(if im second shooting i usually dont post my shots before the main photog does but since steve is in la la land with his girlfriend hahaha……..)

reason #837569 why i love second shooting: allows me some rest time in my own busy wedding schedule to relax a bit while ironically still doing the wedding work that i love

ive been so swamped with work and im not even doing this photography thing full time! dunno how the full timers handle it. i think i would go crazy just thinking about the fact that ill miss my weekends with friends (but on the plus side, make new friends!). wedding photographers operate on the weekend schedule while the rest of the world operates on weekdays. this year has been an excellent year for me so far in seeing what this is all like. it definitely will shape how i do things next year, especially with me going to grad school and all!

well anyways, speaking of making new friends, because of steve, i had the chance to get to know roz and gabe! it was quite a party they had. i know that roz and gabe are probably waiting for some of their wedding shots to go public so……. (unless they already went public without me knowing)

i think if i got a dollar for everytime ive been on the stanford campus this year, id be a rich rich man.

(all shots for stephen anthony photography. if you see a pose…thats his =D )

handmade jewelry from her friend! well done. very well well done.

brave brave man gabe is

i have never in my life seen a bunch of guys more eager to catch the prize than these guys….

yikes. so much to do lately that im trying to post here and there:

you might have noticed that i mix alot of my own personal stuff into my blog here as i want to show who i am and one thing is my relationship with Jesus. i think the resolved conference is one of those christian conferences that i love because it is all about upholding the word of God to its highest and to “unleash” the truths of it. there is nothing here to butter up Gods word as its the word delivered at its rawest. this one is my 3rd one and its been totally awesome to help me continue the fight for my soul here on earth. i am no where near perfect but its only by the grace of God that i am alive and still fighting.

ill be posting some random shots as well as vids on facebook too.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2414263&id=3205527&l=891467b9e1

not much to take shots of but lots of goodness to hear.

and most of you probably know already that i am a landscape photographer at heart. some may think its boring but i think its totally exciting being able to capture the majesty of god and his creation. that sense of awe and marvel i get is unexplainable and feeds me to do more. i think its just god wanting me to check him out and glorify him!

all these were taken with my 24-105mm lens if you are wondering. i never bring more than one lens on a trip. it not only allows me to travel light but forces me to be creative with only what i have on hand.

the desert is actually a pretty nice place! the views from down here on terra firma are gorgeous. good thing it wasnt too hot.

the sky from down here is definitely amazing. like i said before, totally gods canvas!! the mountains even look like paintings from this distance!!!! ok i took these outside the car window as we were heading back to LA on the 10.

my best friend said that these windmills are scary. i guess they are if they break and own you but watching them go round and round slowly seems peaceful. i wonder if one of those can power my house…though that be an ungainly sight in my neighborhood

and you probably have noticed that i love flying too. the views are also gorgeous up here too and i hope these shots can show you a bit of gods awesome creation even in the sky. gahhh every nature thing on earth is gorgeous! its already pretty amazing that a piece of heavy metal like a plane can fly too!!

there was a medical emergency on my flight when we landed so as i was confined to my seat i snapped this shot of the busy southwest ramp! planes and vehicles everywhere! its kinda like watching ants go about their busy day.

when i move back home, i aspire to be one of those guys on the ramp servicing planes. i hope i have the time to do so and apply for a job at SFO! those guys are buff stuff though, im skinny bones, dont know if theyll hire me

very very peaceful, serene light/glow of the setting sun. i LOVE it.

and here is a short series showing Gods hand at work on his canvas…LIVE! these shots were taken only seconds apart (use the mountain in the background as a reference to how close these shots were taken apart from each other) yet they show the dynamics of the clouds in the sky!!!!

hey for those having font issues my standard font/typeface here on the site is century gothic. if you dont have that installed then it should default and just not look as great thats all. just in case anyone was wondering….

karlo and andy are friends of joseph and jean (who were my first ever clients). its always fun to go back to the past and see how ive changed (and hopefully grown) as a wedding photographer! i couldnt have done it without you all who have supported me!

the piedmont community center is quite a cozy, picturesque place with a path behind it that kind of goes under ground through a nice little garden/forest! if i lived here it would probably be a place i would frequent just to get away from life.

andy is the man! he takes care of karlo, he is always there when help is needed, and he knows how to dance! karlo is just always cheerful too and i cant even imagine her not being cheerful (and perhaps will cook andy dumplings? hehe). you both are seriously awesome people!

i gotta keep giving derek props for being my 3rd and 4th arms at these weddings!

christine was an awesome makeup artist and one of the few to use airbrushes for that flawless skin texture! check her out at www.christinemakeup.com

karlo is beautiful!

putting-on-shoes photos fascinate me for some reason

check out that dress!

this little catwalk was gorgeous with all the overhanging trees

i had to pause and open a window after i uploaded this shot

oh andy you lucky man

this dude was having way too much fun hahaha. i hope i can have as much fun with life as he did when i get older

derek nabbed this sweet silhouette

man…after seeing andy lead karlo on the dance floor…it makes me want to startup dancing lessons again

wheres the line for this ride??

the sprinkler had just gone off…so i had to….

it was quite nostalgic shooting this wedding for me because Liz and Amish were one of the first clients i had booked when i started business last year of july. yea its been less than a year that ive been doing this and have been blessed with so many awesome clients who gave me a chance to start! thanks for having faith in me! and in return i have been trying to better my skills to give you guys good photos.

i never knew stanford students partied so hard. i guess they are the epitome of “work hard play hard!” but i guess liz and amish and their crew just know how to rock a wedding and the after party! the entire day was just full of fun…not to mention melting in the crazy hot sun…

yea we got two extremes in terms of weather for liz and amish….their engagement shoot was pouring rain and their wedding was melting hot!

gahhh one of those weddings where i had too many photos to post…experimented with some different edits too. 

i like to post and do something unusual now and then when i think of it. usually you can see the dress but i like the texture here. and yes i do have a clear shot of the dress in my files =)

mootsies tootsies….that line got so stuck in my head for the entire week i was looking at these pics….i love weird names like that

liz is very pretty no? amish is a lucky man!

very lovely dress!

love this capture by derek. love amishs nervous looking smile as he is seconds away from seeing his bride for the first time in full attire

at this point, even before the ceremony i was already sweating buckets enough to fill that reflecting pool. beautiful little area!

im always intrigued by photos of the groom right as the bride shows herself. i think i always imagine what i would feel if i were in his shoes. dear my future photographer for my wedding: please take a pic of me at this point cuz i want to see what i look like

haha i loved their dating story

even though i had other ring shots, i felt this one was more fitting for the day. the day was too hot so had to ice them rings. idea for the shot came from derek! thanks! 

the dudes went crazy with these jumping shots so i had to post them haha.

no worries, that bouquet didnt hit me =P. i think the most interesting part of shots like this is seeing the girls’ hair go wild.

moody?

woohooo, stanford for the 32135411th time haha. but i like this shot, feels….elegant, liz and amish look like royalty

sandwiches all night long

i love this split second moment as liz takes center stage with amish

oh amish disappearing in his own sandwich hahah…where did he go?

ive always wanted to do my own albums but for a little ‘ol joe just starting off in the wedding biz not too long ago i had to rely on other people to do my albums because i just didnt know what to do or what albums even should look like. but now i do. and now the fun begins because whenever i get to flex my design arm birds start chirping, grey skies go away, and i have a little more excitement in my life. im always wanting to flex my artsy arm regardless if its building airplane models or taking pics.

im sure ill get better at this and maybe even grad school at CCA will teach me how to revolutionize albums. i like ‘em clean and simple and heres my first self designed album!

btw if you guys are into full control of your slideshows and understand how xml and random internet jargon like that works,slideshowpro is insanely awesome. showit may be simple and quick but slideshowpro lets you do anything your heart desires at 5x less the cost (like insert my new logo outro hahah). 

crazy amount of shoots the next few consecutive weekends…wahhhHhhhhhH! which means more pics for you guys to see =).