Katie + Sean // Wedding Highlight
I got to photograph my friends Sean and Katie's Wedding! Sean was my boss at Red Bull when I was working there. He works now at Team Challenge for Crohn's and Colitis. Amazing guy! The ceremony was set at the beautiful Franklin Park Conservatory. The reception was held at the Audubon Center. If you can recall I had photographed them earlier for their engagement session. Although it was cloudy/gloomy/cold/rainy that day, their spirits were on an all time high!
Katie and Sean: Thank you for letting me be a part of your day. It was an honor documenting your wedding. I had a blast! Blessings on you two! Yip Ya!!!
Beautiful.
Sean getting his bow-tie on
The groomsmen were a rowdy/fun bunch.
Paul Woo is my second shooter for this season! He's great!
It was raining but luckily we were covered! The light in that place when it's cloudy is amazing!
This flower girl was awesome!
My view of the exit
Paul's view of the exit
Normal photograph
Better photograph
Worried about the rain?
Nah!
The conservatory is known for their butterfly house so we made a quick pit stop in there to see if we could get a butterfly...we did!
Party bus!
Katie is a designer! Look at these amazing details! Those are hand cut leaves on the table cards. Amazing!
Catering was done by MASS APPEAL
Let me take yo picture!
Enter with a bang! This is why I encourage a second photographer for all weddings! If it weren't for Paul, the couple wouldn't have an awesome shot like this. I was located in the back to get a long shot, but none of them ended up working 0ut.
Helmut couldn't make it to the wedding, but he was there in spirit!
First dance.
Party time!
Here is a nice long exposure of the Audubon center!
At the request of the couple, we had a photobooth that was run by Paul. I normally don't run a photobooth, but I think it was a nice addition to the ceremony!
The reception was DJ'ed by DJ Easy Jake Oven (middle). Amazing DJ! I would recommend him for all weddings. He has some great taste in music.
Of course Paul and I had to hop in for a photograph.
-Victor Huang Photography
Kina Grannis
She's sooo good! Went to Cleveland last week to attend a Kina Grannis show with some buddies. She's amazing live! The show was small but it didn't really matter because her voice is soo good. Got to meet her after the show at the meet and greet! I hugged her =)
See more of Kina here
Wang Family // Portraits
Before I left for my trip, I had the fortunate opportunity to photograph the Wang Family! They have been so kind to me taking me in and feeding me during the holidays since my family doesn't live around me anymore! So photographing them was a pretty fun time. I kept it short and simple, nothing to crazy. I just found some good light and placed them in front of it!
Started with some test shots to see where the light was falling and where I needed to put some light in.
some more test shots, missed focus =(
used a flash and shot it upward to reflect off the low ceiling. This created a nice soft, even, overhead softbox
You always have to throw the solemn pose in
Brothers goofing off
Put them at the edge of shadow where they light is just hitting the backs. (backlighting always wins)
California // San Francisco
This past weekend, I flew from LA to San Francisco to meet with my friend George, he recently just moved there for a job. On Saturday, we ate some dim sum, then visited a few motorcycle dealerships since he lives so close to a lot of them, after that we went to visit the Golden Gate Bridge. We drove to the other side and up the mountain. It was view was breathtaking! For dinner we went to Orenchi Ramen. This is hands down the best ramen I have ever had. The broth has just the right amount of saltiness to it. It didn't make me too thirsty. The egg was soft boiled so the yolk was still runny and gooey.
The next day we went to church and ate at some Vietnamese fast food place. It was alright, but it was super cheap! For dinner we went to House of Prime Rib (suggested by Josh). It's famous for their...you guessed it, prime rib. Go watch the vlog for more information on that.
Overall, a very fun trip! Thanks George for hosting me! I'll be sure to come back!
Look at that view! Click on the image for a bigger view. I give you permission to use it as a wallpaper if you would like. If someone asks, you know who to refer them to.. *wink*
Alcatraz
What was really cool was that up in the mountains, the clouds would come up and over the crest and you would get this mist around you. You basically were in a cloud! It was very windy!
Vloggging
California // OC
Orange county! One of my favorite places. Not only is the weather/beach/girls are amazing, my relatives live here! I photographed my grandparents last time I was here. Jeff and I traveled up Monday morning from San Diego to OC.
My cousins were amazing hosts and took us everywhere. We first ate breakfast/lunch at this restaurant called Bruxie in downtown orange. They serve waffle sandwiches. It was really good! Afterward we headed to Newport Beach where we went paddle boarding. We ate some more scrumptious food at Taco Mesa and then went back to nap. That evening we randomly got massages and then ate boiling crab! Boiling crab was so good, it is officially my favorite seafood place. They bring out the seafood in bags and you eat with your hands. The sauce they cook it in is amazing. It was delicious. All of these things you can see on the vlog.
After dinner this is where Jeff and I separated! =( He went back to SD and I stayed in OC. Our adventure came to an end!
The next day I went fishing with my grandpa. This is something that I have done almost every time I come to visit. My Grandpa loves fishing. We went to go pier fishing at Huntington Beach. After fishing we ate lunch at ebisu and then we chilled at the house playing some guitar. We went to dinner at Class 302, a boba shop. Got my beef noodle soup on and some amazing boba. I got to meet up with Gigi a friend from back home that works in Cali now. It was a good time catching up with her and talking about old times!
There isn't as many seagulls here as there is in Miami, and they look so much cleaner.
smelt?
You can tell you caught a sardine when the scales come off easily when you go to grab the fish
Sardines and Smelt
Aunt cleaning fishies
