BKM Photo Blog » Extra http://bkmphotog.com/blog The Blog for BKM Photography & Design, Inc. www.bkmphotog.com Sat, 12 May 2012 05:41:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Some Double Dragon, and Some Fake Album Covers http://bkmphotog.com/blog/some-double-dragon-and-some-fake-album-covers/ http://bkmphotog.com/blog/some-double-dragon-and-some-fake-album-covers/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:20:02 +0000 Ben and Kirin http://bkmphotog.com/blog/?p=2057 We’ve known the Williams brothers, Zealous and Lamont, for a few years now. They’re cool cats, and they also happen to be the local rap duo “Double Dragon.” We first met them about two years ago when they asked us to shoot some publicity stills for them. We shot more images of them for their marketing materiel, and we thought we’d share them with you.

Whenever I shoot publicity stills for bands, I always imagine how they would look framed as album covers. “Albums,” for those of you born after 1980, were how people used to store recorded music since the early days of the last century. I know that people dig digital music, but there was something about the physicality of a 12″ disk and its big, poster-like cover.

Anyway, I’ve always been a big fan of the cover art used by the Jazz record label Blue Note back in the 60′s. I thought it would be a cool little exercise to take some of the shots we have of Zealous and Lamont and create album art in the style of those old Jazz Albums.

Hey Lamont and Z, what do you think?

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Click on the badge below to check out her blog. She originally began the site as an avenue to share her wedding planning and ideas, and she continues to feature all kinds of neat stuff for brides to be.

Thanks Carlene! I can’t wait to rock my new earrings.

–Kirin

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]]> http://bkmphotog.com/blog/the-mag-flux-crew/feed/ 2 Killing with Cuteness http://bkmphotog.com/blog/killing-with-cuteness/ http://bkmphotog.com/blog/killing-with-cuteness/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:58:58 +0000 Ben and Kirin http://bkmphotog.com/blog/killing-with-cuteness/ 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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We have been nominated again for 10News.com’s A List award under “Best Wedding Photographer.” Feel free to show us some love and cast your vote
Here.

On to bigger news, we are excited to announce we are inducing Baby Mac TOMORROW! Do keep us in your thoughts and chant this mantra along with us over the weekend– “Baby come out safely, baby come out safely, and quickly!” So forgive us if you try to contact us this weekend and we don’t get back to you right away. :)

Thanks as always for all your support!

Kirin and Ben

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You can check out Rachel and Ephraim’s kiss on the LAtimes.

Their wedding photos were also chosen as the Editor’s Pick in a competition on theKnot .

TheKnot staff also just let us know they will be featuring our photos in an upcoming issue, so keep an eye out and your fingers crossed!

Last but not the least, thanks to Sharon at Organic Elements, our photo of one of her gorgeous centerpieces made it into the Summer issue of Bride and Bloom magazine.

The best advertising comes from happy clients and vendors, we say!

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Thank you as always!

Kirin & Ben

]]> http://bkmphotog.com/blog/support-us-on-theknot/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays from the Macs! http://bkmphotog.com/blog/happy-holidays-from-the-macs/ http://bkmphotog.com/blog/happy-holidays-from-the-macs/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:36:14 +0000 Ben and Kirin http://bkmphotog.com/blog/happy-holidays-from-the-macs/ Click here to see our e-card.We hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!

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