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Promotional Video about Destination Wedding Photography

kennykim — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:54:15 +0000

When I started this journey as a wedding photographer, I have to admit that I did not have any specific goals. Nor did I know that in 5+ years that I would be coined by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine as one of Top 20 A-List wedding photographer. I am so thankful for what I do and grateful for all my clients who entrusted me to capture their special day. I am blessed to be able to travel the world through my job. I finished my 2011 wedding in December by photographing an amazing wedding down in Aruba. With my seminar coming up at ImagingUSA in January 2012, I thought it would be a good idea to create another promotional video to showcase my destination wedding photography (the topic for my talk was going to be about destination wedding photography).

Thankfully I had the pleasure of teaming up with Chris & Oliver Cinema for this wedding and take advantage of this opportunity to create another promotional video this time focusing on destination wedding photography. I am so thankful for their talent and their hard work to put together this amazing video in such short period of time. So without further adieu, here is the video that was showcased at ImagingUSA.

coconuts. big dogs. good times | kenny kim from Chris & Oliver on Vimeo.

Here are few photos from Ary & Marco’s wedding at the Radisson Aruba & Spa Resort.

Are you going to WPPI this year? Ray Santana and I are hosting our sixth Portfolio + Workshop in Vegas on 21st from 12:30pm to 5:30pm. It will be an intensive half-day workshop with a short classroom time followed by shooting models at the Red Rock Canyon dessert. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about wedding photography while building a great portfolio for your business. Hope you can make it. For more information, visit: http://www.portfolioplusworkshop.com

Chicago Indian Wedding Published on Chicago Social Bride 2012

kennykim — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:21:21 +0000

Back in June of this year, I had the privilege of photographing a big Three Day indian wedding for Purvi & Pratik. It was a big reunion for me as I had photographed Purvi’s sister, Nicki’s wedding back in 2009. Indian weddings are filled with numerous tradition/festivities and I was privileged to spend the entire three day with the Baman family again.

It was exciting news to find out that their wedding had been featured on Chicago Social Bride’s big 5th anniversary issue. What a perfect way to remember their wedding again. Big thanks to all the staff at Modern Luxury for publishing my work in this such big issue! Here’s a photo of the cover and the spread. For bigger image, click on the photo below.

The wedding took place on June 18, 2011 at the Marriott Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook, IL. Big thanks Rikita Shah, groom’s sister that I got to meet at this wedding. She is the Marketing Manager at the Elysian Hotel in Chicago and I’m excited to be working with her next May for a wedding there. Shout out to Collin Pierson & Shane Rodimel for teaming up with me on this event. And last but not least, thank you Purvi & Pratik for being such amazing clients!

Indian Wedding at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott

kennykim — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:23:42 +0000

I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Purvi’s sister Nicki couple of years ago so I was elated to do the same for her. I LOVE indian weddings as their culture is enriched with tradition, culture and celebration. Simply put – they know how to party. It was great seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones as well. Thank you so much guys for entrusting me with photographing your day!

Big thanks to Collin Pierson & Shane Rodimel for assisting me that day. Here are some photos from the long but fun weekend:

Thanks again to the Shah & Baman family! I feel like I’m part of the family now. We felt so loved and welcomed by everyone at the wedding. Looking forward to another wedding in the near future. My blog readers – stay tuned for another wedding at the historic Rookery Building in Chicago on my future blog post!

Wedding at the historic Rookery Building in Chicago, IL

kennykim — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:11:01 +0000

Julie & Hong tied their knot first in Seoul, Korea. They wanted to celebrate it again by having a wedding reception back in the USA. They decided to celebrate this occasion at the historic Rookery Building in downtown Chicago. They were surrounded by close group of friends and family members in a beautiful afternoon. Here are a few shots from their wedding. For more, visit my facebook page

Portfolio + Workshop V – Chicago, IL

kennykim — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:15:07 +0000

My buddy Ray Santana & I started Portfolio + Workshop with a goal to help photographers get their wedding business started on the right track. The first four workshops were held down in sunny Miami but this time we decided to take it on the road. Our next location was obvious: we wanted to bring Portfolio + Workshop to the coolest city in the U.S.!!! I might be a bit biased since I am from here but if you come to visit, you’ll agree with me (Just stay away during the winter ) that Chicago was the perfect place to host our next workshop.

We gathered at Kenny Nakai’s brand new studio in Chicago. Nathan Holritz of Photographer’s Edit joined us as our guest speaker as well as our sponsor for this event. Many friends in our industry have gathered to make this event possible. Big thanks goes out to Lillian at Starlight Makeup in Chicago for the amazing job styling the bride & the groom models. Gorgeous bouquets were designed by Grace at Vale of Enna Flowers. Charlene at Sweet Chic Events, Inc. & Pure Kitchen Catering provided a sweet table top for everyone to photograph.

Big thanks goes out to: Pixel2Canvas, Photographer’s Edit and Album Crafters for their support in sponsoring this workshop along with Camera Bits and Kubota Image Tools. We also like to thank Courtney Hildebrand from Modern Luxury Media for paying us a visit to talk about the importance of advertising.

All in all Portfolio + Workshop V was a big success and we are glad that photographers that attended this workshop left with valuable lessons and tools to help them get their business started. Here are some photos that were captured of our models during our photoshoot session the second day:

Portfolio + Workshop Chicago Photoshoot

Experimenting with Vintage Action using Kubota Image Tools

Portfolio + Workshop Chicago Photoshoot

Here’s our group. I think some of us were a little bitter from the cold weather (hint: Uncle Ray).

Portfolio + Workshop Chicago Photoshoot

Our goal during the shoot was to help the photographers learn how to capture these kind of images right out of the camera. Most us put our gear in Auto mode with AWB and spend countless hours behind the computer trying to perfect our image. Instead we taught everyone how to use proper color temperature and exposure to get the results in your camera. These images were pretty much out of the camera with a little saturation & sharpening added along with a touch of skin softening – three quick actions using Kubota Image Tools) will help everyone to learn and perfect the craft of using your camera as a tool to capture what you see. Hope to see you guys at the next workshop. Stay tuned for our next location in the future. For more information, visit the website.