Hawaii Family Portraits

October 11th, 2011
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We do get requests frequently to make family portraits on location and if we have time we accomodate all we can.  I believe these are some of the most important moments to treasure throughout our short family time together.   If you’re vacationing in Hawaii, or even if you live here, these are great momentos to share with the rest of your family and use as wall prints for you your home or office.

We offer outstanding rates and services for these types of portraits. Please enquire about them!

Prints are ordered online at your convenience and they are delivered to your home.  They can also be downloaded per file.  We must charge for the download for the hosting fees and the copyright release ;-)

I’ve included what a portrait session might look like for you to have an example of a beach shoot for 2 hours… these are the final 10.

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Melissa and Alan | JW Marriot Ihilani Photography | Dillingham Ranch wedding photography

August 22nd, 2011
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Melissa and Alan’s wedding this weekend was an absolute dream.  They are a match made in heaven…  true soul mates.  Melissa, like a fine director had a vision.  Sometimes that vision carries quite the weight.  Our photography matched perfectly with the stated elegance of the event and the beautiful couple.  Strong values of family and tradition weighed heavily and I loved the color palette and all the simple fine details that Melissa and Alan had spent countless hours planning for.  The church looked beautiful and we were extremely fortunate to have had the honor of shooting at the newly renovated Dillingham Ranch in Waialua.  This was our first wedding at the JW Marriot and the first time we had planned a same day slideshow to present.   I’ll post some gallery shots later as well, the reception was packed with talent and wonderful entertainment!  I want to show the entire slideshow here because it was cut short at the reception….

 

I want to recognize as well the fine work from Kai-Madia for the video production, Su-V Expressions for the beautiful flower arrangements and centerpieces, and REA Designs for their creative inspirations as well.

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Miharu and Bobby – Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

July 1st, 2011
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Destination weddings are so romantic!  Miharu and Bobby are such a cute couple.  Coming in from Las Vegas and having a reunion of sorts with family from Japan and China at the Loulu Palm takes a lot of planning and coordination.  Thank you to Maile Hawaii Weddings for bringing all the warm elegance to a beautiful event!

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Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

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Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

Loulu Palm Estate Wedding

Hawaii Wedding Photographer Shawn Fields

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Hayley and George | Laie Wedding Photography

June 2nd, 2011
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What a gorgeous couple and a beautiful beach house!  Check out this venue for a romantic Hawaiian beach wedding featuring koa flooring and staircase, spacious suites throughout the house, water features and a fire pit!  If you’re interested in finding out more about reserving Mahakea Wedding Villa, you may contact Maile Wedding and Events at aloha@mailehawaiiweddings.com  Here are just a few from Hayley and Georges’ album!  We’re excited to see this one!

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In Memorium…

May 30th, 2011
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Alex Rosales, one of the closest friends I ever had has passed away after a short bout with cancer.  It is shocking and it came suddenly.  He was the best man at my wedding and an inspiration for his conviction and drive to live life as it happened.  As we put Alex to rest I reflect as we all should today.  Wendy Pitner, wife to my long time buddy Craig, also a mother of 2 beautiful girls lost her fight this year as well.  Another taken this month is an old friend from high school and college, Tracey Firestone-Greenberg, Tracey, you’re not forgotten.  On this memorial day, I’d like to remember and send prayers to everyone with loved ones stricken with cancer.  It has hit home very profoundly this year and it makes me question how I am living. I miss everyone I’ve lost, but none more than when they’re taken from us too soon.  I love you, and I miss you all.

I feel so sad, but also moved to create, to do more, to reach deeper.  I feel a constant reminder of how fragile and quick life is, and how by not living could be in a sense, worse than death itself.  I’m humbled.

I see a beautiful world out there and so many stories to be told, a lifetime’s worth.  Our stories need to be told.  The healing needs to start.  There has to be a better way.  We are still ancient beings.  We need to find a way to work together to bring harmony to our conflicted lives.  Bring joy to the sadness.  Hope to the despaired. Prosperity to the adverse.  Let’s do something today that will touch someones life a little better.  I want to love with all my heart.

I started this business from a dream and a lot of inspiration.  The sacrifices I’ve made pale in comparison to the lives that have been shattered by a disease that could control our whole destiny.  Because of you Alex, Tracey, Wendy, and everyone else who’s fighting this miserable plague that we have, I will make a conscious effort to find meaning in every photograph I take.

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Wedding Blogs Featuring Our Work!

March 29th, 2011
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I am thrilled to announce that our wedding of Maria and Matt at the Marriot Edition in Waikiki is featured on two fantastic wedding blogs! The Oceanside Bride is a wonderful blog featuring real wedding stories, planning tips, and beach wedding inspiration for destination brides and honeymooners.  Also, WedCandy which features wedding couture as well as tips and real wedding inspiration!  Please hop over and check out the inspirational stories and images they put together!

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Maternity session with Veronique Braithwaite

March 28th, 2011
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I’m not a really big fan of maternity shots.  Particularly ones with an open belly showing an overstuffed tummy.  This is my sister-in-law 8 months pregnant and I wanted to get a moment that would really punctuate some glamor into a pregnancy.  Also I wanted to contrast the blue sky and sunshine with something a little more dramatic!

Veronique was a trooper in this weather!  It was windy and cold with showers passing frequently! The bare feet on the rocks was also quite a challenge!  In the end though it was worth it for sure!  Let us know what you think!

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Maria and Matt | Marriot EDITION Waikiki

February 28th, 2011
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It’s been such an honor and a pleasure to photograph Maria and Matt on their wedding day!  This was the first of many wedding events that the new Marriot Edition hotel will be hosting in the coming months and years I’m sure.  The Edition is new to the Marriot line of hotels and Waikiki was the launch pad.  Thank you so much to Olga Wilson who was visiting from Las Vegas for helping shoot!  Surrounded by thunderstorms, it probably wasn’t the best idea to be shooting pictures in the reflecting pond.  But it was certainly worth it!  Congratulations Maria and Matt on a such a beautiful and warm wedding!

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Hawaii Opera Theater | Lucia di Lammermoor

February 11th, 2011
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One of the things most people don’t know about me is that I am a fan of opera.  Every popular opera today has some relevance to modern life.  Some are heavy some are light but they are all fiercely honest stories with a soundtrack that is at times haunting and very unforgettable with performances to match.  My wife and I have been attending the opera seasons for the past 15 years with my mother in law who introduced us to the art.  This season was no different.  Faust opened the season, and this week Lucia di Lammermoor opens and I was thrilled to have been asked to cover the opera photography for their media department.  My good friend Cory Lum, who usually covers is in Japan with his family so I was thrilled to have gotten the nod from Cory to cover.  I want to share some random images from the shoot and to invite you if you’ve never been to an opera to at least attend one!  Lucia runs tonight the 11th of February at 7:30, Sunday the 13th at 4:00pm and Tuesday the 15th at 7:30.

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A very warm review….

February 8th, 2011
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“Shawn captured the beauty I was feeling inside into an image. Not a day goes by now I don’t look at my wedding photos. It is true what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. In Shawn’s case a picture is worth a thousand emotions, feelings, along with the memories. The pictures Shawn captured are truly remarkable. It is the one item from my wedding that I will get to keep for the rest of my life. I joke, but with honesty behind my remarks, that if a fire were to happen in my home my photo album would be the one item I’d make sure to grab. I can’t rave enough about Shawn. He produced the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. He made me feel the most beautiful I have ever felt. Shawn captured what I had dreamed of and now I can replay my fairy tale wedding with beautiful pictures. I would recommend Shawn a thousand times!! :)

-Sarah Rosenkranz – Hunter


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