Jasmine and Ryan Rock!

Filed under : Engagement by Ben and Kirin on 29-03-2009

Jasmine booked us a while ago to cover her upcoming July wedding. She’s based in Seattle, but her and her fiance Ryan are getting hitched down here in sunny San Diego. We’ve never met face-to-face until we finally shot their engagement session at Seaport Village. But they’re the kind of people who feel like old friends from the moment you meet them.

Here are some highlights from our session together.

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Rachel and Lars are Having a Baby

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 29-03-2009

When Kirin and I started this business, we never envisioned us doing any maternity photo shoots–heck, we didn’t even know that sort of thing was done, really. But we’ve gotten so many requests to shoot them, and shot so many, that we’ve seemed to develop some kind of knack for the genre.

When Rachel, and old friend we met through the wedding biz, contacted us about shooting her in full bloom, we jumped at the chance. Rachel and her hubby Lars are very sweet together. Her easy-going way is a good complement to Lars’ dry sense of humor. Here are some photos of a very radiant Rachel, and her dashing husband.

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Killing with Cuteness

Filed under : Extra, Personal, Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 23-03-2009

Our little man is growing unbelievably quickly. One day we blinked and our little baby blob suddenly turned into this toddler sized human. Here are the latest images in the life of Roman....

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This was his first time in a stroller without his infant carrier. *sigh*

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His first drive...

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His way overdue first visit to the beach

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After catching up with our buddies, Ed and Karen of atrero.com. We're trying to set up an arranged marriage with their cute patootie daughter Amelie. :)

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At Torrey Pines with my fellow grad school sufferer Cat, and her sister Carolina, with our brood. Carolina is working a nifty dissertation for her PhD in theatre dance, studying the origins of vaudeville in the Philippines.

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and finally, two of Roman's favorite past times, drooling, and putting any and everything into his mouth.

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