Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Great Thing About Throwing a Dinner Party…

… is that people oftentimes volunteer to clean afterwards :D. I hate cleaning. If someone would do the dishes for me every day, I would cook for them. Today, I had some friends over and decided to pull out all the stops. And, the kitchen ended up cleaner than when I started. Score! We topped...

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Purple. That’s right.

Hello netizens of the blogosphere. The results are in. It’s purple. I had a little voting session among friends to see what color Holga I should buy. I’m pretty sure there was some rigging going on, or at least some desire to get a laugh at my expense, but that’s ok. I’m man enough to...

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Kevin and Ellen’s Traditional Chinese Wedding in New Jersey

Back in August, I had the chance to do an engagement shoot for Ellen and Kevin, even though they had been engaged for some time. I flew back to New Jersey to shoot their Traditional Chinese wedding. I’ll save the cultural details for another day, but suffice it to say, Chinese weddings are loaded with...

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Who We Call Home

When we were kids, there was a simplicity and innocence in the smallness of our worlds. My memories consist of watching the shadow of the tree outside my window before falling asleep. The fern green matted carpet that smelled like cat and cigarettes at Grandma Peggy’s. The scent of fresh cut grass and Grandpa Merle’s...

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A Deserted Lot And a Lot of Love

Kevin, Ellen and I were driving around looking for spots where we could take some wedding shots. We had about 2.5 hours to cruise and take it easy. (Sidenote for all you brides: One of the best things you can do is to give your photog a good amount of time for pictures. It’s less...

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