I met Punam several months ago at an SF Fashion Tech meetup in San Francisco, but we lost touch for a little bit and then decided to jumpstart ourselves to become a blogger-photographer dynamic duo. ...
Photoshoot with Linda Le (Vampy Bit Me) with behind the scenes. Stylist: Charlotte Tsuei Model: Linda Le Location: Sutro Baths, San Francisco. More to come! We did FIVE looks in one day!  ...
Besides Brazilian supermodels, I have this crazy innate desire to shoot really really ridiculously stylish bloggers like Joyce Lee. Therefore I’ve decided to create a new series called “B...
Diana Su has always been a special figure in my photography career. We worked together at UCSF as pharmacy technicians, and she pretty much became my first model when I started falling in love with p...
Behind the Scenes with Linda Le (Vampy Bit Me) First location: Sutro Baths, San Francisco. We made sure Linda was comfortable. My stylist Charlotte busy at work. Charlotte changing Linda to the...
My photoshoot with Paula Newlands in Los Angeles. Makeup Artist/ Stylist: Ashley Gomila. Hairstylist: Carlos Jamieson
Shots of my past shoots with Maxime Kumler.
Last weekend, I did a photo shoot for POISON Lingerie. It is a brand new lingerie launching very soon. Not much is known about the brand - but you can check out their website at www.poisonlingerie.co...
So I started a new fashion magazine ... and also an awesome April Fools Joke =) I got quite a number of people fooled. I spent a good 20 minutes coming up with a cover, brainstorming a name wit...
A Blast from the Past: Paula Newlands. 2010.
Every Friday is "Pokin Will Try It" Fridays! Pokin Yeung is a professional product development guru - and I thought it would be super fun to have her try random things and have her review it....
One day this model walks into the New York loft I was staying for the week. She tells me her story - her modeling agency asked her to change her hair color and cut it short because she looks just lik...
Besides Brazilian supermodels, I have this crazy innate desire to shoot really really ridiculously stylish bloggers like Joyce Lee. Therefore Ive decided to create a new series called "BlogCrush!...
New York Fashion Week. All eyes were on her. The photographers all turned their cameras at the female presence commanding the catwalk. Camera shots fired, flashes everywhere - it was a photography fr...
I present to you the dynamic duo of fashion & style bloggers - Britt and Whit. I first met them at a Mira Mira SF fashion show (special thanks to Jennie Lodge for inviting me to that one!) and Iv...
Born from the same tropical islands as me (and also of Filipino/Spanish/Chinese descent), Ivy Teves is one of the most beautiful natural beauties that you should be watching out for. When shes not bu...
Paula Newlands is my ultimate muse. She is all over my photography portfolio and always fun to shoot with. I am quite fortunate to have her as a muse. She has graced the runways of Mercedes Benz Fash...
Linda Le (Vampy Bit Me) is the most amazing cosplay model in this universe (and in alternate universes as well). She lives, breathes, and eats art, love, metal, cosplay and worships donuts. I really ...
Jennie Lodge is one of my favorite style bloggers of all time. Her blog is Going West. I first met her two years ago at a Starbucks in downtown San Francisco. We were supposed to do a photo shoot tog...
I took the time to interview one of my favorite models from the Bay Area, Danielle Lo (Lola Danielle). Ive watched her grow from aspiring model to gracing the covers of several magazines. Now shes on...
At the Boditecture HQ. Designer Wen Guo is doing research. Meeting Yuan, founder of Shopnear.me. The talented photographer Yifei Gu. Spring is here. Meeting Cheryl Burke. Union Squa...
My former models still love me. Paula
Photo by Julie Badin for ASTONISH Magazine I am just mesmerized by anything haute couture. It is probably my favorite type of fashion. Creative freedom, no holding back, anything goes - my kind of th...
This one comes from Richard Bransons "Losing My Virginity": Its not that simple: to be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team ar...
Victorias Secret ALWAYS get SEXY & SWIMSUIT right! Its still my dream to shoot for them someday!
Starting the day with HollyJane. Back on the grind. Working on ASTONISH Issue Three materials. Yes, thatll be two large pepperonis. Roya after we had lunch. Jeana and I are on a secret pr...
Model Yulya Mango after a catalog shoot. I do miss being behind the camera.
Today I had a meeting with FIDM faculty member. It was my first time ever setting foot inside a fashion school. Ive worked with so many designers and even have fashion students as interns - but it wa...
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Model Rachel Sutton at Pokin Yeung and Florian Strobls photo shoot. Dont feed the models. Unless if its someone elses photo shoot. LOL
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