Dancing Beach Babies... 7.17.10

These beach baby girls always seem to have fun when they're together. All they do is dance til their Mommies' tell them the party's over! 

"K"... July 25, 2010

I can't believe Kamalei is starting Kindergarten Monday- July 26. She's extremely excited and can't wait. I on the other hand is extremely nervous and in tears that our little girl is moving on into another exciting chapter in hers and our (parents) lives.

Kamalei... June 3, 2010

Just wanted to share a sweet photo of Kamalei that I just adore...

Alexis... May 26, 2010

So I'm taking this "Finding the Light" online photography workshop and I'm trying to figure out what would be a great location to shoot Alexis (ha ha...sounds funny!). I needed to find an open shade so Alexis and I went over to our neighborhoods' entrance. I took some pictures of Alexis and then went home to upload them onto my computer. This picture of Alexis I did not use for my assignment because it was the wrong type of shading. The sun was high almost above her but I was able to have her pose where the sun was somewhat behind her. I actually like this picture. I've had my 7D for over 6 months now and when I saw this I finally told myself that I love love love my camera...

Santa Cruz May 22, 2010

Cowell's Beach

These girls had so much fun at this beach. We all had a wonderful day. We got here early and afterwards drove downtown and had lunch at our all time fave eatery, Kianti's. Another day in paradise...

Sweet Kamalei...

Oh how I long for the day when Kamalei can "Just keep still" for a moment! Today was a perfect moment to snap a couple of pictures of her (with bribery of course!). Wow... she actually kept still. Well... with my 7D's fast burst mode and quick settings prior to taking this picture enabled me to capture this moment. Now it's time to take her to her favorite place... Yogurt Pizazz. ;)

Exploring CS4... and LOVIN' it!

Ok... I'm supposed to be reading this book from Bryan Peterson called "Understanding Exposure" but today I decided to play and learn Adobe Photoshop CS4. I explored and practiced on skin retouching, sharpening image, vignetting, brightening eyes and playing with my watermark blog.

Here's a 'before' picture of Alexis...

After...

Serenity...

Sometimes we need to be alone and think about what's going on with our lives. I believe we all need our time alone. It keeps us sane and strong...

A Day at the Beach May 8, 2010

This day has been long awaited for. Most of the time when we get together for a beach trip we make plans ahead of time. It's not like we can just get up and go (We all have a family and priorities to think about!!) We decided to spend the day at Twin Lakes so the guys can play with the SUP boards while the girls can hang out and chill with the keikis. It was an AMAZING day! We got there around 10AM and there were no clouds at all! There was nothing but blue skies!

My Scraproom...

My Scraproom.. Every now and then I get inspired to scrap. I honestly don't know what keeps me going... All the cute scrapbook supplies ( traditional and/or digital/hybrid) or the love of photographing my family. All in all I believe it's my family who keeps me going. My family inspires me...

Kamalei's 5th Birthday- Photo Session with Kim (aka Supe Kimagery) 4/10/10

We met up with Kim in San Francisco Business District near B of A building for Kamalei's photo session. The session was quick and sweet. We all had a great time!

Dinner @ da Jungle after Kamalei's Photo Session... 4/10/10

Everytime we get a chance the girls always want to eat at Rainforest Cafe ( aka "Da Jungle") After Kamalei's photo shoot with Kim ( aka "Super Kimagery") Kamalei wanted to eat at her favorite place...

Photoshop Video Tutorial – Changing Eye Color

Photoshop Video Tutorial – Changing Eye Color

I love this! I finally know how to do this...

Here's what I did with Alexis' picture.

Before...

After...

Kamalei's Princess Tea Party 4/11/10

2 BFFs and their Kamakazis...

Reunited and it feels so good! Our Kamakazi.... Always makes us happy ;) We've been faithful to this drink for over 15 years...