merry christmas

wishing you and yours lots of happiness and peace this holiday season.
hope you got what you wanted

the M family at the sandys tidepools

a beautiful 'wintery' morning in hawaii- with brilliant blue skies and a gorgeous sunrise... i was lucky to spend it out at the tidepools with the M family- little M and her brother, L, are adorable!!!
we spent some time looking for shells- and a few photos with the dolphins- a very happy holidays to all of you. i am off to california for a week, catch up with you in jan 2010!

hanging outside the honolulu academy of arts

so we tried to finally get our own christmas photos done, and we met up with some friends down at the honolulu academy of arts, only to discover that it was CLOSED so they could get ready for their holiday party! aaaggh... of course my kids were making funny faces and grumpy the whole time... but we got some great shots of our friends! D, K & K- thanks so much for taking time out of your day to come help us. you guys are the best.

we will try again another day. life with kids.

biking to waimea and back again

a picture from the honolulu advertiser... (i'm wearing my helmet!) checked out the waves today at waimea- pretty awesome stuff! super crowded. huge waves. great rides. go eddie go. thanks debbie for driving and lending me the bike!

the T girls at makapuu lookout

the weather was gorgeous yesterday- it made for great pictures up at makapuu lookout!

i've been lucky enough to follow these girls since they were very, very tiny. and now they are all grown up, tall, majestic, beautiful, and able to ham it up for the camera as well. a photographer's dream come true!

little R's family pictures at kahala beach

and now back to more serious stuff....

got a break in the weather on monday with a great little family shoot at kahala beach. thanks to little R and his family for some great photos. can't wait to meet his little sister!!

have a wonderful weekend... enjoy the blue skies, great waves & hang out with your family!!

4 days till LOST comes out on DVD

hi-
just letting you know that season 5 comes out on DVD on Dec 8th!!
can't wait.... just finished watching season 4. have to catch up so we are ready for season 6 in feb.
:)

the Y family and the banyan tree

happy sunday.... it was a great long weekend of fun, family and food... rested and ready to get back to work tomorrow! although i've been working here and there to get pictures ready for families...

a few fun ones in a tunnel, banyan tree and some with ferns...

i love it when kids are 'hams' although i'm not sure the moms love it all that much... but it is a great memory of them when they get older and don't smile anymore!

the M family at kakaako

the wind slowed for a tiny bit yesterday morning, and the blues of the sky came sparkling through. it turned even better with the smiles from the M family. i've had the pleasure of taking pictures of these girls for a few years now- and it is so awesome to see them get bigger, their smiles larger, and their manners spot on! a beautiful family and we even got a great rainbow for the background! they brought a pink beanbag and flower for some shots, and it was perfect.

<--this one is my FAVORITE one

Z and the banyan tree at kapiolani park

i had the pleasure of a monday afternoon shoot with little Z and mom and dad. they are awesome people with huge smiles and lots of laughter. i had fun. dad thought that swinging on the banyan tree would be fun, maybe more fun for dads, as it often goes- but Z will remember this one for a long time- i'm sure!

thanksgiving... catching up with B at sandy's... and big thank you to YOU

i hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving with lots of pies, family, friends, sleep... think i had a little too much pie and sleep, and i've fallen behind on the family photo shoots.

huge thanks goes out to all of you who i have been fortunate enough to photograph- thanks so much for all the kind words, referrals & becoming new friends! i look forward to many more years of watching all these wonderful families and couples grow.

a few photos from last weekends shoot out at sandys- caught up with an old friend from paddling and love seeing how big and beautiful the kids are now.... kili, the pup- was a delight too. ok- off for more turkey leftovers and to work on today's photo shoots! will post again soon.

prom nite at sergio's

its too bad that sergio's (in the old sam choy's space on kapahulu) is closing. the food was awesome and the staff very friendly and helpful. i guess the good news is that they are changing the concept and will open again in jan...

but before they do close their doors, they honored all their reservations and a party saturday nite - and held prom nite again for the class of '64. people brought in their high school photos and other memorabilia and i took 'prom' photos as they went in. threw in a frame for added fun- turned out to be a great nite for all.
these photos are available at www.studio3511photography.smugmug.com

the F family at kulamanu

so how cute are the shoes and the polka dotted dresses? they are such a cute family, and i loved how the girls stood out with the blue of the sky and the yellow of the sand. i had fun with them... thanks for braving the high tide and the sand! more photos on the studio 3511 photography FB page.

you in video!!

so check out the latest with what we can do with your photos after the photo shoot....




don't forget that we can also do albums, books, canvas wraps (think big wall size pictures on canvas!!)
and christmas cards too!

the H family at kakaako

so we got lucky and the rain stopped and the blue skies came out for little a and r.
they are super cute- and were great photo subjects!

enhanced pictures

a few photos from the B family at makapu'u-
isn't it amazing how the photo changes when it goes black and white or the colors get enhanced? i love them!!