Herman Au Photography

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Welcome to my blog! I'm a professional wedding photographer based in Los Angeles California. Follow my footsteps in turning my life long hobby into a career I love, and check out my latest work, newest products, teasers, and photography tutorials. I shoot in an unobtrusive photojournalistic style with an emphasis on natural and genuine emotions. You can find my portfolio on my website - http://www.hermanau.com.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Hong Kong / Japan Trip

Sorry I haven't been blogging for a while. I've spent most the past month or so working on my website and a brand new album to offer in 2009. I'm hoping the website would positively represent my work and the album something to be desired. I'm picking a couple of the top vendors, and I should get everything ready by mid-January.

Last week I flew back to Hong Kong to spend some time with my long lost friends and my family. It's been almost 2 years since I last visited them there, and it's really great to spend some quality time to remind myself of my birth place and my long lost family and friends. Since I have a long corridor at home with a huge blank white wall, I have decided to get on with a mini project to get a series of pictures of the faces of Hong Kong in black and white to start displaying my work there. I'll be screening and working on my pictures from the trip all over when I get back to the U.S., but for now, here's a quick preview.

I'll be traveling in Japan for the next 8 days... hopefully I won't regain all that weight I have lost over the past 3 months. :)

This is a part of my mini project

This is a part of my mini project

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This is a part of my mini project

This is a part of my mini project

This is a part of my mini project

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Jennifer and Soap's Wedding

I met with Jennifer and Soap several months ago when they're in the planning stage of their wedding. They're just the absolutely sweetest and caring people I have ever meet. I know they worked really hard to get this wedding organized, and I'm really happy that their wedding turned out to be exactly the way they envisioned. This is the one wedding that I've really looked forward in 2008, and I think all the effort and prep work really paid off and the pictures speak for themselves. Thanks Jenn! Thanks Soap! Congratulations again and I'm truly happy for you guys. I really was speechless and almost broke into tears when you held my hands telling me that I'll be your perma-friend. That's the kind of job satisfaction I know I'll never get doing anything else... at the end of the day, I'm happy that I did my job, and I'm also glad that I made a difference. :)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Jenn & Soap's Wedding (by hermanau)

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Engagement Session : Maria & Andy

A few months ago I photographed Gail and Yong's wedding, and only a few months after, it's going to be Yong's brother Andy and his fiancé Maria getting married in October! :) We picked a Monday and went off to a couple of locations in West LA, and wrapped up the day shooting at the beach on a beautiful sunset. In the end, Maria picked the picture she liked, Andy kept his tummy filled eating every 2 hours along the way, and I got to shoot my favorite silhouette also. I look forward to your wedding day, congratulations again! =)

Lovers at Dusk (by hermanau)

DSC_9234 copy (by hermanau)

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DSC_9150 copy (by hermanau)

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DSC_9123 copy (by hermanau)

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Session for the Little One: Isaac

Sorry folks I'm still here, just really getting behind updating my website and my blog lately. A lot has happened lately and I've been busy working on photos rather than my sites. I've also been working with a couple of vendors trying to narrow down which one to use in producing the album for the ONE package. Before I get sidetracked again, here are the pictures I took of Isaac, Peter, and Beverly for their baby session. It's not something that I normally do, but I sure did enjoy it and had tons of fun... and neck pain to go with it after. =)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)

Isaac (by hermanau)




Here's a link to a quick slideshow also. :)