Just a quick note to say that I’m alive and that I have a ton of posts coming. Yikes. I was supposed to write and mention that I would be gone for two weeks, but now I’m back and writing to mention that I was gone for two weeks.
Anyway, I have 2 sessions to post plus a bunch of pictures to from my time in Guam and Palau to share. Ooh… do you feel that antipation build? 
Who’s up for a little competiton? I’d love to see some of y’all out there compete in WedComp08 with me. In addition to some cool prizes and it’s for a good cause: Thirst Relief International.
Follow the image link for more competition details.
Last night I had the opportunity to photograph an event in Los Angeles encouraging people to go out and vote. The event was at Les Deux and hosted by Brooke Burke of Dancing With The Stars fame. It was so different from a wedding, so it was nice to do something brand new. While brand new to me, everybody has seen the red carpet photos from things like the Oscars and other events. I joined in with that crowd of red carpet photographers to make sure I got my shots, but I also got to try some other stuff. My friend Jeffrey Neal came to shoot the event with me. He got to shoot inside the club while I was shooting the red carpet stuff.
It’s actually really difficult to get away from the existing aesthetic of red carpet photographs, but I just wanted to share a few things I tried to do a little differently. (No, I didn’t crawl on the ground, or climb any walls this time.)
On a more serious note, I want to encourage people to go out and cast an informed vote next week. It’s an exercise of our citizenship, honoring the freedoms in this country that we take for granted. Wars have been fought for this right, and we neglect it in this country because of our ridiculous sense of entitlement. As far as the presidential race goes, don’t vote for a candidate just because of perception. Read up, understand what each candidate stands for before voting. And don’t forget about third party candidates, i.e. Ralph Nader, Bob Barr. You’d be surprised how much more you might agree with their platforms than the Mc’bama choice.
Even if you aren’t fired up about the presidential elections, there are still tons of propositions to vote on in California. My guess is that everybody cares strongly about at least one of the issues on the ballot. So get off your lazy ass, fire up that world wide web, get educated on the issues and exercise the privilege of voting on Nov. 4.
If you are planning your wedding, and you’re still looking for a venue, please consider the Tustin Ranch Golf Club. Why? Because my sister just started as an event coordinater there and I would love to have the opportunity to work a wedding with her! (Just ask for Joanne Chin.)
How much would I like to shoot there? Well, for the first couple that book me and the Tustin Ranch Golf Club, I’m going to offer $3000 off my base package - that’s how much! This promotion is not connected to Tustin Ranch at all, and it’s just something I’m doing for fun. Please contact me if you’re interested!
Some of you might know this already, but I used to do a little bit of design for a small start-up outdoorsy t-shirt company called Kinetic So.Cal. Anyway, things didn’t work out with the company and it closed, but I still have some shirts that I designed that I’m trying to get rid of. Let me know if you want one [email me: daniel (a) danielchinphotography (dot) com]! They’re free, except I do ask for $5 to cover shipping costs if you want it shipped.
The light colored ones are women’s shirts made from organic cotton. I only have them in Small and Medium.
The gray ones are men’s made from regular cotton. I only have Mediums for those.
The designs are printed on American Apparel t-shirts, so they are made in Los Angeles, sweat-shop free.