Category Archives: family

Maternity and newborn baby portrait session

By ken | Published July 8, 2010

black and white photo of pregnant mother before and after birth

A few years ago, I met Stephanie in Hong Kong while photographing an event in Central. Like me, her and her husband Tom’s move to Hong Kong from the US marked a chapter in their developing careers. Earlier this year, Stephanie was 7-months pregnant and had asked me to help photograph a maternity portrait session in her home. We took our time to plan our shots which would eventually be slightly fine-art in nature and a little less photojournalistic than my other portraiture.

Last April, in the early hours of Sunday morning, Stephanie gave birth to beautiful baby Gabriel. Here are some of the pregnancy and newborn baby shots (taken at 8 weeks).

pregnant mother at home with her family photos

Hong Kong father holding newborn baby laughing

Hong Kong father holding newborn baby boy

black and white photo of newborn baby boy and mother facing each other

black and white photo holding small baby feet

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family portraits with Venice and Wilson

By ken | Published January 25, 2010

On January 7th, 2009 Venice and Wilson celebrated their 4th anniversary with a family portrait session in Hong Kong Park. Their adorable 11 month old baby SikSik also came along for the shoot.

I had scouted a few locations in the park that I liked the day before, but beyond that we also revisited a few spots near the marriage registry office to reenact some shots and poses from their original wedding photos from four years ago. Awwww! great idea!

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Phoebe, Josh and Buzz

By ken | Published December 9, 2009

Phoebe and Josh wanted pictures with their Hong Kong Dog Rescue poodle to make the cover of their family’s Christmas cards this year. I headed to Pok Fu Lam to take some shots of them at sunset.

Phoebe and Josh play with their dog Buzz in Pok Fu Lam

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The Shabbirs in Hong Kong

By ken | Published November 9, 2009

Sarah and I went to school in the US together, and somehow both wound up in Hong Kong several years later. Although in my opinion, her motive for moving out here was far more “rational” (a post with the US Consulate), and mine a little less so (girlfriend). Anyway, her brother and family were visiting town from Atlanta so we did a small portrait session indoors and then walked around Wanchai to take in some good HK autumn weather. Few more images on my facebook page.

family_on_bed parents_reading_to_children_dr_seuss kids_in_hong_kong_park_trees_background family_walking_in_hong_kong family_walking_in_hong_kong_fish_market

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Wanchai dog park with Larry

By ken | Published October 14, 2009

Meet Larry. Larry is an older dog and scared us a bit recently when he got really really sick. He’s since bounced back in a big way, so Julie, Jason and I were able to take him for some portraits at the dog park in Wanchai. Big dude was tough to keep up with running around, chewing up grass, jumping on other dogs, and chomping on crackers cookie-monster-style.

I am loving the wide-angle prime lens for pet photography, who says a 20mm isn’t good for portraits?

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