!

Driving Along Hwy 1

December 25, 2014 in travel, portrait, adventure, big sur, camping, photography

We spent Christmas Eve driving down from San Francisco to Los Angeles along the coastal road. Overall, we drove around 9 hours and then hopped back onto the 101 around San Louis Obispo. I am always in awe of the water near Big Sur, the color is always so vibrant. We also stopped by Big Sur Bakery and got their banana danish, yum!

Test \\ Ken

October 26, 2014 in portrait, photography, studio, personal

Test shoot with Kenta today. It was awesome getting to photograph his extremely extensive wardrobe.

I've really only photographed him once or twice before although I've been wanting to do a proper shoot for a long time. It sounds really corny but a couple of these photos show the way he appears in my mind when I see him ( sorry, does that make sense?). That's what I love about photography, a single photo can be a love letter if you want it to be. Not saying that this is one!! Hahaha.

Overall, super-fly human being :)

Studio Test // Charlie Headshots

September 28, 2014 in personal, portrait, photography

I got a new set of lights and the 85mm 1.8 lens today. Shout-out to Stephen from SnappyJoe for selling me such great equipment! I tested the new Hensel lights out in my living room (I also found out my apartment is waaaaaayyy too small to be setting up massive light modifiers, haha). The Hensel lights are amazing! The lights are very even and give very nice output.

Other big news: finally got our schedules to sync up and had the great opportunity to photograph Charlie.

Here's some of my favorite photos from today:

Senior Portraits \\ Couples

May 18, 2014 in photography, portrait

$Senior Portraits \\ Couples$

Nami & Sachu had a blast this weekend photographing some amazing people! After calculating, we figured out we walked 15 hours this weekend. YIKES! We are pooped, haha. Here is a snippet of the images from this weekend.

Senior Portraits \\ UCLA Friends

May 04, 2014 in photography, portrait

Nami & Sachu got to photograph my lovely group of friends this weekend and it was amazing! It was the first time we had to photograph such a large group of people, but we had a blast doing it.

Test \\ Lighting

March 02, 2014 in photography, portrait

Went with Dino to UCLA today for some lighting practice. It's so weird to be back on campus, but oddly refreshing. We didn't have wireless transmitters so it was odd to try and use model lamps for the lights. I'm more used to very high-light, clean portraits that are evenly lit; but we experimented with more "mood" lighting (two lights -- one from the side, one from the front) that shown on only a part of her face. Overall, it was a nice experiment and I always have a lovely time with Dino :)

I also realize that my portfolio is almost completely built on pictures of her and my sister.. I need to find new models soon... Anyone out there who wants to collab, let me know!