Form submitted successfully. Thank you!

Error submitting form. Please try again!

Grace

For many years Grace made her best attempts to resist the calling to the camera.  Now she can barely go through an entire day without composing every moment of the world around her in frames.  Her keen eye and creative approach are what she depends on most to produce the perfect image...and to bargain shop.  Believe it or not, Grace's ability to spot a great deal is actually the mark of a highly trained and detailed eye.  If she didn't spend her days as a photographer, Grace would make a great style coach and price hunter.

An introvert at heart, her perfect day would begin by waking up without an alarm clock.  However, being the detail-oriented perfectionist that she is (and being motivated by the knowledge that anxious clients are eagerly awaiting their images), Grace usually can be found editing images into the wee hours of the night.  She loves that her work brings joy to other people and is happy to use an alarm clock if only for that purpose.  Grace is a lover of beauty and style.  She enjoys art, design, fashion, food, cuddling with her hubby, breaking out in show tunes at random times, and of course, weddings.  Most importantly she enjoys roaming the beautiful aisles of Target.

Grace loves that she gets to work side by side with her best friend and husband, Hun, who makes her laugh every day and inspires her to be better at all she does.  In photography she truly has found the only medium where she can express herself in a completely free way.  Best of all, she loves love. She loves the opportunity to capture love in all forms, and to do all she does to the glory of God who is the ultimate expression of love.

Hun

Hun claims to have become a wedding photographer by accident. At the prodding of his wife, he soon learned that what initially started out as an artistic hobby would become a full-fledged business endeavor. As an artist, Hun loves the challenge of fusing his passion for art and the necessity of business. The businessperson he most looks up to is his wife, Grace, and not just because she likes doing most of the work. He thinks she's pretty awesome. She is his partner in business, crime and in Rock Band.

Hun is the consummate artist. He is a photographer, a musician, and a closet cosmetologist who sometimes gives unsolicited hairstyle critiques. Hun brings his intelligent eye to his work as a photographer. He firmly believes the combination of the moment and the interpretation of that moment are what make up a perfect picture. He finds it a rewarding challenge to anticipate the moments that matter most in life and capture them for posterity.

For Hun it's often the simple and intrinsically meaningful moments he remembers most in the weddings he photographs. The most memorable ceremony he shot was a small, intimate gathering of about 8-10 guests in a local Seattle Park. His favorite wedding venue was a barn in New Jersey.

Despite his love of classic, simple and nostalgic settings, he still can't live without his iPhone. In his spare time Hun enjoys music, all matters of technology, gadgetry and doing all he can to maintain the title his friends gave him of "Rock Band snob."

by AMBRA BENJAMIN

“You Know You’re A Wedding Photographer If…”

Ok. So people who know me, know that I laugh at almost anything, but H REALLY makes me laugh. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It’s not just a biased wife thing though. He livens up any room. Like literally, he would make Eeyore laugh himself funny.
Anyhow, all this to say that yesterday, H pulls out of nowhere a “You know you’re a wedding photographer if…” Top 10 Countdown (à la David Letterman’s Top Ten List) on his twitter/facebook and it was a hit!
You know you’re a wedding photographer if…
#10. During weekdays you’re constantly asking yourself/others, “What day is it again?”
#9. You memorized every Saturday dates in Jul/Aug/Sep of 2010, e.g. 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, etc.
#8. You have to mentally prep yourself to be a normal ‘guest’ when attending non-shoot wedding.
#7. 50% of your closet = black.
#6. You’re constantly/obsessively checking weather updates [which in Seattle is pointless].
#5. You LOL at your civilian friend’s cute 256-meg SD card in their point-n-shoot camera.
#4. You’re the only dude at barnes & noble readin’ @InStyle @SeattleBrideMag etc.
#3. Average 10-12 trips a year – only one ‘real’ vacation in the last decade. :(
#2. You don’t flinch/doubletake when you hear, “I’m gonna shoot that family this weekend.”
#1. You can eat your steak/salmon dinner in under 3 minutes.

So people who know me, know that I laugh at pretty much everything, but H REALLY makes me laugh. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It’s not just a biased wife thing though. He livens up any room. Like literally, he would be able to make even Eeyore laugh himself funny.

Anyhow, all this to say that this past Friday, H pulls out of nowhere a “You know you’re a wedding photographer if…” Top Ten List (à la David Letterman’s Top Ten List) on his twitter/facebook, and it was a hit!

For the #1, he engaged his social network community to submit their ideas for a chance to win a complimentary lunch. Tauran Woo had the winning submission (rewrite by H)!

Now for the list!

You know you’re a wedding photographer if…

10. During weekdays you’re constantly asking yourself/others, “What day is it again?”

9. You memorized every Saturday dates in Jul/Aug/Sep of 2010, e.g. 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, etc.

8. You have to mentally prep yourself to be a normal ‘guest’ when attending a non-shoot wedding.

7. 50% of your closet = black.

6. You’re constantly/obsessively checking weather updates [which in Seattle is pointless].

5. You LOL at your civilian friend’s cute 256-meg SD card in their point-n-shoot camera.

4. You’re the only dude at Barnes&Noble readin’ InStyle Weddings, Seattle Bride, etc.

3. Average 10-12 trips a year – only one ‘real’ vacation in the last decade. :(

2. You don’t flinch/double-take when you hear, “I’m gonna shoot that family this weekend.”

1. You can eat your steak/salmon dinner in under 3 minutes.

Image 4 by Elizabeth Medina . Image 5 by H’s iPhone . Image 6 by Rodolfo Arpia . Last image by Jonathan Chu



jenny - i love these shots of you guys taking shots! hehe. they're awesome.October 5, 2009 - 12:20 pm

Junshien - Lol so true, so true!October 5, 2009 - 6:09 pm

veda - how come you didn't include the 4th one from bottom one in our negatives? ;)October 5, 2009 - 7:40 pm

Jules - Wow, how were you and Elizabeth medina at the same wedding??October 5, 2009 - 8:31 pm

k2 - i love your work! i am *ahem* a photographer but am really new to the digital camera world. you inspire me to want to learn more and shoot more! can i come and watch you work sometime? seriously?October 6, 2009 - 10:25 pm

GRACE - Jenny - Thank you Jenny! Junshien - I'm sure you can relate. :) Veda - Didn't realize that you'd be interested in having that one. ;) Jules - She invited me to photograph a few weddings with her. She is so wonderful and generous. k2 - Thanks for your encouragement! We're currently in the process of planning a workshop since we've been receiving the same request from many others. Let us know if you would like to be on the list to be notified first.October 7, 2009 - 12:28 am

Duncan Leung - Haha, thats a hilarious list =) So true about #1 and 2 =)October 7, 2009 - 1:05 am

Jessica - Hi, my name is Jessica. I recently found your website and wanted to let you know how beautiful your images are. Glad to have found you. :)October 8, 2009 - 9:54 pm

Jessica - Heey! Some of these images look familiar! ;) I still can't believe you guys wore black - it was so hot by the afternoon. Professional to the max ;) I loved! this top 10 btw!October 9, 2009 - 10:06 am

k2 - Grace, I am very much interested in your workshop. Please keep me posted! :) -Kyung PS - I heard about you from Kelly Zmiarovich and am friends with her and David Tapang. :)October 11, 2009 - 10:50 pm

Lisa - Is that Mike Holmgren in the fourth picture from the bottom??October 31, 2009 - 1:47 pm

GRACE - Good eye Lisa! :)October 31, 2009 - 1:55 pm

congrats: rosana + mike… « g.song’s senseless sayings… - [...] pro and always kick-A photog of the day: jane lee! while eating dinner, i laughed as i thought of hun’s recent blog entry! the excitement and happiness is seen so visible on the looks of rosana + mike’s faces! hope [...]October 13, 2009 - 9:33 pm

Your email is never published or shared. Required fields are marked *

*

*