There is a famous quote about friendshipfrom Lun Yu, translated as “Analects of Confucius” – What a pleasure to have a friend come from afar! I have moved so many times since childhood. I treasure all the friends I made throughout the years. Although I don’t see them much, I still keep in touch with them. If they are in town, I will treat them the best I can to make them feel home. Felicia and I met at the first day of our current day job. We were in the same start group and went through the same training program for 3 months. She was assigned to a project in UK after 6 months and then relocated to work in Australia. Recently she had the opportunity to attend a conference...
I have spent the last two months working on my website. The bokehstory.com has a new homepage design, which is more user friendly and optimized to view from all devices. I also added a few pages under info and clients menu. There will be a full library for all bokeh story clients to access any information you need, ranging from model release, print release, contracts, client guide, to product catalog. I am working hard to provide the best experience for all my clients. Besides business revamping, I also invested all the studio gears including three studio strobes, different softboxes, light stands, speedlight, triggers, backdrops, and backdrop stands for a full studio. Although I loved my natural light studio from last year, the time I could work was still limited due...
As a Kansas City based child photographer, I had the opportunity to sponsor the Northland Kansas City Macaroni Kid Baby Brunch a few weeks ago. Macaroni Kid is a free weekly newsletter and website that delivers news on all the kid and family friendly events going on in your community. From movie listings to junior play writing, from ballroom dancing to PAL basketball, from sailing classes to origami classes, you can find all the amazing events happening in your own backyard on Macaroni Kid! National Macaroni Kid invites their top Publications to host a special day for Moms and babies 3 and under. It’s a day for Moms meeting each other in the area, and walk away with free products from sponsors! I was invited by my local publisher Jamie Goodwin...
Happy Valentine’s Day! One of my new year’s resolution for 2014 is to spend more time with my Irish twins Audrey and Wesley. They are the reason why I started Bokeh Story. I had a Valentine’s day studio mini sessions last year and it was a big success. This year I decided not to offer any mini sessions on Valentine’s Day. Instead, I spent a fun day with the kids in my studio. Ever since I started renting a studio in Kansas City downtown last summer, Audrey has been begging me to go to “downtown” to take pictures. I have a natural light studio at home and it is in our basement. She asked if she could go to the “downtown” in our basement. Her wish is granted. I set...
Issue No. 2 of my Family Joy project this year focuses on the Chinese New Year celebration! It is always a tradition for us to cook a lot of dishes on Chinese New Year’s eve. Family members sit around the table to enjoy the good food. Although I have lived in the States for 16 years, my family still keeps the tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year. This year is the year of horse. Audrey and Wesley each has a ride-on rocking horse. They all dressed up in Chinese traditional outfit. We cooked and ate a lot. This is like another Christmas holiday meal for us. One of my photography goals of this year is to get back on food pictures! I used to take tons of food pictures before...
Who doesn’t like prime rib? It’s my favorite type of steak. I like it even better than filet mignon. A few weeks ago, we got a great deal on prime rib and my husband cooked a fantastic meal. While he was cooking, I took pictures of Audrey playing the 7-piece puzzle. She also tried to put lip balm on Wesley. Wesley doesn’t care, he was so focused examing my light meter. The meal was the best after Christmas holiday. Besides the entree, the sides include mac and cheese, cream of spinach and artichoke, and mashed potato with bacon and scallion. We all couldn’t be more satisfied with the meal. We need to burn the extra calories after the meal, so we took the kids to play in the backyard. It...
Bokeh Story Photos is looking for current juniors in high school as 2015 senior models! Are you good at social networking and promoting your favorite brands? Do you enjoy modeling or having photos taken? If so, we want to talk to you. Each year we select a limited number of up-coming high school seniors to be a part of our exclusive Model Team. Our models get a discount on their senior pictures and all they have to do is tell their friends about us! All models get a and model cards to pass out to friends. We will only be taking a very limited number of senior models from each high school in Liberty/Kansas City, MO area. As a Senior Model Rep, you are also agreeing to have your full...
Last year’s Project 10×12 is a big success. I want to continue working on a personal project this year and call it Family Joy. The number of images I share in this project varies every month, but the goal is to capture the sweet moments among my family members. I realized that I spent less time with my kids towards the end of last year due to overflow of photo sessions. It makes me sad that they grow up so fast. I decided to take less sessions this year to spend more time with my family. The first Family Joy story focuses on our big family reunion taken place during Christmas holiday. This almost never happened before. We had a full house. I mean it! Both my parents and my...
I love photographing babies and children because they are the only subjects who could express themselves freely. They are very different subjects than teenages and adults. Although I offer styled studio baby sessions, I still favor the lifestyle photos of babies and small children. The lifestyle session really brings out the true personality of a young spirit by capturing candid moments and interaction among family members. Recently I had a honor to photographing baby Eli’s lifestyle newborn session. Eli’s full name is Elijah Gilbert Goth. There is no special meaning behind Elijah, it was just a speical boy name that Eli’s parents agreed on. Gilbert is the name of Eli’s great grandfather who passed away several years ago. Eli’s dad spent a lot of time together with him and had a...
Part 3 of the modeling headshots. I really enjoyed working with these two models and their families. This time we went to a famous landmark in Kansas City – Country Club Plaza. It was such a nice and warm day this winter. This is Vivian Neuharth. She has one of my favorite classic female names. I met Vivian briefly before her headshot session. We talked about life, career, and photography. Our personality seems match perfectly and also share lots of common views about life and society. I also helped her picking outfits for her modeling session. Vivian is a health and wellness professional. She is 5’12” and also a print model. She deeply believes in holistic health approach and Chinese medicine. She even brought me some homemade whole wheat bread and...
