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Ari: My Life in Action || Los Angeles, Ca Shoot-out

Watch out. Photographers coming through! I organized a shootout in downtown L.A. Two words: hella fun!

When you get a group of awesome photographers together in one place, there’s bound to be creative-fun of ginormous proportion. These shoot-outs are great because it allows us wedding photographers a break from our normal wedding work to experiment with new ideals and styles. We also get the chance to meet other photographers and make more friends along the way. It’s a win-win for everybody.

If you missed this shoot-out, don’t worry, there will be more. I will anounce it on my facebook, so keep your eyes peeled.

I also wanted to give a special thank you to: The leaders- Jason Q Tran, Greg Bumatay, and Conrad Lim. The awesome makeup artist- Christina Chen (She does weddings as well!) The models: Kristine Rae Payongayong, Michelle Honey and Elizabeth Rodreguez

Here’s a short video of the shootout:

Enjoy-

`Ari

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Mother’s Day – Everyday.

It doesn’t have to be mother’s day or your birthday for me to say “Hey Mama, I love you!”

Hey Mama, you’re so beautiful to meeee!!!

“Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you, cuz I’m so proud of you!
Let me tell you what I’m about to do, Hey Mama
I know I act a fool but, I promise you I’m goin back to school
I appreciate what you allowed for me
I just want you to be proud of me.

I said mommy Imma love you till you don’t hurt no more
And when I’m older, you aint gotta work no more
And Imma get you that mansion that we couldn’t afford
See you’re, unbreakable, unmistakable
Highly capable, lady that’s makin loot
A livin legend too, just look at what heaven do
Send us an angel, and I thank you. Hey Mama!”

-Kanye West (Hey Mama- College Dropout)

…because everyday should be Mother’s day.

`Ari

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Ari: My Life in Action || Shooting with Apertura

I am constantly striving for ways to improve and grow with photography. I think the best way to do this is to learn from someone who is far more wise and experienced than I am. Ray Soemarsona from Apertura was chosen by PopPhoto Magazine to be one of the top ten photographers in the country for 2009. Apertura’s pure photojournalistic style and knack for capturing the perfect moment filled with emotions is what sets them apart from the rest. I had the great privilege to tag along with Ray to help him 2nd shoot a wedding in San Diego. It was a great experience as I tried to match Ray’s photographic style the whole day. I think we both rocked that wedding!

Of course I had my iPhone handy to do a little video. Sorry if you get a little dizzy- I need a stabilizer!

Oh gosh, why is the video thumbnail always catching me at my most unflattering expression?!?

Make sure you stop by Apertura’s website: http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/

~Ari

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SoCal Shootout: Trash The Dress

It’s amazing how much talent is out there. A bunch of very talented photographers gathered in San Clemente for a shootout through a group called SoCal Photog Shootout. I had a great time meeting some of the faces that help make up southern California’s wedding photographers. What a refreshing group of people!

In additon to networking, we all got to shoot models in wedding dresses! The theme was Trashing the Dress–my favorite! Big ups to the models for doing crazy stuff like climbing on trees and getting into the fountain! Check out my photos from the day:

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Organizers: Hanssie Trainor
Hair and makeup: Kacee Geoffrey and Kimberly Bragalone
Vendors:
www.photogshootout.com
www.jaycatering.com
www.venueconcierge.com
www.bellacollinagolf.com
www.kaceegeoffroy.com
www.bowsnberries.com
www.averyjproductions.com

~Ari

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Jason >Q< Tran | Bridal Shoot | Los Angeles, CA

There is no doubt in my mind that Jason Q Tran is one of the top wedding photographers out there right now. If not top ten in the country, then for sure top ten in Southern California. What I like about Jason is his pure skills. He doesn’t resort to marketing schemes to be sucessful, just raw talent and hard work. In addition to being such a brilliant photographer, Jason is one of the realest/down to earth dudes I know. I am proud to be able to call him a friend. This guy is going to be my photographer when I get married. Yes, he’s THAT good.

One day, he called me randomly to ask if I would like to help him out on a project he was doing for a bridal catalog. Of course, being that he IS my hero after all, I excitedly said yes. Throughout the day, I had my iPhone handy to record some video. We had two models to showcase the various wedding dresses that we had. We took up our equipment to set up shop on top of a random rooftop where we started to collect a few spectators from the streets. Pretty awesome.

Here’s the video that I quickly threw together:

Please visit Jason Q Tran’s blog for the photos taken that day.

It was great hanging out with you Jason. Thanks for having me around!

~Ari

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