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baking

January 26, 2009 – 4:25 pm

Other than photography, i love baking and i love photographing what i’ve baked. This past Christmas it was like a baking marathon, red velvet cupcakes, chocolate caramel, and many, many attempts at macarons. We baked some for the neighbors, we made them in red, green, white colors, a representation of Christmas colors. Those little guys might look small and easy to make but boy, they sure weren’t easy at all. If anyone’s ever made macarons they know it’s a very precise recipe, if not accurate.  Here’s a picture of the macaron taken with a regular point and shoot camera. This was taken up north in San Francisco.

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A new year

January 2, 2009 – 10:58 pm

I know i’m late but i just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! 2008 had it’s ups and downs, a lot of changes, a lot of growth and self discovery. The most important thing is, i survived! I look forward to 2009 even if it means turning a yr older and not just any year but a milestone age.. ;) that i promise myself i’ll make the best of it. I want to say i know that this is going to be MY year but who am i to say that? I just pray to God that He will bless me plenty, that i will make Him proud, i will not lose sight, remember all the good, cherish every single day, surrounded by loved ones, and my loved ones will be blessed…

One poignant time in 2008 is picking up this little girl. I bought her on a whim. I knew she was special through that glass. I picked her up, she fit perfectly in my arms. I signed the papers, put her in the car, she sat in the passenger seat confused, her little face full of worry. I gave her her first toy, Mr Binky, she ripped his patch off, I gave her a ropey toy, she went crazy with it… She sat there fidgetty and later found her way to my lap, snuzzled up and sound asleep in seconds…….i looked down at her and thought, “this precious thing..am i ready? ready or not…..she’s mine.”

Little Ms. Truffles who came into my life not the steadiest of times but while everything is moving and changing, she’s there welcoming me with her booty shaking greeting consistently. Little Ms. Truffles who is a little past 9 mths today has learned how to sit, lay down, stay, wait, heel, beg, leave it, stand, say bye bye, give me five, shake, turn right, where’s truffles, almost knows how to take a bow…basically, she’s the smartest, cutest, loveable dog ever and so full of life and personality. There’s so much to be learned from this little girl.

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featured on weddingchicks

September 8, 2008 – 1:46 pm

I am so thrilled to hear what one of my clients did.  He wrote to the girls at weddingchicks, a really hip and stylish website, about me and my work. You never expect that kind of compliment but it’s such a great feeling to know that you’ve made someone happy and they went out of their way to write such a compliment! Take a look at their site. The girls did a really cool collage! They are so creative and artsy! Thanks, Mike. I appreciate what you wrote!

Hello,

My fiancé and I are recently engaged.  She’s happily neck deep planning for the big day however I was allowed (actually I begged) for one assignment.  I got to choose our photographer.  Erika, my fiancé, can make the calls on colors and flowers but the one thing I know I will savor most from our wedding, aside form my beautiful bride, will be our photos.

In my search I noticed that the grooms out there rarely spoke up with any of their suggestions or tips.  So I figured I’d take the time to put in my two cents about the photographer we found, just in case some other groom comes across your website in search of a guy’s recommendation.

We ultimately decide on Sandra Pan who I found online at www.sandrapphotography.com.  She was always very prompt and easy to reach when we had questions about her packages and pricing.  We also met with her before we made out decision to make sure that we were totally comfortable.  Sandra has since completely exceeded our expectations.  We took our engagement photos a few weeks ago at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica (a great location for engagements shoots).  All her shots came out amazing!  You can see just a small fraction of our pictures on her blog.

 We had an engagement party not long after we took our photos and Sandra drove to our house at 11:00 at night just to deliver a CD with our images so we could print out some photos for the party.  How many other photographers would go out of their way like that?  I hope that other couples out there can see Sandra’s work and decide to give her a call for their wedding.  Take it from this guy, they won’t be disappointed! 

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