My Lil Monsters

Yesterday I went an purchased a 7D. It was interesting because with devastation in Japan cameras are going to be harder to come by, but I got it. Here are some images I shot for my sister's "My Lil Monster" t-shirt company. She started this business out of her home and designs these t-shirts to suit your lil monster. Here are two of her "My lil monster" shirts...Princess Jules and Flora Flower...modeled by Georgette and Kylie.

"Princess Jules" just loves to play dress-up.

Her dream is to use Mommy's make-up!

"Flora Flower" is a faithful friend.
She will stand by you until the end!

Ally Jane- 5 weeks Old

It has been a long while since I posted on this blog. I put my camera away for a while because it is not meeting my expectations and I was just getting depressed that I was not meeting my own expectations. Well, a good friend of mine asked me to take some newborn pictures yesterday, so I got it out again and it felt good. I wish I was better than I am, but I am content for now. I can still capture moments, even though I have expectations of being ten times better than I actually am. I feel good about this image. I captured Ally smiling which her mom had said she just started doing. Her mom was tickled with this picture, which makes my day! She is 5 weeks old and a doll. I am anticipating the arrival of our little girl in April and this makes me anxious to meet her.

Elise Noel

Samuel and Carrie Chen: Wedding

On February 13, 2010 Samuel and Carrie said their vows in a church to become one. It was Carrie's dream to be married in a church. Sam and Carrie met at the church that they were married at in 2006. It was special for Carrie's father to walk her down down the isle. He came to the USA from Taiwan for the wedding. They had people travel from all over the world and the USA to be there for their special day.

Groomsmen

Carrie's bridesmaid and friend Erica, who will be getting married in June.

The happy couple between changes from formal dress to traditional dresses.

Carrie with flower girl Sophia.

This is one of my favorites.

Sneak Peak: Sam and Carrie's Wedding

A weekend of love....Sam and Carrie were married valentine's weekend in Azusa, California.
This was a special weekend for Sam and Carrie. It was fun, festive and full of tradition. I have never been to a Chinese wedding reception before...so this was first for me. They celebrated a traditional American wedding ceremony and Chinese/American reception. The color of celebration was red, which was perfect being Valentine's weekend and all.

Sam and Carrie met at the Foothill Community Chinese Church in Azusa. They praise God for bringing them together and so do we:) This is also where they were married. They were engaged in Disneyland. Sam met Carrie's parents, who live in Taiwan, two days before the wedding. So this was a special weekend on many levels. I get up set when I don't see my family for a couple months...Carrie had not seen her family in three years. It was beautful to see the family together for such a grand ocassion.

The reception was elegant and playful! It was set at the Hilton in San Gabriel. The bride changed into two new gowns throughout the evening, both red. There were games, speeches, and gifts. The food was excellent. It was 12 courses of Chinese family style dishes from scallops, to fish to shrimp and more. They were joined by family, friends and co-workers. It was special when they went around to each table and toasted them and thanked them for coming.

This Realtor Doesn't Mess Around

This is Gerard Myles from Keller Williams. I had the opportuntiy to do a photo shoot with his team. Gerard is a boxer, so he broke out the boxing gloves for this shot. We thought it would fun to do a few shots of him with the people that are standing behind him in his transactions...Noel, Tami, Apolla, and DJ. Gerard is serious about selling houses, but he has sense of humor as well.

Light Experiment

The other night some friends of ours were over and we were experimenting with lighting. I got this shot by bouncing the flash of a reflector to the right of the subject. I love it when I can capture a special intimate moment like this one. They are just so sweet.