2012 // Hawaii Wedding Photographer

2012. It's been a really great year. I put my heart into everything and everyone that I photographed, and I'm so very grateful to everyone that put their trust in me and my camera. Seriously...thanks. I feel so blessed to have met some amazing people this year; both clients and fellow photographers. I've learned SO much, and continue to learn every time I pick up my camera. 2012 has also just recently brought film back into my life, and I'm so excited to be exploring the purest forms of photography. I'm not sure what the next year has in store just yet, but I'm ready and waiting with open arms. I'm stoked to meet new people, make new friends, and ultimately tell some amazing stories with my camera.

Let's go 2013!

Below is a collection of my favorite images from the year (in no particular order)

Film // Hawaii Wedding Photographer

When I was young my dad introduced me to photography with a Pentax K1000. Simple, fully manual, and no shiny lcd on the back. We would go on photo adventures in the mountains and photograph rivers, trees, pinecones, insects, flowers, and anything else that we found interesting. That was my introduction to photography. However, somewhere between those years and the introduction of digital cameras, I completely forgot about film and had no desire to shoot it. But that's about to change! I've been bitten by the film bug...again. A few months ago I conjured up (with the help of some amazing family members) a Canon AE-1 and shot off a few rolls. It was very scary not seeing an image right away, and I had to keep myself from looking at the back of the camera to check my exposure. Film went off and scans came back. I quickly realized that focusing on the AE-1 is not my strong point, as half of them were out of focus. The split-line/circle focusing screen apparently does not like my eyes it would seem.

I'm just sharing a few photos. In no way are any of these photos technically perfect, but they are perfect to me because of the people in them and because they were shot on film.

Ivan Cólon // The Greenhouse Kaka'ako 2-2-12

Ivan Cólon played his first show on February 2 at The Greenhouse in Kaka'ako. Awesome venue with some great friends and a talented musician/song-writer equals a great evening. Check out his facebook page and purchase his music on iTunes! You won't regret it!