Monthly Archives: September 2001

During that time, I’ve taken some personal time off, but in all of those cases, I took time off to attend weddings in faraway lands such as France, Rhode Island, and Minnesota. I finally came to my senses on Thursday … Continue reading →

Wedding rehearsals are key to any well run wedding. Practice what you’re going to do before you have officially. When the curtain goes up, however, you only have one shot at history. It’s the same with wedding photography — there … Continue reading →

Friday night, I drove up to Hearst Gym in Berkeley to see the Berkeley Wushu Team demonstrate their skills to wide-eyed freshman. There are some definite differences between Berkeley and my alma-mater, Stanford. While the Farm resembles more of a … Continue reading →

It’s been a tough week for everyone in the nation, and I must admit that after Tuesday, work become a distant concern of mine. I’m probably speaking for a lot of people when I say that I didn’t get much … Continue reading →

These are the days that you don’t think will ever happen in the United States. I’m in a state of stunned disbelief at the events that have transpired this morning. It makes no sense. I can only pray for the … Continue reading →

Scout the location. In preparing for an upcoming wedding shoot, Randy and I drove across the Dumbarton Bridge to the Ardenwood Historic Farm. Ardenwood is a picturesque complex that accurately recreates what farm life was life a century ago. Tractors, … Continue reading →

I had lunch with Tom, Fanny, and Vijay at 3Com’s cafeteria. 3Com has seen some major cutbacks in recent months and the campus seems sooo dead these days. The cafeteria, once bustling with people from both 3Com and Palm, is … Continue reading →

We can do it. The past two weekends, I’ve helped Rae film and photograph her documentary on Qiu Jin, a Chinese revolutionary and poet from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The week before, we did some scenes of … Continue reading →