Hello World! Meet Kahlil

Not to forget Sienna who's taking tap classes

I don't think she's supposed to wear them outside.

Kahlil is Sienna's new brother. I got to hold him...I don't think I've ever held a baby that young before. I can't believe how big Sienna is now. Boy time flies, especially looking back at this blog. I messed up with the picture resizing and flickr has changed their hotlinking so this is what I came up with for now. More later :) zzzzz

Meet Alessandra!

Mateus is lookin mighty handsome these days. Look at that smile!

Karen, Anand, Mateus, and now, Alessandra - turning out to be quite a handsome family going on here! If you look back at the archives I have a few pics of them when Mateus was a baby. Look at him now with his smile that brightens up the room. I'm doing my photo rounds in SoCal. Next up: a guest that's new to the world (hopefully).

More Gabey Baby!

I thought I'd squeeze this post in before I take off to Cali. Next up are some more Sienna and doggies pictures. Oh, and San Francisco too!

I finally get to take a few days off. The last few months have been a marathon for me - just physically and mentally draining. I've been on a diet and doing more exercises but I haven't been sleeping as much as I should. Probably because I'm up late doing this haha.

Finally, I have been sold on shooting in RAW format. I'm not sure if I'm going to shoot a whole wedding with it, but I'm getting some razor sharp pictures right out of the camera. It takes longer to process and convert them but for small jobs I think it's the way to go...for now. I learn something new about photos every time I shoot. Much more soon - Merry Christmas everyone!

Lisa + Rob

Lisa is about a couple weeks away from a brand new baby boy! You bet I'll be there (a la Sienna) periodically to document the many "firsts." Anyway, husband Rob is very excited also. That is going to be one brainy baby - Rob is an economist and Lisa an anthropologist.

I have been not taking pictures for a little while but hopefully I'll be back soon. October 10 is Jeannine and Blake's wedding so it won't be too long :) Hopefully it will stay bright longer but Fall is definitely creeping in. It's been pretty chilly here lately but I have a feeling Summer weather has one last heat wave before being banished.

Anyway, I've been busy with school in full swing. I'm moved in to my new place. I lost around 10-15 lbs thanks to eating less and some exercise. My little Asia trip was the fattest point in my life. Well, that's it for now..more soon.

Sienna's Birthday Part 2

Polo shoes?!


How to entertain a kid without exerting much energy? Ans: Bubbles.

Here's part 2 of Sienna's first birthday. She's having a party this Saturday so I'm still debating on whether or not to go to that. I also have a video that I'll be posting soon based on pictures of her first year.

On the photo front...I did receive a tax refund so what new toy should I buy? The 70-200 lens??? *scratches chin*

Someone Just Turned 1 !!!

Guess who can walk now!?! It's not Sienna because she doesn't walk, she struts. Check out the bounce and her snappin those fingers - which can only be described as FIERCE!! (Project Runway fans know what I'm talkin about). Some more pictures when I get to them.

Guess who???!!!

It's interesting to see someone grow up before your very eyes. I stopped by yesterday to see Susy for her birthday and I saw Sienna, who is getting big. She can stand and crawl now and is becoming talkative with baby jibba jabba. Her hair is getting curly and she's lookin' cute. Apparently she stopped a 2 year old boy in his tracks the other day at this mommy/daughter thing. This boy was throwing a fit until he saw Sienna, then stopped and kept staring all happy. He did this twice! Be very afraid Kris...

Eye lashes

Extra! Extra! Sienna's mom puts fake lashes on her! Just kidding. Sienna's lashes are extremely long, I don't mean Mr. Snuffleupagus long, but very nice and long and curly. Basically, lots of girls will be jealous when she grows up. Here's a shot from our day at the park.

This weekend I'll be headed down to San Diego for a shoot that was supposed to be a part instructional session with my buddy Jeff who wants to buy a camera but there was some mix-up with the date. Since it's not cool to reschedule with the person I'm shooting, I'm doing it Han Solo style. He'll have another opportunity if and when I take shots of her sister, depending how well I do on the first shoot...make sense? Anyway, stay tuned.

Mateus (and Sienna) @ the Park

7lb Mateus had his first outing yesterday to the park for a quick photo shoot. I think this is the furthest he's been away from home literally (kind of like a Hobbit) so it was nice for me to share in that. Not to be out-cuted, Sienna came along too all dolled up and sporting her new hair clip, so I guess you can consider this their first date - look at what I'm starting! Anyway, I think the pics turned out great. You must excuse his little bald spots, they're from the I.V. at the hospital. The poor little guy almost died if it weren't for an emergency c-section. Anyway, you know parents are very happy and proud when Dad dresses up and comes out to take pics too.

3 Neighbors, 3 Moms, 3 Babies

I'm going to try to convince Jessica to do a photo shoot. Chloe has incredible eyes,
and mom is really photogenic too!


Wait a minute...what's going on here? That's Sienna's hand...and look at that smile.

Introducing Karen and Mateus (bottom) and Jessica and Chloe (middle) to the blogosphere - My blog frequenters already know Susy and Sienna. They're all neighbor mommies. Mateus is the little guy - he was born premature but he's gained some weight and is now over 6 lbs (yay!). He's still a little delicate. I'll be taking a few pictures of him in a couple of days and will do a full shoot for his baptism and as he gets a little older.

These pics were just taken on the spur of the moment on a driveway and the moms look a little tired from their babies. Check back soon when moms and babies get dolled up.

Update: For those of you who wonder how often I update this blog, I have set up an email alert service that will email you when I have new posts or you can add it to your RSS reader. I do try to update it as often as I can as you can see by my recent almost daily updates.

On photography

Being the "I hear you take pictures" guy amongst my friends, I get asked a lot what kind of camera they should get or what kind of equipment I use etc. What I always tell them is pretty much, it really doesn't matter. Any modern DSLR will do the trick as long as the person shooting knows what he or she is doing in the right lighting - which takes practice and doing a little homework. If you've noticed in this blog, it's not about Canon versus Nikon because it takes away from the REAL stars and the heart and soul of this blog: the pictures and the people. However, being the geek that I am, it's inevitable that I will chat about the gear sometimes, especially if I get something new.

* Update: I've added the feedblitz email subscription so now you can get an email notifying you when I've updated the blog, which I'll try to do more frequently.