Damn you Yosemite'ers!!! (imgs)

[Daniel Chui]

I'm stuck in Southern California for school at UC San Diego, so no Yosemite for me this time.

While you guys were doing your Yosemite thing, I was shooting a birthday party for a client. I am ridiculously jealous of your landscape opportunities, but since I can't be at two places at once, here goes...

This was the birthday party of Devon, who turned 4 years old yesterday.

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ABOVE: Devon and his grandma, and oddly mismatched friend in background.

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ABOVE: friend of Devon's

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ABOVE: Come along now Mother, it's time to go. Say goodbye to your friends.

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ABOVE: Our lives are very dramatic.

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ABOVE: Adult small-talk deprives child of much needed affection, hugs

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ABOVE: Spin

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ABOVE: Television. Get em' while they're young.

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ABOVE: Who are all of these people, and what are they doing in my house?!

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ABOVE: Devon's lil sister, Veran, and grandma.


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ABOVE: The Balloon Mysteries. Vol IV

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ABOVE: Friend of Devon's

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ABOVE: Devon & aunt in bouncy castle

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ABOVE: Devon & his father Stanley in bouncy castle

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ABOVE: The whole family. Lisa, Stanley, Devon, and Veran.

Thanks for taking a look. Hopefully I can hit up Yosemite with you guys next time, if I'm in the area.

All shots taken with Canon 10d. All but the last shot were taken with 35mm F2 at F4.0, last shot taken with 85mm 1.8 USM at F8.0.

Cheers :rofl

- Chui

[ian408]

These capture moments in a childs b-day party well.

Sorry you couldn't be there but there's always next time :thumb

Ian

[Andy]

lovely work daniel - great at shoot and in post.

cheers

ps: come to zion next year :D

[adrian_k]

It's been a while since I've looked at your work (bad me).

Alot of cool shots there, they convey the great energy & joy of the party.

I'm stuck in Southern California for school at UC San Diego, so no Yosemite for me this time.

All shots taken with Canon 10d. All but the last shot were taken with 35mm F2 at F4.0, last shot taken with 85mm 1.8 USM at F8.0.

Cheers :rofl

- Chui

[rahmonster]

:clapGreat work, they are just wonderful!

[Angelo]

Daniel these are all fantastic! :clap

[TristanP]

Great stuff, Chui. I really like that family portrait.

[LiquidOps]

awesome work as usual Daniel

and thanks for the pointers lately... we definately need to get together and shoot soon... i've got a lot to learn

[Phil U.]

fun, fun, fun. These are photos the family will enjoy for the rest of their lives. Great work. :thumb :thumb

[Daniel Chui]

These capture moments in a childs b-day party well.

Sorry you couldn't be there but there's always next time :thumb

Ian
Thanks Ian!! Hopefully I can make it next time... if ya'll have any Nor Cal shoots comin up after June 10th, I can probably come!

- Chui

[ginger_55]

I love your birthday photos. That was a trip, wasn't it! I couldn't go either.

Meeting everyone, or not meeting everyone, that is what I feel I missed.

ginger

[MuskyDude]

As usual, I am in awe of your shots Daniel. :thumb It's nice to see you post shots again. :):

*sigh And about your yosemite comment, I believe there are courses you can take that teach tolerance to anti-yosemites such as yourself. :wink :D

AJ

[lr1811]

fantastac collection of photos - are you willing to travel to Arkansas this fall and take my son's party pics?! (for free?!)

Brian

[binghott]

just wow. simply stunning. i looked through your site too, absolutely excellent work. i'm very jealous.

[lr1811]

I second the comments about your website. I just got back from browsing there. What an amazing collection of photographs you continue to add to. You have a lot of talent!

$250? Your clients are robbing you!!!!!

Brian

[binghott]

$250? Your clients are robbing you!!!!!

seriously.

[KevinKal]

Daniel,

Quite sure your clients must be thrilled with the shots, especially the last one of the entire family. Nice post-processing too.

Kevin K.

[ian408]

Thanks Ian!! Hopefully I can make it next time... if ya'll have any Nor Cal shoots comin up after June 10th, I can probably come!

- Chui
Be easy enough to cook something up. Maybe down to Elkhorn Slough or Monterey.
I bet there are a few people who'd go on a local safari :thumb

[Steve Cavigliano]

Excellent work Daniel :thumb :thumb I'm sure the client is pleased as punch.


We missed all the folks that couldn't attend the Shootout. But as you posted, there's lots of us NorCal shooters who'd like nothing better than another get together. Ian, Dee, Ed, myself and some of the LA group would probably jump at the chance. Let us know :D

Beautiful work and thanks for sharing,
Steve

[Dee]

Excellent work Daniel :thumb :thumb I'm sure the client is pleased as punch.


We missed all the folks that couldn't attend the Shootout. But as you posted, there's lots of us NorCal shooters who'd like nothing better than another get together. Ian, Dee, Ed, myself and some of the LA group would probably jump at the chance. Let us know :D

Beautiful work and thanks for sharing,
Steve

You've been on my list of local people I'd love to meet.

I'm just stunned at your birthday party images. I thought I'd be bored, ho hum, another birthday party -- these are photojournalistic to the nth degree! You certainly got great expressions -- including that watching TV gazed over look I see in my grandson all the time.

The family group is excellent, I'm sure that's a photo they will treasure for a long, long time.

You've come a long way since your first posts -- and you're not a photography major, heh?
:D

[colourbox]

Wow.

Every time I go to a party, I think oh, snapshots. I'll take the cheapo point and shoot.

But your images are going to make me look at the next party differently. Thanks for posting your excellent visual insights!

[Daniel Chui]

You've been on my list of local people I'd love to meet.

I'm just stunned at your birthday party images. I thought I'd be bored, ho hum, another birthday party -- these are photojournalistic to the nth degree! You certainly got great expressions -- including that watching TV gazed over look I see in my grandson all the time.

The family group is excellent, I'm sure that's a photo they will treasure for a long, long time.

You've come a long way since your first posts -- and you're not a photography major, heh?
:D
Dee, it woudl be a pleasure to meet you this summer. I'll definitely be in Nor Cal, and my bro lives in San Francisco so I'm sure we can meet up! Are you a SF resident?

Nope, I am not studying photography at all at school... that's more of an independent thing. I'm actually a sociology major as of now!

- Chui

[JubbaKing]

Chewy, http://www.chewyphoto.com/photos/21558770-O.jpg < love the lighting on this one. You put to good use that little subdued tone trick. :) Are you still using your typical umbrella, reflector and 383 for some of these or are they all just from available light?

[Shay Stephens]

Really lovely work here. Very impressive.

[Daniel Chui]

Shay, great to hear from you man! Remember when you made that funky light bounce thing for the Sony f717? We go way back... I remember toiling in my room to create some crazy mirror contraptions just to be able to bounce the light.

Good memories, good memories. Can't wait to catch up on some of your newer work!

- Chui

[Steve Cavigliano]

Shay, great to hear from you man! Remember when you made that funky light bounce thing for the Sony f717? We go way back... I remember toiling in my room to create some crazy mirror contraptions just to be able to bounce the light.

Good memories, good memories. Can't wait to catch up on some of your newer work!

- Chui
Hey!! No fair making fun of the Shaytech Flash Diffuser.......lol It worked like a charm with the 7x7's :thumb I still have a few in my Sony bag :lol

Steve

[simon bennett]

Great photos, Daniel, as always. You have a quality eye and bag of techniques.

My fave is the following...

http://www.chewyphoto.com/photos/21558764-O.jpg

- Simon.

[Daniel Chui]

Great photos, Daniel, as always. You have a quality eye and bag of techniques.

My fave is the following...

http://www.chewyphoto.com/photos/21558764-O.jpg

- Simon.
Thank you Simon, also my favorite shot =)

- Chui