I just got a call from Huber who sits in the Silver Beaver Award review committee. He gave me the good news that I’ll be one of the 2007 Silver Beaver Award Recipient. Wow, that’s really good news because I’ve been working hard as BSA leader for the past 17 years, and finally I being...
I had the pleasure of photographing Nathalie and Ronald Zulette today at the famous USC Campus. Even though USC was upset by the Bruins yesterday, things are quite quiet on campus. We had a great shoot because they are such a lovely couple and so photogenic. How they found me is through their brother-in-law Terry...
Tonight is what we call Harvest Moon. It’s part of a long history of Chinese Culture. We celebrate this Moon Festival every year. The legend has it that tyrant Emperor wanted to live forever so that he can rule China forever. However, the Empress knows that he is not a good Emperor, and his people...
Lan rented a Mini Cooper Convertable today. We had no intention of renting such a fancy car. However, the rental company was out of cars today even though we have a reservation for today. The asked us to go have lunch and come back in an hour. When we came back they had one car...
This is one of my favorite images I took from my trip with Lan to Arizona. This is a panoramic image of the Grand Canyon. I photographed this with the Canon 24mm TSE (Tilt/Sift) lens. This lens was designed for architectural photography to straighten lines and reduce keystoning. However, it’s also an ideal lens for...
After the engagement session at Laguna Beach. Brian and I bumped into a restaurant called Ti Amo Restaurant. We had to try this restaurant because it’s the same name as our photography studio. The food was magnificent and the staff was so courteous and professional. In addition to that, the decor of the restaurant is...
I attended that Phase One Road Show at 2 PM Renaissance Hotel today. It was a good show. Phase One showcased many of their products which includes digital backs for medium format cameras, and their famous raw conversion software Capture One. I learned a couple of new trick to enhance our images in Capture One....
This afternoon, I waited over 3 hours under the hot sun of the Santa Monica Pier to purchase tickets to Ashes and Snow exhibit. Thank goodness I have my brand new Video IPOD to keep me company. However, I forgot to bring sunscreen and a baseball cap. I was severely burned on my forehead. Today...
I’ve been trying to avoid purchasing and upgrading to yet another IPOD for quite some time now. There’s nothing wrong with my current IPOD except it can’t play video. I finally succumb to the new video feature and bought the 30 GB version today. It’s really slick and I love it. I’m glad that I...
