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Ryan and Cristina (updated) – Etiwanda Gardens Wedding Photographer

Adam Kazmierski — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:39:10 +0000

Now presenting… Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Cristina Tirrell! I had such a great time photographing this wedding at Etiwanda Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. The venue was serene, and the people were awesome. Enjoy taking a look at some of the images from the day.

The groom getting a helping hand… from his entire family.

The Tirrell family!

The dress awaits…

Beautiful rings

The groom and his men

Detail in the dress

The flowers were done wonderfully

And finally, the beautiful bride Cristina, and a portrait of Ryan

This was all they got before the wedding…

They’re taking a break from handing out programs to watch the ceremony.

Cristina and her father, as the doors open

I’d say he looks happy to see her, wouldn’t you?

Here’s the scene

Bridesmaids holding their flowers

Pastor Shoemaker sharing a laugh with the soon-to-be newlyweds

The kiss…

More..

Relief!

All of the bridesmaids with Cristina

Cristina’s ring was beautiful. I also have to give props to Ryan, his was pretty neat as well.

Show us those pearly whites…

The families!

Loving this one

Portrait over the water

A candid moment

Dipping his bride

Only these two know what was just said!

The view from Ryan’s shoulder.

Clearly enjoying their wedding day!

Their grand entrance to the reception hall

Ryan’s brother and best man Jeff giving a toast

Their first dance… ahhh, Sinatra.

Cristina and her father… love this one.

Ryan and his mother

Cutting the cake

Dancing the night away…

What a day.

Nick Vujicic – Life without limbs

Adam Kazmierski — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:33:29 +0000

Anyone hear of Nick Vujicic and Life without limbs? He has an amazing ministry going on that he is serving God with. I will not try to say too much about him as you would be better off going to his site, but Nick was born without arms or legs. He has a fascinating story. He spoke last week at the annual Coaches of Influence (COIN) honor banquet (another amazing ministry that reaches out to coaches!). I was honored to be able to document the event for COIN. One piece of encouragement from the night: “Stop asking for a miracle and be a miracle!”

Bottom line- Nick was just a ton of fun to be around!

A headshot

“Album cover”

So head over to http://www.coachesofinfluence.com/ and http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/ to check out a couple of amazing ministries!

Ki Yong and Carolyn- Pae Baek Wedding Ceremony

Adam Kazmierski — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:08:50 +0000

We’re back with a few more wedding images from Ki Yong and Carolyn’s wedding at Grace Church of Glendora! I mentioned they also held a traditional pae baek ceremony, and here are some of the images!

Here is the scene

I would rather let Ki Yong and Carolyn do the explaining, so here is the information that was on all the tables at the reception.

Mrs. Kim helping Ki Yong get ready, as well as helping Carolyn

Waiting for the ceremony to begin

Bowing with Ki Yong’s sister and brother-in-law

Finding out how many children they are going to have!

Mom made a good throw!

Bowing to the guests

The piggyback ride out

Ki Yong and Carolyn’s Wedding

Adam Kazmierski — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:31:42 +0000

As promised, here are some more images from the 6/13 wedding of Ki Yong Kim and Carolyn Wallace. I am not sure which was more fun; shooting their wedding or editing their wedding photos! Ki Yong and Carolyn, I want to say thanks for the prvilege of documenting your wedding day.

Here we are at the beautiful Grace Church of Glendora. While driving to the church, it was actually raining a good deal. Fortunately the rain calmed down and it was nice and overcast for most of the day, making for great lighting.

The church in the morning

Inside the sanctuary, the bride and groom share a private moment

Here’s the beautiful bride.

Just a few more hours!

Beautiful smiles

Turns out the umbrella was not necessary.

I absolutely loved the colors they went with. The red and yellow looked great together. Our bride and groom look amazing!

Focus on the bride

Details in the fabric…

Carolyn with two of her favorite people, I’m sure.

The family! Everyone was so sweet and nice.

Flower girls with the bride

Wedding party party.

Sprucing up the groom

Beautiful flowers for the ladies. I could not get over these colors.

The girls looking wonderful

This is one of my favorite images from the day. Ki Yong’s father pinching his son’s cheek… he’s going to love this one!

The walkway prepared with rose petals.

Ki Yong waiting for his bride

The bride enters the sanctuary…

Prayer before the ceremony

A sweet moment before getting married

Another sweet moment before getting married. There were quite a few of these.

The view from above

Vows, and then, the kiss. Their first kiss, too!

Newlyweds!

Some alone time in the park, a slow dance

On the left, Ki Yong dips his new bride. On the right… hey, remember how I mentioned there were a lot of sweet moments?

Flower detail with the rings!

And of course, the cake.

The bouquet toss… Ki Yong’s brother in law’s mother caught it!

And they’re off!

You may notice a particular element of this day is missing- the Paebaek ceremony. I promise that I did not lose the memory card with those images, but they will be on here later as a separate post. It will be much shorter than this one.

After Ki Yong and Carolyn left, I went to say good-bye to Ki Yong’s mother, Emily (English name), and she told me how to say “see you later” in Korean. While I can’t say that in a blog entry, I’ll put the text translation: 나중에 또 만나요

Kristin and Mikey on drugstore.com

Adam Kazmierski — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:31:00 +0000

Remember Kristin and Mikey from an earlier post about headshots? Well, we also teamed up and did some stock photography, and I just got word from Kristin that one of the pictures is being used by drugstore.com. I love getting these notices!
Here’s the original:

In use:

Thanks again for sharing, Kristin!

Diana and Ryan wedding, part one

Adam Kazmierski — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Working with John to capture moments from Diana and Ryan’s wedding day was spectacular. The wedding took place in Temecula, and it was absolutely beautiful. This will be a two-part blog post as there are many images to share!

Diana excitedly waving to a friend on her special day, and her groom, Ryan.

Father of the groom getting ready for the day

The groom and his men, far, far in the background

Bride and groom enjoying the day

Here’s the scene for the wedding

A kiss… then riding off together for some alone time

An intimate moment in the wine field

These two were so great to work with, so happy the whole day

Beautiful scene, yes?

Relaxing!

Beautiful smiles

The mother-son and father-daughter dances.

And the bouquet and garter toss.

What a fun day it was. I really enjoyed getting to know Diana and Ryan. They were both calm, excited, and ready. Check back soon for some bride and groom images, perhaps some of my favorite that I have been privileged to take.

Rancho Palos Verdes HDR

Adam Kazmierski — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:57:00 +0000

HDR is the acronym for high dynamic range. In digital photography, this refers to combining multiple exposures of the exact same image. For example’s sake, one image would be underexposed, one would be properly exposed, and one would be overexposed. This allows for scenes with areas that contrast each other to be seen in a single image without blown out highlights or black shadows. In the below image- a properly exposed image would show the sky as blown out, or the foreground area to be too dark.

Emily and I woke up early and drove to Rancho Palos Verdes, and made some images of the Point Vicente Lighthouse and its surroundings along the coast. It was overcast the entire morning, which made for some cool, gloomy images.

Here’s an HDR shot of the scene

Biola Nursing Pinning Ceremony, May 21, 2009

Adam Kazmierski — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Last night was the nursing pinning ceremony for 2 friends of mine, Katelyn Carey and Kate Jordan. I went to get images of them being pinned, turns out I shot just about the whole night! I knew way more people graduating than I thought I would, which made it a truly fun night.

Danielle Gomes waiting to get things started

The Jordan Family!

Cute kid

Flowers set up for a beautiful ceremony
Kate “walking down the aisle”

Katelyn “walking down the aisle”
A bunch more people “walking down the aisle”
Proud Mom and Dad

Heads bowed in prayer

Detail on the shoulder

Presenting Faculty Awards

A lot of people turned out for the ceremony

Documenting the night

So excited!

More parental love

I’ve created a web gallery for the rest of the images, which can be seen here. Congratulations to all the grads!

More Actors’ and Actress’ headshots

Adam Kazmierski — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Julie (formally Salee) Partin had me do her headshots a while back, and we were able to coordinate a group headshot session with her, Robert ‘Bobo’ Chang, and Matthew Jones. As usual, the lighting in one of my “secret spots” was perfect, and the 1.8 lens and I worked our magic. It was after this shoot that I’ve decided to try and incorporate more horizontal headshots into headshot sessions. They aren’t necessarily conventional, but I like the way they allow for some empty space and bring focus to the face and eyes.

This isn’t the first time I’ve had the opportunity to work with Matthew. Check out his website for more about his recent work.

Robert “Bobo” Chang has made appearances on multiple TV shows recently, most notably FOX’s “Lie to Me.”

Thanks for a fun shoot you three. Click here to see more headshots.

My favorite photographer

Adam Kazmierski — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:28:00 +0000

Check out emilykazmierski.blogspot.com. She just picked up a camera a few weeks ago and has been making some great images!