May 15, 2007
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Matthew & Jenny Engagement Session
Picture Happy Post
I was feelin more artsy with this photo! =)
You know what makes this engagement session so SPECIAL? The beautiful young lady in the photo is my auntie and I am so excited for her! Her fiance Matt is an incredible person and the family absolutely loves him. There is simply no better match for these two! =) Whats even more exciting is Junshien and I are the wedding photographers for the both of them! So we have saved the date for September 16th at Wine & Roses in Lodi,CA. I am most ecstatic if you can’t tell already! =)
The photos above were taken all in Davis, CA in primary 3 different locations; two of which I didn’t even know existed. The shoot was very fun and it was extremely windy that day which was cool for some awesome hair in the wind effect. My aunt is such a goof ball and Matt just goes alone with it but I will tell you this, they are always super fun to be around. My aunt is a crazy Korean and her fiance is a crazy cool Italian and something else I can’t remember ahha! =) I say their kids are going to be just adorable hahah!
So whats going on in my life so far…well I can say photography seems be be more on a roll than my job hunt which is cool with me! =) I can complain about that one! =) I’ve had photoshoot sessions, events and a wedding the past couple weekends and I will be back again in Oakland at the Asian Culture Center for another shoot! =) The cool part too is I am getting paid for all these! =) It’s not much but its a start! =) I’m already three photoshoots behind in processing and I just got done with my aunts engagement session! I shall keep you posted on my latest photo sessions/events…so stay tuned for those! =) Things have been going so fast with work and photography that I haven’t even had time to reflect on my work, things that are going on and life in general! I do think I need to be praying more and spending more time in God’s word!
On a side note, my family is doing some pretty cool things too. My aunt is writing a book about her journey as a Korean American and I can’t wait to hear her stories from her visit to Korea this past month. My sister is going to Korea too, to study abroad! =) I told her to bring me home a Korean girl hahah! J/K I am so excited for her too and I know shes going to learn so much; I only wish I could go with her so I can learn more of my native language too! Id learn Chinese but it too difficult for me hahah! If I learned Chinese I’ll end up learning Mandrin before I learn Cantonese since most of my chinese friends are Mandrin speaking! O and can’t forget that my aunt is getting married, woohoo! Indeed I am blessed! =) Lots going on which is good, I hate not being busy! hahah
LIFE | LIVE.LOVE.LAUGH
Edit: Am I the only one who seems to think this worlds tries to make everyone the same so they can all fit in? It’s difficult to become the person you want to be because of your environnment, the people you are around, the background you were raised in, etc. Everyday I see people in this world, they all sell out and become something they don’t really want to be just because its easier to be accepted by what the world or majority says is acceptable! Be different is hard!
Comments (55)
beautiful light!!
wonderful!
This is beautiful. I look forward to seeing the others. I like the slogan and the font
I like all of the lines and shadows in this image. I’m wishing that her face wasn’t in the dark though. Very cool location though.
:goodjob:very cool, i like ur slogan :coolman:
love the slogan!
OOOOOOOOOOOOH, AAAAAAAAH! Artsy
What did the couple think?
VERY nice steve. good job!
beautiful composition. that’s a great-looking wall. and i like your new slogan. i’m looking forward to seeing many more from this series.
great shot bro!
:sunny: gorgeous!!
Great shot friend! I’m loving the lighting and the post processing is vintage Scott Robert. I have been interested in his work lately. Did you attend a class?
very nice!
the slogan is very professional
ryc: lol i was there, yo. i tried to set up a classic scott robert pose
oh hey dude.. i just remembered. i still need to send you some pretty sweet trance i just found. haha remind me!
nice! can’t wait for my shoot!
Love them, love them, love them!!! Dang, you’re goooooood!!!
I’ve got a mac…I wonder if I should switch back to CS2…
great post dude. when r u goin to do a photo shoot of me? lol. before i go to korea! :fun:
good eye, on a more nitpicky note, it seems like the couple is posing in most of the shots, and most of them dont feel candid, but thats just something i would go for.
well done
Nice !!!!
amazing!! your work is really starting to shine. good job. (: really love #2 and #3!
Thanks for the comment, and I hope you’re right.
Wow, these pictures are gorgeous! Have fun shooting the weddings, and is your aunt’s book going to be published? I’d like to read it.
Hey, you were holding out on us! The rest of the images from this shoot are amazing! I look forward to seeing your images from the wedding. I’m sure you guys are going to rock it!! You are both very talented!
These are excellent. I love the 3rd one, but all are wonderful. Your auntie is lucky to have to record her happy day.
GREAT JOB STEVE!!!! i love em! arrghh i can’t believe i missed scott’s workshop in dallas last week. areakrjanewiopfawer!!!!
looks like you have mastered scott’s actions, great job on the rest of these photos man! good to hear your paid photography things are picking up, i’m sure your clients will be happy
Love the 4th shot! Such great strong movements in that photo!
you did excellent work.
tried scrolling back up to pick the one that stood out the most
but they’re all simply amazing.
-nam
Nice Steve! I’m very impressed! Great poses, and I know these locations! So cool. Keep up the good job man.
-Chien-Wei
Stephen! Wow these are gorgeous! Yes, I see Scott Robert’s influence here too…who doesnt want to emulate the beautiful look he has… he is awesome. Even tho I see his influence you still have your own style…love it. Junshien is shooting with you?!!! How cool is that!
You both are going to ROCK that wedding! How sweet it is for your own Auntie!
I also love the new slogan!!!it says it all! Cant wait to see more!
Kerri
purty people
I love the leading lines and the poses! Beautiful photographs. How exciting and a little nerve racking to photograph your aunts wedding! Best wishes!
looks like we have different reasons for why we’d choose mandarin over cantonese. i’d rather learn mandarin because all my friends speak cantonese, so if i spoke cantonese, they could easily tell how bad it is, but if i spoke mandarin, they wouldn’t know any better. ha! plus, it helps during times that we’d need a mandarin speaker.
good luck on your photoshoots. pix up there look great!
great pics!
Good stuff.
thanks! so when u going to come to houston and do a shoot on me
:goodjob:
yeah, Seattle is an incredible city!
Great engagement shots!
man! that’s a lot of photos. great job on the post processing. :coolman:
:heartbeat: thanks for the comment dude.
I really like your sig on your pictures and I’m glad Scott’s actions are working well for you too.
Good job on the payed job btw!
man, loving these pictures! i also love the color! great work!
great stuff
sf
great work!!! nice post processing too!!
>>My sister is going to Korea too, to study abroad! =) I told her to bring me home a Korean girl hahah! J/K >>>
no, your not!
wah? I copied that straight off of what you wrote.
ryc: hey thanks! actually, no actions were used in editing those photos, they were all raw shots processed in nikon capture.. just played with the curves and LCH to give the images a little bit of pop and get all the levels the way that i wanted them. i need to learn to make some better actions for photoshop to speed up my processing workflow
dude ur photos are just getting better and better
Thank you for checking out the slideshow and the great comment!!! we are really happy with the shots we got….they were so natural and easy going….
Cant wait to do their wedding!!!
You are really grwoing leaps and bounds….love seeing that!! We are feeling the same growth spurt!
Kerri
solid….simply solid
Great composition and post-processing. Wonderful captures!
thanks! again, sweet pics btw.
wow!!! these are trully gorgeous shots!! im jealous!! lol ahahhaha
very cool!
Your work is Awesome!! I Love this engagement session… and had to comment on your ARTSY picture. GORGEOUS!!! The emotion in the picture is amazing…!!!
Hope all is well… !