Braceros/Hinau Family Portraits

I have been very lucky in my career to have met and photographed many people with all kinds of personalities. One family that has been our constant clients have been the Braceros/Hinau 'ohana. Last year, we had the privilege of photographing their family portraits for their Christmas cards... and wedding photos for Joe & Kim. This year, they are back again... first, allowing me to capture Corrina & Hoalii's school portraits and again, their family photos for their Christmas cards this year.

This past Sunday, we found ourselves up at the Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm, where the mist was slowly creeping over the mountains. The overcast made way for great photo lighting... and of course, the family photos came natural for this large family... (though we were missing a few children this time) ;-)

Here are a few photos from the session. Thanks to Joe & Kim and all the keiki for always calling us for your photos... we enjoy working with you all and look forward to our next session together. ;-)

Corrina & Hoalii's school portraits

It was a fun day with Corrina & Hoali'i this past Thursday. School was out due to Teacher's Institute Day - so their mom brought them by my house for their School Portraits. I always enjoy working with the Hinau & Braceros keiki... they keep me on my toes and I enjoy them very much. Thank you Corrina and Hoali'i for spending the hour with me - I hope you had as much fun as I did...

Here are a few photos from their shoot:

Carter 'Ohana - Family Portraits

Today was a fun and exciting day. We had scheduled a Family Portrait session with the Carter 'Ohana for today - thinking it would be a wonderful day to shoot photos at the Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm... however, much to our amazement - it was pouring up there. After contemplating where we could go that would give us a great photo session, we found ourselves heading into Makawao and utilizing the grounds of the Hui No'eau Visual Art Center. It's always easy to shoot there because of the different surroundings around every turn - so it although it was not our initial plan, we had fun and quite enjoyed ourselves. ;-)

Kevin and I had lots of fun on this shoot, as the Carters and Papa are not our average Family Portrait session... they are old time friends (considered to be 'ohana) and it was nice to spend the few hours catching up on ol' times as well. Because my pregnancy has me limping and dragging along, Kevin was the main photographer for this shoot... and I stood in the backdrop catching pictures from afar. Our son Ka'eo even joined in and acted as assistant for Kevin and I - holding the reflector when needed and carrying our clipboard... a little guy in training... ;-)

Above are a few photos that I put into a quick collage to share. Thank you to Kaleo, Kamiki, Papa, Kamahi and Maka'iwa for working with us today and for having such a nice dinner out... we had so much fun and truly enjoyed it.

Lots of changes - Seniors Website is up and running

With today being the start of the new school year for many students, especially high school Seniors - I have gone ahead and dedicated a website completely for the use of Senior Portraits and previewing ideas and designs for seniors who are looking for that creative, casual portraits to add to the Excitement of their Senior Year.

Take a look and let us know what you think. Click on the link below.

Seniors Website

Joseph Kaimana okalani Braceros

I had the privilege of shooting the first pictures for baby Kaimana. He is 9 days old today - born on April 19th, 2009. He was such a pleasure to photograph and was very easy going and relaxed. His mommy & daddy hired us to take his first photos and to do his birth announcements.

Here are a few photos from his shoot:

H.P. Baldwin High School Junior Prom 2009

It was a privilege to capture the special moments of a few teens that attended the Junior Promenade for H.P. Baldwin High School. The Prom was held at the Beautiful Westin Maui Resort & Spa on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Not only was this a momentous occasion on my end because I am an alumni of Baldwin High School having attended my own prom more than 10 years ago - this was also the prom for my baby sister Harmony. The Prom committee made a fine choice of choosing The Westin Maui as their location - not only because of their beautiful landscaping and architechture - but also because I had worked at property before and was very familiar with where would be the best locations to use for back drops. Kevin and I had a blast capturing these photos and the team was very energetic and fun to work with.

Here are a few pictures of Harmony and her friends that joined her that evening. Thank you to Harmony, Nohea, Michelle, Reanne and Jaren for allowing us to be a part of your special event.

Karen Kondo & Ohana - Family Portraits

Kevin and I had the opportunity to do a Family Portrait shoot on Saturday, January 24, 2009 on the Grounds of the Maui Kaanapali Villas. Karen Kondo contacted us a month or so ago as she won the bid on a Gift Certificate that we donated to the Taste of Italy Auction for the Kihei Rotary Club. We were very excited to do this shoot as it consisted of several different types of portraits: Head shots and Family Portraits.

Here are a few photos from the shoot. Thank you so much to Karen and her ohana for allowing us to photograph all of you... it was very fun and we enjoyed it very much. ;-)

the Kanemitu Ohana

It was such a privilege for Kevin and I to shoot the Kanemitsu ohana this past saturday at D.T. Flemmings. They were dressed to impress and we had lots of fun with all of them. Here are a few family pictures that we captured that day.

Family Portraits

Kevin and I had the privilege of taking our family photos with my parents and siblings. It had been years since we had all taken a photo together and they came out great. Here are a few to share.