Tanya and Surya: Golden Gate Park Engagement Session
When Tanya and Surya first met at a friend’s party, they spent the night together…Tanya in her bed, and Surya on the couch. C’mon people, this is a PG movie. As the story would go, Tanya’s roommate had invited Surya to her party in hopes of introducing the pair. Her plan worked and the next day, the two had lunch together. The rest, as they say, is history. For their engagement session, we braved the cold and explored Golden Gate Park. Weather forecast said 73 and sunny. Actual weather was... Read The Rest →
Aine and James: University Club San Francisco Wedding
I love all things Irish. Leprechauns. Guinness. Meat and Potatoes. I even know the first six lines of the country’s national anthem in Gaelic. So when Aine and James asked if I would shoot their wedding, I only had one question before saying yes: “Will you be dancing to the Dropkick Murphys?” Aine and James celebrated at the San Francisco University Club with friends and family flying in from as far as Ireland and Scotland. They themselves flew in from New York for the big day. I took a cab... Read The Rest →
Clare and Jason: SF City Hall Wedding
A lot of people say they love San Francisco, but every so often you get a stronger confirmation that you live in an awesome city. Of all the places where a couple can fly to for a wedding, Clare and Jason chose to come to SF to get married at City Hall. And why not. The building is gorgeous, the restaurant scene is a foodie’s paradise, and the weather is…well, the weather is unpredictable, but if you’ve saved up enough karma points for your wedding day, then it can be... Read The Rest →
How To Identify A Ladyboy (or Top Travel Tips)
This is my newest travel video I created as a last minute entry for Viator’s “Win Your Dream Travel Job” contest. If you didn’t get a chance to see it a few days ago on Viator’s Facebook page, check it out now. For those who have seen my “Time Is Nothing” video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGnrT0F-Igs), this is a glimpse of some of the adventures I had along the way during my travels around the world. One of the submission option was to create a video telling Viator and travelers about some of my... Read The Rest →
Quynh and Hiep: Family Portraits
This was a first for me. I met with Quynh, her husband Hiep and their beautiful baby Ella at the Bronx Botanical Garden in New York for a family shoot. With babies, the best you can do ahead of a shoot is to make sure they are well-rested, well-fed and well-pooped. And then you hope that they still don’t need more sleep, another bottle, or a diaper change. About 10 minutes into the shoot, Ella decided she wanted more milk and then about an hour into the shoot, she was... Read The Rest →
6AM Group DJs: Los Angeles Portraits
I flew down to SoCal a few weeks back to shoot some promotional shots for three DJs from the Los Angeles based 6AM Group. I wanted to have a sense of continuity across all three guys, but also to give DJ Arhouse, DJ JIA and DJ Jared Sanders their own unique shots. I know they look pretty serious in the shots, but we had a chill time walking around Hollywood and finding some awesome backdrops for the shoot.
JR and Kara: Oakland Stadium Engagement Session
Back to back engagement sessions to start off April. After a lovely day in the Presidio the day before, I headed over to the Oakland Coliseum for another beautiful day with just the perfect overcast to shoot JR and Kara’s engagement photos. I don’t know about everyone else, but having an empty baseball stadium all to yourself is not my typical Monday. We had an amazing time shooting in a place that is so dear to the couple, especially Kara. This was another session that was incredibly easy to shoot... Read The Rest →
Rachel and Adam: Presidio Engagement Session
Spring’s here along with the Spring wedding season. I’m kicking it off with a new set of engagement photos of Rachel and Adam. Although we had a bit of a panic thanks to the poor weather forecasts from the SF news stations leading up to the shoot, we lucked out and ended up with a beautiful day in San Francisco. Rachel warned me about her being camera shy before the shoot, but you could hardly tell from the photos. I’ve always believed that if there’s good chemistry between a couple,... Read The Rest →
SubtleSkeptics Live Cover of “Safe and Sound”
It’s getting harder and harder for photographers to ignore the potential of video when Nikon and Canon has put the ability to shoot high quality video right into the very same DSLR cameras we use to take stills. I certainly haven’t switched over to just shooting video, but I have definitely been spending a lot of my time practicing and working and learning everything I can to put out video work that is on par with the quality I look for with my photography. I was down in Los Angeles... Read The Rest →
Show Your Love: A Valentine’s Day Short
Happy Early Valentine’s Day. I don’t normally make such a fuss about the 14th, but this year I want to share something special with everyone. Following the overwhelming response from people around the world to my little travel video (http://kienlam.net/2012/01/09/time-is-nothing-around-the-world-time-lapse), I decided to return the love with this new Valentine’s Day video. It’s inspired by my travels, the things I heard along the way, and the idea that love is similar no matter the country you are in, how old you are, or what medium you choose to express that... Read The Rest →
“Places and Faces” MP3 Now Available On iTunes
After a bit of a delay with our distribution service, “Places and Faces”, the song from my “Time Is Nothing” video is now available for sale on iTunes. This marks our first commercially available song for sale with the hopes of many more to come in the future. If you like the song, please support the artist, William Lam (Metaphysika Sounds) by buying the song and spreading the world. He’s a really talented musician and you’ll be hearing more from him with the release of my next video and the... Read The Rest →
Aine and James: Golden Gate Park Engagement Session
Happy 2012. Here’s my first engagement post of the year. It’s a little late coming due to the release of my travel video, but here we are. Over the holidays, Aine and James flew into San Francisco from New York where they had just relocated to from London. Still following? We got together the day after the Christmas and shot their engagement session in Golden Gate Park. No matter how many times I shoot there, there never seems to be a shortage of new places to explore. This time, I... Read The Rest →
Time is Nothing – Around The World Time Lapse
After 343 days of traveling across 17 countries, I had finally compiled all the footage for my little show and tell slideshow. I’m a little late in posting this on the blog, but here it is. The video is called “Time is Nothing” and the song is “Places and Faces” by my younger brother, William Lam. I’ve seen dedicated several pages on my website to the video, so there’s no need in repeating what’s been written and posted. To read about my adventure and follow the video scene by scene,... Read The Rest →
The Kids: Family Portraits
The family this time is my own. My little brother and all my cousins. I’ve been taking photos of them since they were babies and it’s incredible how fast they’ve all grown. Kenny’s already grown a mustache at 13. It must be because I’m photographer because these kids are pretty comfortable in front of a camera. On the last day of their Thanksgiving break, I took them to the park and brought along my camera with me to capture them at play.
Curry-Hwang: Golden Gate Park Family Portraits
This is the 2nd half of my shoot with Jamie, Sinclair and Audrey-Mei. I chose to focus on Audrey and getting in a lot of details and close-ups in the first session, so I wanted to capture the whole family this time. We went for a stroll through Golden Gate Park and and took advantage of the falling leaves and the colors of autumn, which are just splendid. It’s this time of year that SF weather gets a bit of a break before the winter comes and laughs at me... Read The Rest →
