August 30, 2009: Brandon's Shoot.

I get a call from a good friend of mine in San Antonio about some work. Her friend needs some shots for his modeling portfolio and wanted something creative and unique. She lost me at "his". A male model... I had never shot one before so I figured this might be a good time to see what my mind would come up with. So a few days later, I get in contact with Brandon and he's got some really great ideas. He wants to do an athletic type shoot which got me kind of excited since my personal absolute passion is sports photography. So we schedule a shoot and Brandon has reserved two different locations... all I have to do is be creative and make them look good. Josephine wasn't able to help out due to school and work and the shoot is in San Antonio, so I got me another poor soul to help... THANKS LEE! So the two of us hopped into my car and head out west... yet again. We meet up Brandon and his friend Adel. Apparently, she is the mastermind behind the shoot... so many thanks to her for all the great ideas she had. Brandon is a really cool and chill guy and will basically do anything it takes to get the shot right. He's definitely a team player and a pleasure to work with.

Special thanks to Lee for coming out with me to San Antonio and helping out with the shoot! To Adel for holding a lightstand, the spray bottle, and all her patience and ideas. To Brandon for all his determination for the right shot. He went through a little pain for these shots!

JHP.

August 28, 2009: Anna + Fan.

Anna and I grew up going to the same church. When we went to the same college, she introduced me to a lively and hysterical guy named Fan. I felt that they were a perfect fit! Now here they are getting engaged and as of September 5th, they will join lives in holy matrimony for the rest of their lives. We were cutting this shoot a little close to the wedding day, so we decided to have the shoot indoors at www.thegallery-houston.com as they are always so kind to lend us their facilities for a shoot. It was also good to shoot indoors since it was a scorcher outside!

Special thanks to Josephine for helping out with the shoot!

JHP.

August 18, 2009: Women Of Couture

This morning, we woke up before the sun. The coolness in the air had been lingering about all night and you could smell the dawn approaching. The stars, though few, still shimmer in our dark blue sky as we pack our bags and head west. Today, JHPhotography is heading to San Antonio to meet A'ja of www.womenofcouture.com to shoot their commercial for their line of shoes and HER energy drink. The entire production was written and produced by A'ja herself. The video production crew and I were just there to add our cinematographic ideas and to put it all on film. Josephine, Mike of www.teamshiftpoint.com, Costas of www.digitalremix.net, Lee and I cram ourselves and all our gear into Josephine's car and head west.

This was quite an interesting experience for all of us. We had never done anything quite like this before. I just knew to concentrate on the shoes! We devised some low laying rigs and set them to different locations and angles. I don't know, we tried a number of different elements with our new gear. The video was to be aired just a few days later at the Women of Couture Fashion Show. This gave us a really limited amount of time to put everything together. It was a fun, yet tiring experience. I'm just glad we all got to be a part of it. The final copy is slightly different than the vimeo video that I have at the bottom, but pretty much the same angles and direction.

Special thanks to Josephine, Mike, Costas, and Lee for dealing with me the entire day with my 6 hours of driving and 8 times listening to the same Taylor Swift song on the radio! I love it!

This is the production video that was aired at the Women of Couture Fashion Show.




Here is a little video/slideshow of the actual Fashion Show that day that Costas, Lee and I put together real fast. Just turn up the volume and hit play!

JHP.

August 15, 2009: Sarah + Justin.

The sun is beginning to set on this warm mid August day. The temperatures are cooling yet the hair still feels hot. Ahh, yes... it's still summer here in our fair city. It was definitely... hot. Yet Sarah and Justin are such troopers. They had a LONG day filled with an engagement ceremony in the morning, and an engagement shoot at night amongst other things in between. We took these shots at a number of different locations and traveling to them were pretty fun. We had a great time like always! I can't wait for their wedding in April, it's going to be a lot of fun!

Special thanks to Josephine and Joseph for setting up the shoot, and all their hard work. Thanks to Sarah and Justin for being troopers out there even though they were pretty tired from a full day!

Here is a video feature of their shoot as well as highlight photos. Just turn up the volume and hit play!

JHP.

August 07, 2009: Trevor.

Today, my cousin Pdang and I headed out towards and past Sugarland, TX to a golf course called Sienna Plantation. I was heading out here to meet his buddy Trevor. Trevor wanted some simple shots done for his golfing portfolio. The weather was nice and the wind was nice and breezy, however the sun was coming down on us like a load of bricks. There were times where our partly cloudy skies were able to cast a nice shade for us out in the open green of Sienna's driving range and those times would feel nice and cool. For the most part, though it was a scorcher! Trevor's a nice guy and is really passionate about the game of golf as he should be. He is astounding at it. This is the kind of shoots that I enjoy: just going out on location and getting some sweet action shots.

Special thanks to PDang for setting up the shoot, driving and setting up equipment and to Trevor for all his practice swings and cooperation!

JHP.

August 1, 2009: Mimi + Victor's Wedding.

Mimi and Victor's big day is finally hear. After months and months of planning, it's finally here. Everyone converges on a plan to make an event happen for a special couple. It was another hot summer day in Houston, Tx. However, this day was not your typical Saturday. Today, Mimi and Victor celebrate the beginning of the rest of their lives together. We had such a great time at their wedding. The entire crew really enjoyed themselves even when the day presents its challenges.

The ceremony was held at the beautiful St. Anne's Catholic Church. The church is very particular about where everyone can be during the ceremony, so we were all limited to our locations while covering the ceremony. The reception was held at La Fontaine Reception Hall. They have wonderful amenities there and keep their place so nicely. They really helped us out a lot during the reception to keep things running smoothly. Also further thanks to Josephine for helping out, Joseph and Mike for their video work, and Chester for his photos and technical support!

Here is a little preview of the video from their wedding. Just turn up the volume and hit play!

JHP.