Silly Brothers | Hawaii Child Photographer

Posted on January 31, 2010

These two brothers were so much fun! We never stopped laughing at everything and nothing.

This image sums up the way the whole 20 minute session went.

52 Weeks in Nature – Week 5 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on January 31, 2010

Not much from this week as it was a little busy with getting my husband ready for deployment and sending him off.  We had a bit of rain over the weekend and I thought I'd take the girls out for a drive after the rain stopped to chase some waterfalls.  Didn't catch those waterfalls as I had waited too long after the rain stopped but I did get this pretty flower that Elizabeth wanted to take home with us.  I told her we'd take a picture of it instead.  She was happy with that solution.

I was told to take a picture of this guy by both girls.  One thing you will notice if you ever visit the Hawaiian Islands, is that there are TONS of wild chickens everywhere.

And here is my attempt at capturing those gorgeous mountains covered by clouds. This is a stitch of 4 images.

52 Weeks of Nature – Week 4 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on January 24, 2010

This week has a lot of images.  The first are from sunrise on Ft. Hase beach here on the Marine Corps Base Hawaii.  It was a gorgeous morning.  This image is a long exposure of 150 seconds long (2 1/2 minutes!)  Not sure I really am happy with it because the effect of the light through the waves in the middle ground.  It's interesting though.

I really enjoy the colors in this image of the sun rising over the ocean.

The spotlight effect from this one was really interesting to me.  I like the effect in the sun rays, as well.

These next images were actually taken with my Olympus Stylus Tough 8000.  In other words, a little point and shoot.  These are from a popular hike to the top of the Ko'olau Mountains.  This hike kicked my bootie, but I made it to the top in time to see the gorgeous light on the mountains.

This is by far the best view of Pearl Harbor I have ever seen!

More beautiful sun on the Ko'olau Mountains.  

Sunrise over the Windward side of Oahu.  See that penninsula over in the left side?  That is the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, aka my home.

This is a panoramic of 4 images stitched together.  Not sure how I'd get this printed as it's a 50×10, but I'd love to have it!

So, don't discount your little Point and Shoot.  It can take some pretty good pictures!

Valentine’s Day Beauties | Hawaii Child Photographer

Posted on January 23, 2010

I had so much fun with these gorgeous little girls this morning!  Today I held the first day of my Valentine's Day Mini Sessions.  20 (or so) minutes of fun, laughter and even sour and silly faces.

Some are helpful and wanted to try out every prop, chair and background.  A couple would only smile for Mom, but what sweet smiles they were!

Then you have the ones who pretend to be shy, but you just know that there is a little imp waiting to bust out!

The next date for the Mini Sessions is Sunday, January 31st from 10 am-1230pm.  Don't miss out!  Schedule your session today!  (and let's get some little boys in here! )

52 Weeks of Nature – Week 3 | Hawaii Nature Landscape Photographer

Posted on January 18, 2010

Another week on North Beach.  This week I decided to concentrate on the detail instead of the big picture.  It's not always easy to see the small things when confronted with the awesome gorgeousness of Hawaii's seascapes and I felt the need to practice.  

These tide pools are gorgeous!  I had a hard time figuring out how to capture them.  I ended up climbing on top of some rocks and shooting down on them.  Works for me!

This coconut kept getting tossed around the beach in the surf.  I really liked the lines in the sand from the water running down, as well.

As we were leaving the beach, these crabs scuttered under a huge boulder.  I chased them down.  I'm not so sure that they really enjoyed it, but I did!  This was shot through a 2 inch crack under the boulder.

So, when you are out enjoying God's beautiful handiwork, don't forget to look at the little details he throws into the big picture!

52 Weeks of Nature-Week 2 | Hawaii Landscape Nature Photographer

Posted on January 14, 2010

This week was just a quick trip down to the beach.  I was hoping to catch some whales, but I still have no luck in that department.  My interpretation of Nature this week is "People Enjoying Nature".  What better way to enjoy the ocean than to attempt to master the waves and ride them out?!

It was such a beautiful day that I couldn't go without doing a Panoramic shot of North Beach.  

I'm so happy to be doing a lot of Landscape/Nature images again.  This is my first love in Photography and try to incorporate it into my portrait sessions if I can.

North Shore Newborn | Hawaii Newborn Photographer

Posted on January 10, 2010

I had the opportunity to shoot another newborn on the beach last evening.  I had such a big response to my last long exposure newborn on the beach that this shot was specifically requested for this dear little guy.  I feel that the only thing that could have made this shot even better would have been the Honu that was swimming around would have come up on the beach next to the rocks.  But, I guess that was too much to ask for as we had this gorgeous sunset already!  Oh well, a girl can dream, can't she?!

These two shots are obviously very similar, but I wanted to try with my new blue fringy blanket.  They are also processed slightly different.  I think that I'm leaning toward the blue blanket as my fave!

I can't thank P and A enough for letting me take their little one out on the beach and trusting me with him so close to the water. Kulia, you are such an awesome assistant that I wish I could afford to pay you to help me on every shoot!  I love your efficiency and the way you are so protective of the shot!   Those dogs weren't getting anywhere near my equipment or in the view area! LOL!

52 Weeks of Nature-Week 1 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on January 7, 2010

Last year I participated in a 365 Project. That is taking one picture each day for a year.  I had a very hard time making it only one picture and so the project ended up consuming loads of my time.  By the last few months of the project, I was so burned out that I just sludged it out to the end.  I was proud of myself for sticking it out, but not really proud of the quality of pictures I was posting.  So, this year I've only committed myself to a weekly post.  More than likely, it'll still contain more than one picture, but I vow that they will of a quality worthy of this site.  I know that by me posting here on my professional blog instead of my personal one I will be forced to keep myself held to a higher quality.  I have decided I'll stick to a main theme of Nature.  To me that means Landscape, Flora, Fauna, Seascape and any interpretation thereof.  I hope that I grow as much in this next year of photography as I did in the last.  Thank you for joining me in this journey.

 

I read about the New Year's Eve Blue Moon a few days before it occurred and felt that this was something I really wanted to capture.  I knew that the Blue Moon only occurs about once every two years but did not realize that a Blue Moon on New Year's Eve only occurs every 19 years or so!  Now, I know that the moon isn't really blue, and there really isn't anything VISUALLY different about the moon but just that knowledge made a difference to me.  So off I went with my tripod in hand to scout out a spot on the world famous Lanikai Beach directly across from the Mokulua Islands.  It was a beautiful moonrise shared by quite a few couples and families.  I was happy to see that I wasn't the only one awed by the beauty and elegance of such a simple thing.  

Gift of the Sun | Hawaii Newborn Photographer

Posted on January 4, 2010

This little guy was so eager to make his appearance that his Momma missed her own baby shower!  He is such a sweet little guy and loves to be snuggled close to Mom or Dad and who says that a 7 day old can't laugh?!  I swear to you that while soothing him to sleep, he laughed in my arms!  I have witnesses!

He has such beautiful eyes that I'm glad he was awake for the latter portion of the shoot!  He is a perfect mix of German, French and Tahitian and his name means "Gift of the Sun".

For this shot, I'm really happy that I got to play with Lisa Hoang's scale!  She is a SUPERB photographer and the woman behind Simply Baby and Windwardskies Photography.  

Be on the lookout!  We're taking him to the beach on Sat night to perform some more long exposure magic!  What a great mix!  My landscape love and my love of squishy loveable newborns all in one picture!

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