It was my pleasure to photograph the Henley’s fall family photos. I met Rachel through a business trip from my day job and became friends. She was just looking for a photographer to take her family pictures, which she has not done for a few years. Rachel has two darling children – William and Morgan. William is six years old and Morgan just turned two. Rachel has warned me that William is very shy and might not getting pictures taken, but I told her that I will use my tricks to get him treats. We planned to take her family session in a trail close to their house – I follow them as they walk. I told her this would work out great for family with small children. My style...
Remember baby Elliott from his lifestyle Fresh 48 and his newborn sessions? He is coming back for his 3 months/fall family photos! I just love seeing babies and kids coming back. Since it’s so beautiful outside, we decided to do an outdoor fall session instead of studio. I took the Warners to my favorite photo spot – a trail in a park where my own family photos were taken last year. Little Elliott had an upset stomach just the night before. We were deciding whether or not to reschedule the session, but his mommy and daddy said he was fine that morning, so we proceeded as planned. The Warners also brought their seven years old dog Max to the session. This would be the first big family session since baby...
This is my third year photographing little Hannah’s birthday session. She was born in December close to Christmas time, so we used to take her birthday photos in early December. As you know Kansas City winter can be freezing cold by Thanksgiving time, so we decided to move her birthday session a little earlier this year. Hannah’s mom and I brainstormed ideas together. We tried to do something different every year as this little girl is growing up. There was a fair at Liberty at the end of September every year – Liberty Fall Fest. They have tons of fun activities such as fair food, carnival rides, and games. I suggested if we want to photograph her birthday at the carnival. Her mom agreed. We got there pretty early to...
Remember this trail from my last year’s family photo? We went there again to shoot a friend’s fall family session this year. Since we are good friends and I need help carrying lots of baby props, so I brought my family with me. My friends wanted their dog Max to be in the photos with their three months baby. Sounds like the most difficult subjects all in one session, plus my own kids. Audrey and Wesley were so excited when they met Max. They started playing with each other. Audrey throws a stick and Max went catching it. They started running and chasing each other. You can really see how happy they are in these candid shots. I was happy to catch these when we were waiting for the baby to...
I fell in love with shooting runway fashion show after last year’s Adorn Style Show and Brunch. Invited by Harvest Ball Society as the official Adorn Style Show fashion photographer, I photographed this year’s Adorn Style Show and Brunch at Bartle Hall of Kansas City Convention Center. As one of the incentives of being a Tres Chic Sponsor this year, I was given a booth to showcase my art work and promote Bokeh Story Photos. Unfortunately, I could not be at my booth for even one minute because I was busy taking pictures for the vendors before the fashion show started. With generous help from two friends, my booth had a great flow and coverage. My two beautiful friends were mistakenly thought as runway models by several guests. The great thing about taking...
This is another piece of work from mommy and me team. We had so much fun shooting in my studio when grandma was visiting in town during labor day weekend. I was going through Audrey’s wardrobe and found that she has way too many clothes than Wesley and a lot of them that she has not even worn. Why not find something nice and do a themed shoot? OK! I picked a few dresses and started. She was wearing the green brown flower dress that day, so the first two shots were just testing lighting. The second white and navy dress is brand new. That one I ordered from a boutique in Hong Kong. She said she wanted some pictures with grandma while she was not dressed up. She knows...
Ever since Bokeh Story Photos was born, I started this journey of photographing a variety of portrait sessions, including lifestyle, engagement, newborn, babies, children, family, senior, fashion, and headshots. These all fall under the main category of portraits. I decied that I do not want to be a wedding photographer long time ago. For most photographers, sometimes it takes years to know what you really want to do. Among all the sessions, I enjoy shooting styled or themed sessions the most. You all know that I started photography seriously since my daughter Audrey was born. I almost take pictures of her every day, so she has been in training for almost 4 years. We have been “working” together for a long time and we are a great team! A few...
Miss Sarafina Kankam is currently a contestant running for the Miss Kansas USA 2014. On top of her beauty pageant headshots, we decided to do a styled concept shoot. The key of a concept shoot is the story line. We already arranged makeup artist and hair stylist. Normally before arranging a fashion editorial shoot, photographers will work with the fashion designer to brainstorm ideas for a concept. This one is tough because we do not have a designer to sponsor for our shoot, so I took over the styling part. I provided wardrobe for Sarafina with this gorgeous gown that I ordered from a designer in Asia. It fits perfect on her. I knew that I wanted a male supporting character from the beginning because it would be a little boring to illustrate...
I first met Matthew when he was only 5 years old when we moved into our current residency. He is our neighbor Janet’s boy. We always see him riding his bicycle in our neighborhood. His bike’s sound system is so unique that was invented by himself. I first thought he installed a motor on his bike, but no. He just stuck a plastic empty water bottle in between the wheels, and it makes fantastic sound. We have been living in the same neighborhood for 8 years now and Matt is thirteen. He is such a talented teenage boy. Invited by Janet, I had the honor to photograph a themed session for him. Janet said Matt hates getting his pictures taken. I suggested that we should make it as fun as it could be. We...
It was my honor and pleasure to photograph baby Eli’s 8 months studio session! I photographed this cutie pie’s lifestyle newborn back in January and now he is 8 months! Time flies… Eli is almost a toddler now. Eli’s mommy Michelle and I brainstormed ideas before the session. She hand picked two sets of backdrop/floordrops for Eli. I love the aqua whale on his romper, which matches perfectly with my aqua chevron backdrop. First we had Eli sit on a crate to test his sitting skill. He aced it without any complains. Michelle said that Eli loves the camera. She takes pictures of him almost every day and he is very familiar with the picture concept. I could tell that he is a natural baby model. Eli also loves my Mr. Owl...
