{ San Francisco Night Time Engagement } Lisa and David – Part II

Here goes part II of Lisa and David’s e-session. After our first session, I just couldn’t resist taking these two out for a follow-up session. This time, we met after dark and made it more of a romantic, dramatic session where they both came a little bit more dressed up than the first time. There’re some goofy ones in the mix too, but who could resist with such a fun couple!

I brought some speedlites and did my best to make it different from my previous work. Thanks for Lisa and David’s patience during the session while I set up each shot, I was able to push some of these images creatively and get out of my comfort zone. And the results… see for yourself.:)

{ San Francisco Embarcadero Engagement Photography } Anita + Jason

Anita is also a friend from my high school days at Lowell and if it weren’t for Facebook, we probably would’ve never reconnected. We were both a part of a close group of friends who ran cross country and track. (Yea, can you believe it?) When I met with Anita and Jason for the engagement session, they looked stylish and chic, totally like someone who walked out of a Banana Republic ad. They were pretty much up for anything, as long as they get to pinch each other and pull on each other’s ears:)Absolutely adorable! Also, be sure to check out the slideshow.


{ San Francisco Chinatown | Sutro Baths Engagement } Lisa and David – Part I

I reconnected with Lisa and David during Jennifer and Ken’s wedding last year. We knew each other since our High School days – we all went to Lowell in San Francisco. It’s great to be able to catch up with old friends. Lisa and David were such a FUN couple to shoot (Yes, I did want to emphasize “FUN”), we actually had two engagement sessions. They both have so much spirit and personality, it really showed in the photos. See for yourself:)

On a personal note, I learned to truly embrace the concept of “finding light” during this session. I didn’t use any video light or flash, but simply just looked for available light and natural reflectors to shoot with.:)

{ Sunol Golf Course Wedding } Xiao + Robert

It was a little over a year ago since I met Xiao and Robert at Joanna and Alfred’s wedding. Since that time, I’ve grown to know so much about them. They’ve invited me into their beautiful home for dinner where I’ve gotten to really know them as friends. I’m still amazed at the amount of respect and the level of understanding they have for each other, and I could totally see how that translates to people around them. Everything on their wedding day was so meticulously put together by both Xiao and Robert, from the flowers to the centerpieces, yet, they’ve shown so much trust in me to help plan out their wedding day schedule. I’m truly happy to see them so happy together and their marriage grow.

If you haven’t seen there engagement session, be sure to check them out:)

Venue: Sunol Valley Golf Club
Make-up & Hair: Mina, A-List Makeup
DJ: Aaron Dalugdug
Videographer: Chris Suen
Associate Photographer: David Kim & Indu Huynh

{ Palo Alto Maternity Photography } Beverly + Ben

Beverly reached out to me last May, asking about Maternity photography for her friend. Then a month later, she ended up asking me about Maternity photography for herself:)I was ecstatic to hear that she was expected, especially since we had worked together at eBay for so long. Remember Matt and Sashanka?? Yep! We all worked together:)I’m so blessed to have such wonderful co-workers and friends who entrust me with capturing their families! Stay tuned, because there’s more to come – expect to see Natalie’s newborn session on the blog soon! (I promise)

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