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Tying the knot: Felise + Benjamin Park

Kevin Wong — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:22:14 +0000

Date: July 10th, 2010
Ceremony: United Presbyterian Church
Reception: Argosy Cruise
Makeup artist: Sarah Ren
Floral design: Paper Crane Design

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!

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!

Rheesa and Kevin at Molly Moon’s and Gasworks Park

Kevin Wong — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:21:37 +0000

For you my friends, a sample from Rheesa and Kevin’s recent visit to Seattle.

Rheesa and Kevin flying into Seattle

Kevin Wong — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:15:23 +0000

To my luck, Rheesa and Kevin flew into Seattle for the weekend to visit family and friends. It was the perfect time to sneak in an engagement session for the two before heading down to San Diego for their actual wedding in October. These two met during a trip to Egypt as part of a cultural excursion. A simple hello at the terminal and a few flights across the state to see each other, we find them back together again for a few photos at Molly Moon’s ice cream shop and Gasworks Park.

Jennifer and Byung’s Engagement Photo Preview

Kevin Wong — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:18:33 +0000

Jennifer and Byung are the happy recipients of my Haiti wedding package. They were extremely generous by donating $1,000 to Doctors without Borders and so we ventured off around Seattle to take their engagement photos! Our day consisted of three main locations including the Seattle Public Library, University of Washington and their rooftop on Queen Anne. Photos will be going up soon, but here are a few photos you can sneak a peek:

Boudoir at Hotel Max: Exploring beauty and lighting

Kevin Wong — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:42:29 +0000

It’s early morning and we were hanging out at Hotel Max in downtown Seattle. The sun was hitting the side of the building just right giving us a couple hours to use the natural lighting. My friend slash international super model, Jessica, was happy and willing to help out with this boudoir project. The collaboration was set up to show off a softer side of sexy and beauty – at least for my part. There were a few key themes that I wanted to deliver: softer / warmer lighting, relaxed nature, strong postures and some close up comps.

Taking on this project was an incredibly educational process and my main take aways were this: 1) sexy doesn’t have to be explicit, 2) women and all their being are beautiful, 3) oh, and my friends are pretty awesome. Thanks to Jessica and Billy for being a part of the learning process. If you have questions or are interested in having your portrait taken, please contact me by email: hello [at] kvwphoto.com.

Please be respectful and don’t copy, reuse or alter these images. Thanks.

If you made it this far, here’s a small image of the board I made that inspired the work above:

From boudoir to fashion and family portraits, a preview of new images to come

Kevin Wong — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:53:35 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any images here. With the Haiti fundraising and the amount of planning to organize the sessions and weddings for the next several months, there has been little time to share. An apology is in order. Sorry =(

It comes with great pleasure that you will soon see some of the work that has been going on lately. It has been a busy couple of months. There has been some explorations with new equipment, different scenarios and artistic treatment. All of which, I have my friends to thank for being wonderful people who let me photograph them. You are my clients, my partners and also my inspiration.

Felise + Ben: 11.12.2009 Engagement Shoot

Kevin Wong — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:05:31 +0000

“Bring your rain boots and bring an umbrella” I thought. Fortunately our luck brought us a nice Seattle overcast that scared away most of the tourists. Felise, Ben and I paid a visit to one of the more colorful historical spots in the city: the Gum Wall. We made our way to the Gum Wall to later discover two other wedding parties getting their photos taken as well. Who knew it was so popular?! In any case, Felise and Ben had something no other group had.. bubble gum! The ultimate prop for our occasion.

Once we literally wrapped up at the gum wall, we walked through Pike Place market and over to Olympic Sculpture Park for a fun last stop. Thank you Felise and Ben for being such amazing people. I don’t think I could have asked for a better “wave!”

Oh and if you guys haven’t checked it out yet, visit my Facebook page! There’s a lot of stuff coming through so stay in touch!