I spent the most of the day processing photographs and stumbled upon some images I captured of Sophia from 2 weeks ago. Grandma and Mommy had some fun with Sophia.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
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Santa Monica Pier: Ricky & Nikki Engagement
April 11, 2010 – 9:45 am
This cute and wacky couple held their engagement session yesterday at the Santa Monica Pier. Anyone that I’ve photographed can tell you that I have this hand gesture for getting people to kiss. I shoot with a long lens and it is sometimes difficult to hear from far away. Ricky and Nikki kept imitating my gesture throughout the session. Don’t mock the hand signs! 
I told them that I would give them both large moles on their faces if they kept it up.
I just love how Nikki’s flowing dress adds energy and complements the leading curves of the wooden fence in the photograph below. We actually had to walk a bit just to find the perfect fence with the roller coaster in the background and no litter on the sand.
The next three photographs beneath the pier are nothing less than HOT!
All natural light in the photograph below in 1/20 sec, f1.6 at ISO 3200!. That’s camera talk for freaking dark. I braced myself on one of the horizontal crossbars and the couple had to keep completely still for the image.
Pink shirt, pink wall. Blue shirt, blue wall.
The engagement session had ended, my gear was packed and tucked away, and Nikki and Ricky were on a separate path down the pier when I spotted the balloon clown.
Civil Ceremony: Ty & Duy Los Altos Hills
April 7, 2010 – 8:53 am
The second highlight of the Chan-Clan’s Easter weekend was attending Ty and Duy’s civil ceremony in beautiful Los Altos Hills in Northern California. It was a small and intimate ceremony with some family and friends. Ty and Duy are real down to earth people and wanted a casual and environmentally friendly event. They even had a compost bin for left over food. I love the green and sylvan ambiance of the location. I could have spent hours hiking the trails and river, and photographing the many flora and fauna of the region.
I’ve known Ty for as long as I known my wife. In fact, I met my wife through one of Ty’s social endeavors. Duy is a good guy and has been great for Ty. The Chan-Clan drove up specifically to partake in their joyous union. The couple didn’t have a budget for an official photographer and since I had also scheduled an engagement session for later that night in SF, I already had all my equipment so the photographer in me could not resist the opportunity to capture these beautiful memories for my friends.
Can you spot the Chan-Clan in the photograph below? You can even see the wet stain on my knee from kneeling down on the grass.
