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1-27-11 Brittany’s Shoot by Nathaniel Kam Photography (above)
Photographer: Nathaniel Kam
Model: Brittany Candau
Location: UCSD (though you probably can’t tell)
Alice in Wonderland Inspired (but not finished) –
Just a heads up this ISN’T the final product that we’ll be doing w/ the Alice in Wonderland theme! Our last shoot was for casting our wonderful wonderland model Brittany and this image is just a concept photo for the production shoot 🙂
Check out all the images from Brittany’s shoot @ http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/main.php#Galleries/Fashion/Brittany C/2
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1-27-11 Kelly’s Studio Shoot by Nathaniel Kam Photography (above)
Photographer: Nathaniel Kam
Model: Kelly Chang
Location: DK3 studios
Testing…1…2…3 –
Our first run with this type of photoshopping! This image was taken at dk3 studios with the intent of becoming a photo compilation. A special thanks to Rick Marquez for his tip on using a grey background rather than white or black. Made cropping a million times easier and kept the toning more natural.
Check out all the images from Kelly and Kevin’s Studio Shoot @ http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/main.php#Galleries/Fashion/Kevin and Kelly Studio/1
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Nathaniel Kam Photography –
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Bridal Blog –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/blog
Photography Blog –
https://nkamphoto.wordpress.com
Photography Tips –
http://nkamphoto.posterous.com
Facebook Page –
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathaniel-Kam-Photography/108451470572
On Wedding Bee –
http://www.weddingbee.com/wedding-vendor/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Wedding Aces –
On Martha Stewart Weddings –
http://tools.marthastewartweddings.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
On Project Wedding –
http://www.projectwedding.com/vendor/show/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Best San Diego Weddings –
http://www.bestsandiegoweddings.com/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e-page1.html
On Wedding Wire –
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
Flickr Galleries-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14557924@N03/collections/72157607032393312/
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01-28-11 Brittany’s Shoot
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1-27-11 Brittany’s Shoot by Nathaniel Kam Photography
Photographers: Nathaniel Kam and Lina Limchaiyawat
Model: Brittany Candau
Location: UCSD
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Do you want to be a model for Nathaniel Kam Photography? Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or just starting out we want to hear from you,
studio@nathanielkamphotography.com
That’s exactly what Brittany did, so we set up this little test shoot to see how she’d do in front of the camera – enjoy!
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Testing for a concept shoot we’ll be doing in the near future (below)…I’ll bet you can guess what it might be (there is a clue in the post tags)
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Gossip Girl – Blair and Jenny inspired (below)
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– Just in case you don’t know what we’re on about –
Blair Waldorf played by Leighton Meester (left)
Jenny Humphrey played by Taylor Momsen (right)
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Then of course it wouldn’t be a true Nathaniel Kam Photography shoot without some night skies and dynamic off camera lighting
*** Love what you’re seeing and want to schedule myself or Lina for Weddings, Portraits, Events or Commercial work ***
** Love Brittany’s look and want to schedule her for a shoot **
*Want to become part of the Nathaniel Kam Photography Team *
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Looking to learn more about us or how to take photos like we do check out the following links
Nathaniel Kam Photography –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com
Bridal Blog –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/blog
Photography Blog –
https://nkamphoto.wordpress.com
Photography Tips –
http://nkamphoto.posterous.com
Facebook Page –
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathaniel-Kam-Photography/108451470572
On Wedding Bee –
http://www.weddingbee.com/wedding-vendor/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Wedding Aces –
On Martha Stewart Weddings –
http://tools.marthastewartweddings.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
On Project Wedding –
http://www.projectwedding.com/vendor/show/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Best San Diego Weddings –
http://www.bestsandiegoweddings.com/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e-page1.html
On Wedding Wire –
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
Flickr Galleries-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14557924@N03/collections/72157607032393312/
Twitter –
http://twitter.com/nkamphoto
1-27-11 We’ve Added a New Photographer!!!
1-27-11 Kelly’s Shoot by Lina for Nathaniel Kam Photography
Main Photographer: Lina Limchaiyawat
Complete Bystander: Nathaniel Kam (I didn’t shoot or direct any of these images)
Model: Kelly Chang
Location: UCSD
Yes, we’ve added a new photographer to the Nathaniel Kam Photography team! Previously one of our dedicated 2nd shooters, Lina is making the move towards becoming a full primary photographer. What does this mean for you though? It means we can provide photographic services for TWICE as many people as we could in 2010! Now, I could tell you that it took half a year of searching and interviewing prospective candidates for a primary photographer position. Or, I could tell you that above all I was looking for someone who could maintain the professional quality and integrity of our images. But we all know, what you really want, is to see the images.
*** Like what you’re seeing and want to schedule Lina for Weddings, Portraits, Events or Commercial work ***
** Love Kelly’s look and want to schedule her for a shoot **
* Become part of the Nathaniel Kam Photography Team *
Let us know: studio@nathanielkamphotography.com
Also if you are looking to learn more about us or how to take photos like we do check out the following links
Nathaniel Kam Photography –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com
Bridal Blog –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/blog
Photography Blog –
https://nkamphoto.wordpress.com
Photography Tips –
http://nkamphoto.posterous.com
Facebook Page –
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathaniel-Kam-Photography/108451470572
On Wedding Bee –
http://www.weddingbee.com/wedding-vendor/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Wedding Aces –
On Martha Stewart Weddings –
http://tools.marthastewartweddings.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
On Project Wedding –
http://www.projectwedding.com/vendor/show/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Best San Diego Weddings –
http://www.bestsandiegoweddings.com/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e-page1.html
On Wedding Wire –
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
Flickr Galleries-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14557924@N03/collections/72157607032393312/
Twitter –
http://twitter.com/nkamphoto
10-17-10 Portfolio Series 2/2 – Phyllis’ Shoot @ South Cedros
10-17-10 Portfolio Series 1/2 – Phyllis’ Shoot
Images by Nathaniel Kam Photography
Styling and Direction by Nathaniel Kam
Assisted by Sang Han
Make Up by Flawless Beauty San Diego
Looking to gain experience in the photo industry? We are always looking for dedicated 2nd shooters, lighting assistants, and interns.
– 2010 Portfolio Shoots by Nathaniel Kam Photography –
08-31-10 Kevin and Kelly’s Shoot
Finally part 2 of our portfolio shoot with Phyllis! For this one, I really wanted to focus on our color palette and also give it a casual wintery feel to contrast the first one.
The first article I decided on was the hat. The color was just perfect, it wasn’t too bright and definitely worked well with Phyllis’ skin and hair tones. From there we built up the rest of the outfit one piece at a time.
Now since the hat did commit us to the Autumn / Wintery look, a scarf was the next piece to track down.
I settled on the amazingly soft and warm blue wool scarf pictured above. I did look into other fabrics and materials, but since we had the hat already, I definitely felt a wool scarf would keep the look tied together better.
Footwear was also a fun little scavenger hunt, I literally went through every type of boot, flat, and shoe in my head before settling on the boots. That said, nothing says winter to me like a nice pair of boots.
So a bit about the colors for this shoot. This past spring I got really into HGTV, more specifically their design shows, Color Splash with David Bromstad being one of my favorites (I also highly recommend House Hunters). Well taking some of his ideas and theories on interior design in mind I wanted this shoot to really reflect a similar approach to color.
With everything from the clothes to the location we kept mostly to very cool colors, blues, greens, and purples. All except the hat, and that is for a good reason. The hat is our accent piece, the “color splash”. It is meant to pop out of the sea of blues and greens, grab your attention, and bring it in right to our subject.
Slightly more scientifically, the hat is a complimentary color (<-check out the color wheel, it’s pretty cool) to the blues, greens and purples. This means it occupies the opposite side of the color spectrum from blue, green, and purple so it will be the most noticeable against those colors as well as help your brain to “neutralize” out the image (which our brains like).
For these outdoor ones we also made use of our environment to give us some natural frames and color contrasts. Take special notice to the blue door framing our model as well as the contrasting blue sky, red walls, and blue door.
These were some of my favorites, the colors were just amazing. A special thanks to Sang for helping us out on the lights here (it was literally pitch black while we were shooting)
*** Like what you’re seeing and want to schedule us for Weddings, Portraits, Events or Commercial work ***
Let us know: studio@nathanielkamphotography.com
Also if you are looking to learn more about us or how to take photos like we do check out the following links
Nathaniel Kam Photography –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com
Bridal Blog –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/blog
Photography Blog –
https://nkamphoto.wordpress.com
Photography Tips –
http://nkamphoto.posterous.com
Facebook Page –
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathaniel-Kam-Photography/108451470572
On Wedding Bee –
http://www.weddingbee.com/wedding-vendor/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Wedding Aces –
On Martha Stewart Weddings –
http://tools.marthastewartweddings.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
On Project Wedding –
http://www.projectwedding.com/vendor/show/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Best San Diego Weddings –
http://www.bestsandiegoweddings.com/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e-page1.html
On Wedding Wire –
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
Flickr Galleries-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14557924@N03/collections/72157607032393312/
Twitter –
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09-05-10 Back to School w/ Eugene and Joanie @ UCSD
09-05-10 Eugene and Joanie’s Couples’ Sessions @ UCSD
“Back to School”
A Dramatized Introspective of Highschool Relationships
Celebrating their 100-Day Anniversary
Concept and Photography by Nathaniel Kam
One of my super fun couples sessions (not an engagement shoot) this one’s for their anniversary. We set out for this one to have a more creative and fun feel from the get go. Eugene actually attended UCSD and graduated in 2009 before going on to meet Joanie back in the Bay Area. The two are them are pretty darn awesome together and were a real treat to work with. Talking with Eugene beforehand, I just knew this one was going to be awesome. So if you like Eugene and Joanie are looking for something fresh and new check us out and drop us a line.
We of course wanted to start the day off with simple traditional couple shots for the family
Love the expressions 🙂
I have no idea what he was saying lol
So happy together
Think this is about the cutest shot ever!
Kdrama status…just had to lol
Game plan was to do the more traditional coupley stuff first…change…and do the cool creative stuff in the formal wear
I’ll let you guys decide
Attitude, Eugene looking “Too Cool”
Sweet Joanie
Really think this should be a movie poster 🙂
Onto the core part of our shoot “Back to School”
Our dark and brooding anti-hero
A welcoming stare…
Girl sees mysterious Boy
Boy and Girl flirt
Boy plays hard to get
Girl persists
Boy likes Girl
Hallway Romance
A fairytale happily ever after….
Except all couples fight…
But in the end love triumphs
I hope you all have enjoyed our little session. I want to let you know these are not models – they really are dating and anyone can schedule a shoot with us just like this one.
So if you like what you’re seeing and want to schedule us for Weddings, Portraits, Events or Commercial work
Let us know: studio@nathanielkamphotography.com
Also if you are looking to learn more about us or how to take photos like we do check out the following links
Nathaniel Kam Photography –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com
Bridal Blog –
http://www.nathanielkamphotography.com/blog
Photography Blog –
https://nkamphoto.wordpress.com
Photography Tips –
http://nkamphoto.posterous.com
Facebook Page –
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathaniel-Kam-Photography/108451470572
On Wedding Bee –
http://www.weddingbee.com/wedding-vendor/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Wedding Aces –
On Martha Stewart Weddings –
http://tools.marthastewartweddings.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
On Project Wedding –
http://www.projectwedding.com/vendor/show/nathaniel-kam-photography
On Best San Diego Weddings –
http://www.bestsandiegoweddings.com/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e-page1.html
On Wedding Wire –
http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nathaniel-kam-photography-san-diego/c155bcc6bd8fde8e.html
Flickr Galleries-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14557924@N03/collections/72157607032393312/
Twitter –
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