More Singapore

Along the river - I recommend taking the boat at night.

Hindu temple at night

Hanging outside of a Buddhist temple

Some nice colors at an outdoor market in Chinatown

One of my favorite shots from one of the temples - just a very cool angle

Inside of the temple

Our conference is over so now it's mostly vacation mode. Singapore loves their cameras. There are a TON of camera stores and Canon/Nikon advertisements on the buses. Lots of people walking around with their DSLRs and fat lenses, including yours truly - although I try to be really descrete by sticking it back in my bag quickly. The good thing is I don't look out of place with my camera. Earlier this evening I shot some awesome night shots that I can't wait to process and post. Speaking of processing, notice I haven't posted any black and whites? That's because this place is so colorful and vibrant (some may argue sterile) but it's great for scenic pictures. My only complaint is the weather, but other than that it's a very charming place. Some more pictures soon that are way better than these.

B + M: Part 2

Barb looking radiant.

Believe it or not, Mike doesn't think he looks good in pictures.


Just a very cool spy shot and effect reminicent of Gene Hackman's "The Conversation"

On to the ceremony. Emotions were running high - in the high resolution picture you can see tears...notice the tissue ready for Barb...just in case.

My absolute favorite shot of the entire wedding.  I love the fall colors.  


The moment.

Yep...it's official.

Some alone time after the ceremony.  

It was party time after dinner.

*out of breath*  I'm back in Texas.  Congrats to Mike and Barb who have been together for 11 years??!!   It was nice to get some fresh air up in the mountains and to bust out my camera for once.  Hopefully these pictures captured the mood because both Mike and Barb and a lot of guests were just overwhelmed by emotion.  It was incredible.  Also, during the reception - I've never seen a wedding people party so hard!  They even had drinking games!  Awesome.  Anyway, more pictures to come when I get time to fix some more up.  There's a huge problem:  I have waaaay too many picture (itchy trigger finger + 9fps sports camera = ??? GBs of pics)

More Pics

This is a fun series of photos. I chose this background obviously because of the cool looking colors. It took Mike everything to TRY to be romantic. *cough* like Kris *cough* I'll trickle more photos over the next few days, so check in every day! Barb, who hates all her pics, is liking these...so far.

Kirk and Evelyn

Some awesome sunset lighting.

A little more processing for the cool cross-process effect.

File this one under Johnny's Favorites.

This one too.

Something a little different.

One of my best friends Kirk AKA "Beef" and his wife Evelyn got married a few months ago, so they're doing things backwards by finally taking some pictures. I took the D3 out for a spin and it did pretty awesome. All these pictures were taken locally in Alhambra. I spoted this gym for a while now and always wanted to shoot there because of the colors. This goes to show you that you don't have to go to a fancy romantic place to get some awesome pictures. It's all about lighting and angles. I am absolutely loving the colors and sharpness coming out of the D3. These have been retouched a bit but nothing like the D70s, which required some heavy processing.

I've been super busy so pictures have not been my priority. But...this is a double header...tomorrow (Sunday) is an engagement shoot with Barbara and Mike. So check back soon!

Some Cool Art

This colorful photo is a close-up of a yellow sculpture near Scott's restaurant in Costa Mesa. I took it scoping out cool shooting locations but we ended up not having enough time.

Colorful!

I haven't posted any pictures for a while so I thought I'd look in my archives and find something interesting to share. Here are some colors and patters from my Atlanta visit to the World of Coke. The good news is I'll have some pictures soon of little miss sassy, AKA Sienna this Thursday.

It's weird to see wedding planning ramping up because my blog has been hit with a lot of inquiries about the Huntington Beach Hyatt, which I did a post for my friend Howard's wedding. Here's my advice for selecting a photographer:

- The Ultimate Photography Litmus Test

1. Women are the most critical of pictures of themselves. Evidence: they tend to look at group photos and focus in on themselves first and determine whether they like a pic on how they look. Usually, it's ewww I hate this picture.

2. If a photographer can get a woman/girl to truly like a picture of themselves, then he/she is a good photographer. Evidence: They not only like their picture but show it off. It's cheesy but posting on a social network such as facebook is a for sure sign.

This sounds silly but it's harder than you think. Try it out and see ;)

A vibrant door

Yes, it's just a door but check out the cool colors. For backgrounds, I like to find places with vibrant colors. This same door was the background for Bryan'a shoot (see below). A little saturation boost and it really pops. Cool eh?

Cool Picture

I'm staying in Laguna again this week, which means some nice picture opportunities. Sienna is stopping by this weekend for a shoot and I got some nice spots picked out. I spoted this flower right outside the door and the lighting was just right. Pretty cool colors and blur huh?