Yili and Dan were married in the beautiful serene surroundings of Portland’s Chinese Garden. The Asian themed wedding was accentuated by the beautiful red oriental bridesmaid dresses that matched perfectly with with the lovely boquets from Passionflower Floral. Their ceremony was held on the Moon-Locking Pavilion in the center of the koi and lily pond. After the ceremony, their guests departed the gardens on one of many PDX Pedicabs to their reception destination, Portland Embassy Suites, Queen Marie Ballroom. The wonderful reception was full of great music and dancing. Eric from All Wright Music was DJing the party, needless to say, the dance floor was packed all night long from the first dance to the finale of “New York New York” from ol’ blue eyes, Frank Sinatra.
Vendors:
Caterer: Embassy Suites
Ceremony Musicians: Duo Con Brio
Reception DJ: All Wright Music
Transportation: PDX Pedicab
Florist: Passionflower Floral
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Senate passed the Orphan Works Bill, a.k.a. S. 2913, The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act. This bill permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements while depriving creators of protections currently available under the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and the international TRIPs Agreement. It is a terrible bill passed by back handed tactics and it hurts creative people and benefits cheats.
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/legal-news/e3i32e9c3e84ea86c79a986b2e71ae001f0
http://www.abouttheimage.com/3900/senate_passes_orphan_works_bill_s2913_house_expected_to_follow/author2/
Good friend Josh Johnston pointed this ebay auction below. Maybe I don’t have to leave my studio to shoot a wedding anymore? Thanks Josh!
Canon Mirror Lens
5200mm 1:14
This is the only ultra-telephoto lens in the world capable of taking photographs of objects 18 to 32 miles away (30km to 52kms away). Having a focal length of 5200mm, Canon Mirror Lens 5200mm can obtain one hundred times as large an object image as that of a 50mm lens.
For focusing this mounted or fixed lens on an extremely distant object, two aiming telescopes are set on the side of the lens barrel, and the entire lens is placed on a rigid stand which rotates smoothly. Minimizing the overall length had been a big problem in designing this lens. However, the Catadioptric system that is applied to the other two Canon mirror lenses has succeeded in reducing it down to one third of the nominal focal length. In general focal length and optical aberration increase with each other, however, our long and persistent research and development have succeeded in solving this problem. Canon mirror lens 5200mm composed of spherical main and secondary mirrors and a correction lens would assure you of clear images.
One of the more popular themes in Oregon is a golf club wedding. Anna and Brian tied the knot at Oregon Golf Club. It was a beautiful day with views of Mt. Hood!
Anna and Brian took private dance classes and showed off their moves at their first dance. They ended their dance with a great dip (picture below). As a dancer myself, I really appreciated the cool moves and the choerography. Another great idea they had was the orchids they gave as wedding favors. I planted mine! The dancing was great, They ended the night exiting under sparklers and leaving in a 1958 Rolls Royce.
Vendors:
Officiant: Roger Moore
Caterer: Oregon Golf Club 25700 S.W. Petes Mountain Road West Linn, OR 97068 - 503.650.6900
Wedding Cake Bakery: Lamb’s Thriftway
Ceremony Musician: William Jenks - Portland Classical Guitar
Reception DJ/Musicians All Wright Music Eric Wright
Transportation/Limousine : Parke Avenue Limo Gary Parke 503.750.3891
Flowers: Geranium Lake Florist
Videographer: Ambient Sky
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Paul Newman passed away today. He was a great actor, one of my favorites, and also a great philanthropist. I buy his Newman-O’s and his popcorn all the time. You will be missed.
Tiffany and David’s wedding at the Garden Vineyards was a classy vineyard wedding affair with gorgeous place settings, great flowers, wonderful food and beautiful summer weather. They had cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake, and used place cards supported by corks. Art of Catering created some wonderful dishes and appetizers. A string quartet played music for the guests. Everything went smoothly thanks to their coordinator Jeanne Lapp. Hummingbirds were in full swing - I was able to grab couple shots of them, check it out below!
Vendors for this wonderful day were:
Catering by Art of Catering
Wedding cupcakes by Cupcake Mama a.k.a. Allison Kelleher
Event Coordinator: Jeanne Lapp 503.781.6144
Officiant: Roger Moore (I like how he moves to the side at the key moments so we can grab some great shots!)
Ceremony Musicians: Melegari Chamber Players String Quartet
Flowers by Geranium Lake Florist
Wedding DJ: DJ Automatic 206.795.2500
Videographer: Watermelon Films
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Many people do not know that a place like the Grotto exist in Portland. This beautiful 62 acre Catholic Shrine and botanical garden, also known as The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, is located near 82nd and Sandy, and is truly a world away from the surroundings. You can even take an elevator to a second level with gorgeous views and more amazing gardens. The Grotto only allows one wedding per week, and I had the chance to photograph there last week. It was a beautiful setting with some truly great weather.
The following is a quick selection from last week’s wedding. Vesna and Tony later moved the party to Portland Art Museum Kridel Grand Ballroom, decorated beautifully by Vibrant Table. There were multiple bands, one of which was Tony’s band. It was a musical feast to say the least!
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My friend Joe sent me this - it is the story of an object, located thousands of miles away.
An amazing gift