Minori & Magnus

Minori and Magnus got married on March 9th. They look so happy and beautiful together that made me smile for the entire ceremony!   

Congratulations, 

Minori and Magnus!

Fun Moment

A commercial shoot at a bank in a suburb. I was trying so hard not to use a word "shoot" for this session, since it's not really appropriate to use a word "shoot" at a bank. It slipped out multiple times as my old habit like; "Ok guys, let's shoot this group now...oops, I mean let's take photographs of this group now!". I'm so glad that everyone there was so cooperative and fun (as you can see!).   

Yan

Yan is 5 weeks old.
He is thinking, "Hmmm, what should I eat today; Milk, milk or milk?"

Check out these beautiful eyes! He can see his mom so well with these big eyes (can you see his mom in his eye?). Amazing!!

Violin

Lipo is a professional violin maker. It is fascinating and magical to see him create something so beautiful from a piece of wood.  According to Lipo, the most difficult part of violin making is to create the vibrant color in violins.  It sure does look amazing.  

Thanks, Lipo for letting me shoot and ask bunch of questions while you are concentrating on your work!

He clearly knows what he is doing!

Toko

Ms. Toko just turned 1 year old. I'm amazed that she is already taking some steps! I seriously think babies know what's going on more than we (adults) think! 

Look at these eye lashes!  So adorable!

Retired from Rush Hour

Autumn; a mom of a beautiful daughter, Samantha shared with me a story about her father who is going to retire in 2 weeks after working for a company for more than 30 years.  Her father used to take infamous highway 35W which gets jam packed every single morning and evening for his commute. Autumn wanted to give him a memorable gift, which will be an image of jammed 35W. Yes, here I come. I was pumped with an idea of shooting that photograph. It was 5 degrees outside and who knows how cold it was with windchill. With my winter hat, a camera and a tripod, I drove to the Burnsville Parkway bridge. It was perfectly jammed, and I captured d-town in the back, too. Yeah, it was fun. Thanks Autumn for letting me contribute to a memorable image for your dad!

Olivia and Audrey

Auntie Margaret organized a photo session for her beautiful nieces; Olivia and Audrey.  It was a bit chilly and wet after the rain last night, but these girls were a sport!