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August 22, 2010

 

those of you that follow us on twitter and / or on facebook know we are in the middle of the busiest part of our year. it’s august madness!

on friday august 20th we did marcella and cameron’s wedding at the palm house in the brooklyn botanic garden (brooklyn, new york) followed the next day by melissa and nathan’s wedding in the ocean view room in point loma (san diego, california) and today we are all hopping in the wagon queen family truckster and taking a mega road trip to whitney and man’s wedding in upstate new york next weekend. we are gonna be east bound and down passing kojaks with kodaks for a few days. the whole ohana has not been together on a cross-country road trip before, so this is going to be epic! it’s going to be a one car cannonball run. our “vacation family” members, noah & patti will be along for the ride to help keep us loopy during our midnight run. of course, we’ll be taking lots of pictures along the way so we can share our fun with you. some of the places we plan to hit are the grand canyon, arches national park, vail, kansas city, chicago, niagara falls, boston, cape cod, philadelphia, gettysburg, washington d.c., memphis, and the carlsbad caverns. that’s the plan anyway. we’ll see how many of those we actually hit once we’re on the road.

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in case any of you are wondering, this comic book art scene of us was done by our very own april. it depicts some of our previous adventures, like when patti accidentally threw her own wallet away and she had to go dumpster diving to retrieve it.

the uma thurman reference is from a wedding that april and i shot together near santa barbara and while we were eating dinner with the couple, uma thurman (who happened to be sitting a few tables away) saw the couple in their wedding attire and sent over a congratulatory magnum of chateau de camp for everyone. while we enjoyed a bit of the high life, kim, patti, rain, and noah waited for us outside in the car because we were on our way to yosemite. that wine was good.

the pizza represents the pizza challenge we are going to do between chicago and new york. first stop for authentic new york pizza will be this little hole in the wall place we heard about, sbarros. can’t wait!

rain and noah are just like brother and sister, put them in a confined space and it’s like thunder dome.

april always spills her drinks, which is why she will not be getting a glass of that chateau de camp any time soon.

that’s it for now. catch you on the flip flop. later!

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  • 6. brianna phelan: April is so talented - I would have known that was a cartoon of Kim anywhere in the world without any pretext. It's so bang on. Love it :) (September 2, 2010 7:38 pm)
  • 5. Cathy Crawley: Dudes, I'm so jealous! You guys really deserve a great trip like this, have a fabulous time! BTW, LOVE LOVE LOVE the art work of Aprils ;) (August 29, 2010 7:54 am)
  • 4. Ally: Your trip sounds AMAZING. Have a safe and wonderful trip!!! =) (August 25, 2010 2:03 am)
  • 3. Adrienne Gunde: That comic book scene is the best! So much fun stuff going on & April is so insanely talented! Have a fun & safe trip - can't wait to see all the great photos (and new crazy memories) you'll be returning with! (August 24, 2010 4:44 pm)
  • 2. Kelli: April is so talented, this is awesome. Have fun!! (August 24, 2010 7:45 am)
  • 1. josh solar: let's hope we can get together in Kansas City! (August 23, 2010 7:33 am)
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friends and family came from as far away as new york, canada, hawaii, south korea, and california to gather together in one house, the casa del prado, to witness saerin and brian’s wedding. like the two of them, it was non-tradional for the most part, with subtle korean tradition mixed in for balance. the ceremony included plenty of san diego sunshine, song, and smiles. it could not have been a more beautiful day.

the day was as any lucky enough to wear the moniker of wedding, a blur of activity. the courtyard marriott in liberty station was where saerin and brian got their first look at each other on their wedding day. it was a classic saerin and brian moment. she walked up behind him and gave him bunny ears, then danced up on him until he couldn’t hold back his smile any longer. after sharing a few minutes together they headed off to balboa park for their wedding ceremony at the casa del prado and reception at the san diego museum of photographic arts a.k.a. mopa. on exhibit at the mopa for all of saerin and brian’s guests to enjoy were unforgettable rock ‘n’ roll photographs. one of our personal favorites was a shot of elvis costello (circa 1977 in holland) by a master photographer that we look to for inspiration, anton corbijn. he is amazing and we could talk about his work for days. but i digress.

from funny faces, to googly eyes, to requests to remove all traces of sweat from their images, saerin and brian’s wedding party had us lol-ing all day long. honestly one of the best groups since janell and r.j.‘s comoedicus cast of characters.

the reception was packed to the rafters with fun. there was singing, dancing, a photo booth, and april’s favorite… a chocolate fountain. saerin made us all a little weepy when she grabbed a microphone with one hand and brian’s hand with the other and sang a beautiful song in korean that she had written for him. the cool part for all of us that don’t habla korean was that she printed out the english translation of the song and put a copy at everyone’s seat. you have an incredible voice btw saerin!

one thing i need to point out is that saerin and brian’s parents were awe and then some. they were out on the dance floor most of the night and i don’t think i ever saw them without a smile on their face. i think they might be the coolest parents evar! if you were their daughter, they would definitely let you borrow the royal car. i have to give saerin’s dad props for coming up with the name angelina cho-lee. he suggested that name should saerin and brian have a daughter some time in the future. pops is pushin hard to the hoop for some grand kids.

saerin and brian, your engagement session in san diego showed us that you were a rad couple, but your wedding earned you ultra-combo bonus points. we had so much fun that we didn’t want the day to end. you two could make debbie downer laugh out loud. we’re so happy to have shared this time in your life. may the rest of your days hold happiness that is equal to, or greater than, the joy you felt on this day.

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brian was looking sharper than T2′s finger and saerin was simply stunning. i love her traditional korean hair pin.

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saerin’s dress, shoes, bouquet, and jewelry were pretty amazing too.

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saerin on her way to get her first wedding day look at brian

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here’s proof that i wasn’t kidding when i said saerin looked absolutely stunning. i never lie about the hotness level of our brides. she’s on fi-ah!

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the flower girl was adorable! she chucked all the petals by the time she had taken about 4 steps down the aisle and then refused to go any further.

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kim did a great job capturing this moment. saerin couldn’t hold back her tears of joy when she looked into her father’s eyes just before walking down the aisle.

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here’s brian’s “holla at a playa” pose.

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what has two thumbs and is standing between you and cocktail hour? this guy.

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here’s that shot by anton corbijn, and some of the other sweet portraits on display at the mopa. if you get a chance you should go check them all out.

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the table cards pulled double duty. they not only told you where to sit, they were also cool protector sleeves for the photo booth prints. awesome idea #42!

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saerin’s song was so beautiful that if brian would have been on a ship he would have ran aground to get closer to her.

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saerin and brian didn’t dress in traditional korean wedding attire, but their cake toppers did.

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glow bracelets make every party more fun.

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leave one for us!

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mom was in the mix

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i said duke’s upside your head, duke’s upside your head. i still don’t know how he jumped that high.

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you know how we do. we shut em down! as the party was ending this couple made a mad dash through the mopa to see the exhibit, pausing only briefly to say “hey, that’s biggie.”

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casa del prado… at night

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thanks to everyone that helped make saerin and brian’s wedding amazing. here’s some love.

wedding coordinator – divine events by helena

photography – ohana photographers

caterer – the abbey catering & event design

flowers – tessilk flowers

formal wear – mary me bridal & formal wear

harp – magical harps

cake – twiggs bakery and coffeehouse

mahalo everyone!

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  • 26. Cathy Crawley: What a fun looking wedding, love your b&w shots and the details -OMG amazing! (August 29, 2010 8:00 am)
  • 25. Jules: this is such a crazy, beautiful, couple! what a perfect way to document their special day! you do it with great style and grace! LOVE your work!!!! (August 28, 2010 2:08 pm)
  • 24. Harmony Loves: I absolutely adored this wedding, the images.... EVERYTHING! Y'all have a way of telling a story and making me feel! Love it!! (August 27, 2010 8:22 am)
  • 23. Anna Kim Photography: These are absolutely amazing! I love the different angles and lines in your photos. The flower girl wearing a hombok is precious! This is the best korean wedding photography I've seen. (August 26, 2010 10:31 am)
  • 22. Mel McLellan: You guys just get better and better every time I visit! Beautiful work! Hope you're all doing great! :) (August 25, 2010 8:44 pm)
  • 21. Ally: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all the photos and cannot wait for more. Thank you for being the BEST wedding photographers EVER! =D (August 25, 2010 2:08 am)
  • 20. Christopher: The BW are so stunning. Simple and stunning. (August 24, 2010 6:13 am)
  • 19. micah: you guys haz skillz. fo realz. (August 22, 2010 9:30 am)
  • 18. amber: Are you serious? These are so gorgeous, don't get me started on how stunning the bride is. Those pictures of her are to die for! I love the glow bracelets pics too so fun! (August 22, 2010 8:48 am)
  • 17. Alice Hu: whoa! what a fun wedding! absolutely in love with saerin's portraits. (August 20, 2010 3:54 pm)
  • 16. Sofie: That shot of the little girl is such a fantastic capture! Also loved the B&W portrait of the bride ... stunning! (August 20, 2010 5:30 am)
  • 15. AFOLABI: Stunning...simply stunning. Love the asian flavor. You can tell they had soooo much fun! (August 19, 2010 11:07 pm)
  • 14. Sylvia Borgo: Ohh, your BW conversions are divine and they suit this gorgeous couple very well - very modern and cutting edge! (August 19, 2010 9:30 pm)
  • 13. smittengreta: oh. m'gah. i need a moment...... ok, first the shoe shot made me want to cry. and then there was the little girl. and you know, i'm just..... i need a moment.......... THESE ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (August 19, 2010 6:16 pm)
  • 12. Stephen Grant: Stunning-liscious indeed. You're making art, friend. And your black & whites are just so yummy. (August 18, 2010 8:27 pm)
  • 11. robin cornett: Your weddings always have such awesome energy! So many beautiful images and moments. Such a gorgeous bride, wow. Wow! (August 18, 2010 6:43 pm)
  • 10. angel: You guys these are fabulous! I love these almost as much as ours ;) hee hee. Okay not quite, but they are beautiful. The portraits of her are stunning and should be made into a giant print or something for her hubby! That's what I did with some of our photos and Paul loved it! (August 18, 2010 3:18 pm)
  • 9. pinky: holy wowowow! amazing, the 8th one down of her is wow! and the details, beautiful! (August 18, 2010 1:26 pm)
  • 8. pam: Rocked my face off once again kids! (August 18, 2010 10:03 am)
  • 7. Brandi: I love that they are elegant and gorgeous but still lots of fun! Fabulous! (August 18, 2010 9:48 am)
  • 6. Rachael Earl: Could it be that you just keep getting more and more awesome? Yes, yes it could. (August 18, 2010 9:46 am)
  • 5. jules: These are beautiful pictures that tell a story of what looks to be an incredible day. They are a stunning and seem to be a really fun couple! As you can tell by the first look and reception shots! Beautifully captured! (August 18, 2010 9:22 am)
  • 4. peggy: Incredible wedding pictures and that couple is pretty gorgeous too! This may be my favorite of yours and that's saying something. The images are so romantic and fun at the same time! Congratulations to the beautiful couple! (August 18, 2010 8:54 am)
  • 3. sara: WOW WOW WOW! Those portraits are absolutely stunning! (August 18, 2010 8:32 am)
  • 2. Helena: I love every single picture!! You guys rock! Thanks for the shout out! (August 18, 2010 7:52 am)
  • 1. Sasha: Looks like such a fun wedding! And you rocked capturing great moments! (August 18, 2010 1:13 am)
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as we prep for the most insane 3 weeks of our year, i want to introduce everyone to another one of our smokin hot couples… before they walk down the aisle. melissa and nate will be saying their i do’s soon. in fact, their sunny san diego wedding is this week!

can you believe they actually tried to tell us they don’t know what to do in front of a camera? get a load of these two. melissa and nate, you both look amazing! it wasn’t me laying in the street that was stopping traffic. it was you two.

we can’t wait for your wedding! see you soon!

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  • 24. Cathy Crawley: That first shot is killer dude! Canvas anyone? Anyone? Bueller? (August 29, 2010 8:02 am)
  • 23. pam: Love these so much guys! I can't stand how gorgeous these are! I'm in LOVE with that first pic and the last one is too hot for words! (August 22, 2010 9:11 am)
  • 22. amber: Holy hotcouple batman! They look like Barbie and Ken dolls. You guys bring it every shoot! So creative, sexy and fun! I have to say the white flowers, the yellow hydrant, the kiss and the last are my all time favs! (August 22, 2010 8:51 am)
  • 21. Ally: Congratulations to the couple on the wedding and to Ohana for another awesome session. I love the shots in front of the MOM. (August 20, 2010 1:51 am)
  • 20. Afolabi: The last shot is money...That should be a cover of movie. You guys are just too much! (August 19, 2010 10:56 pm)
  • 19. Sylvia Borgo: What a fun and sexy couple - they sure know how to work the camera! (August 19, 2010 9:32 pm)
  • 18. pinky: wow hotness, love it all, i especially love the shot where the roller skater is passing by...soo OHANA! and the doors, wow! love it! (August 18, 2010 1:15 pm)
  • 17. Brandi: They are a smoking hot couple and they look very natural! (August 18, 2010 9:50 am)
  • 16. Michelle Hebert: OMG...I just wanted to vote for every picture! You guys ROCK! (August 17, 2010 11:40 pm)
  • 15. sara: First off I love how you and your couples are never afraid to be nontraditional, fyi I hate the traditional poses, BORING! Secondly how the heck are all your couples so freaking hawt!? Thirdly thank you for always inspiring me and I'm sure others. Rock on Ohana! (August 17, 2010 8:43 pm)
  • 14. Jen Hauger: Ohana's, love ... love ... the how you constantly think outside of the box....the different angles...and these two are such a beautiful couple (August 17, 2010 8:37 pm)
  • 13. Adrienne Gunde: What a beautiful couple!! Love all of these, especially the first few and the one of their heads peeking out above the mound of white flowers! (August 16, 2010 11:37 pm)
  • 12. Kara May: Fantastically gorgeous images and couple! Love your use of lenses and focal lengths - such cool perspectives! (August 16, 2010 9:31 pm)
  • 11. kelley: You really have the most gorgeous and fun couples! How do they find you, or should I say how do you find them :) I cannot get over the last image and I really love the first one. (August 16, 2010 8:25 pm)
  • 10. Kelli: Such fabulous-ness going on here..great work Ohana..the first is my FAV. (August 16, 2010 7:42 pm)
  • 9. Christine: Wow! Beautiful couple and beautiful pictures. I'm always in awe of your sessions. (August 16, 2010 1:08 pm)
  • 8. Fola Adewole: Super gorgeous session.. I have so many faves...Keep rocking it Ohana... (August 16, 2010 12:47 pm)
  • 7. jaymie: Gorgeous couple! See you guys on Friday! (August 16, 2010 12:08 pm)
  • 6. JENN AYRES: Fabulous shots! I love all of them! The one with the fire hydrant is SICK - I probably would have never thought to use it that way. You guys are brilliant!! :) (August 16, 2010 11:56 am)
  • 5. Jacob Bergmeier: Stunning couple and equally amazing images to compliment them! (August 16, 2010 11:15 am)
  • 4. angel: Yay new pictures! Uh yah this couple is ridic in the hotness department! I adore the first 4 and the last 2 are just yum. If you're ever in Miami please let us all know, I'd love to have these kinds of pictures of me and my hubs, if I can talk him into it of course he he :) (August 16, 2010 8:31 am)
  • 3. leah: You guys master at turning every image into a true piece of art. Your beautiful couples don't hurt either ;) I don't know how you do it! :) Love them all! (August 16, 2010 8:20 am)
  • 2. sabi: Good grief she is stunning, he's not so bad either =] I'd have to say #5 #18 are my favs and that last one is hot stuff! (August 16, 2010 8:07 am)
  • 1. peggy: They most certainly know what to do in front of a camera. Wow they're a gorgeous couple! Love these! (August 16, 2010 7:57 am)
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manuel and christina knew back in high school that they would be together forever. they said “i do” shortly after graduation. fast forward through 10 years of sweet married life and here they are, right back in front of their family and friends saying those same two words to each other. nothing’s changed but their chonies. their love is amazing. you can see it whenever they look at each other. it definitely commands more than any pre-written generic vows could have offered, so they wrote their own, and filled them with happy memories of the time they’ve shared together. their stories of dog beach and disneyland brought smiles to our faces.

christina and manuel, thank you so much for inviting us to share in your intimate ceremony. we feel so blessed to have been there. i hope you know that your love inspires everyone that knows you. on a side note, as you look through these images i want you to realize how ridiculously good looking you both are. you two look even more incredible than the last time you were in front of our cameras 3 years ago. seriously, you guys are making me look bad. whatever you’re doing, keep doing it.

may God continue to bless you both, and give you many many more happy years together.

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manuel and christina weren’t the only one’s celebrating on the rooftop that day at the andaz hotel in san diego. it was raining men in the pool on the east side of the roof.

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have you ever noticed that there’s always that one guy that somehow stands out in a crowd? besides me?

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let’s check the score. padres win! petco park went nuts when tony gwynn junior hit an inside the park homerun. now back to our regularly scheduled wedding.

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kim got this shot of manuel and christina while i was setting up for another one.

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what’s a six letter word for manuel and christina?   fierce.

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another kim shot.

look at that, i commented just like kim… three words or less.

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straight loungin

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dark stairways were made for sexytime.

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the ivy ultra lounge is pretty hot, but manuel and christina are hotter.

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the view from the roof top ceremony site was choice. i love this city!

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this was such a powerful moment. the amount of love and raw emotion during the reading of their vows was overwhelming, for more than just christina. several of the guests couldn’t hold back their tears of joy for this beautiful couple. manuel and christina’s words showed us all that their love is even stronger today than it was when they first said i do to each other 10 years ago.

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this is what being married is all about. manuel and christina’s loving support of each other was such a beautiful thing to witness.

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why can’t i multi-task like this. stupid boy brain, not wired right.

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there it is! that’s what we all came to see. congratulations, again, manuel and christina!

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let the rooftop reception begin!

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when i used to go clubbin i would ask women, that i wanted to talk to, what they would like to drink.

A LOT of them ordered this. it’s my signature drink.

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christina’s red wedding shoes were awesome! me likey bright colors.

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manuel and christina had molten chocolate and plenty of goodies to dip in it. april missed out big time. she’s a freak for chocolate fountains.

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now this is how you feed each other wedding cake. half the fun is licking it off.

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the chant came often, and it came loud… SHOT, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT!

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and when the gold tequila runs out, we tap the silver.

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picking the theme for these ring shots was easy.

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as the evening came to a close, manuel and his beautiful bride ended their reception the same way they did 10 years before, by dancing in each others arms to kenny g’s wedding song. it was the perfect end to a perfect day.

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  • 25. Dotun: Too many great shots...just too awesome. (August 27, 2010 12:05 pm)
  • 24. Ally: Congratulations on the beautiful couple! =) And only Ohana can make ceiling fans look so cool! (August 17, 2010 2:44 am)
  • 23. Eric Foley: Incredible set here! I always love the reflection shots you guys do. I love the stairway shots too! (August 13, 2010 6:42 am)
  • 22. pinky: holy awesomeness, loved her red shoes, funny on the 'DON'T', gorgeous couple, details, you guys are the ultimate best! (August 12, 2010 11:22 pm)
  • 21. Stephen Grant: On fire as usual and setting my sprinkler system off! Especially love me those rings and all the angles you discovered with reflections. Hope all has been well with you. (August 11, 2010 1:40 pm)
  • 20. Rachael Earl: Love all the cool angles-and seriously DON'T! LOL (August 10, 2010 12:14 pm)
  • 19. Eddie Bojorquez: Gorgeous work as always. A big congratulations to the bride and groom. Stoked they had you as their 'togs. P.S. Thank you for the blog love! Makes me want to actually use the thing. (August 9, 2010 4:22 am)
  • 18. mittens: baxterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was gonna vote for one but i could only narrow it down to 14 favs....... so....... um........ the don't guy is pretty awesome though!! :D ya'll are forever amazing! (August 5, 2010 6:29 pm)
  • 17. Jide Alakija: Awesome. Some interesting expressions and compositions right there. JA (August 5, 2010 6:02 pm)
  • 16. blair van bussel: The hotness is just too much! The couple, the locations , the photogs.... all awesome!! Fantastic job as always you guys! (August 3, 2010 5:56 pm)
  • 15. Adrienne Gunde: Such a hot couple! Their love for each other shines in every photo. And you seriously make this look like the most fun party of the year - good food, tons of tequila, & THE most amazing view! (August 3, 2010 1:47 am)
  • 14. Sylvia Borgo: This is an incredibly powerful set of images. Incredible. (August 1, 2010 10:15 pm)
  • 13. afolabi: Are you sure the couple are not models?? Stunning. Love the one of them in ivy ultra lounge . (August 1, 2010 9:43 pm)
  • 12. aaina: I can't get over these sexytime pictures! Wow I only hope to be that sexy on my 10 year wedding anniversary! Congratulations to the couple in keeping their marriage full of love. (August 1, 2010 10:04 am)
  • 11. lisa: Holy guacamole these are rocking my face off! I love the feeding the cake shot, so cute and fun! (July 31, 2010 7:02 pm)
  • 10. peggy: Good gracious they ARE hot! Ohana + hot couple = insane photos! (July 31, 2010 3:54 pm)
  • 9. Brandi: What a fun and sexy couple! I love that you guys always find something new and unique in your photos. (July 31, 2010 1:05 pm)
  • 8. Dawn Malone: Still after all this time love you guys and your SICK talent! (July 31, 2010 10:34 am)
  • 7. sara: The image of her getting teary made me teary! Beautiful shot! You really can see their love in these pictures. Beautiful work (= (July 31, 2010 9:45 am)
  • 6. Pam: I'm all teared up over their story. You have to love, love. I love all these pictures! They're so freaking sexxxy! (July 31, 2010 9:22 am)
  • 5. josh solar: Their story reminds me so much of Jenny & I. Awesome shots! (July 31, 2010 5:44 am)
  • 4. Manuel: Truly awesome shots David! We're so happy with these shots, we can't wait to see the rest =) (July 31, 2010 12:10 am)
  • 3. Chelo: Glad I could vote for more than one!! Really awesome. (July 30, 2010 5:10 pm)
  • 2. nely: um, let me guess...the booty shot is by KIM! If Dave took it, I'd be a bit disturbed! lol! Stupendous work, once again, guys! Love the shoe shot and the ones on the stairs, especially! (July 30, 2010 5:02 pm)
  • 1. ed atrero: word... that stair shot is the biz. nice ish guys! (July 30, 2010 4:58 pm)
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go play outside posted in Main, Ohana, Portraits

July 29, 2010

 

we couldn’t be called ohana photographers if we didn’t love families. looking at our blog lately, you might have noticed we’ve been keeping super busy in between weddings with plenty of family sessions.

this one was just a little bit more than a regulation family session. our new friend fran was putting together a family reunion / fiftieth birthday party for her brother / family photo session in la jolla and needed someone to photograph it all. she turned to her good friends, and ours, the xanthopoulos family, for recommendations. luckily, our name came up, and fran gave us a call. joining me at this epic event were some of our good friends from authentic flavors catering. while they were putting the finishing touches on another awesome meal, i followed the kids around the yard for a little pre-dinner play-a-thon.

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summer fun in san diego!

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surfer girls are rad

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a family that surfs together, stays together

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the party didn’t start until blue steel arrived

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this next look is not quite blue steel, but i like it. are her eyes the prettiest you’ve ever seen or what?

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thank you fran for getting the whole family together and asking me to join you all. i really enjoyed sharing part of your day. you have a beautiful ohana.

a HUGE MAHALO also goes to gaylene for being the bridge that brought us together.

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  • 9. Brenna: These pictures of this family are fabulous, fun and just freaking awesome! Love how you captured the fun and youth in their eyes. Love your work! (August 6, 2010 10:21 am)
  • 8. shandi: I am in love! Such beautiful pictures of these children! I wish we had pics like these of my siblings and I. Such a lucky family to have these. Great job! (August 2, 2010 9:02 pm)
  • 7. Sylvia Borgo: What a good looking family! Those kids are just the cutest! Summer fun in SD, is right! (August 1, 2010 10:12 pm)
  • 6. sabi: Beautiful family pics! THe children all look so happy and like they're having so much fun! I'm in love with the b&w pics, so timeless. Wonderful job Ohana. (July 30, 2010 10:06 am)
  • 5. denise karis: they EYES! the blue eyes! SO SWEET! (July 30, 2010 3:17 am)
  • 4. Eric Foley: You guys are so fun and creative! This looks like you guys had a great time and I'm sure they are going to love these :) What a beautiful family. (July 29, 2010 6:59 pm)
  • 3. Pam: It makes my heart happy to see children playing outside where they should be! I love all the pictures of the children in their natural habitat :) My favs are the beach ball ones and the funny faced little girl. She is just precious. (July 29, 2010 6:27 pm)
  • 2. Sara: Oh my goodness all those children are gorgeous, and yes those are some incredible eyes! I especially am mesmerized by the b&w oldest boys eyes, wow! I adore the last picture the most! (July 29, 2010 6:14 pm)
  • 1. josh solar: what an awesome family! (July 29, 2010 6:05 pm)
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the third session from our recent trip to hawaii was for our long tim clients. we are blessed to call them friends, and extended ohana members. they are among the nicest and most genuine people we know. i’m talking about ronnie, giji, jonah, rinnah, and a few new additions, fanci, chulah, and a baby to be named later. that’s right, one our favorite families of all time is about to be and 1. giji and ronnie will soon welcome their third beautiful baby. just hearing that was great news, but we were thrilled when ronnie asked us to do another session with his ohana. we’ve done two others for them, but they were both in san diego. this family portrait session was finally on their home turf, our home away from home, oahu.

in case you’re not getting all the strangely coincidental number three references, there’s the link to get you up to speed.

it’s been a while since the last time we had them in front of our cameras, but they all still look amazing. ronnie’s guns are so big that they are now restricted from all international flights and i wish i could look half as good as giji after having two kids and being prego with another. i’m starting to think she’s related to richard alpert. they did film lost on oahu. coincidence? i think not! jonah is still the funnest kid on the planet. he reminds me a lot of our nephew jake. both of them enjoy running, jumping, spider man, and hamming it up for our cameras. looking through these images, i thought back to the first time we saw rinnah. she was about as big as a boba bubble in a beanie. she’s not much bigger now, but she’s still cuter than a toki doki baby harp seal.

we had a lot of fun on this session, even with the crazy amount of rain. not our rain. hawaii rain. the watery kind.

i hope you enjoy seeing it as much as we loved doing it.

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fanci and chulah, ready for action

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take a good look chuck norris, you kick like a baby gecko compared to jonah.

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ya, they have a swagger wagon. it’s pretty tight.

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don’t dis the swagger wagon or chulah gets ruff.

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this is one of my favorite shots of jonah. and no, he’s not in vegas.

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you guys make me smile.

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this is about the time that a cloud drifted over us and dumped all the rain in hawaii on us for about a minute.

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jonah is our favorite menehune.

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i love all the smiles here, even jonah’s wild eyed one.

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how incredible does giji look?

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rinnah loves her mommy. this is her impression of a baby koala.

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i think giji and rinnah were yelling, “we’re making the cutest picture ever!”

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rinnah put us on the other side of the lens, then took a couple shots of her mom and dad. she’s going to be the next best wedding photographer in hawaii.

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of course we also took some shots of ronnie and giji while rinnah was shooting. you don’t get to see hotness like this every day. i love seeing couples that love each other this much.

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jonah was wearing our sandals. actually, they weren’t ours. they belonged to one of his friends. they had a slippa mix up the last time they were playing. either way, i need to get a pair.

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see that rain in the background. ya, that’s the rain that got us.

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it was so good seeing you all again ronnie, giji, jonah, and rinnah. can’t wait to meet your new addition! the bigger the ohana, the better. hope to see you all again really soon. catching up with you over dinner at ba-le sandwiches and bakery after the shoot was awesome, but we wish we could have hung out more. next time we are definitely hitting up aloha salads. that place looks so good! until then, stay safe. we love you!

aloha ‘oe.

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  • 19. Sylvia Borgo: LOOOOOOVE THESEEEEEEE! (August 1, 2010 10:19 pm)
  • 18. afolabi: o my, the pic with mom solo by the tree is amazing. (August 1, 2010 9:36 pm)
  • 17. denise karis: the post processing on these is perfect! I love the one of the mom leaning on the tree and the one above it - the black and white of them walking! (July 30, 2010 3:20 am)
  • 16. Blair Van Bussel: These are the raddest family pictures ever! (July 29, 2010 9:30 am)
  • 15. elizabeth pellette: These are awesome.. love them.. and that video for that mini van.. hysterical (July 29, 2010 6:19 am)
  • 14. Adrienne Gunde: These are all so awesome, especially the series with Giji & Rinnah! You are so right - the one with their nosies squished together is seriously the cutest photo EVER! (July 28, 2010 10:42 pm)
  • 13. peggy: Now that is one gorgeous Ohana! Beautifully captured once again guys! My favorite is the first one on the giant rocks, and only you guys would take family pics in front of the bano's :D so awesome! (July 28, 2010 2:30 pm)
  • 12. Pinky: Awesome! Beautiful family, beautiful pregnant mama, love that jump from that cute kid!! Love them all! (July 28, 2010 1:36 pm)
  • 11. Rachael Earl: "...then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch..." So darling! Love the ones of mama leaning on the tree! (July 28, 2010 11:29 am)
  • 10. sabi: I love your family sessions! So fun and natural! Seriously I agree with Tammi that shot is uh-freaking-mazing and so many of these should be made into big canvas prints. Pure family art. (July 28, 2010 10:45 am)
  • 9. Ally: I especially love the ones between mommy and daughter. =) (July 28, 2010 9:21 am)
  • 8. alisa greig: always a fun session with you baxters!! SO many great moments, can never pick just one :) LOVE! (July 27, 2010 11:39 pm)
  • 7. Eric Foley: Awesome set! They look so happy and you guys totally caught it. (July 27, 2010 10:41 pm)
  • 6. pam: Holy bejeebus she is one GORGEOUS preggo girl! These are amazing, I adore the photo of her against the palm tree, the last 2 rain pictures and and and... ;] (July 27, 2010 9:53 pm)
  • 5. tammi: OMG! The black&white "rain" picture?? you's gotstabeKIDDING me! Wowza! Ronnie, Giji? Please order a GIANT canvas of that one. kthanks. :) Beautiful as always (July 27, 2010 9:51 pm)
  • 4. sara: That's it, I have fallen in love with your family sessions along with your weddings, and your trash the dress sessions are to die for! Let me start out by saying she looks unbelievably gorgeous and just glowing! These pictures are beautiful you captured their family perfectly. (July 27, 2010 9:50 pm)
  • 3. giji: Mahalo... Love your work... Next time we'll have to entice you to spend more fun with us... Thankfully I'll have more energy next you're out here with baby out of the belly... Love and hugs to you Baxstahs:* (July 27, 2010 9:34 pm)
  • 2. mark: that swagger wagon is tight! well done! (July 27, 2010 8:28 pm)
  • 1. Brandi: Love these! Super fun family, smoking hot mama and just goodness all around. (July 27, 2010 8:12 pm)
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the jewels of la jolla posted in Main, Ohana, Portraits

July 26, 2010

 

while there are plenty of gems in la jolla, the jewels i’m talking about are monica’s two beautiful children. i had the pleasure of spending a couple hours with her familia and taking photos of her kids playing under the summer sun in san diego. they are too cute for words, so i’ll just share my photos with you.

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i don’t think he will either.

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monica’s little fireman made sure the grass wouldn’t catch on fire during the heat wave that hit san diego. his uncle on the police force in chile already put in a good word for him over at the local fire station. the job is his whenever he wants it.

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who needs a pool when your big brother makes the best soak zone on the planet?

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my ninja shoes were working pretty good. my camera and i only got sprayed with the hose once.

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having fun with grandpa’s tools.

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moms and cookies make everything better.

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i love the feeling from both of these shots. nothing is more precious than a mom with her baby girl. muy bonita!

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look! up in the sky. it’s a… ow! that hurt my eyes.

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little fee fees. little toes.

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what’s better than your first piece of pizza ever? your second piece.

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a huge THANK YOU goes to colleen, our beautiful bride from april of 2010! colleen and monica went to school together back in the day, so when she heard her friend was taking a trip from chile back to la jolla she told her all about us. luckily, monica still contacted us.

i kid. i kid.

muchas gracias monica! it was an absolute pleasure photographing your ohana. maybe next time we can meet in chile for an awesome portrait session south of the equator. it’s been far too long since i’ve been there. have a safe flight home. hope to see you all again soon.

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  • 15. Jen Hauger: this family is so adorable..love the shots you captured here...little kids are tough, gotta get down to their level, but you did a fantastic job, like always... (August 17, 2010 8:40 pm)
  • 14. Stephen Grant: Love how you can still find magic in such everyday places. The paint cans. The tools. The garden hose. Forget Midas, the Touch is yours! (August 11, 2010 1:46 pm)
  • 13. Pinky: oh my gosh, such a cute kid and love them shots! love how you guys see the most awesome and precious shots through your lens! awesome! (July 28, 2010 1:39 pm)
  • 12. Impressions by Nudrat Photography: OMG...this is such an amazing session, David! The black and whites are to die for. LOVE the concept, composition and the originality of the B&Ws! (July 27, 2010 11:16 pm)
  • 11. sara: incredibly gorgeous family pictures! (July 27, 2010 9:46 pm)
  • 10. leah: My goodness these are fantastic family pictures! I would do big wall prints or canvas collage the pictures of the children with the bricks. The children are beautiful and these pictures should showcase that. Awesome guys! (July 27, 2010 2:55 pm)
  • 9. Ashley Smith: You guys take the best photos. Every angle, every shot and the PP. LOVE! (July 27, 2010 12:34 pm)
  • 8. Harmony Loves: que preciosa!! they are just beyond cute! (July 27, 2010 12:19 pm)
  • 7. dinah: beautiful images! gorgeous! i love your photojournalistic style of capturing children behaving as themselves and not just posing and smiling! not to mention they are all so well composed and your closeups pop! i love the shot with the wheel barrow, stunning work and beautiful children! (July 27, 2010 1:17 am)
  • 6. Peggy: I love how you capture children being real. These are perfect examples of memories this family will cherish and how they'll remember their children the way they were, the pouty face, boo boo lips, feets, and smiles. Beautiful pictures of beautiful children. (July 26, 2010 9:06 pm)
  • 5. Jules: so many gorgeous, sweet, fun images. I LOVE how you see life through your lens. precious! (July 26, 2010 8:58 pm)
  • 4. tammi: #3 and #7 - be still my heart. #3 should be a giant canvas and #7 with the circle of water pooling around her tiny hand? bliss. (July 26, 2010 8:46 pm)
  • 3. Pam: So precious they both are! (July 26, 2010 8:17 pm)
  • 2. alisa greig: so fun! i want to play with the hose now--it's been hot here too!! so many great moments!! (July 26, 2010 8:16 pm)
  • 1. Kelli: Oh my, they are precious! LOVE the baby girl hands splashing picture..and the feetsies..I'm a sucker for baby parts I suppose! Fantastic work! (July 26, 2010 8:01 pm)
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jordan is playing in hawaii posted in Hawaii, Main, Ohana

July 21, 2010

 

as much as i would love to see michael jordan play again, “his airness” is not the jordan i’m talking about. i’m talking about tanasha and pierre’s super cute son. he, and his adventurous parents, got lost with us in the rain forests of oahu to take some unique family portraits.

tanasha and kim’s friendship goes back. how far back? way back. they both toiled for years under icky fluorescent lighting and stale air, on a cube farm. strapped to a phone for 8 plus hours a day, they often daydreamed of a time when they would walk through bamboo forests and lush jungles, free from angry callers and “the man.” amazazazingly, that very day dream became reality. the first time i ever heard about tanasha was when kim came home one day with her “i’m serious” face on, looked me dead in the eyes and said, “i’m working with america’s next top model.” this was the first of many things kim would relay to me about tanasha. above all, kim was super impressed with how tanasha “owned” her height. kim said, “she’s the only tall girl i’ve ever known that wears heels regularly and never slouches.” she rocks every last one of her 76 inches and we love her for it, as does pierre.

speaking of pierre, he’s not too hard on the ojos either. america’s next top model most definitely found her man-twin. hey, i am more than confident in my manliness and when i say that i can appreciate a good lookin dude when i see one, i’m not lying. pierre is the man kim wants her man to smell like. morris chestnut got nothin on my man pierre. just sayin.

getting back to the journey at hand. kimmi really missed tanasha and couldn’t wait to see her again, so we were super stoked when tanasha contacted us and asked us to take photos of her beautiful family in hawaii. the heat, humidity, mud, bugs, wild boars, slippery slopes, and waterfalls we all braved to get these shots was nothing, because we felt like we were there with family.

huge props go out to tanasha for exploring way beyond her comfort zone. she is the bravest princess we know. pierre and jordan also get big ups for leading the charge with me into the great unknown. that army training came in pretty handy.

we felt extremely lucky and humbled at the same time to be in such an amazing location. i hope you enjoy the beauty of this place as much as we did.

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i am way less interesting than a piece of bamboo.

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every time we looked at this series while editing we smiled. these shots just make us happy (and possibly a little teary eyed). we love couples in love!

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get out of the kitchen!

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don’t anybody say anything to tanasha, but did you see that foot long centipede eating the slug and the huge cane spider that was as big as my hand (that hopped out of my bag the next day)?

i don’t know what she would have done if she saw those, but things may have gotten dicey.

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it’s a battle of the bugs! who will win? only you can decide. vote now!

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during our session, rain spotted one of those cane spiders crawling up our friends leg. they all lost their mind and ran, top speed, outta there like they were trying to catch up to the ice cream man.

i may be a grody boy, but i can’t end this post with 2 big scary bugs. so, here’s a grand closing shot of tanasha, pierre, jordan, and probably like a bazillion big scary bugs (hidden in there somewhere). aren’t i just the worst?

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thank you tanasha, pierre, and jordan for having us out to do these shots for you. we really enjoyed our time with you and wish we could have seen you again before we left. sad face. kimmi said she already misses you tanasha. we love you guys! come see us in san diego soon, or we’ll just have to come back to hawaii. don’t think we won’t do it. i have hawaiian airlines on speed dial.

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  • 29. Onada: I love this session! Absolutely awesome! (August 30, 2010 4:08 am)
  • 28. amber: Wow. These family photos belong in a upscale family magazine. So gorgeous. How you make all your couples look like they're in a fashion magazine is amazing or at the very least look like models. Again I say wow. (August 22, 2010 8:56 am)
  • 27. Brenna: Oh my good gracious this family session is uh mazing. I can't get over the beauty of them and the surroundings. I would canvas the lot of them. You are artists. (August 6, 2010 10:17 am)
  • 26. Afolabi: OOO lovely. Very rich imagery. (August 1, 2010 9:30 pm)
  • 25. sabi: Wowza these photos are like out of a upscale fashion family magazine! I've never seen family pictures like these. So stunning, and that couple haute haute haute! (July 28, 2010 6:12 pm)
  • 24. Ashley Smith: I'm just SPEECHLESS..and I'm usually not! I keep looking at them and can't stop!! AMAZING photos! (July 27, 2010 12:38 pm)
  • 23. Angel: What a gorgeous family! I have never been much of a dress person, but if I could look as beautiful as Tanasha does in those stunning, colorful dresses, I would wear them all the time!!! LOVE the red one! That's my favorite color. :) Everyone's smiles are absolutely infectious...beautiful! I just couldn't help but smile when they smiled. Talk about beautiful...the scenery is amazing!...except for the bugs. :) (July 27, 2010 3:37 am)
  • 22. tammi: #18? SHAZAAM!! and that spider made me pee in my pantaloons a little. (July 26, 2010 8:44 pm)
  • 21. Jean: I can see so many of these as big canvases. Wow these are all so spectacular, especially the last picture! I seriously need to hire you guys to shoot us. Seriously. (July 26, 2010 8:20 pm)
  • 20. brianna phelan: I don't think you could have a sexier couple in a more beautiful locations. Yowza!! (July 26, 2010 6:39 pm)
  • 19. Chris Stewart: Love the 2nd shot alot guys!! Beautiful work as usual. (July 24, 2010 9:59 am)
  • 18. Adrienn Gunde: Um, can we say best location ever?? And most gorgeous family of all time? (And nastiest bugs I've ever seen??) You guys have most definitely outdone yourselves, each of these images is phenomenal! (July 23, 2010 1:01 pm)
  • 17. Ally: The entire post is luscious - the people and the greens. But not the bugs. Yikes. The ruins are gorgeous, too, and the family, whoa~ (July 22, 2010 3:11 pm)
  • 16. Sylvia Borgo: SUPPPPER gorgeous! What a photogenic family! Amazing location - BRAVO! But totally hate the spider shot. (July 22, 2010 2:30 pm)
  • 15. alisa greig: i LOVE this post!! what a gorgeous, happy family :) you really captured all the love! and yes, a most amazing location too! having grown up with cane spiders and centipedes INMYHOUSE, i can relate to running to the ice cream man when spotting them! (July 22, 2010 1:05 am)
  • 14. Noah: My favorite are the pictures of Pierre tossing Jordan in the air. I also really like the waterfall pictures of the family. I love how these pictures capture this time in their lives so beautifully. WOW. (July 21, 2010 10:31 pm)
  • 13. Claudia: OMG....I love this family session. They all look so happy and what a cutie that little Jordan is. I love the color on Tanasha's dresses. They are picture perfect family. (July 21, 2010 10:24 pm)
  • 12. patti: What a beautiful family! These are truly stunning. Tanasha looks gorgeous and the locations you guys find are just incredible. Five out of five stars! (July 21, 2010 10:18 pm)
  • 11. Barbara: Oh wooow! These are stunning! I would never go out in that jungle, what a brave family! But what great pictures they got out of it! That waterfall is amazing and almost as gorgeous as Tanasha, Pierre, and Jordan! I'm done drooling but fantastic work!! I can't get over these photos!!! (July 21, 2010 4:51 pm)
  • 10. Megan: Simply breathtaking. (July 21, 2010 4:38 pm)
  • 9. Jared Rey: What an awesome location to shoot at, I am always jealous of these flippin' sweet places you shoot. Great job as always! (July 21, 2010 4:07 pm)
  • 8. pam: She is stunning! These family photos are amazing guys! (July 21, 2010 3:49 pm)
  • 7. Ryan Armstrong: Beautiful photos! Pleasantly surprised to see Tanasha on the blog. BTW, you all found that centipede in the rainforest? Lucky me, I find them crawling across my living room floor here. Gotta love some Hawaiian creatures... yuck! (July 21, 2010 2:17 pm)
  • 6. Pinky: Hotness!! I so love the jungle location, i wanna go find it now =) Awesome awesome as usual. YIKES about the centipede and spider, holey cow I would've screamed my butt off! LOL (July 21, 2010 1:17 pm)
  • 5. Alice Hu: what a beautiful family! the bugs...not so much :) (July 21, 2010 12:37 pm)
  • 4. Kelli: The spider made me jump, dang you! haha Gorgeous family, gorgeous pictures!! These locations may be naturally beautiful, but you WORK them hard! Beautiful!! (July 21, 2010 12:28 pm)
  • 3. peggy: Oh my you guys!!! You have outdone yourselves! I'm speechless, speechless! (July 21, 2010 11:21 am)
  • 2. cheryl: Stumbled across your blog and I am blown away by these photographs. I'm in love with this session with exception to the bugs ewww... (= The last one especially is screaming to be made a canvas. Well I'm off to explore the rest. Beautiful work! (July 21, 2010 11:10 am)
  • 1. sara: These photographs are so beautiful and well they're just art. (July 21, 2010 10:57 am)
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not that we ever need an excuse to go to hawaii, but when morgan contacted us and asked if we’d be on oahu when she was we got all smiley and pulled up hawaiianair.com with the quickness. the dates all worked out and we were on oahu the same time as morgan and her man mike. we met up near the beautiful evil empire known as the turtle bay resort to catch some shots of them enjoying the awesomeness that is oahu’s north shore. for everyone that goes to oahu and never leaves downtown waikiki, this is just a tiny peek into some of the beauty that you’re missing. morgan and mike can testify. it’s pretty sweet.

let me add to that by saying it’s pretty sweet… just the way it is. without the addition of any more hotels, condos, or malls. (hint hint greedy developers.) we saw a hand made sign while driving on the north shore that pretty much sums up our feelings about it.

nuff hotels already!

if you want to “keep the country country” so future generations can enjoy at least a little bit of unspoiled oahu, please contact the defend oahu coalition and ask what you can do to help. and that’s all i’m gonna say about that.

getting back to our lovely couple, morgan and mike had us smiling behind our lenses throughout our session with them. morgan is not only beautiful, she’s also a talented photographer. if you have a minute or two, surf over to her site and say hey.

thank you so much mike and morgan for asking us to do your portraits, and for bending to our will a little.

moms, dads, and grandparents should put a picture of mike and morgan in your head right now from when they were 7, then just go ahead and skip this next sentence.

mike and morgan, maybe next time we’ll get you to ditch the shirt mike, then have you both roll around in the waves and steam up the ocean like the lava hitting the water over on the big island.

welcome back parents of all ages. you didn’t miss anything important. we were just discussing how we couldn’t believe that a gallon of milk cost $7 in hawaii, and a gallon of gas cost $3.25. good thing cars don’t run on milk.

ok, i’ve rambled long enough. let’s get on with the morgan and mike show.

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i love these shots.

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morgan wasn’t lost at the lost tree. we knew exactly where she was.

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mike had us all rolling. i think this series had something to do with how he became the beautiful butterfly that he is today.

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here’s my favorite shot of the day. thank you trade winds.

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this is what a wave looks like without 50 surfers on it. take note southern california.

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