sacramento state university fashion show 2007: "midwinter nights"


commentator: monica

rolend rose will be graduating from sac state in a couple of weeks with degrees in apparel & design and business marketing. here is a description of her collection for this year's show: "visions couture is inspired by a contemporary sleek style of formal wear. visions couture color inspiration includes, sophisticated black accented with lustrous bright colors. this elegant look encompasses the silhouette of today's modern women along with the formal tailored fit for men. visions couture hits the eye with simplicity with a touch of elegant designs for ladies & gentlemen."

below is her line, "visions couture," which premiered on the runway at the university union ballroom last friday. along with some of the work of the other designers of the show. congrats, baby rose! we couldn't be prouder of all your hard work!

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the talented fashion designer: rolend rose

model: mindy

male models: brandon, james, and ruben

female models: stephanie, mindy, and magenn

hair and make-up by: heather and katie of "teased up"

other designers' collections. in the words of tim dunn, "make it work, people!"

we're "photo of the month" on wedding vendors directory!


commentator: monica

the talented san diego-based myong hong of prodigy studios is the mastermind behind wedding vendors directory, an up-and-coming wed planning site. it's described as a "user friendly website that provides engaged couples and any viewers a simple way to search for wedding vendors without having to create a membership." we think any way to simplify the already daunting and stressful task of wedding planning process is a great idea!

we're thrilled and honored to be chosen as the site's first featured "photo of the month!" check out the image we submitted from melissa & edler's aftershoot. thanks so much to our lovely bride and groom and to myong for the awesome recognition!

//ed pingol
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From Wedding Vendors Directory

Photo of the Month

Ed Pingol Photography | Photo of the Month of December

We are proud to give our very first photo of the month to Ed of Ed Pingol Photography.

"This shot was shot with a canon 30d with a manual setting of 1/180th @ f/11 - iso100. "why f/11?" i picked f/11 because of how the subject was lighted. my lighting set up for this particular shot consisted of 1 SB-28 powered @ 1/1 set at 24mm wide beam spread on a monopod triggered by a pocket wizard held camera left by an assistant. This setting brings the glare down of the sun tremendously while at the same time saturating all the colors of the sunset."

You can see more of Ed's photos at www.edpingol.blogspot.com
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tis the season to be grateful


commentator: ed

with so many things to be grateful this year, i am most grateful to have family around me.

the past three years have been absolutely great... monica and i started our lives together in marriage after dating for 8 years and have "settled" in vallejo right between her family and mine. as most of you know, living in the bay area hasn't been exactly cheap, so even though our family is no longer than a 7 minute drive away in the same city, i rarely saw them because of work and my horrendous commute of 100+miles a day. to give you a better perspective as to how long that is, i would sit in my car for 3 hours per work day. that's about a straight month sitting inside the car in a year.

i complained, but the job paid well...

this past january, monica and i started this photography business which grew fast. fast to the point to where this "hobby" is now my full time job. yes, i am SO grateful to be given this opportunity to do what i love doing. to top it off, (even though it has only been less than a week) i can make time to see family anytime, any day. this has been priceless to me, and that is why i am OH SO GRATEFUL.

//ed pingol
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most people take pictures in front of a christmas tree, we did too...
(tree is in gherrideli square)

ed pingol teaching a photography lighting workshop?!?!

commentator: ed

yup, i even surprised myself as well! back on october 28th, monica, my bro hamilton, and i went to dixon to teach what we know about photography and lighting. to our surprise, there were over 25 attendees eager to learn what monica and i have been doing when we're out on shoots, as well as how we market ourselves. (as i type this, it's still such a shock that others want to learn from us, since we believe there is still so much for us to learn about the art and business of photography.) rose hyc of rose photography actually did most, if not all of the grunt work (we just showed up...). she even went as far as hosting the event at her awesome studio and gathered the "students." a HUGE thank you to you! plus, she's a muy talented photographer herself.

anyways, when we agreed to "teach," we made phone calls to a few of our couples we knew would be happy to model for us: jen & ron, who were wed in august; chelsea & bj, who are soon-to-be-wed this march; melissa & edler, who were wed in september; and antoinette & neil, who were wed on the luckiest day of this year, 07.07.07. thanks to all of you for being such great sports and models for your very own paparazzi for the day!

and a big 'ole thanks to the great town of dixon! we really didn't believe it when rose would tell us how friendly the residents are. we were able to flag down not one but two vehicles-- a classic chevy truck and an antique vehicle, which if i'm not mistaken, was a model t ford-- and a bicycle from a friendly neighbor. to finish off a great day of shooting, we enjoyed some great burgers and pork chops at bud's pub & grill.

***the images featured below are courtesy of the photographers who attended the workshop and a few of our images, with post-processing done by me. for those photographers that attended the workshop, we'd love to hotlink your blog entries to this blog entry to feature your work! please send us a link to edpingol@gmail.com or feel free to leave your url on the comment section. thanks for being so patient in waiting for this long-overdue blog post. happy holidays!***

check out the photographers who joined us for the workshop:
ryan greenleaf
carlos rivera
rose hyc
sylvia fife of great fx photography
monica toohey-krause of katchinyakandid
carmen salazar
marita & glenn of madeloni photography
mori & charlie of focused on you photography

//ed pingol
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a glimpse into our day!
antoinette & neil posed as a "funky engagement session couple."

chelsea & bj were our other engagement couple. and yes, they're really
layin' down on the middle of the street!

melissa & edler, getting practice for their official aftershoot.

jen & ron, our other wedding couple. they had her climbing up
train light posts & the classic chevy!

the generous fellas who let us use their cars, which served as great "models" for us to use. thanks, again!

michele and dennis' engagement session


commentator: monica

we continue to be astounded with the level of personalization and creativity our clients have recently been bringing to their engagement sessions with us. it's always great to include locations that couples consider as meaningful. for michele & dennis, the embarcadero is a special place since this is where the lovely couple had their first date, along with their dinner at the stinking rose in san francisco. we weren't surprised either when the twosome asked us if they could incorporate their love for poker and baseball but we were pretty much floored when we heard about the jerseys they had custom-embroidered, not only with their last names, but with their wedding date; his is #6 and her's is #21. these will surely make some cool "save the dates!"

congratulations, michele & dennis! we can't wait to see what's up your sleeves for your tahoe wedding next year!

//ed pingol
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although they each root for rivals, they're definitely on the same team!
overlooking the awesome at&t park from mccovey cove.

"sweet and silly," perfect words to describe the two together.

their love is so apparent, it can't help but catch the attention of an onlooker.

a winning hand! playing a game of poker outside of steps of rome caffe
in north beach, which is claimed to have the best tiramisu in town!

garlic lovers delight!

the rocks amongst the other kind of rocks

melissa and edler's aftershoot session


commentator: ed

i've been anxiously waiting to post melissa and edler's aftershoot session on the blog (i hope these images are worth waiting for melissa!). if you guys can remember, we shot melissa's engagement photos at stow lake with a nature-ish tropical feel, complete with a waterfall. then their extravagantly modern wedding at caffe verbena in the heart of downtown oakland.

and now it's time for their aftershoot session from the nitty-gritty urban feel of mare island.

again, i encourage every couple to do an aftershoot. why? because you get to don that beautiful gown again that you spent so much money on, without worrying about keeping it clean and take photos with your new spouse, in a relaxed and scenic location, without the hectic schedule of a wedding day.

//ed pingol
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from left to right:
monica, lola (our dog), edler, melissa and your's truly

eye eighty photoshoot teasers


commentator: ed

Eye Eighty is local (Bay Area, California) talent that Monica and I had the pleasure to shoot at Mare Island. This talented performers focuses on smooth R&B harmonies backed with live music. Yes, ya'll... LIVE music. Please take some time to check them out.

They also have a myspace page which has some snippets of their music... one of my favorite jam of theirs while "chill'n" before performing at Ms. Teen Filipina Pageant can be found here in YouTube. ENJOY!!!

//ed pingol
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mare island is a great place to shoot... there's just too many backdrops to choose from

yet another angle from an alley way. the colors we found are just awesome.

"thanks-giving-back" family sessions - golden gate park, san francisco


commentator: ed

we had 8 photo sessions in one day. WHEW!!! if you guys remember, monica and i decided it would be great to give back to the community and deposit some extra good karma because we've been oh-so-fortunate and blessed this year... in the spirit of giving, we went ahead and organized 7 mini family sessions at the music concourse in golden gate park, with 100% of the proceeds to be donated to the american diabetes association and the salvation army! it was a hit and sold out in less than a week!!!

and it's all because of you all, who have continued to "blog stalk" us and spread the word about our services. from the bottom of our hearts, thank you, thank you, thank you!

*******for those who missed out and for anyone interested in booking us for a family session in time to create holiday cards, we have one session left for this year since we are no longer taking bookings until 2008. check out the one-hour photo session we donated to the solano community college foundation's holiday auction (you may have to scroll down the page to see the item in the link), which will end on 11.30.07 at midnight. this, along with the other fabulous items up for auction, would also make a fantastic christmas gift for loved ones!***********

//ed pingol
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commentator: ed

monica and i are very fortunate to be surrounded by so many positive people. my very good friend joey and his fiance, crissy drove out from dixon to help us out with the shoot. my favorite brother also came to shoot some candids and behind the scenes stuff. everyone helped carry equipment, including monica who has recently become addicted to "guitar hero 3" on wii (check her out practicing on the "lightstick")... lola even guarded the equipment from strangers barking loudly at them in her cute christmas outfit. every one i believe had a chance to hold my lightstick during the shoots. thanks guys!!! heh heh heh...

this giving back thing can really make a person feel really good. for all those who participated in the program, thank you. because of you, we're able to donate a handsome amount.

100% of the proceeds will be donated to the
american diabetes association and the salvation army! woo hoo!!!