crystal & louie's engagement session


guest commentator: monica

we had the opportunity to shoot crystal and louie just a couple of weeks after their civil wedding, as they plan their church wedding for september '08. this pair is an adorable, super-goofy, and creative duo! so creative that they chose eye-candy filled locations that we were unfamiliar with... boy, did they pick the spots! we started at the sutro baths in sf, which is where they've called home for the past few years. artistically-inclined, they knew that this was the place to capture some breath-taking views of the ocean & architectural ruins. then we hiked up the great highway to shoot a few city symbols before we headed to usf, the alma mater of crystal.

here are just a few shots of this chameleon-esque couple... watch them go from silly, to serious, to lovey-dovey. congratulations to the newlyweds, crystal & louie!


//ed pingol
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the "lone mountain" campus... a misnomer for this passionate couple

role reversal

the sutro baths... check out their "star wars pose!"

they "heart" sf and one another

you better recognize the "t!" and if you don't, recognize the rings!

crystal & louie's variation of the headshot

crystal & louie's engagement session


guest commentator: monica

we had the opportunity to shoot crystal and louie just a couple of weeks after their civil wedding, as they plan their church wedding for september '08. this pair is an adorable, super-goofy, and creative duo! so creative that they chose eye-candy filled locations that we were unfamiliar with... boy, did they pick the spots! we started at the sutro baths in sf, which is where they've called home for the past few years. artistically-inclined, they knew that this was the place to capture some breath-taking views of the ocean & architectural ruins. then we hiked up the great highway to shoot a few city symbols before we headed to usf, the alma mater of crystal.

here are just a few shots of this chameleon-esque couple... watch them go from silly, to serious, to lovey-dovey. congratulations to the newlyweds, crystal & louie!


//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com


the "lone mountain" campus... a misnomer for this passionate couple

role reversal

the sutro baths... check out their "star wars pose!"

they "heart" sf and one another

you better recognize the "t!" and if you don't, recognize the rings!

crystal & louie's variation of the headshot

deana & jeff's engagement session


guest commentator: monica

we had the honor of photographing deana and jeff for an early morning e-session at the edge of golden gate park and ocean beach. with only weeks away from their wedding next month, they wanted to be sure to include a variety of images for various pieces of their big day. these two are not only totally in love & "modelicious," but they were brave enough to bear the cold pacific & climb into small crevices... or at least deana was! here are just a few teasers from their shoot.

congratulations, deana & jeff! we hope you have a beautiful, memorable wedding!


//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com


much more action between these two lovebirds than the blades on the dutch windmill

tender intimacy & deana's bling!

island spirit

Ka honi mai me ke aloha ~ And with love is a kiss

deana & jeff's engagement session


guest commentator: monica

we had the honor of photographing deana and jeff for an early morning e-session at the edge of golden gate park and ocean beach. with only weeks away from their wedding next month, they wanted to be sure to include a variety of images for various pieces of their big day. these two are not only totally in love & "modelicious," but they were brave enough to bear the cold pacific & climb into small crevices... or at least deana was! here are just a few teasers from their shoot.

congratulations, deana & jeff! we hope you have a beautiful, memorable wedding!


//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com


much more action between these two lovebirds than the blades on the dutch windmill

tender intimacy & deana's bling!

island spirit

Ka honi mai me ke aloha ~ And with love is a kiss

we're winners!


check out this cool site, the wedding photography project, dedicated to "creating better wedding photographers," created by seattle-based photographer, cory parris. this is a great place to learn more about photography, especially for those who contact us with lots of questions about how to improve their craft. we're actually featured in the latest post as the winners of the
"cool photo" contest, with an entry from joy & john's e-session. check it out below!

We have a winner!

Published July 10th, 2007 photo techniques , photography - exposure , photography contest , photo contest , wedding photography , flash , Boda , composition , photography

In the first ever Wedding Photography Project contest, we have a winner! And the winner is (drumroll please)…Ed Pingol!

Here is the winning entry:

ep-3.jpg

camera setting was 100iso 30th @ f19. this smooths out the water falling and also gives us enough ambient light to light the whole scenery. monica, my wife is hiding behind the falling water on the left side (notice i didn’t clone her out so you can see her head) holding a SB-24 triggered by a pocket wizard mounted on a monopod.

The reasons behind my choice are first that I thought it was a cool composition with the lines traveling around the frame, the way line of the groom’s head and neck echo the line of the rock above him, the slow shutter speed to let the water blend, the cool use of flash during the day, the educational value it has for the people that read here, and just because I liked it!

I know that contest judging is always controversial because everyone has different favorites, but I hope everyone will congratulate Ed!

A big “thank you” to Ed Pingol, all the other entrants (I learned a bit, so hopefully others did, too), and Jim Garner the owner of the Boda bag company for putting up the prize!

here's the contest entry rules/description:

The “Cool Photo” Contest!

Published June 19th, 2007 wedding photography business , wedding photography marketing , photo techniques , Photoshop techniques , Photoshop , wedding photography , photography

This website is all about teaching each other cool tips, tricks, techniques and philosophies. So here is our first contest to convince people to send me some cool tips, tricks and techniques.

Send me a cool photo (c@coryparris.com) that you took at a wedding. Include with it a short paragraph about how you shot and processed it. If I like it, I’ll publish it. If it’s the best entry (judged solely by Cory Parris, no complaining), meaning that you have a really cool photograph and included some cool thoughts or ideas on how you did that could help another photographer, then you win a brand new Boda Bag!

To show you what I mean here is an entry from me (I’m not going to judge myself the winner - I already have a Boda).

wpp-sampleentry.jpg

I took this photograph at Hill’s Resort in Priest Lake Idaho. The couple loves the lake and mountains, so I had them go out on the dock and used a telephoto lens (85mm on a 30D) to compress the distance between the couple and the mountains in the background. I used a small aperture (f7.1) to have some detail and definition in the mountains. When I processed this, I used a neat trick that I just discovered. For the last few years, when I want the colors to really pop, I create a duplicate layer and change the blending mode to “Overlay”. This time I sandwiched a black and white layer in between the original layer and the Overlay. This created the high-contrast, desaturated and intense look.

Here’s the prize.

bodabag.jpg

I can’t wait to see your entries!

//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com

we're winners!


check out this cool site, the wedding photography project, dedicated to "creating better wedding photographers," created by seattle-based photographer, cory parris. this is a great place to learn more about photography, especially for those who contact us with lots of questions about how to improve their craft. we're actually featured in the latest post as the winners of the
"cool photo" contest, with an entry from joy & john's e-session. check it out below!

We have a winner!

Published July 10th, 2007 photo techniques , photography - exposure , photography contest , photo contest , wedding photography , flash , Boda , composition , photography

In the first ever Wedding Photography Project contest, we have a winner! And the winner is (drumroll please)…Ed Pingol!

Here is the winning entry:

ep-3.jpg

camera setting was 100iso 30th @ f19. this smooths out the water falling and also gives us enough ambient light to light the whole scenery. monica, my wife is hiding behind the falling water on the left side (notice i didn’t clone her out so you can see her head) holding a SB-24 triggered by a pocket wizard mounted on a monopod.

The reasons behind my choice are first that I thought it was a cool composition with the lines traveling around the frame, the way line of the groom’s head and neck echo the line of the rock above him, the slow shutter speed to let the water blend, the cool use of flash during the day, the educational value it has for the people that read here, and just because I liked it!

I know that contest judging is always controversial because everyone has different favorites, but I hope everyone will congratulate Ed!

A big “thank you” to Ed Pingol, all the other entrants (I learned a bit, so hopefully others did, too), and Jim Garner the owner of the Boda bag company for putting up the prize!

here's the contest entry rules/description:

The “Cool Photo” Contest!

Published June 19th, 2007 wedding photography business , wedding photography marketing , photo techniques , Photoshop techniques , Photoshop , wedding photography , photography

This website is all about teaching each other cool tips, tricks, techniques and philosophies. So here is our first contest to convince people to send me some cool tips, tricks and techniques.

Send me a cool photo (c@coryparris.com) that you took at a wedding. Include with it a short paragraph about how you shot and processed it. If I like it, I’ll publish it. If it’s the best entry (judged solely by Cory Parris, no complaining), meaning that you have a really cool photograph and included some cool thoughts or ideas on how you did that could help another photographer, then you win a brand new Boda Bag!

To show you what I mean here is an entry from me (I’m not going to judge myself the winner - I already have a Boda).

wpp-sampleentry.jpg

I took this photograph at Hill’s Resort in Priest Lake Idaho. The couple loves the lake and mountains, so I had them go out on the dock and used a telephoto lens (85mm on a 30D) to compress the distance between the couple and the mountains in the background. I used a small aperture (f7.1) to have some detail and definition in the mountains. When I processed this, I used a neat trick that I just discovered. For the last few years, when I want the colors to really pop, I create a duplicate layer and change the blending mode to “Overlay”. This time I sandwiched a black and white layer in between the original layer and the Overlay. This created the high-contrast, desaturated and intense look.

Here’s the prize.

bodabag.jpg

I can’t wait to see your entries!

//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com

happy 4th people!!! - fun with fireworks


fun with fireworks... the safe way. = ) monica and i got together with friends and family, hung out and ate some filipino food and once the sun went away we all headed to the park. the park was conveniently close to my uncle's house which was about 2 blocks away. to my surprise, the park was transformed into a mini fair... they had elephant ears, wall climb thingie and sugar free snow cones. anyways, once the sun went away we busted out the camera and started taking goofy fun pics. one of them is below, but if you'd like to see more... please feel free to visit the other blog.


//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com


vi and vince's "pre-shoot"


guest commentator: monica

denise and clarence, mutual friends of our's, decided to gift an e-session for vi and vince as their wedding gift. (they're such cool friends!) vi and vince are newlyweds, having recently had their civil ceremony, and will be on their way to cabo san lucas for their intimate destination wedding in a couple of weeks.

when they asked if they could bring their bridal attire, we assumed that vince had already seen vi in her wedding gown, though he had not! of course, we had to set up a a "first meeting" that we encourage all our couples to do just before the wedding ceremony, so they can have a few private moments to enjoy their "first glance" of one another and have it captured on camera.
so instead of a "trash the dress" session, i like to call this their "keep-the-dress-clean" pre-shoot.

baker beach was again the selected location and again, we were graced with awesome weather! (and several "full moons" of the nudists hanging out, enjoying the day.) the barracks provide a great backdrop, giving the scene a rustic, old-world spanish feel, a prelude to their destination wedding in mexico. and we couldn't help but take advantage of the platform with stairs, creating the illusion of a wedding cake tiers. this couple makes a beautiful cake topper!

congratulations, vi & vince! have a beautiful and fun wedding ceremony in mexico!


//ed pingol
707.334.1468
edpingol@gmail.com
edpingol.blogspot.com


a little glimpse into their first dance in a couple of weeks

the wedding rings

stealing away into a secluded area of baker beach and the "wedding cake"