I had so much fun taking family pictures for the Parkhursts family last weekend. Pamela and Bradley have a cute little boy Graison. He is 18 months old. Pamela said Graison was very good for studio pictures and hope that he would cooperate for the on location family photo shoot. This was Graison’s first photoshoot outdoor and he was so excited about exploring the beautiful location. This is the most colorful time of the year. The leaves are in red, yellow, and orange shades. Graison just couldn’t stop running around. We did lots of candid shots first. He really enjoyed “flying” in the air. The Parkhurst family do this at home to entertain their precious son. Pamela is a full-time mom. Daddy Bradley works really hard to support the family....
As a portrait photographer, I am always the one taking pictures for others. It takes some courage to jump on the other side of the camera and see myself in the pictures. We had our first on location family session taken by Qian Rong Photography. Qian is one of my photographer friends. I will be taking his family photos in Spring 2014. It was such a wonderful experience. Unlike me, Qian does not plan for a session. He observes available light, interaction between subjects, and shoot on the fly. His specialties are candid family shots and sports pictures. He edited 12 images from the session. I told him that I would like to take a stab at editing the session myself and he was so generous to give me the...
I met Daniel a year ago through my day job. He was using a Canon 60D to record a video interviewing one of my co-workers in my pod area. I told him that I have the same camera and we started chatting. He asked where I am originally from. I said China. He started talking to me in Mandarin. I was so shocked that his Mandarin is so good… Daniel grew up in China. His parents still live in Shanghai – my hometown! Daniel and his wife Melinda have three beautiful kids – Hannah 4.5 year old, Caleb 3 year old, and Jaydon 8 months old. The kids are all very close in age like mine. I admire Melinda, who is a full-time mom dedicating all her love to these...
This month’s Project 10×12 becomes 100×12! October is such a special month for my family as I stated in my previous story that Audrey and Wesley were both born in October. My husband and I met in October. There’s no way that I could only share 10 pictures for this month. I reserved 2 weekends not taking any sessions just to spend time with my family. You probably saw a sneak peak of me and Wesley on Bokeh Story Photos facebook fan page. We had our first ever family photos taken by a professional photographer, which I would share next week! My little family went on our first ever road trip to a nearby resort in Excelsior Springs on Wesley’s birthday. This little town is known by its natural spring...
Fall is my favorite season because of so many reasons, but the biggest 3 are: I met my husband in fall 2002 Audrey was born Oct 2010 Wesley was born Oct 2011 We did not have a birthday party for Audrey this year. Since grandparents are staying with us, we took a fall family trip to a local pumpkin patch on Audrey’s birthday. I had my camera with me and snapped lots of pictures. Both candid and posed. The kids had so much fun there that day. We wrapped up Audrey’s birthday by blowing candles and eating the birthday cake. It was a simple but good birthday.
Invited by my friend Carole, I had the pleasure to shoot for Eisterhold Associates Inc almost two months ago and I finally got the permission to share the photos. Eisterhold Associates is an exhibit design and planning firm specializing in museums and interpretive experiences. Among their senior associates they hold some 250 years of creative experience in master planning and exhibition design. They are particularly well known for site-specific media and interactives. Projects include: The National Civil Rights Museum Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum The Rosa Parks Museum and Children’s Wing The Civil Rights Memorial Center Jurassic Park Discovery Center Federal Reserve Banks Father Flanagan’s Boys Home Center for Technology and Innovation The design studio is led by president Gerard (Jerry) Eisterhold. His studio is located in the beautiful country side,...
As a tradition of Bokeh Story Photos, I design and plan each session to suit each client’s unique needs. This family session is no exception. Doug contacted me about doing an on location family session with his entire family – mom Lisa , dad Merritt, older brother Kevin, younger sister Rebecca, and her son James. I asked him to answer a few questions as a starting point to design his personalized family session. Things I normally ask would be Name of each family member Relation to you Occupation Hobby/Interest Fun thing you do as a family Things/props that are meaningful to your family members The thought process of a concept shoot or custom photography is very similar to the brainstorming stage in the design process. After I heard back from...
Today my daughter Audrey turns 3! I am in tears because she is our first child and we all love her so much! The story goes all the way back to the beginning of 2010. I was going through a series diagnosis of a big thyroid nodule with 70% chance of being cancer. The surgery was schedule at the beginning of March, 2010. One week before the original surgery date, I found out that I was pregnant! I was not able to conceive due to the thyroid nodule and also hashimoto disease, so I could not even believe that I was pregnant. My surgeon and care team worked with me on rescheduling my surgery to second trimester. I could only wait and pray that the baby would be okay after...
As many of you know, I always plan my sessions ahead of time. This time the planning took more than a month and our agenda went through 6 iterations of changes. I worked closely with the parents of the senior and herself. We identified that we would go for 3 looks/outfits. Starting with a fresh casual look of straight hair and light makeup. She would like to wear a fitted t-shirt, jeans, and a scarf. I also lined up a professional makeup artist/hair stylist to get her dolled up! The makeup artist does great fashion editorial work. You could see how natural the first look is. We shot the first part just outside of my studio in Kansas City downtown started very early in the morning when there was almost...
I am very excited to announce the Halloween special for this year! The special will be held at my Kansas City downtown studio on Sunday Oct 13 running from 9am – 12pm. Limited spots available (9, 9:20, 9:40, 10, 10:20, 10:40, 11, 11:20, 11:40, 12). Parents don’t have to dress up your kids in Halloween costume, but a creative outfit. There will be a most creative outfit contest after the sessions and the winner will get a canvas print! Toddlers ages 1-4 and small kids ages 5-8 are welcomed. $25 per additional child. Treats and snacks will be provided! 10 digital images with print release. Email lai@bokehstory.com to book a session. Or fill the form at the bottom of this post to book a session.
