Its amazing how some people are just so naturally beautiful. Anita is just that.
Byumi of Byumi Couture came to me one day and asked if I can take the images for her new business venture: Mimic Chic. Here are some of the images that came out of that photoshoot taken at my house.

Wishing you the best of luck Byumi and to Anita, I hope I can work with you again someday.

Last night I visited my new friend at his studio. I wanted to see how he is set up and pick his brains a little bit about the business. Fima, thank you very much for opening your studio to me and being generous enough in sharing with me your experiences and advices. A million thanks and I love your work!!!!

Check out his websites:

Fima Gelman

It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding...fitting for a beautiful bride.

It was a beautiful morning last Sunday and Troy decided that it was a bubbles day. We had so much fun and here are some photos of that day. Well, as you can see, towards the end, he asked to go somewhere with his horsey...

Just before they went on their vacation to Cancun and then Scotland, I had the pleasure of taking the photos of CJ and Evelyn's family. Here are some shots from the shoot.

B Sure, B Tested, B Hep B Free
A couple of months ago, I was given a rare opportunity to be a part of a worthy cause. It was a small part but nonetheless something I was very proud of especially as a "starting out" photographer. I was asked to take the photos of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Assembly Member Fiona Ma for the ad campaigns that were posted in the trolleys and billboards in the city of San Francisco. It has been so long and I almost forgot about it (how can one forget something like this huh? Well, there is a story behind it :)

As I was on my way to attending Tero Sade's one of the most successful photographers in Australia, business seminar, I saw the trolleys with the anti-hepatitis ads on it. (I did not even know that they ended up picking Fiona wearing the blue sweater). So neat to see the actual ad! Glad I was able to take snapshots of the ad on the muni before they took it down - I think that it SO cool, would'nt you agree?


There it is -- in the Muni!


Closer look!


Behind the Scenes
Look - My make-up artist, me and Ms. Ma - The photoshoot with Ms. Ma was a breeze compared to the shoot with Mayor Gavin...it was relaxed, in her office, and definitely a private session.


You've got 7 minutes! Now, even God did not create the world in 7 minutes! Ok, admittedly, the circumstances when we did the shoot was undesirable. We shot at city hall in a crammed room we shared with a production crew shooting the same day for the Hep B commercial. They were first, then we're next. By the time our shoot came, we had his aids, bodyguards, some folks involve in the campaign (I think they were from Stanford) and so many other people in the room. Man, talk about time pressure and people trying to get snapshots of him. Oh well...let's just say I had some lessons learned from that shoot. And ofcourse, Mr. mayor was so charming, it was a challenge to keep his smile appropriate to the purpose of the shoot....I would have loved to just keep pressing that shutter on and on....but dang those bodyguards...talk about pressure huh!



Last but not least, my creative director

Oh my! I got this 16 x 20 canvas in the mail and oh my! It is gorgeous...not only is the size so awesome..the canvas just makes the photo pop! It is soooo cool! And you think the 8 x 10 is big ---nah!!! It makes it sooo tiny...The 16 x 20 is definitely the new 8 x 10.... You've gotta have one and you've gotta see one coz you're going to want one...I love it and am so excited!!!!



So Cool!!!

Look at what I found recently on the net. Its a cute online scrapbook slideshow/invitation/digital scrapbook sharing site called Smilebox. Its free until ofcourse you sign up for their premium service. It is so easy and fun. Here's what I came up with:

Click to play Make your own Smilebox

Ok, it is sooooo late, and I know I have to hit the sack, but I can't wait to quickly show you just two photos from a shoot I recently did with a daughter of a good friend of mine. She is so cute and adorable and let me tell you, this girl was so easy to photoshoot....she was just a darling...mom and dad really did a great job practicing with her in front of the camera :)

Introducing Jade


A Fairy in the Staircase

I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July. This year's 4th of July celebration is a little bit quiet since my oldest son, Joshua left for Toronto, Canada last Monday to visit with my grandparents, brother, sister and brother-in-law. This is the first time we will be away from each other for a long period of time and I feel strange....

Anyway, I am so happy with the way Krystal's debut photos turned out. I wish you can see them all but I'd like to show some more before I proceed to the next set of photographs...

And Let the Day Begin


Munchkins - Junior Court


The Mafia


en Vogue


Gabriel - just darling


I love this photo so much...the bluriness, the composition....


I know this probably does not belong here, but sometimes, I allow myself to interpret things a certain way and put this for my separate collection, but pls do allow me...


There She Is


Up Close


Pretty Miss