This past Sunday, My sister Sara received a proposal from her boyfriend of almost 2 years.
It was inevitable; The moment Steve started dating her, my father said that “Sara was in trouble.” She had found the one guy that I had liked the most out of all her boyfriends-one with a level head on his shoulders, a good job, and serious aspirations. It would only be a matter of time before Steve took things seriously with Sara and would want to include her in his future plans.
After all the planning, the date was set: We were to meet at the Lakeshore Athletic Club on Stetson, where Sara worked. Steve had chosen a climbing wall as a place to propose as it was how he first met Sara. Both sides of the family were hidden on the 2nd floor, Sara and Steve were in the basement, preparing to climb the Club’s 100 foot wall. Steve was to climb first, then “Suggest” that Sara meet him halfway up and they climb up together. The rest of the story is in the following photos and captions:
Steve making his way up first.
Sara's ring hanging off Steve's carabiner. He didn't want to lose it 50 feet up the wall and have it fall past Sara LOL.
Sara making her way up after what seemed like forever. LOL.
My mom waiting in Anticipation =)
Steve's Mom waiting in anticipation =P
Steve's sister Judy doing the photographer thing too =P
My father peaking around the collumn...
Judy's boyfriend JC being sneaky sneaky.
A few words before Steve takes action
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Begin waterworks.
Steve: "She said yes."
The best part: As Sara was being lowered: Sara: "Byeeeee" Steve: "I'm coming down right after you...."
Steve's Mom wiping her tears =D
My sister's ring up close
Steve's father laughing =)
My mom being a photographer =D Now you know where I get it from =D
Looking at the ring in better detail.
Best wishes and unending happiness to you and Steve =)
Love,
Kuya
This past June 29th, I had the honor of photographing Maria & Dmitry’s wedding. A deeply emotional wedding, Maria and Dmitry had over 40 guests and 15 speeches at their destination wedding in the Dominican Republic!
Photographer Geektalk:
Having been a die hard Nikon user (D3 bodies, and all Nikon primes) I also used this wedding as an opportunity to work with Canon for the very first time. As Nikon doesn’t have certain Canon Primes- 24/35mm 1.4, 50/85mm 1.2, I gave in and decided to get a Canon 5d body (Mark I) and an 85mm f/1.2 LII. My conclusion about the Nikon vs. Canon Debate; both have their own strengths, but there’s advantages/disadvantages to both =P
I also learned that with a Pocketwizard Plus II, you can activate a Nikon SB 900 while using a Canon SLR. LOL. You learn something new everyday hahah.
Here are a few of my personal favorites to give you a preview:
Shot with the Canon 5d/85mm f/1.2. The Depth of field and Bokeh are incredible with this lens!!!!
More to come soon!!!
I love the Results!!!!!!!!!!
Some of my favorites with the Contax 640:
Some more images that I liked with my Nikon F6:
My Conclusion about film: Lot of potential to add variety in my portfolio and fun in my shoots. I however feel that I need to practice more. With a few more E-Sessions schedule this Fall and a few more shoots to expand my portfolio coming up soon, I’ll have more time to practice and work with film =D =D
If things go well this season, I may consider holding a contest and offering something as a prize =D
It was with much excitement and delight that Michele and Andy from Misha Media let me run around and be a 3rd shooter with them as a wedding. I got to experiment with my Contax 645, and brought along my Nikon D3 for safe measure.
Holding their reception at Esplanade Lakes in Downers Grove, Hanna & Christian had a beautiful, awesome, and hilarious wedding. Christian’s Groomsmen were hilarious! I hadn’t laughed that hard in years!!!
Some images from my D3:
Andy From Misha Media
St. Francis Xavier Church
Michele From Misha Media
I was 2nd (or is it 3rd?) shooting for Misha Media this past Saturday, June 13th. I managed to get a few digital images with my D3 to share, even though this mostly was to get a practice and feel for a new camera that I would be using more often in the future: The Contax 645.
The film isn’t back quite yet as it’s being developed by Richard Photo Lab, but in the meantime I havea few Digital Shots for you guys to look over:
Let me know what you guys think!!!
An interestesting talk Adam Savage has about how failure can improve you.
Video.
Katrina and Rob met freshman year while neighbors at Balz Dormitory while at the University of Virginia. Taking a course together their second semester-”Religious Ethics and Moral Problems,” they started having lunch together. Crushes grew into something more, and they started dating soon afterwards, making the relationship official with the traditional marker that certifies all realtionships as official: The Notebook.
After 5 years together, Rob proposed to Kat on the balcony of Pavillion IV on the South Lawn of UVA near Old Cabell Hall.
Just inside of the balcony where Rob proposed.
Anna and Nikko, Kat's Siblings. Here performing their rendition of Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am"
Congratulations guys! Have fun on your honeymoon in Rome!!!!
This past Saturday I got the chance to photograph two of my friends: Ting and Chris. They wanted a few shots of themselves together at the place they first met approximately one year ago; Castaways on North Beach.
Some of my favorites:
More to come!!! In the mean time let me know what you think!
