Pauahi & Scot

I was lucky enough to have been apart of Pauahi & Scot's wedding day here in Kailua Kona, it turned out to be a very exciting day not just for the Bride & Groom but for myself as a photographer, so many exciting things to photograph! Not to mention the 18+ wedding party that took a litte time to set up but I think things turned out pretty good.

Lenses Used: Nikon AFS 24-70mm f2.8, Nikon AFS 50mm f1.4

Mike & Diane

Michael & Diane had invited me to photograph their small intimate affair down at Kikaua beach. No major expectations, just something simple and private, it was nice to see the couple so happy on this day reminds me of my own wedding which wasn't so long ago.

Shooting info: This was my first wedding I shot during the morning, and it was certainly a little different then what I was used to. Considering at the time I didn't have my 2.8's at my disposal although I was shooting from the shade it worked out good . Various shots were taken with a bare SB600 on a 8' light stand. 1st shot in sequence was shot a through umbrella 1/200 @ f10 ISO 400 flash @ 1/2, controlled with nikon SU80. Lenses used 18-200vr, 70-300vr, 10-24. Processed with NX2, some additional work through CS3.

Strobist Portrait

An afternoon in Kona with a blue sky and without sun blown out highlights... rare during this time of year. Every photoblog posting, I'm always in a battle against the harsh late afternoon lighting during this time of year in Hawaii. With a blue sky, clouds softening up some of the ambient light, out come the strobes for a portrait shoot during this small window of good lighting. The fist shot in this sequence is actually one of the last taken during the shoot, and you can see that the blue sky was only there for a few minutes before it had gotten overcast. Hawaii weather is so unpredictable.

Shooting Info: All images were shot using a single SB600 shot through an umbrella close to the subject and to the left of the each shot. Lenses used: Nikon 18-200mm VR f3.5-5.6. Processed with Adobe Photoshop CS3. The beauty about shooting strobist, is that you dont really need to use expensive lenses to get good shots, as if you were just shooting in a ambient light only situation. Fast glass doesn't really mean anything if your limited by your body's max flash sync speed. Heck you dont even need to have the latest and greatest body! simply being able to balance the light makes all the difference.

1/200, f8, Iso 400 SB600 camera left @ 1/4 shoot through umbrella

1/200, f9, ISO 100, SB600 camera left @ 1/8th shoot through umbrella

1/200, f7, ISO 100 SB600 camera left @ 1/8th shoot through umbrella

1/200, f9, ISO 100, SB600 camera left @ 1/2 light modifier - diffuser

Wilson / Fuga Engagement Photo's

One phone call and we were headed down to a location to get in some last second Engagement photo's for Inah & Patrick. Along for this photo shoot was friend and fellow photographer Claire Suzuki. Claire's brother happens to be known photographer Bruce Omori. Taking pictures of Inah and Pat went was fun because they were very easy to work with, and were down for anything during the shoot. Often though you'll come across a tough crowd, one that would almost make you feel like a washed out comedian telling one too many bad jokes, unwilling to participate in cool poses or open to fun ideas for the photo shoot, lucky for me Inah & Pat were far from it. Here are a few shots from the shoot.

Lenses used: Nikon 18-55 3.5 & 55-200vr