Kevin Wong Photography

While crossing I-90, I knew instantly that this was a scene that was meant to be remembered. It might be because of the colors, the warmth, the way the clouds formed, or just all the above. Anyways, click on the photo to see the 2560px wide version. =)

As I start to offload all my images into my setup for Felise and Ben’s beautiful wedding, I started checking out some of the videos that was taken that night on their Argosy Cruise reception. The video below was of the last couple photos taken in the omg-i-love-taking-fun-photos-of-people-dressed-up-screaming photo booth (trademark pending). It took the ENTIRE night before we could get the lovely bride and groom into their own booth where all the guests were cheering them on as they hammed it up in front of the camera. And of course, that cheer quickly turned into a yell-at-the-top-of-your-lungs group shot to conclude the night. Special thanks to my team (Billy and John) again for making the night mind blasting!

Best wishes to everyone out there. I hope you had a weekend filled with good times that will become better memories. Special thanks to all the Seattle businesses and community members who helped keep our tradition alive. The fireworks show at Gasworks Park was absolutely amazing. There’s no way any photograph right now could capture the experience from last night. The motion, the depth, the sounds and the colors were remarkable!

Two years ago, before any of this “business” stuff started, my friends and I gathered to take photos of random things. You name it, flowers, clouds, windows, puddles and kittens. On one of those ocassions, Linda showed us how we could have fun with changing the shape of bokeh. Bokeh is a Japanese term that describes the “blurred background” effect you commonly find in SLR cameras. Using a modified hood, you can shape points of light to whatever you want! Flash forward to this past weekend, we all got together to try it out ourselves as part of a reunion.

Well, sort of.

You see, it rained once sunset hit Gasworks, which caused us to retreat to Shultzy’s for a little happy hour. BUT! I did manage to sneak a couple shots for you just because I liked my cut out of….

…butterflies!

It has only been a week since returning from NYC where I experienced one of the most ridiculous photography events in my young career. Liz Truong and I walked through a sea of people in one of the busiest cities in the world taking photos of her in her wedding dress. “Trashing the dress” was planned to be our hallmark event during our grand plan to travel throughout the states in 2010. Months later, we found ourselves on the red eye 2408 miles away from home to jump from landmark to landmark catching congratulations, hoots, hollers and fixed eyes along the way. In the end, we returned home to Golden Gardens to conclude the series with a little fire. Liz, thank you for allowing me to photograph this extraordinary spectacle.

And of course, special thanks to my dear friend John Taing for second shooting and running around with us all around town.

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We walked where few have dared to walk. Check back soon to see where else we went.