Kevin Wong Photography

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. =)

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Felise + Benjamin Park 07.10.2010 teaser

Kevin Wong — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:03:40 +0000

You know that it’s going to be a great day when Seattle finally gives you clear skies and the reception is going to be on a boat.

This is how one of our initial conversations went:
F+B: “We are going to have the reception on a boat.”
KVW: “Awesome!”
F+B: “Yes, there’s going to be a boat. We also want to include the photo booth”

As Usher would say:

“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh my gosh…”

Felise and Ben with their fun loving attitude, grace and radiance defined their wedding day (if not their marriage for years to come). I have never seen such a production where practically everyone was involved from the beginning to end. Volunteers helped set up and decorate the church, sang songs, served dinner, performed poetry and even cleaned up! To you guys, I hope to contribute towards that shared love. Congratulations again you two!

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!

Sara + Tony Fabian 06.26.2010 teaser

Kevin Wong — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:37:20 +0000

Here we go again! Another teaser. This time it’s with Sara and Tony Fabian. Congratulations you two! There was so much to love about this wedding from the amazing family members, star wars / star trek surprises and the photo booth that had literally 20 people lined up waving light sabers at each other. Special thanks also to John Taing for second shooting. We caught up to the getaway car! Also a special thanks goes out to Billy and Maxine for running a successful photo booth. Now to figure out where to put the life sized cut out of Darth.

Jennifer + Byung Kim 06.19.2010 teaser

Kevin Wong — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:41:23 +0000

The first wedding of the season and it started off amazingly. Jennifer and Byung not only represent a beautiful couple in love, but also generous souls who donated $1,000 towards my friend, Billy’s, Haiti fundraiser. Their contributions helped raised over $16,000 for those impacted in the tragic event. It was an absolute pleasure and honor to photograph these two as we made our way through Bellevue Park to the Bellevue Club Hotel. The speeches you guys gave still get me.

Kimmy and Khang’s New York City engagement set!

Kevin Wong — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:00:04 +0000

The stars aligned when Kimmy and Khang were traveling to New York on the same weekend as my visit! What else to do but spend the afternoon walking around Little Italy and Time Square to take some engagement photos. =)

Peyton turns one!

Kevin Wong — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:31:35 +0000

Buttery frosting, lots of laughing and a happy family can only mean one thing, Peyton turns one! Thank you Kimmie and Gloria for inviting me to such a happy event. =)

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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]