It's not too late to schedule your family portrait session

Now that the holidays are upon us, it's not too late to schedule your family portrait session. Sitting fees have been waived until the end of the year so schedule your session now to take advantage of the special.

Miss Hawaii 2010 - Jalee Fuselier

I had the opportunity to meet the 2010 Miss Hawaii, Jalee Fuselier after she ordered some images from me that I had taken at the 2010 Miss Hawaii Pageant. I also had the opportunity to work with her as I assisted Garrett Nose when he photographed the cover for Hawaii Bride & Groom magazine.

I was impressed with her personality and attitude so offered her the opportunity to do a portrait session in the studio. She graciously accepted and these are the results.

Three outfit changes with both a high key (white) and a low key (dark) background.

I truly hope she does well at the 2011 Miss America Pageant in January. I know she will.

Just last year, my aunt's family from Japan visited. I happened to be at home so on a whim, I decided that they needed a family portrait. Of course no one had time to dress appropriately except the Japan relatives but who cared, it was time for a family portrait.

They all got together in the backyard and luckily the light was good so we got this portrait. The oldest is either my aunt (in the middle) or her brother (right behind her) and the youngest (Arianny) is been held by her Mom (seated).

It's a good idea to do a family portrait (even if it's just a snapshot) as you'll never know when your family will be together again.

Family Reunion Portraits

Trying to get 61 people together is a major undertaking. The Kunishige family got together in August and wanted to do a family portrait.

If was a multi generational gathering and photographed at the Wahiawa Freshwater Park.



Besides the main family group, portraits were taken of the oldest generation and each of their families.












I also photographed individual family groups as requested and grandparents with their kids and their grandkids.

Once we started, the session was over in about an hour since they all had to depart for a dinner celebration.

More Family Location Portraits

I've been photographing a lot of family portraits on the beach primarily on the North Shore. The Cerna family was visiting from Maryland and the West Coast and had rented a house on the North Shore. They decided to do family portraits on the beach right outside their vacation rental.

Because we never know what the weather is going to be on a particular day, we pray a lot. If the beach is open as it was in this case, we also may have to deal with the wind. I try to take enough images of each setup so that I have options on what to do with the images in case someone has their hair in their face or may have blinked or made a funny face or something like that.

I'll do the whole group and any smaller groups that you may wish to have. I normally start about an hour before sunset as the light angle is better and if the clouds and the weather is cooperating, we may get a portrait with a great sunset.











Contact me if you'd like more information about my family portraits on location. Only one more month before the end of my summer special.

Summer Family Specials

Since Summer is here, school is out, your graduate is leaving for college, you're on vacation in Hawaii - now is the time to get together for a family portrait. For a Summer special, we are waiving session fees until August 31 so book your sessions now..

The White family came together for a reunion on Maui last month and decided it was time for a family portrait. One of the family members was familiar with my work through a scrapbooking website so contacted me to photograph their families on Maui.

I flew to Maui specifically to photograph the family and since they were on the West side, the best time was late afternoon.

They were staying in Kaanapali so I met them at their hotel and photographed them on the grounds and on the beach. As it was later in the day, there weren't as many people on the beach.

If you'd like me to meet you on another island to photograph your family portrait, the only added cost is my transportation.

Contact me for more information if you'd like to book a session.

Off to maui to photograph a couple of beauty pageant title holders, a couple of families and who knows what else in the next three days. Back on Oahu on Thursday night. Mom's birthday is coming up on July 4. She'll be 90 years old. Need to find her a really nice cake.

It's been a while since I posted. I've been contemplating what to do with my price list which really needs a revamp. With the changing scene of professional photography, it's getting more competitive and with so many new photographers entering the marketplace, it's become a challenge to stay ahead of the game.

Stay tuned for some major changes in my portrait and wedding pricing.

I'm going to have to take the photos WHERE?

I was asked to photograph the contestants for a local preliminary to the Miss Hawaii Scholarship pageant. Since they were meeting at a local car dealership, would it be possible to take the photos in the area? They wanted an outdoor shot and are there any locations close by to take the photo? I drove by the area earlier during the week and decided to wait until I got there on the photo day to make a final determination based on light and weather.

The weather was pretty good when I got there with minimal breezes. This is the location that I selected based on what I knew was going to happen to the background with the equipment I was using.



This is the view from where the subjects are standing. Yes, it's a car dealership.




This is the end product. Sure doesn't look like a car dealership.