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MIKE COLON SEVEN WORKSHOP

Friday, January 29, 2010


I had an amazing opportunity to attend my 2nd photography workshop with wedding photographer Mike Colon earlier this week.  As soon as I heard he was coming to Hawaii several months back, I knew it would be a dream to go.  After not winning the scholarship he gave out in December (still thankful for that chance!), I talked to my husband about it and he seemed to think it would benefit me and my business for me to attend–as did I.  I signed myself up and am so thankful I was able to be there with a group of awesome photographers, some traveling from the mainland to be there.  For our live shoot, we were blessed with a great couple, actual newlyweds, which helped make all their interactions so natural and fun!  Thanks big time to Mike Colon for your generosity with your gift, Becky & Tyler–the gorgeous couple, Mike Adrian, Joanna Tano and Natalie & Richie Norton for hosting and sharing, Gemina Chong & Sarah Pacheco for hair and make-up and to all the great new photographer friends I made, it was such a cool learning experience, I look forward to growth :)

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AMBER & BRANDON 01.24.10

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I had the pleasure of working with Amber and Brandon for my first wedding of 2010.  They were so easy to work with, laid back and just let the day take it’s course.  And a beautiful day it was!  Thank you so much you two and congratulations!  May God richly bless you as you do His will for your lives.

Enjoy some of my favorites.

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BLING PART 2 (BLING BLING)

Thursday, January 21, 2010

This is part 2 of some of my friend Nicole’s beautiful and unique jewelry.  Check out part 1 here.  I do not specialize in  jewelry photography (haha), nor do I purchase it, so I hope these are usable for her Etsy shop!   Thanks Nicole for your patience!!

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LOVELY BABY SHOWER

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

My mom and I attended the BEST BABY SHOWER EVER this weekend.  We were so happy help good friend Leigh celebrate along with friends and family.  Leigh’s sister Gina of Dlish Catering Hawaii did a fabulous job with the amazing food  (sooo ono) and decor, we felt so spoiled!  She even had a masseuse AND manicurist there for the guests pampering!  Thanks so much Leigh and Gina for including us and more for your friendship and encouragement and support over these last several years!



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KATHRYN & ZACH | ENGAGED

Thursday, January 7, 2010


I met up with Kathryn & Zach this past weekend for their engagement session in preparation for their Valentine’s Day wedding, which, I am really looking forward to!  Being that many of my wedding clients are from out of town, I don’t often get a chance to do an engagement session, sometimes meeting them for the first time on their wedding day!  Knowing that these two resided here, I made sure we got to spend some time before hand, getting to know each other a bit and we had such a great time!  (well, I did, anyway).  Thanks so much you two for a great first session of 2010, your wedding is going to be beautiful!

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FUN WITH LIGHTS

Monday, January 4, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  New Year’s Eve is always a great time for me to play with lights in photos.  This year was no different.  The out of focus images that lights create are really pretty.  Many blessings to you and yours in twenty-ten!

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MAHALO & ALOHA

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

My last session for the year is complete and what a fun session it was!  This family is special.  I just love them.  All of them.  It all started in 2006 when Kelly & Chris tied the knot and I was so excited to be photographing their wedding!  It was my first booked wedding ever and they made it so fun!  Since then, I’ve photographed them a couple of times and with all of them parting ways this week :( I was super thrilled when Kelly contacted me to shoot them one last time as a whole.  This will be the first time since having Hbot that they will be completely apart from mom and dad.  It’ll be a huge adjustment for each of them, but hopefully they can look back and smile.  This is a military family.  I have much respect for the men and women in uniform serving us.  The sacrifices they make are beyond me.  Deployments are not fun but expected and dealt with as best as can be.  Thank you family for what you do.  Besides all that, last year Kelly was the 2008 Army Athlete of the Year and this year she was featured on the Nike site–check it out here!  Awesome!   Mahalo Browns and Calways and until we meet again–malama pono!  God bless each of you on your upcoming life adventures.  Aloha!

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2009 COMES TO A CLOSE

Monday, December 28, 2009

What a blessed year it has been.  I am so thankful for so many things God has provided our little family this year and always.  He continues to amaze me the more I let Him.  Thank you family, friends and clients for an awesome year for my business.  I really feel much greater things are to come in 2010!  God bless each of you as we say aloha to both 2009 and 2010, since aloha means just about everything :)

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THE LOW SHOW

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Introducing the Low family.  Another family I love.  We met up at a neighborhood park for some pictures last week.  I enjoy this family a lot. This is my first time photographing them as a whole.  I stopped by the house for some photos when the littlest was born and he has changed so much in just a few short months!  Thanks family for your smiles :)

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THE SMITH QUAD

Monday, December 21, 2009

So, I used to be a Smith, these are some of my family.  My brother, his wife and their boys.  I like them a lot.  My brother and I share the middle seats in between 2 other siblings.  We even discussed it a bit over dinner that evening.  Usually the middle kid is known for being a bit more of a challenge, shall we say, than the others.  I think he was, me not so much :)  The first child has higher expectations from their parents and is disciplined a certain way.  Since each child born thereafter has to be completely different from the other, along comes #2, often ending up in the middle somewhere, and for me, throws new challenges at me everyday.  My middle is spunky.  My oldest wants to be her.  Obviously each child is unique and special in their own way, and although hard, I try to remind myself not to compare them, it doesn’t help any.  She is who she is, extra attitude and all.  Enough about that.  My brother and his wife are amazing people, each on their own, and create a super team together.  They are hugely talented in what they do.  I admire them and am thankful for them and their sweet boys.  Thanks Ash and Keoki for having me, I wanna be like you :)

Check out Ashley’s mad photographic skillz here.

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