New year new start...

Hey everyone... this is the 'other' contributor on this site, the one who's been MIA since it's been created. Yes, I'm still taking pictures and yes, I will contribute to this blog on a consistent basis.... just not this post.

Excuse my absence but I've been pretty busy lately with some trips this past year (stay tuned for pictures in upcoming blogs), finishing up my applications for business school, and last but not least, Mr. Hoo's wedding!!!

The wedding was this past Saturday at the beautiful Casa Real vineyard over in Pleasanton. We've all been looking forward to celebrating this day with the lovely couple since they announced their engagement last year, and it was no let down. The decor was absolutely amazing, the new Mrs. Hoo and her bridesmaids were all beautiful as always, and the overall wedding will be unforgettable.

To avoid turning this into a personal blog, I just wanted to note some key take-aways (photography related) from the weekend.
1) Mr. Hoo received a fancy new 24-105 F4 L lens from his wife, and I had the opportunity to play around with it a bit. It's the first time I've had some real hands-on experience with a L lens, but I could instantly tell the difference in quality between this and all the lenses I've been using. The zoom is just so much smoother, the quality of the pictures coming out is sharper, and I feel like I have so much more control of what I want to do with my shot. If there was any doubt about moving up to the L range, they're all but extinguished.
2) It's amazing the amount of equipment the professional wedding photography crew carried around. Each crew carried around at least 2 cameras, with multiple attachments, and separate people to do remote flashes. It's a bit intimidating to see how far we have to go to become serious wedding photographers.
3) This website was originally intended to be a photography site, but incorporating video might be coming up soon. The video aspect of documenting seems to intriguing and a very easy compliment to still pictures. Admittedly, I lack the creative vision to put together a compelling and moving video, but I've seen some of the work from Brent and I know he has the stuff. Now that we both have more time, we'll be engaged more in this art and have some exciting stuff to present in the near future.

Hopefully you guys subscribe and become frequent visitors. We appreciate the comments and feedback, be it positive or negative, so we could constantly keep improving ourselves and the site. It'll be interesting to see how we evolve this blog in the coming year, and I hope you all join us in the journey. I'm excited!!

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