Jennifer Ho Photography

A long overdue update

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:42:00 +0000

Hello blog,

It's been a long time since I've updated this and an even longer time since I've posted anything significant. I have been taking a break from doing photography as a "business" (and I use that term very loosely), meaning I haven't scheduled any shoots (portraits, weddings, etc.) in months. Instead of doing the work I was putting out, I am back in school learning and re-learning the art side of photography, as well as many technical things of course. I felt like I had hit a wall in terms of creativity and technique, and the classes I am currently in are really pushing me in, what I feel, is a good direction. So I have not strayed from my camera, but I am using it in different ways right now. I still love it, still love photographing people, and I still get misty eyed just looking at wedding photos! The bottom line? I am still here. I'm still available for shoots and welcome any emails to jen.photo (@) yahoo.com.

Thanks :)

-Jen

The Happiest Apple

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +0000

I don't usually advertise other sites on my blog, but this store is so cute! Go check it out, it's The Happiest Apple!. She also has a blog here :)

The designs are all really cute - this one is my favorite, but most of the designs are really child-like and sweet. A quote from her profile: "Welcome to my shop! The Happiest Apple specializes in adorableness. Many of my designs were made with a nursery or child's room in mind but some are meant for big kids like myself too :Þ" That's so me!!! LOL

Anyway, I highly recommend checking it out and supporting fellows artists!

Wendy and Bryan's Baby Shower, 6-6-09

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Last Saturday was Wendy and Bryan's baby shower! They basically wanted a lot of candids to document the day, and of course, true to my style, I took a TON of photos! I really love to capture all the details of an event - everything from the cake to presents to the people (of course!).

Wendy, Bryan, and all their presents!

Of course I had to take a picture of this couple! They have two little boys and she told me they rarely get the chance to be alone, so I wanted to be sure and get a nice portrait of just the two of them. I also have a ton of pics of their boys ;-)

You may recognize Katie from some other photos on my blog!

Yummy cake! I love the napkins too!

Makeover

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:05:00 +0000

This blog needs to be re-vamped! I've been saying that for quite awhile now, but seriously... I may do a whole new site completely. I'm bored of this set up and I want a better way to show/categorize my photos. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, send them my way! :-D

Weekend Rush

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:32:00 +0000

I've been super busy the past few months because I am back in school. I haven't had much time to do any non-class related photography, but it seems I will be making it all up in the next 48 hours. Well, technically this is class-related work, but not completely. I've basically booked myself with 5 people over the next 2 days. No idea how that's going to work out in terms of complete and utter exhaustion, but I will for sure get lots of good stuff. My final project for this class is kind of a secret, but it involves different portraits. Each person I'm working with will give me 30 mins to shoot my idea, and the rest of the time I will shoot photos for their respective portfolios. It's a win-win.

If this works out well, I just may do again. That is, if it doesn't kill me ;-)

Sean and Diana's Dholki

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:27:00 +0000

As I was going through my Flickr stream, I realized that I never posted the photos from Sean and Dianna's dholki ceremony that was back in August of last year!!! This ceremony is (I believe) a traditional Pakistani event before a wedding. It is similar to a bridal shower, but filled with lots of music, food, dancing, and all kinds of fun. This is my favorite pic from the night - I think it really captures the spirit!

Also, this was when I was trying out a watermark... obviously it didn't work out! Still need to work on that...

Update... and a self-portrait

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:02:00 +0000

Well it seems my plan to update this blog more frequently hasn't quite taken effect yet... However, I have been keeping extremely busy with all kinds of exciting (and not so exciting) stuff. I am back in school taking some classes, one of them being a black and white photo class. I took this about four years ago - it was definitely what sparked my love of photography! So here I am again, developing my own film and making my own prints. I LOVE it. I've been doing digital pretty much exclusively, and it's kind of nice to be using film. Definitely a change. It's a whole different process, each print is a labor of love. I have yet to find the time to really experiment, so far I've been sticking to the assignments, but I try to put my own spin on things. Here is one from our "Portrait" assignment. I have a fascination with self-portraits (and not in the conceited way!), and since I kind of do portraits all the time, I decided to do an interpretation of one of my favorite Cindy Sherman photos.

Mine:

The master's:

I still have lots of stuff that I want to post on here, and I do have a few new things in the works. For right now though, I am concentrating on finishing this semester in one piece...

A New Year

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:29:00 +0000

Happy Holidays everyone! Yes, I know I am a little late with that, but it's still pretty early in the New Year, so I think it still counts ;-)

I have been saying it for a long time now, but I really am going to update this blog more often. Really! But if you want more of my photography, I also have a Myspace, Flickr, and Model Mayhem page. Please feel free to add me or send me a message on any of those sites. As always, you can also reach me via email - jen.photo@yahoo.com

Among my many goals in 2009, the main one is to set up a website to better showcase my work. Going together with that is the goal to actually UPDATE with my latest photos. Since I haven't been doing that, I also want to upload some photos that I took in 2008 that never made it up here. So to kick things off, here are some photos that I took in October 2008. I am really into post-processing and these are some of my favorites from a session with Chris, a gorgeous model and dancer!

If you notice, I was really into post-processing and flare this year ;-)

More from 2008 to come soon! And also my first sessions in 2009!

Jocelyn and Jesse, November 8, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:28:00 +0000

My very good friends Jocelyn and Jesse are married!!!

Pictures are posted at www.jenniferho.photoreflect.com for purchase :-)

Morty and Bradley's Wedding - August 8, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:39:00 +0000

I am very behind on my editing! I have been so busy shooting that I am just now uploading these pictures from the beginning of August. So please be patient and excuse me if my entries are not in chronological order. On to the pictures!

Morty and Bradley got married on 08/08/08 in San Bernardino, CA. They are a fun, cool couple, and I am so glad I was able to share their day.

To purchase prints, please go to www.jenniferho.photoreflect.com. I am using a new website to display galleries for print purchases. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at jen.photo@yahoo.com.

Katie's "Trash the Dress" - August 22, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:43:00 +0000

Katie is a really good friend of mine who agreed to help me shoot a trash the dress session. I have been wanting to do one for quite awhile, and I hope that these pics will help inspire other brides to do a TTD! Of course we didn't completely trash the dress, but we certainly had a lot of fun. She is a fantastic model and was up for all of my crazy ideas - the bath tub was actually her idea! I have so many amazing photos, here are just a few of them:

Beka and Scott's Wedding - July 12, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:36:00 +0000

I met Pam (http://www.pamandash.com/) on Flickr and she invited me to Beka and Scott's wedding. They were the cutest couple! I love the little details of the wedding - check out the Converse sneakers on the guys! All of the pics below were processed with Marina Miller's Lightroom presets. I have been playing around with them recently and I love them! Check them out on her website, http://www.redheartphoto.com/.

The ring shots are always so fun to do. For the one above, I used my 50mm 1.8 lens. For the one below, I used Pam's 90mm 2.8 Macro. Needless to say, I have total lens envy now :-)

Sue and Seth's Wedding - June 29, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:01:00 +0000

What can I say... Sue and Seth had a beautiful outdoor wedding, and not one, but two ceremonies! I was so honored to be their photographer and share their day. I have many, many photos to go through, but here are a few of my favorites so far.

Sue and Seth's Engagement - June 1, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:18:00 +0000

Sue and Seth are getting married on June 29th, and I am honored to be their photographer! We did an engagement session earlier this month at the site where they are getting married. I can't wait for the big day!

Vila - May 31, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:09:00 +0000

I had a great time photographing a pre-wedding event for Vila. It was similar to a bridal shower, but with a lot of singing and dancing! Vila and her fiance are getting married out of the country, so this was a celebration for her friends and family in the U.S. Not only was it a lot of fun, but the food was amazing!!!

Update

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:15:00 +0000

Well it's been awhile since I've updated, but I have been keeping plenty busy! I have 3 shoots to edit. Expect lots of new stuff soon!

In the meantime, here is an old pic, but still one of my faves. This is when I was doing the 365 days self-portrait project on Flickr. If you haven't heard about it, I highly recommend checking it out. I never finished my 365 - someday I'll start again!

Alejandra - April 27, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:08:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, I headed to the beautiful Laguna Beach to do some pics. Alejandra is a co-worker of mine, and she wanted some fun pics of her and her son, Anthony. Her two brothers also came so we could take some family photos for her mom for Mother's Day. I honestly could have stayed at the beach all day, but there was a WWE pay-per-view on so I had to head home after I took these shots ;)

Too hot to shoot!

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:50:00 +0000

Today I had a really fun shoot with Shelly. She found me through Jessica, who is a hairstylist I recently worked with. Gotta love referrals! She was absolutely nice as can be - especially when I nearly passed out! It was so hot today and I really didn't eat or drink anything the whole day - big mistake when you're doing a photoshoot! She had just changed into a different outfit, and I got about 12 frames in when I started feeling dizzy, nauseous, and tight in the chest. It felt like I had just run a marathon and my heart was going to fall out of my chest. It was kind of scary because that has NEVER happened to me before, and it was so embarrassing to have happen on a photoshoot! Shelly was super nice though and really helped me through it. Luckily we had already shot a ton of pics, so we called it a day. She was even nice enough to make sure I got to a gas station safely so I could get some water! I have the best photo clients!

Sin City Playboys - April 19, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:13:00 +0000

You probably couldn't tell by looking at my blog here, but I started out shooting rock and roll music photography. Well, by that I mean I started by taking lots of pictures of my boyfriend when he played live :-) Some of my older stuff is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenlikespictures/sets/72157594576432439/

Anyway, when I got the opportunity to photograph some live music, I totally jumped at the chance. Sin City Playboys are an awesome band, and I was lucky enough to see them perform at a private party and I took some photos while I was there!

Hopefully, if they like them, these pics (and more) will be on their upcoming website!

Gaby - April 19, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:31:00 +0000

This weekend I had 3 photoshoots! The first was with the beautiful Gaby, who is a model/actress/woman of all trades! We had a fun shoot at Guasti Winery - almost got kicked out a few times, but it was worth it! Also check out Gaby's Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gabynunezsweet

Nikki and Jessica - April 12, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:01:00 +0000

Jessica is a hair stylist who needed some pics for an upcoming publication. Nikki is the gorgeous model. They were both so great to work with! It was a fun shoot - the first time I ever had a hair stylist on set! LOL

Upland High School Dance Team

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:04:00 +0000

Here are the UHS Dance Team photos!!! It was a pleasure to photograph these talented ladies. Contact me to purchase prints (prints will not have text).

Colleen - April 7, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:21:00 +0000

My very first maternity shoot! Colleen and her daughter are soooo cute!

Monterey - March 22, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:20:00 +0000

Went up to Monterey this weekend to view Jocelyn and Jesse's wedding site. While we were there, we saw this woman with two beautiful cats just hanging out and enjoying the sun. I just had to get a picture!

Allison and Redd - March 16, 2008

jen.photo@yahoo.com (Jennifer Ho Photography) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:20:00 +0000

Allison is a make-up artist and actress who needed some headshots. Her boyfriend came along and we got some great shots. Such a beautiful couple!

This one is a little "vacation" style, but I love the way the sky looks. We also risked getting run over by cars on this bridge!