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Nicole+Logan | Behind the Scene Engagement | San Francisco, CA

Here’s a behind the scene video of Nicole and Logan’s engagement session in San Francisco. Pete Alexander from Mellange Studio was the talented videographer behind the creation of this video.

Thank you for coming out Pete. I’m looking forward to working with you at Nicole and Logan’s wedding.

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Pocket Wizard Blog Feature | Strobist Wedding Photographer

Thank you Pocket Wizard for taking notice of my story and sharing it with the world. I am completely honored.

You can check out the article on the Pocket Wizard Blog.

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Jai Lao Foundation Laotian Food Calendar || San Ramon, Ca

To raise some funds for the deprived school kids in Laos, I teamed up with Jai Lao Foundation to put together a Lao Cuisine calendar. The calendar will showcase some of the tastiest Laotian food. We’re hoping to raise enough money to get some school supplies for the students in Laos or perhaps even be able to build a playground. (Man it feels good to be doing something positive like this).

Here’s a preview of some of my favorite dishes from the calendar. I will provide more info on how you can order these calendars once we have them ready.

Kaow Poont- Coconut soup in chicken or fish with vermicelli
Mango with sweet sticky rice dessert.
Lao stew. (ok, I don’t know the name of this one)

bamboo soup- eat this with sticky rice and you’ll become authentically Lao.
Papaya salad- probably one of my all time favorite. It can get pretty spicy depending on how you like it.

These ladies worked extremely hard to cook and prepare these food, so shout out to them.

`Ari

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Ari: My Life in Action || Jai Lao Foundation | San Francisco, Ca

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, spent with your loved ones and filled with tasty food. It amazes me that even under today’s hard economic times many families are experiencing, people still have the heart to help others who are less fortunate. If you are one of these people, give your self a pat on the back and HIGH FIVE from me.

Last week I was invited to Jai Lao Foundation‘s “ThanksGiving From the Heart” charity event in San Francisco. The event was organized to help raise funds to donate necessities for the school kids in Laos and the people who were hit by the typhoon in Southern Laos. I am in absolute admiration for the members of Jai Lao. They’ve given so much of their time and energy to help others who are less fortunate. I am truly blessed to be apart of this effort and to have met the Jai Lao family. The members of Jai Lao recently left for Laos to deliver the necessities in person, so please wish for them to have a safe trip.

I donated a portrait session in their silent auction. Congrats to La for winning the bid! I can’t wait to photograph you! 😀

To read more about Jai Lao’s cause, please visit their website (http://www.jailao.org) and add them to your facebook.

~Ari

Ms. Asian American, Amy Chanthaphavong performing a traditional Laotian dance.

A master khan player who rocked it despite being blind. The khan is a traditional Laotian instrument.

The girls getting ready to perform a traditional Laotion dance.

`Ari

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Ari: My Life in Action || Apertura at Cypress College

A few weeks ago, I had the honor to second shoot for Ray Soemarsono at a wedding in San Diego. I had blast and learned a lot from shooting with Ray. However, Erwin Darmali wasn’t there, so I didn’t get a chance to meet him. Today, I got to see both of them at Greg Bumatay’s class. Yay! If you don’t already know, this dynamic duo who call themselves Apertura are one of the top ten wedding photographers in the country by PopPhoto magazine. That’s a pretty awesome title to have and these two totally deserve it.

In their presentation, Ray and Erwin gave us a few valuable pieces of advice and walked us through their process when photographing a wedding. I walked out of there pretty inspired.

Thank you Greg Bumatay for hosting them and thank you Ray and Erwin for sharing your knowledge with us!

Erwin cheezin it up.