Sheri & Jen's Wedding

This past weekend I attended one of my good friend's wedding in Brooklyn. It was so sweet and just perfectly Sheri and Jen.

I was spending a week in NYC leading up to the wedding and I will show those photos soon, but I just wanted to share some of these photos from the wedding.

I shot these with the Fujix100s. The most amazing digital camera I have ever gotten my hands on. I love the fully manual aspect of it and how much control I have over the F-stop and shutter speed. These were shot inside with very low lighting, which made for some very interesting textures in the photos.

I'm in love with this camera and I'm in love with love even more after being witness to their union.  To the lovely couple!

 

Day 152: Au-dessus d'une tasse de café (Over A Cup of Coffee)

(San Jose, January 2010)

I went back to San Jose this weekend and I was able to catch up a with a few friends. I spent the morning with one of my best friends Xochi.

We spent the morning in the Willow Glen neighborhood with sandwiches at Le Boulanger, a sandwich cafe we frequently ate at when we were taking some classes together. Afterwards, we went to Monsier Beans, which I had gone to a few weeks before and thought it would be a perfect place to take pictures with the huge windows, collection of chairs, tables and couches and warm interior.  As Xochi sat by the window, which provided great lighting, I took some pictures of her with the Hasselblad then the digital camera.

Xochi has always been a huge supporter of my photography. She'd wait patiently as we I would constantly stop and take pictures whenever we'd spend time together, even if I had to take a picture of our server while we're enjoying our brunch. She's joined me on various photography outings and has even allowed me to photograph her for various assignments.

With friends like her, I have been able to continue my photography and am grateful for them all.

Day 72: Conclusion of Outside Strobe Project

(Photo from all of us) 

Last night was the conclusion of our strobe work outside. These folks have become my photo family. We all bring something to the table and help each other out with whatever we can. Support is extremely important.

Day 21: Film Speed

At times, don't think about film speed when I take pictures, especially indoor. All I want to do is just compose the shot and capture it. I then hear the inevitable slow shutter and I think, oh yeh, my film. Like I mentioned before, we grow so accustom to the digital age, especially with our nifty point and shoot, the thought of worry about film speed and shutter speed seem to be lost.

I have been experimenting with film speed and shutter speed. Some moments have been successful, other times, I just have to throw away the whole set of pictures. This is something that I am focused on learning and really understanding as time goes on.

This shot was taken indoor and I believe it was ISO of 400. As you can see her, hands are blurry, but I decided I like this shot because it shows the movement of getting ready for a night out.

Day 4: Fond Memories

Too many things happening today to really sit down and think and reflect. This picture was taken with my 35mm SLR. We are on our way to Yosemite and it ended up being an endless game of trivia and it went straight into boys vs. girls. This proved to test close bonds between couples and bring out the competitive nature in all of us.

We all learned some new facts, we fought hard for each win, but the girls came out as winners. I laughed so hard and I love that we still talk about that day.

It's fantastic to have moments like these to look back on.