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Sep

San Diego Family Portrait Photographer–Sandy and Rod and Zim and Royce and Gia

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 04-09-2011

I have so much respect for photographers who photograph children exclusively. It’s tough. I think it’s tougher than shooting weddings. You can’t reason with most young kids. You can’t explain to a three-year-old that he should stand right there in that patch of light because they way it bounces off the puddle right there lights up their face in such a beautiful way. No. You wait for him to stop sticking his tongue out at you, and then try to catch him as he glances at your camera and smiles, and then runs away. With kids, it’s all about giving up on all of your preconceived ideas about posing and direction, and just go with the flow. Go with their flow. Play with them.

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Jul

San Diego Portrait Photographer–My Friend Jon

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 31-07-2011

This is my friend Jon.

He’s a humble guy, self-effacing, quiet, very centered. Jon is the chief psychologist at Paradise Valley Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services where his job is to help people who have become lost within themselves. He’s become one of my heroes.

Jon is heroic to me, not because of some grand financial achievement, or because he won academic or intellectual accolades. He’s a hero because he’s one of the few people I know who had the courage and ability to follow his conscience and do something to help his fellow men and women. The fact that he even has a conscience is a pretty remarkable thing, these days.

One of my favorite definitions of heroism is the willingness to do the decent thing in the face of an absurd world. This fit’s Jon to a T.

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Jul

San Diego Portrait Photographer–Kristen

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 14-07-2011

We first met Kristen when we covered the Miss Philippines California pageant last year. She made an impression on Kirin and I by being such a poised, quietly confident young woman. Kristen didn’t happen to place that day, but she is currently the reigning Miss San Diego Cities for 2011.

She contacted us not long ago for some new photos to update her portfolio. We jumped at the chance, because we knew working with her would result in some great images. But when we actually started shooting, she impressed us again by how well she was able to pose in front of the camera–she hardly needed any coaching at all.

Kristen is a Filipina-Hawai’ian–it’s funny, but she is the second Hawai’ian woman to approach us for portfolio shots. We hope this trend continues!

Enjoy the photos! Hair and make-up by the lovely Hope Phipps.