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A new 5 megalosaurus camera

Kevin Wong — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:00:18 +0000

I can’t stop laughing at this and the whole website. It’s the place to go when you need a good laugh to turn your day around. How could I not share this?

Link: Damn You Auto Correct

Hand crafted planner by one fine dae

Kevin Wong — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:28:07 +0000

It was nearing the holiday season and I wanted to give something a little special for Lucy on Christmas. I had the idea of finding her the perfect personalized planner. She always mentioned how there weren’t enough monthly planners in the world and since it was the start of a new year, it seemed to make the most sense. Luckily, instead of shopping around Target, Barnes and Noble, Papyrus, or some other craft store, I asked my dear friend Linda to help me make something.

With a few art directions on color, content and materials, Linda used her creative mastery to put together a beautiful spiral bound planner that to this day, remains empty. It’s so nice that Lucy isn’t quite ready to write in it. Check out the photos of Linda’s work, the artist behind one fine dae. Thanks again Linda!

Happy Holidays!

Kevin Wong — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:53:59 +0000

I hope everyone had a great holiday season with loved ones close by. My family and I all wish you a happy holidays! Just like every holiday season, it’s mostly about the kids and watching my niece and nephew grow up more each year just means there are more chances to introduce them to more hobbies like art. As you can see below, I’m getting the kids started on photography (surprise!). Just look at his form. It’s perfect! Now if only the Lumix had a real viewfinders…

Amazing stop motion light stencil movie

Kevin Wong — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:04:46 +0000

This part of my website has always been heavy on the portfolio type of entries. I’ve shared many photos of brides, children and happy couples in love. Even though I have a “for fun” category, I just never seemed to put anything just for fun. Don’t get me wrong, I’m having tons of fun with photography. It just never came across my mind to share other “for fun” work others have done. This is where Nowhere Near Here comes into play. 300 hours in the cold and 200 stencils created this beautiful short:

Nowhere Near Here from Pahnl on Vimeo.

It’s amazing and I love it!

Seattle summers will always be a source of inspiration

Kevin Wong — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:40:07 +0000

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. =)

I’m on a boat, with a photo booth!

Kevin Wong — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:40:16 +0000

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!

Happy 4th of July!

Kevin Wong — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:10:02 +0000

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!

Fun bokeh shapes

Kevin Wong — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:18:07 +0000

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!

From New York City to Seattle, we trashed Liz’s dress into ashes

Kevin Wong — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:09:11 +0000

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.

If you like these photos, check me out on Facebook for more updates. The summer is going to be busy and full of new adventures. =) [Link]

Preview of Liz stepping into the deep end at Time Square, NYC

Kevin Wong — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:24:04 +0000

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