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Monthly Archives: March 2009

CRYSTAL COVE

03.30.09 – 7:23 pm

This morning when I woke up, I felt like this past weekend went by so fast and it was probably one of the most relaxing weekends I had in a while. It all started Friday afternoon with a photo safari with some friends down at Crystal Cove in Newport Beach, then on Saturday a few of us went to see Anjelah Johnson and she was really funny. Sunday wrapped up my weekend with a photo session that I will be sharing later this week.

I couldn’t believe that I didn’t really update my twitter and facebook all weekend like I normally do. I guess you can call it a twitter/facebook vacation! But now I’m back in action and I’ll make sure I update often this week. That’s all I got for now, but here are some photos I took from Crystal Cove.

1,000,000 SEPIA TONES AND COUNTING

03.27.09 – 1:56 pm

Happy Friday everyone! Ok I was going through a bunch of my photos from Brian and Annie’s Wedding a few weeks back and the one thing that always makes me change my mind, faster than me changing my decision on what to eat every night, is the sepia tones. The fact of the matter is that I love them all. I can’t get over how some tones just makes certain photos change the mood and feel. There are probably over a 1,000,000 sepia tones out there, but at this moment, I’m really loving the warmer tones. I’m pretty sure my mind hasn’t been made up yet, but at least there are many many options.

By Brian Khang | Posted in PERSONAL, PHOTOGRAPHY | Tagged sepia wedding photos | Comments (2)

BACK TO THE EAST COAST I GO!

03.24.09 – 4:07 pm

There’s nothing I enjoy more than heading back to my home town, seeing some familiar faces and eating at the same spots i’ve eaten at for years growing up. This trip back home in a few weeks will be nothing different, but I sure hope it’s not going to be cold. You all know how much I hate the cold now. That’s the spoiled, 80 degree everyday, sunny California guy talking, don’t mind him.

I’m actually heading back East to photograph 2 engagement session with 2 special couples. 1 of them will be in my home town of Connecticut and the other 1 will be in my 2nd home town of Boston. Connecticut has certainly changed since I moved away as well as Boston, so I’m looking forward to it!

Here’s my schedule for those interested in meeting up for a little get together. I’m planning a lunch or dinner for my Connecticut and Boston peeps. Leave a comment below if you’re interested in meeting up. And yes, we’re going back home to do some wedding planning too. I hope we get something done this time around.

April 9th (Thursday) – Landing in Connecticut evening time.
April 10th (Friday) – Engagement session in Connecticut.
April 11th (Saturday) – Free day in Boston and hoping to plan a little get together with some local Boston photographers. Possibly a photo safari after.
April 12th (Sunday) – Engagement session in Boston.
April 13th – April 15th (Monday – Wednesday) – Nothing planned yet. Possibly wedding planning and hopefully meet up with a few local Connecticut photographers.

April 16th (Thursday) – Leaving.

I know blog posts are boring without pictures. So here’s a photo of something I’ve been trying to finish off in the last few weeks. Thanks to my lovely clients Michael and Stacey for providing me with the fuel for my hyperness!

By Brian Khang | Posted in PERSONAL | Tagged Boston, Connecticut, littlejohn's english toffee | Comments (5)

PHOTOS TO MAKE YOU DIZZY

03.20.09 – 7:44 pm

On this beautiful friday in Orange County, I decided I was long overdue for a walk. Before you send me hate mail and say that everyday in Orange County is beautiful, well I can’t argue with that, but I’m saying .. ok never mind you win, I have no come back.

Anyhow, while cleaning out my camera bag for last weeks wedding, I needed to make space, which means I had to take stuff out that I wouldn’t or don’t use anymore like my Lens Baby lens. I actually don’t think I’ve used it at all at a wedding. It’s just so tricky to use, but I know when used right, you can get some decent photos. So on my walk today, I brought my camera and Lens Baby with me, so I can share with you my trippy walk around my neighborhood.

So do you think I should keep this lens around or should I retire it? Maybe I’ll just keep it around for when I’m bored and want to shoot trippy photos. So here is what I came up with today, oh and this is the old version 2.0 model that is a few years old. Have a great weekend!

WARNING DO NOT LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS BELOW AND DRIVE, CAN CAUSE SEVERE DIZZINESS.

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BRIAN & ANNIE : WEDDING AT THE BETTY H. RECKAS CULTURAL CENTER

03.18.09 – 1:43 pm

I’m so excited to finally share with you, Brian & Annie’s wedding from this past Saturday. These two are the nicest two people you’ll ever meet and after meeting their wonderful family and friends, it was just the icing on the cake. Not only did they have an amazing wedding, but they truly made their family, friends and guests feel like a part of it. Did I mention they dated as long as Helen and I have? Anyhow, their wedding was full of thoughtful and meaningful details and we were more than excited to be a part of it. So Brian & Annie, have a wonderful time on your honeymoon cruise and thanks for making the day so special for everyone!

venue: betty h. reckas cultural center long beach, ca
coordinator: your divine wedding
hair: kathryn gilbert from salon 9
makeup: kristin downey from salon 9
florist: cristina’s flowers
catering: thank goodness it’s sofia
cake: rossmoor pastries
videographer: evergreen video productions
dj: after dark entertainment

betty h. reckas cultural center wedding photography annie’s vows to brian are so sweet and genuine
gotta love the red shoes
and the shinny rings

the caption here could be something like “your friends are always there to hold you up!”
the brides maids bouquet

if you’re wondering, they had identical rooms
betty h. reckas cultural center wedding photography
this box was given to annie from her girls and it was filled with photos, cards and more
i love their reactions during the first look, which I think is a great idea especially if you need extra time for photos
i’m so proud of Helen for getting these shots at their first look
betty h. reckas cultural center wedding photography so this is the infamous lincoln that was also used in brian’s parents original wedding over 30 years ago. how cool is that?

these cute kids needed directions to the wedding apparently

i love this give away moment with annie’s father
betty h. reckas cultural center wedding photography and of course the hand off
it was definitely a beautiful day saturday

they even had a colorful and fun lion dance
a perfect way to end the night with a midnight ride in the back of a stretched hummer

a special thanks to aaron dieppa for coming out and shooting with us.

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THE FACES BEHIND THE NEW UPDATES

03.17.09 – 12:06 pm

I’m so excited right now that I’m jumping for joy as we speak! I feel like it’s Sunday morning and I have nothing to do except to sit down at the beach and eat a big stack of french toast. Ok let me get back to reality. As you all might have noticed, I have a blogsite like so many others. If you’re unfamiliar with a blogsite, it’s exactly what it sounds like, a blog and a website all in one. I always felt it’s great to just come to one spot and find everything organized in one place. But who knows what the future holds for me, I just might have a website back again in the near future, we’ll see though.

For the time being, I had an empty home for briankhang.com since removing my website. It came to me that the only thing missing from having a blogsite, is to have a home page or in my case a map to my site taking you to all the places you need to go. Kind of like a tourist map when you go on vacation to a new place or a tourist trolley taking you to all the places you should go. Ok maybe those are bad examples, but you get the idea.

So now when you visit www.briankhang.com you will see what you see below. For the longest time I thought I was the only one burning the midnight oil and working at my desk until I literally pass out in my computer chair, but I was wrong.

The guys over at ToFurious were the brains behind this whole thing and I can’t thank them enough for spending many sleepless nights helping me. They were so accommodating with my questions and really easy to work with, so thanks guys! So if anyone out there is looking for something totally custom to spice up your site or maybe you need help with SEO, those guys are the ones to see! Contact Lawrence tofulawrence@gmail.com and he’ll give you more information.

This will be a long post, so I should have said that in the beginning. Anyhow, many of you have asked me who was behind making the header which is above my site? You know, the one with the mini movie clip of yours truly. That flash magical genius was done by the one and only Sandors Design. They did an awesome job customizing my thoughts into reality. They can do graphic and web designs as well as making anything into flash. Contact Sandor for more information.

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MIA AND LOVING IT!

03.16.09 – 12:04 am

As you can read by the title, it’s not what you think. I haven’t blogged in a few days and it’s great to be MIA for a bit. I was away working on a few new things for my site, which I will be sharing soon, a commercial shoot and a very awesome wedding Saturday, which was filled with all the usual details, friends and a very special classic car. I will be sharing that wedding with you shortly! So this is just a quick post so you know what I’ve been up to. And because my words are the most boringest thing you’ll experience since Monday’s, here’s a sneak peek from Saturday’s wedding.

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MICHAEL & STACEY ENGAGED

03.10.09 – 11:27 am

Maybe I’m speaking for myself here, but as a former single guy, the only thing I ever asked for on my birthday, was for my best friend to bring my future wife to my birthday party. Was that to much to ask for? Ok so that never worked out for me and I’m glad! But for Michael, ask and you shall receive! Michael’s friend was dating Stacey’s friend and to make a long story short, they met at Michael’s birthday party through their friends and the rest is history.

This past weekend, I headed up to LA to meet up with Michael and Stacey. The day was perfect! Great weather in LA, non-crowded streets and extra daylight! What more can a photographer ask for? Besides hanging out with such a fun and down to earth couple of course. Their wedding will be in LA in May and I’m looking forward to it. Thanks again guys for the food experience at The Farmers Market and giving us a tour of LA.

this little puppy stopped by to say hi and wanted his picture taken apparently