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| YES WE CAN!A big congratulations go out to our new president Barack Obama. Whether you voted for Obama or McCain, I think what we witnessed today was history in the making. This election officially put an end to the civil rights era. It was not just about Obama vs McCain. It was about giving the Americans hope for the future of our country. We need to be united once again and pray for this nation. Journey is long and our country has lot of work to do. I saw lot of humility in the eyes of Obama tonight. I may not agree with all his issues but he gives us hope for a brighter future - and I think that is what we need today.
I was able to attend a party tonight at a barber shop in Hyde Park where Barack Obama frequently gets his hair cut. The room was electric and full of Barack supporters. Spike Lee even paid a visit earlier on. When they announced that Obama won, the room exploded with celebration. But it wasn't just a cheer of a win. It as more of cheer for promise and hope. Tears were bursting every where and people were rejoicing - seeing the end of the rainbow after a long journey. Yes We Can. Yes We Can.
For those who...So we could. Congratulations president Obama.
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| PhotoPlus Expo 2008I got to attend PhotoPlus Expo for the first time this year. Last year I missed out because of wedding so I was really looking forward to finding out what's going on in the photography industry. This expo is slightly bigger than WPPI (which takes place in Vegas) but is gear toward all industry where as WPPI concentrates more on weddings & portraits. I think I like WPPI better just because it feels more family-like and is focused towards what I do. Needless to say, it was a good show and I enjoyed walked around the tradeshow booths, got some cool gear, and new ideas for my business. Just like WPPI, what also made this expo great was the people I got to hang out there with. Here are some photos that I took there with caption:
Day before the tradeshow began, I walked around SOHO area and did some shopping with Gene Higa, Ann Hamilton, Tomas Flint, Erich Camping & my new friend Colin Michael - who is proudly sporting his borrowed scarf from Gene. :)
Tflint & Gene-O got along great from the start. Good times...
Hellooo...Jacob Center....
My Album company GraphiStudio whom I was introduced to by Bob Davis & Mike Colon during their tour had a big booth there. :)
Finally got to meet my rep Mike Lucas in person. We must've talked hundreds of times on the phone but never had the pleasure of meeting in person. :)
Here's Michelle Kersten & Dario Righetto giving us a presentation about some new & exciting things coming up in the near future from Graphi.
Joe Buissink caught me sneaking up on him!  Jim Garner looks like he's really interested in the speaker.
Or maybe he was just thinking about what he wanted to say when he got up to speak.
For $28,000, you can have this lens (200-500mm f2.8). No thank you. I'll take the car.
Always good hanging out with my friends Bob & Dawn Davis
Kevin's got some actions. Do you? Actually he made the actions.
DJ's always networking & talking to other photographers.
Ran into Rachel Larson. Not sure where Mike was so I took the opportunity to grab a shot w/ the lovely Rachel. Later on that day, I got to do a quick couple's session with them at Central Park. I'll blog about that another time.
Skip Cohen looked like he was about to yell "No Pictures!" but it was too late...
Here's Gary Fong demonstrating his Orgami diffuser. I forgot to pick one up. I really like this product!
The real 'ubiquitous' Dane Sanders pops out of nowhere to surprise the ladies...
Good ol' Becker walking around interviewing people for the [b]school. These guys are good friends...
Pretty clever way of advertising...I hope someone doesn't trip while reading this ad...
I spotted Justin & Mary Marantz from 50 yards away. I started snapping some shots of them and they immediately starting posing. I love it.
Tiffany Yoder works for Gary Fong. She just got married. I stopped by the booth to congratulate her.
Here's Jessica Claire interviewing Jim Garner. Two are good friends and both of them carry (no pun intended) a product that pretty much every photographer uses (Boda & Shootsac).
I got to do a small video interview for DWF. They asked me about the use of facebook for networking. It was fun. :)
Bob is always giving talks and lectures. Here's a shot of him giving a demonstration on the new 50D.
All in all it was lot of fun. NY is starting to grow on me. :)
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I just realized today that I've been so busy posting about what I've been up to on this blog that I really haven't posted too many of my weddings and engagement sessions! It's time to play some catch up. I have to pack tonight for my weeklong trip to DC/Los Angeles/Santa Barbara trip but I wanted to post just a few images up. James & Youngmee iare happily married and ridiculously perfect for each other. They wanted to celebrate their one year anniversary by doing a photoshoot with me. According to James, he wanted to just get "one" good photo of him and Youngmee. I really hope they got more than one out of this shoot. :) 
