venisa and jason's wedding -


commentator: ed

kindly please enjoy the photos. =)

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beautiful ladies

i love silhouettes

"fish hook"

man, this church was awesome to shoot in. the lighting is just friggen unbelievable

sorry jason, but these are too good not to post up. =)

very beautiful ceremony

showing off some details... heyyy!

the name of this pose is either...
cool name = reservoir dog
uncool name = backstreet boys

this group is so funny, they are simply hella-rious. straight up comedy.
awesome... awesome to work with.

details

a different angle to show off the details...

when i took this photo, i was saying to myslef
"man, a cold brew like that sounds delicious... i'm going to drink me one tomorrow"

first dance as husband and wife

the money dance isn't all glam, people! there's also pain from those needles!
just look at what jason is going through... poor guy. LOL

that cake was delicious... just asked monica, she had my piece too!

special performance to "oooooh" and "ahhhhh" the crowd

i was debating for a long time whether i should post this part of the wedding.
it made me laugh SO hard when i first saw what had happen when
browsing the photos. our bride, venisa, actually has an arm on her.
she has got to be the one that packs the most heat
on that backwards throw. watch out ladies!!! here comes the bouquet!!!

and then this comes along... i have no words. =)
(i have to apologize yet again, but it would be a crime to not show)

the love birds

this wedding can dance the night away!

LOL

how many times have i said "sorry" in this post alone? heh heh heh

so we usually take a picture with our clients before ending the night. this particular photo is special because michelle and dennis were special guest of venisa and jason AND they are also our clients. check out their wedding here! in addition, it's usually us and the couple... this awesome photo had a special guest. =)

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marivic's family session


commentator: ed

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awesome little bridge to play with

who says that all photos should be in focus?
bringing blurry back!

...and no, this little guy isn't part of the family. he was just hanging out watching us
while snacking on some nuts. mmmm... nuts.

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rhea's family session


commentator: ed

kindly please enjoy the photos. =)

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gramps with his great grand daughters

now that we're done with individual portraits, let's have a little fun

while i was shooting, monica caught these
awesome moments behind the scenes

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cara and brian's wedding - the faculty club, uc berkeley, california


commentator: ed

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Venue: Berkeley Faculty Club http://www.berkeleyfacultyclub.com/
Shoes: Mika Inatome http://mikainatome.com/
Dress: Angelina Faccenda for Mori Lee http://www.morilee.com/bridal.aspx
Makeup: Studio Abasi (Shannon Carter) http://studioabasi.com/
DJ: Sound in Motion (Raffi) http://www.simdjs.com/
Flowers: Grandiflora http://grandi-flora.com/
Petits Fours: Dragonfly Cakes http://dragonflycakes.com/
Princess Cake: Montclair Baking http://montclairbaking.com/

Groom's Suit: Hugo Boss http://www.hugoboss.com/


getting ready - mom helping cara

awesome details = awesome ring shots

yes, those are what you think they are... aren't they awesome? and no, we didn't eat them,
though they look good enough to eat. =)

have you ever seen asparagus bloom? now you have.

these guys are HILARI-FUNNY!!!

beautiful ladies deserve beautiful jewelry

one of my favorite portraits

sorry mom, but cara's tattoos are HOTTTTT!

moments captured... just look at dad. i wonder what he was thinking at this moment.

the many faces of brian. he REALLY REALLY REALLY loves cara.
this is one of the reasons why i do what i do. awwww....

the ceremony was very emotional. very heartfelt.

thanks to cara's mom for the wonderful details. she actually grew all these.
aren't they awesome?!?!

the speeches were more like a roast, specifically targeted to brian.
pure comedy at its best.

first dance as husband and wife

i love this. can't you just feel the love?

so one of the groomsmen demanded that they do a pyramid in order to really start the party. he wouldn't take "no" for an answer... just look at the determination on his face. LOL!!
the first try was a hilarious FAIL! so they decided it's just way too hard to do a 4 tier pyramid with alcohol pre-consumed. eventually, success!!! the party will now be deemed as
"frick'n-ta-bulous!"

rock on!

yeah!!!

thank you cara and brian! we had a blast covering your awesome wedding!

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Angelace


commentator: ed

check these beautiful and very talented ladies out on MYSPACE.

about:
3 sisters, Christine (19), Ella (18), and Angel-Lee (16) Matutis, come together to form a group, now known as Angelace. With their charm, beauty, talent, harmonies, poise, and intelligence, these girls stand out amongst all others.

Starting from the young age of 7 (Christine), 6 (Ella), and 4 (Angel-Lee), these girls performed throughout the cities of California and parts of Nevada. A few of their performances includes singing at the Sacramento Kings and Monarchs games, opening for Filipino artists Gary Valenciano, The Ultimate Loveteams; Rayver & Shaina; John LLoyd & Bea; Gerald & Kim, Jolina Magdangal, performing on stage with American Idol's Camille Velasco, and singing for politicians Arnold Schwarzenegger and Deborah Ortiz.

With their natural ways to stand out they paved their own way. Each one has their own unique look, style, and sound, but they come together to form one group. As artists under Megaverse Records, Angelace hopes to set a new role model for young ones, pre-teens, and other aspiring artists.

Set for a release in Mid Fall, Christine, Ella & Angel-Lee will debut their first album. With pure originality, and their unique sound, all three artists have written and arranged their first album with producer, composer and cousin, Rodge Mamauag.

kindly please enjoy the photos. =)

//ed pingol
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jean & rich's wedding - casa real at ruby hill winery - pleasanton, california


commentator: ed

kindly please enjoy the photos. =)

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venue: CASA REAL at Ruby Hill Winery
shoes: Manolo Blahnik
make up: Maria Chang
band/dj: Synthesis Band
videographer: Studio MSV
flowers: Freshbloom
harpist: Krista Strader
Wedding Cake & Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Ana's Creative Baking
Cupcakes: Twee's Treats

flash flavor feature!


we're honored to be featured again on flashflavor.com! if you don't know what "flash flavor" is, be sure to check out this plethora of flash & off-camera lighting tips/tricks articles, created by the insanely talented del sol photography. you can check out our feature here, which looks like it's going to be a 2-parter so please stay tuned! and be sure to submit your own flashy details to matt!

//ed pingol
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flash flavor details

by: Matt
posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 in Ed Pingol details

*revised to add*

If you have any snazzy lit detail shots and are proud to share the inspiration with us, please send it to me. Link to my "contact" page on the Nav bar to get me. 850ish wide with your branding. I'd like to build a series of posts with lots of killer idears.... so please contribute.

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My friends Ed & Monica recently were talking about adding a flash flavor to their detail shots. This is a technique that i highly recommend you plug in and try every once in a while. We really enjoy adding colors or streaks of light to our detail shots. Just to change up your normal routine every wedding, do something crazy or set up a science project on the subject...watching that volcano spew can be really exciting.

Ed & Monica have previously contributed to FF. Thank you for your suport!

Also read "flash flavor formals"& one of my fav's, "deleting the ambient"

Also read this article about FF details that I published a bit back...."shoot the cake"

Ed writes:

When shooting FF-style weddings, don't just limit yourself to the couple or the bridal party. Flash flavor applies to anything... seriously, ANYTHING. What we like to do is cover the details with our "safe shots." shoot it how you normally shoot details. as soon as you're done, start playing.

We''ll place the strobes anywhere and angle it in ways we've never done before... basically, we experiment...and if we get a shot, cool! and if not, that's cool too because we'll know what not to do next time. It only increases your chances of getting cool and unexpected images. we even surprise ourselves sometimes. =)

//ed pingol
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Take this shoe shot. we placed it on this cool chandelier hanging in the kitchen. It was peculiar-looking plus the mom was like, "what are you guys doing?" LOL! the background was a mess, people were running back and forth, and if you shot it straight, it would definitely be a "throw away." So we shot from a low angle where everything was clear of any mess and we back lit it. same situation with the dress below.

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Cakes are particularly shot "normally." sure, it looks nice with a lot of shallow depth of field (of course, everything looks good with a shallow depth of field). But when you look at most of the photographers out there, they normally settle on shooting it straight or maybe shooting down on it with a tilt, to be more creative. Why not add some "flava" to the cake? light it up and shoot low. Include the flare..why not? Anything and everything goes. If you like it, then SWEET! if most people like it and some hate it, then you're on the right track. Why? Because that means you're creating a niche with how you shoot details. This will make you stand out from other photographers. Believe me, it's a good thing.

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Cheers & thanks for these images ED & Monica! They sent me so many detail shots that i figured that I woluld bring you a VOL 2 detial set from them both.... Thank you for your contribtion again amigos!

mateo

jaylyn & mark's wedding - the rose hotel - palm event center - pleasanton, california


commentator: ed

full commentary coming soon... for now, kindly please enjoy the photos. =)

//ed pingol
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hotel: The Rose Hotel
venue: Palm Event Center
priest: Father Gerald Caprio
make up: Arabella Ablaza
hair: Geralyn Joy
band/dj: Romeo Reyes
florist: Karen Chang
wedding Cake: Carolyn Wong
cupcakes: