tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79492582024-03-12T18:37:26.798-07:00Herman Au Photography - LA / OC Wedding PhotographerWelcome 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 - <a href="http://www.hermanau.com">http://www.hermanau.com</a>.Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-64007277519703513662009-12-12T20:20:00.001-08:002010-11-29T14:16:22.838-08:00BLOG MOVED! PLEASE READ!Thank you very much for your past support! I have decided to move on to WordPress and all future blog posts will be written in the new site on http://www.hermanau.comHope to see you guys there, and have a wonderful day!-HermanHerman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-17122009322058098292009-12-04T19:40:00.000-08:002009-12-04T19:43:40.246-08:00On the Move!We're on the way moving the entire blog over to a new server and migrating over to WordPress. My website http://www.hermanau.com is also being moved over along with a brand new design, new pictures, along with new music from the very talented Mark Barnwell! Hang in there tight! ;-)Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-88445407400101343022009-11-28T19:18:00.001-08:002009-11-28T19:18:06.239-08:00Wedding: Kelly & Johnny, 9/26 – 9/27/2009Yep, you read that right… 2 consecutive days of wedding! I really don’t know how I managed to have enough energy to hang with K & J that weekend… I had to take about 3 days off afterwards to recover from the 2 very long and eventful days from Los Angeles to La Jolla to San Diego, and back to Los Angeles on day two!  There were lots of laughter, and there were lots tears of joy.  Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-74684183041423395092009-11-25T14:37:00.001-08:002009-11-28T18:59:33.539-08:00Wedding: Jenny & Mike – 9/7/2009When I first met with Jenny early this year I was a little overwhelmed 'cause they told me she and her 3 friends are all getting married within a year apart! All of them were having different plans but it's definitely a challenge to be sure all their pictures would have different characters and not feel the same. Time went by very quickly this year especially during this wedding season, and Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-85652941949277495342009-11-25T13:36:00.000-08:002009-11-25T14:24:58.461-08:00What I've been up to?Ok folks, I'm back!  Here's what I've been up to lately: I went to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks, had 1 engagement session, 1 wedding session, and 1 family portrait session, and some quality time catching up with family which hasn't happened for many good years. It's really been long due. =) My cat, CC, has been diagnosed with cancer about 4 months ago. Her conditions Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-4892548113972201952009-10-21T16:19:00.000-07:002009-12-01T19:21:18.250-08:00Out of Office - Hong KongI'll be out of office for 2 weeks traveling to Hong Kong. Although I really never liked long flights 'cause I just never sleep well especially on the plane sitting next to strangers, it's about time I pay a visit to my families and spend some quality time with them! I'll be covering a wedding, an engagement session, and also one family portrait session during my stay. Be back soon! ;-)Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-54749669633329348102009-10-11T22:07:00.001-07:002009-10-11T22:07:58.398-07:00Wedding: Becky & Ben @ Doubletree Hotel, Monrovia  I still freshly remember when Becky, Ben, Shirley, and I met up at Solvang for breakfast the day we were doing their engagement session.   There were Danish pastries, tall wild grass so thick that we could hardly walk in there, stopping by a winery with Becky all dressed up with a bouquet and everybody’s pondering what’s going on, and of course that fat kitty at Alma Rosa WineryHerman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-68330426115817653722009-09-23T14:28:00.001-07:002009-09-23T14:28:05.810-07:00Wedding: Kristy & Rob – East meets West  I remember when I first met Kristy and Rob and we discussed about their wedding plans, and I could tell that they’re so deeply in love.  Often times I come across interfaith and intercultural weddings, but I sensed something a little special in this one that got me really excited about their wedding. Originally their wedding wasn’t set until 2010, but one day I received an email Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-68818517736976613002009-09-02T15:24:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:06:38.472-07:00Engagement: Ling & Huenjin @ CaltechTwo Caltech faculties heading to Caltech for an engagement shoot, that’s gotta be fun. :-) They know exactly where they could get a sip of water, how the shortest route from point A to B to C, and Ling’s sister could come back with soda in matter of minutes (which I’m sure I’d be lost in there struggling to find my way back)! We started off the day taking a few shots on Mount Wilson, which is Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-70927527439280927572009-08-18T15:02:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:06:58.643-07:00Wedding: Lisa & Erwin, Oneonta Congregational Church, South Pasadena It’s a very hot summer day, but an absolute blast to work despite the heat because it’s finally Lisa & Erwin’s big day! How often do you come across a bride who forgets her wedding bands before the wedding and would still smile about it? Yep that’s Lisa.. easily one of the cheerful, caring girls who’s marrying the love of her life. It’s definitely not my average day – 300 McDonald’s Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-81628026592001006242009-08-11T22:30:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:07:16.280-07:00August… Wedding Season!Boy, it’s HOT in SoCal the past couple of weeks. I’ve been a little overwhelmed lately with all the projects unwrapping in July, August, September. I have a farmer’s (photographer’s) tan… and it’s getting more serious by the day I bought an old Miata to reward myself and to save the earth (some gas), but the convertible driving is making my photographer’s tan even worse This week Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-49968353287042043232009-08-05T21:35:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:07:34.109-07:00Wedding: Helen & Danny, 7/18/2009 Helen and Danny had their e-session just a few months ago, and I still remember the worried look on Helen we she picked up her canvas print. It was one of the hottest days this summer, and we had more guests showing up at the Chapel of Roses that was packed! But then again, everything went smoothly and the sweet couple had a great and happy wedding day in the end. I have to thank you two Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-9247499201923005722009-07-31T14:27:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:08:06.360-07:00Jane Lui @ Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles 7/25/09 I don’t normally go out to concerts, or parties, or clubs… you get the picture. But then one day Shirley came across Jane on Youtube, and I was like, Jane who? Turns out that it’s the Jane that I’ve known since highschool, some… 15 years ago? We haven’t kept in touch for sooooooooo long, and I guess we always have the Internet to thank for these types of reunions. It turned out that Jane Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-28140419081241519342009-07-27T01:34:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:07:25.951-07:00Photo Booth at Helen and Danny’s WeddingHelen and Danny… what a fun couple. They had set up a photo booth at their wedding reception for their friends and family to take pictures of themselves. The bride and groom even set up an arts and crafts table next to the booth for the guests to make scrapbooking pages with their photo booth pictures and write cute little messages to the newlyweds. At the end of the night, we got in the photo Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-36179980732339146172009-06-28T22:50:00.001-07:002009-06-28T23:39:51.093-07:00Engagement: Abba & Paul in Los Angeles, CAI met Abba and Paul back in March… and I remember them being so excited about their wedding and choosing their vendors.  They were supposed to meet with another photographer from her friend’s recommendation, but I guess something magical happened that day that Abba thought I was the right person for the job and she decided to go with me on the spot.  I was flattered and it was a huge Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-56534627793254497552009-06-23T14:57:00.001-07:002009-09-03T00:07:54.842-07:00Engagement: Becky & Ben – continued This is one of the most memorable photo sessions for me thus far this year. I’ve been away from home 70% of the time over a span of 2 weeks on several mini trips, and honestly I was a little home sick. But then again Becky and Ben really made it worthwhile for me rewarding me with some images I personally really enjoy. As I mentioned before, we travelled to the Central Coast around Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-89084425818202553262009-06-02T00:02:00.000-07:002009-09-03T00:07:45.499-07:00Engagement: Becky & Ben - Central Coast And so I haven't been in my office for the most part recently... I was working on my birthday a couple weeks ago, and then my wife took me out to Las Vegas for a short break. I had to catch up with work once we got back, and then we're off to Santa Barbara, Buellton, Solevang area for an engagement shoot. I'm still out of town at the time being, and I seriously miss working on my pictures on Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-45983127672011973452009-05-12T19:25:00.001-07:002009-05-12T19:25:38.205-07:00Engagement: Helen & DannyHelen! Danny!  I still remember you guys told me that you needed “a lot of help” with posing, and didn’t I tell you not to worry? ;-)  You guys started off being real shy, but we ended up having so much fun that day… and they even did a little chicken dance in front of the Chicken Graffiti.   It was a hot day, but nonetheless it’s another fun e-session as usual.  We Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-74446292569130340212009-05-03T14:03:00.000-07:002009-09-03T00:08:39.296-07:00Engagement: Helen & Alex Ahh… the weather has been very unstable lately, one day we have a heat wave and then the next day we’re hit with a cold front. I don’t even remember when’s the last time I dressed properly for the weather. Helen and I probably just picked the hottest day this year for their e-session, but nonetheless we had a great day of photographing. We originally wanted to start around 1pm, but ended upHerman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-47757339559261292152009-04-21T17:03:00.001-07:002009-04-22T12:11:55.999-07:00Premium Album – Herman Au PhotographyIt’s been pretty crazy lately with several engagement shoots, consultation meetings going on in the past 10 days, and on top of all that I acquired a new iMac yesterday and began migrating all my work from my PC to the Mac.  It’s a painfully slow process, but it will be well worth it in the end.  Today the UPS man dropped off another package I’ve been longing for – the 2 sample Albums IHerman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-17683028758086775752009-04-17T23:33:00.001-07:002009-04-21T17:14:12.311-07:00Wedding: Christina & Andrew - April, 2009 I met up with Christina and Andrew back in 2008 when they were really anxiously telling me about their wedding planning at the Marriott at Marina Del Rey. They’re such a sweet couple whom I feel they totally deserve the best. I was really fortunate to have the opportunity to work with them and meeting Vivi who’s extremely kind to us during the entire day. Christina’s beautiful dress, Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-70982806504389871302009-04-02T20:45:00.000-07:002009-09-03T00:08:23.858-07:00Engagement Session: Carly & LawrenceI actually did this e-session with Carly and Lawrence several weeks ago, but since Carly was doing a teaser on wedding bee and I didn’t want to ruin it by posting all the pictures before she posted the final blog post, I delayed this post since then. Anyway, they're just such nice to me and natural in front of the camera and easy to work with, not to mention they look absolutely adorable Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-76570542668879274182009-03-24T10:43:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:47:38.630-07:00Facebook Business PageReal short post today, but anyway I've been putting this off for a while now, but here it is... my Facebook Business Page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles-CA/Herman-Au-Photography/59456830846, or here's the shorter version - http://tinyurl.com/c8hsqr.Don't be a stranger, stop by and say hi. :)Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-52802400373225919232009-03-23T14:48:00.001-07:002009-03-23T15:27:46.439-07:00Li & Kin's WeddingHaven't blogged my weddings for a while since I've been overwhelmed with other things lately. Since the launch of the new website, things have been going pretty smooth and I redirected most of my attention to the wedding album designs. Lately I've been caught up with changing the workflow to get the pictures to my clients and online in a more efficient manner. Next major thing in line for an Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949258.post-61769241180621265422009-03-05T16:01:00.000-08:002009-03-05T16:29:34.026-08:00Adobe Lightroom 2.3 updateAdobe Lightroom 2.3 has gone live!!! Besides the seemingly ordinary Nikon D3X and the Olympus E-30 support that probably doesn't benefit you and I, there are several bug fixes including that multiple undo bug that wasted many of my precious time, and also it seems to have the memory leak under control this time. I tested the PC version thus far and it's performing MUCH FASTER than it used to be, Herman Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165691597131002076noreply@blogger.com0