From Kate + Shaun’s lovely Maui, Hawaii wedding:

From Samar + Ali’s epic Italy wedding:

From Star + Amir’s colorific wedding:

7th place, Bridal Party Portrait (from Melanie + David’s wedding at The City Club, San Francisco)

6th place, Venue / Location (from Samar + Ali’s wedding in Italy)

15th place, Venue / Location (from Melanie + David’s wedding at The City Club, San Francisco)

2nd place: Framing the subject (from Melanie + David’s wedding at The City Club, San Francisco)

10th place, Wedding Details (from Ann + Ted’s Wedding at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles)

I was lucky enough to be invited by my good friend, the talented Vinicius Matos (the genius behind the photography school in Belo Horizonte, Escola de Imagem) to do a small workshop for his students. Brazil is an amazing place, filled with really friendly people. Probably one of the nicest group of people I’ve ever met. The workshop was an intense 2-day workshop translated in Portuguese (which I think is a really beautiful language, but sooooo very difficult language to learn, phonetically).

We talked about the philosophies of wedding images, starting from photojournalism to portraits and all things photography, and we had an awesome time photographing a couple of models in a nearby indoor market.  Weather was sketchy (it was raining really hard almost everyday) but we managed to get lucky and successfully did the shoot.  Here are some of the shots from the workshop by my new friend, Henrique Ribas as well as some of mine from the photoshoot.

Who else is interested for a workshop?  We have two awesome workshops that would guarantee to get you thinking about your photos:  The intense 2ON1, or the soon scheduled Photo 102 for amateurs.  Contact us through our contact form and indicate which types of workshops you would be interested in!

Now, time for shots! (The following 4 shots by Henrique Ribas)  Model: Luh Montini

And now here are some of the results:

This image is from Samar + Ali’s epic Italy wedding.

Sami + Mike surreal ceremony at the Parker, Palm Springs

Nancy + Ed floating cake at the Pelican Hill, Newport Coast

Eddie Wakes singing at Monika + David reception at the Four Seasons, Las Vegas

Krystle + Ben engagement session in Central Park, New York

Kat getting ready before her elopement to Julian at the City Hall, San Francisco

Fresh blog post from Indonesia!  Another quarter, another set of images recognized by these two fine establishments: WPJA (Wedding PhotoJournalists Association) and ISPWP (International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers).

Here are some of them that made the cut:

From Samar + Ali’s Tuscany Wedding:
This is one of my favorite images that I took this year, simply because of all the elements in it that came together at the right time.  This is the first look time, and samar is coming down to meet Ali for the first time that day.  I suddenly saw that her families and friends started popping out their heads from the windows and that’s it, captured.

From Jen + Al’s Palo Alto Wedding:
A short moment of prayer right before the ceremony started.

From Melissa + Josh’ 2nd Part Wedding in Claremont, CA:
The Filipino tradition, Veil & Cord ceremony.

From Tina + Albert’s Palo Alto Wedding:
Albert’s dad hugging Tina during the ceremony.

Tina + Albert’s portrait at a local classic theatre.  One of the toughest framing I’ve ever done for a portrait, I think.

Number 1 in the Family Love category (Camilla + David)

Number 2 in the All About Light category (Jackie + Wei)

Number 2 in the Movement & Motion category (Jackie + Wei)

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See you in Singapore!!

1st Place – Bride Portrait (ISPWP)

2nd Place – Emotional Impact (ISPWP)

18th Place – Getting Ready (WPJA)

11th Place – Getting Ready (WPJA)

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2nd Place – Kids Will Be Kids (Shot by Ray)

2nd Place – Reception (Shot by Erwin)

10th Place – Bride and Groom Portrait  (Shot by Ray)

13th Place – The Decisive Moment (Shot by Ray)

15th Place – Reception (Shot by Erwin)

- Proficient in photo editing using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, & Bridge.
- In So Cal & have his/her own car to drive to our Corona, CA office.
- Design background is definitely a plus although not required.

Some of the tasks would be:

- RAW color correction
- Retouching
- Album design
- Order fulfillment

This is an unpaid internship position with a possibility of future hire.

If you are qualified and interested, please email us your resume at info (at) aperturaphoto (dot) com. Please put “Intern” as the subject.

Look forward to talking to you!!

We are absolutely excited that an image from Judi & Chris’ wedding in Oahu, Hawaii made the cover of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine!!

And one of my all-time favorite image from Leila & Mani’s wedding is used in the editorial piece. :)

And last but not least, Camilla + David’s wedding is featured on the Elizabeth Anne Designs popular blog!

Have a great week, everyone!

Bride and Groom Portrait – 7th

Engagement Portrait – 9th (Nina + Sam’s Engagement)

and last but not least: Reception – 1st Place (Pang + Scott’s Wedding)

And Ray took one spot: First Dance – 16th (Whitney + Alex)

Just wanted to let you know we (both Ray and Erwin) will be in New York from October 14th through the 21st. We will be shooting a wedding there in the weekend, but will be mainly open to shoot other things: portraits, E-Sessions, family sessions, headshots, etc. between the 18th – 21st.

Hit us up and let the people that you love know! As usual, first come, first serve! :)

Please utilize the contact form in this blog and indicate if you want to contact Ray, Erwin, or both (for dual shooter event). Looking forward to hearing from you awesome peeps!

Thanks to the kind people who nominated us, thanks to the editor of American Photo magazine who picked us, but most importantly, thank you to all of our wonderful clients for letting us be witnesses to your happiest days. Without you, we’re nothing. Check out the full article HERE!

“Til we meet again” is how we can describe our relationship of love.

Being a United States Marine Corps wife is certainly “the toughest job in the Corps”, states an old axiom of the Jarhead world. :) My soul mate, Randy Brock, has certainly given me a sense of contentment in our union (when he’s home, at least). Randy is a Gunnery Sergeant in VMFA 232 Red Devils (Marine Fighter Squadron) based in Miramar, San Diego � now somewhere on his way again to Afganistan with his fellow troops.

We have been together for 4 years, but since then, Randy, bless his heart, has served in Operation Iraqi Freedom 4 times since our union. Yes, he has deployed 4 times in the last 4 years! In summary, he has missed all of 3 wedding anniversaries, both pregnancies (We now have a 2½ year old boy, Aidan and a 16 month old girl, Mikaella). � Yes, good gracious, we did get busy! Needless to say, Randy missed the birth of our first born (only catching glimpses of a choppy video of my C-section on CD) and then, of course, barely missing the birth of our little girl.

Coming home only one day earlier than anticipated, Randy arrived just in the knick of time. I had picked him up at 5:00pm from North Island Naval Air Station, and got stuck on the Coronado Bay Bridge in 2 hour unrelenting traffic, with a 14 month old son miserable in his car seat with the stomach flu.

Yet, our little girl must’ve known that Daddy was home. She was more than too excited in my belly that evening! She must have decided that this had to be prime time! I went into labor at 2:30am a few hours after getting settled at home. It was definitely a bumpy night!

At the hospital’s operating room, the figure of my stoic husband stood amidst all the blue sterile drapes.

I could surely see his tear filled eyes at the sound of a shrieking, but absolutely adorable baby girl. Can I tell you that being half way sedated and watching my husband quietly carry our pride and joy, made up for all the 4 years of missed occasions and heart-wrenching farewells, as well as, the memorable sadness that comes with seeing the streaming of American flags and yellow emblems that assert our nation to “Support Our Troups”.

We certainly had more of our fair share of heartaches, mostly with departures and challenging days alone with two infants, and also the need for 2 jobs and not to forget, the lack of much needed help. We try to survive and do what we military families do best � cope and pray, and hope for God’s speed and the safety of our spouse’s return. Unfortunately, due to our lives of never ending bliss to protect and serve our country, we were not able to fully savor a beautiful fairy tale wedding, much less, have captured moments of a romantic, fun filled Engagement portrait session.

Randy will be back shortly from his 4^th deployment, so what better gift to give him for our 4^th wedding anniversary, than a real photo session from the pros? It would indeed, fill our empty walls with professional photographs we can only imagine having taken. We hope you can help us fulfill that dream.

We understand this is quite the unconventional reason to give a couple an Engagement session, especially since we are, in fact, married. However, to be honest, we really have yet to have “real” photographs taken of ourselves. We undeniably have numerous photos of the children (mostly with their father), kept in a few portrait boxes and unorganized sleeves (who doesn’t). To our dismay, we don’t have much of ourselves taken together (we just haven’t gotten around to doing so, due all of his deployments). If we don’t make the cut, then I guess, we would just have to understand the context of which this contest is truly for. (We still hope we make it regardless :))

Both of you are both doing the community a great service, just by offering every one your talent and expertise! Both of you are amazing nonetheless! More power to you and your company, and May God Bless! JANET & RANDY BROCK: CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We have the utmost respect towards our troops and everyone that sacrifices their personal lives for others. It takes tremendous courage, sacrifice that most people would not be able to even imagine of doing. This is a story of determination, personal sacrifices for the benefit and safety of others, and a living proof that LOVE conquers all. This competition is not only about the celebration of love, it is also about great people. People that give and set aside their personal gains for the benefit of others. It is about selflessness. We feel that you two really deserves this and we’re honored to be able to do this for you two. Congratulations again!