Christopher Luk Photography: http://flickr.com/chrisluk (Updated July 12, 2008)

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The Lam Family at Carlsbad, California - August 3, 2008

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:11:34 -0400

My cousin, Jeffrey, was very selfless and kind and drove me all the way out to Carlsbad to visit Buffalo Bros. Guitars where I had the chance of a life-time to play the best-sounding guitar I have ever laid my hands on, a Goodall RCJC: www.buffalobrosguitars.com/images26000-26999/ngb26300-goo.... Afterwards, Jeffrey, his wife, Lyndsay, their son, Ethan (their daughter Ella was with her grandparents that weekend), and I headed to the beach and had a fun time photographing the family. Ethan was unstoppable and usually struck up a cute pose when given the chance. Lyndsay is an aspiring photographer herself -- if you're in the California area and are looking for someone to capture photographs of your children (and the rest of your family), you can find her at mama2ethan.multiply.com. She's a lot of fun to work with and has two children of her own! As you can see, Ethan is a growing, energetic, little boy who loves Lightning McQueen from Disney Pixar's Cars (more on that later)! He has the most adorable and unforgettable way of saying "Uncle Chris" I have ever heard. I now know how Silvana of Impulse Photography feels when she says, "I wanted to "scrunch" them up in a little ball and put them in my pocket"! Nikon D80 with 18-135mm Normal Large JPG -- a minimalist set-up to try and prove to myself that it's the photographer, not the camera that matters. P.S. Thanks goes to Erik Clausen's influence: why not place your watermark somewhere that helps aid the photographs' composition?

Miscellaneous Summer 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:58:50 -0400

1) A trip to Atlantis at Ontario Place for some practice with Glendon and Helen :) Thanks goes to Helen for being such a great sport. Also, you guys will get a glimpse at Kitty's sad face that makes me die a little inside every time she uses it on me -- I think you will see why. Nikon D80 with 18-135mm, SB-800 Speedlight Normal Large JPG and with Glendon's new 50mm f/1.4 (a.k.a. Helen) and SB-600 Speedlight. 2) The family went on the "annual weekend of gluttony" trip from June 27th to 29th at BlueMountain Resort near Collingwood, ON. Oddly enough, it wasn't as gluttonous as it has been in previous years; which could be a good thing! I learned that you're supposed to have 5 servings of vegetables each and every day ... have you gotten 5 yet? Some old family friends were there that weekend too! Nikon D80 with 18-135mm, SB-800 Speedlight Normal Large JPG. 3) Redeemer Chinese Evangelical Free Church's (RCEFC) Summer Conference was held at Redeemer University College at Ancaster, ON. You will get to know those ... boys ... a little more. Nikon D80 with 18-135mm, SB-800 Speedlight Normal Large JPG. 4) Joyce Chew's convocation celebration. A small group of us gathered together at Starbucks Coffee for a bit of banter where we all got introduced to "Chill-eh", an adorable penguin with quite a bit of style and class! We then proceeded to Terroni for some Italian food. It was dark in there and I didn't want to blind others with flash. Kitty and I had a smoked salmon pizza and assorted bruschetta. Nikon D80 with 18-135mm Normal Large JPG.

Victor and Sophia's Engagement Shoot - Saturday, July 12, 2008

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:07:25 -0400

Victor and Sophia's wedding is coming up next month! The weather today was very foggy and the visibility was very low. In fact, Victor had to keep cleaning his glasses every few minutes and Sophie's hair became dripping wet from all the humidity. Nevertheless, Victor and Sophie were good sports and braved through the weather. Thanks goes to Ryan Lau Photography for allowing me to second-shoot. Nikon D80 with 18-135mm, 70-200mm VR f/2.8, and SB-800 Speedlight Normal Large JPG.