UFB which stands for Unfreakin Believable experience (an acronym used by Kevin Kubota, speaker and highly acclaimed photographer) is how I describe my recent trip to Las Vegas to attend the WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Professionals) convention!

No, there was no partying involve (I wish!) but instead, it was intense back to back days of just insightful seminars that started from 8:30am and ended at 10:30pm daily. It was like I came to Vegas to get power charged - and I sure did. I cannot wait to implement some fabulous ideas in my photo shoots.

My sister who is also a photographer from Toronto, Canada joined me and it was so nice to just spend some time with her as well. We also met a group of photographers and one of them had a wedding gown with him -- one of those just in case shoots...and my sister was gracious enough to wear the gown for us so we can do a little photo shoot....Photos below were taken at the Mile Shop in Vegas from 11:00 om till 3am...yes we are crazy but we love it.


I'm not one who is into putting images into purses/ bags...but not until I laid my eyes on these babies. They are made from ultra suede” fabric that your photos come to life...these are not your ordinary photo bags.. if you want to take a look at it, feel free to contact me and I really think you will agree...These bags come in different styles and sizes - from cosmetic bags, diaper bags, wristlets, and women purses....

So, how do you get your hands on these babies?...Schedule a photo shoot, and we will make sure we capture a special image just for your precious high-end hand bag.

In Honey leather with some heavy grommets for the strap. Very classy indeed!


These bags can be custom ordered to be diaper bags (and there's lots of cool fabrics to choose from) or laptop bags and everything in between:

Two-sided black leather large purse:

Jasmine







This is the fifth year the Filipina Women's Network is using Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls. Note that there is now a guy in the poster... for this year debuts a new show; Eve's newer work: "A Memory, A Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer". There is a fight to be won and a voice to be heard...because:


“As the law stands today, a man who kills his wife will receive a lesser sentence than a person who commits murder during a rape or robbery,”


“Why should a domestic violence case be treated as less important under the law? We need to change the law to send batterers away for a long time so that women in abusive relationships feel safe about coming forward.”


This is the message we want to impart on March 26th at the Press Conference at Hotel Monaco on March 26 at 12 noon. Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) will launch a campaign to ask state legislators to close the “special circumstances” loophole responsible for the reduction. We will be joined by no other than Eve Ensler.


The poster as seen in different newspapers:

Show Dates: Support the Cause, Support FWN
The Vagina Monologues - SAN FRANCISCO: March 31, 7pm @ the Herbst TheatreNEW YORK: April 18, 7pm @ the Philippine Center NY
Usaping Puki (the Tagalog version of “The Vagina Monologues”) - SAN FRANCISCO: April 5, 2pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art UniversityNEW YORK: April 19, 2:30pm @ the Philippine Center NY
Until The Violence Stops (Film Screening & Vagina Warrior Awards) - SAN FRANCISCO: March 28, 7pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art University
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer(NEW show! Filipino women and men cast! aka MMRT) - SAN FRANCISCO: (1st show) April 4, 7pm @ the Herbst Theatre; (2nd show) April 5, 7pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art UniversityNEW YORK: April 19, 7pm @ the Philippine Center NY

Some of our cast members:






Another family that will be featured in the upcoming book I mentioned....I have no business blogging right now but I have to post a couple of their pics. I will share some more but this will do for now....love, love my time with them! What a fantastic group of people and the kids --oh my soooo adorable -- I can just go follow them around all day! There are more pics of their family I wish to share but I'll see if I can come back here later tonight.













I featured Nimfa Coleman (CEO for Mission Hope and one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States) in my previous blog. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting her entire family and we took some fun family pictures! Some of these pictures may appear in an upcoming coffee table book by Bing Carrion-Buck --more on that later...

Anyway, here are a few -- have fun! Tita Nimfa, thanks for the fabulous dinner and your family rocks!


Both Tita Puchi and Tita Bing's online photo galleries are available at:

http://owenphotographie.photoreflect.com

Pls. send me an e-mail at: owenphotographie@gmail.com for passwords to access the photos.

Thanks and Happy Viewing!

Owen