Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 24-04-2010
Kirin and I had the privilege of meeting a really extraordinary young lady, Paola. She’s an undergrad at UCSD, about to earn her BA. She asked that Kirin and I shoot some portraits of her in her cap and gown.
She’s really a delightful person, intelligent, pleasant, and patient enough to put up with two photographers fussing over her for an hour.
She’s going to walk in the graduation ceremony next month; and she plans on attending the University of Hawai’i to pursue a doctorate in American Studies. Remarkable, huh? Not only that, she’s the current reigning Miss Philippines, San Diego!


















Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 11-04-2010
I don’t know if there are any official statistics to back this up, but it sure seems like there is another baby-boom going on. At least here in Eastlake, it seems that there are young families and kids all over the place! Which is a great thing: Kirin and I have always loved kids. And now that we have our little guy, it’s somehow even more fun to appreciate other people’s kids–and gain a new kind of understanding with other new parents…
We had the honor to shoot a portrait session of our good friends Rachael and Lars with their little one Olivia–what a doll! This was actually the second time that Olivia has been in front of our cameras, although that first time was when she was still a bun in the oven. It was a great family session, with Grandma, Grandpa and Rachael’s sister sticking around for some shots, too. Take a look…









Filed under : Portraits, Weddings by Ben and Kirin on 06-11-2009
During the big day, time flies by fast. Although we captured wonderful images from Jaclyn and Joseph’s wedding day(post to follow), they planned early on for a post wedding shoot, when they were relaxed and could simply enjoy each other.
We shot at a favorite spot for many photographers, the Torrey Pines State Park. It’s a beautiful place, and has become a favorite hiking spot for us. Jaclyn was such a trooper, walking in her dress. It was fun having so much time to work with.





















Photos from the wedding day will be up soon, we promise.