CW11 (aka KSTW Channel 11) had a promotion going on a few weeks ago for people to send in pictures from a Mariners game they’ve attended this year. My wife and I attended the Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners game so I sent in a picture of my wife standing outside Safeco Stadium after the game to see what would happen. The picture was taken with our little $120 Fuji camera so it wasn’t anything special, but we won 2 tickets to the Seattle Mariners vs Anaheim Angels series that is happening right now! It was for the 1st game in the series and Seattle won 2-0. Ichiro hit a triple that was awesome and JJ Putz was pretty outstanding. Rebekah’s favorite though, and I dont know why, is Miguel Batista. She thinks he looks good.
We sat in the first row of the KSTW 11 Suite with the other winners and had a blast. The Mariners Moose even came by to take pictures with the kids! Thanks CW11!
Photographers: Todd & Rebekah Kim
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This is Rebekah. Doesn’t she look cool? I had her pose for me as we were about to do a portrait shoot. I think she looks so pro here. She has her game face on.
We’ve been pretty busy trying to finish up on a lot of peoples weddings. Thanks everyone for your patience. We love you! Just wanted to post something and let you know I’m alive.
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Tommy and Mai had their engagement pictures taken at Kubota Gardens in Seattle. We had a wedding there earlier this year and it’s a great location for outdoor weddings and portraits. I do have to say though, that the mosquito were out in full force as I probably got over 10 mosquito bites. If you are family or friends and would like to see all the images please CLICK HERE (Password Required).
What was I doing on 07/07/07? Of course I was shooting a wedding! So were a million other wedding photographers. My friend and photography mentor Dawn Davis’ husband, Bob Davis from Lastoria Foto, was busy shooting one too! Whose? You may have heard of Tony Parker (NBA San Antonio Spurs star) and Eva Longoria (star of Desperate Housewives)! Those two celebrities were wed at Saint-Germain-l’Auxerroix church in Paris and Bob Davis was one of the official wedding photographers! Dawn’s been updating their blog so you can check out what she says at www.lastoriafoto.info.
Here’s a picture of Bob Davis (far right) at work (Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters):
This is what the unofficial photographers aka paparazzi have to do (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters):
As for me, I was happy photographing some celebrities of my own here in Bellevue.
We’ll do a full post about their amazing wedding in the near future, but I just have to share this last picture!
This is Aria (flower girl and niece of Alice) and Enby (8 year old flower pup) as they entered during the processional. SOOO CUTE!
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Happy Independence Day everyone! I’ve been having fun with my new Sigma 12-24mm ultra wide angle lens the past two days. I took pictures with it having lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory with Rebekah, waiting in line at Cinerama for the start of Transformers, taking pictures at the new Seattle Art Museum | Olympic Sculpture Park, hiking with my dad at Chiriko Trail near Poo Poo Point on the morning of the 4th and taking some pictures of fireworks tonight at the 4th of Jul-Ivars Fireworks show at Myrtle Edwards Park. The lens is definitely a specialty lens. In general, it isn’t great for people pictures unless you want them looking long or funny. It’s pretty cool for trying out artsy stuff. I’m still trying to figure out the best use for it…
Photography by Todd & Rebekah Kim
Having lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Seattle 12mm (above)
Pictures from Olympic Sculpture Park 12mm (below)
My wife looks even more beautiful close up!
Look at those tiny peons, I can crunch them with my fingers!
The 2 block line to see Transformers at Cinerama - It was more than meets the eye
Pictures from Chiriko Trail 12-24mm some pictures cropped (below)
Paraglider jumping off with view of Lake Sammamish and Issaquah (above)
If you’re interested google shows these two companies offering services:
Seattle Paragliding
NW Paragliding Club
4th of Jul-Ivars | Myrtle Edwards Park | Elliot Bay 2007 (below)
All the pictures below were taken at 24mm with the Sigma 12-24mm and cropped. My Canon 24-70mm lens would probably have been a better choice to use.
All Images Copyright 2007 - Todd H Kim Photography
Last year, Rebekah and I went to Gas Works park for the big fireworks show covered by King 5 TV. I remember it was so crazy because it was packed with people and it was a pain just getting there. This year we went to the 4th of Jul-Ivars show normally covered by Komo TV. There weren’t too many people there so I asked a security guard and he said, Ivar’s got sued by someone a few years ago when they fell during the event. I don’t know the details, but that is sad. There were hardly any vendors and it was pretty laid back. I didn’t even hear the music for the fireworks, but the show was still cool.
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After photographing an engagement session yesterday, I was going home and decided to stop by Seattle’s Pike Place Market to take a couple of shots with my new lens. This picture above was shot with a Sigma 12-24mm lens at 24mm | F/16 for 15 seconds. I think the lens is pretty sharp. The 12mm side is extremely wide and interesting to shoot at. I need to get used to shooting it at that angle. I wish the white SUV wasnt parked where it’s at on the left, but I didn’t feel like moving it.
I wasn’t happy with how I framed the color shot above at 12mm so I cropped about 1/3 of the sky out of the picture. It gives you an idea of how wide 12 mm looks though!
July 2nd, 2007
12:01 am
Family
Saturday was such a beautiful day! We didn’t have a wedding so we took the opportunity to go to the Seattle Mariners game. It was our first game this year. We bought tickets a month ago at almost the exact same seats, but we had an emergency so we didn’t go to that one. Saturdays game was perfect. The weather, the win, and the crazy Canadian fans who came to cheer for the Blue Jays were all great. All these pictures were taken with our Fuji F20 using available light. By the way, it’s so weird Mike Hargrove just quit in the middle of the season especially when the team is doing so well.
My side profile
Seattle’s such a great city
Mouth open pose
Make my head look twice as big as wife’s pose
After the game on Edgar Martinez Drive.
All pictures were captured on our little Fuji F20.
