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about the artist

I've always loved telling stories, but never enjoyed writing. When I
found photography, it was the perfect medium for me to express myself. With each shoot, I unveil the unique stories of
my subjects, and tell them with beautiful imagery. People often tell me
that they feel like they know my clients just from reading my blog.

They say photographs are the only tangible memories after a wedding,
which means that my perspective is how you will remember your big day.  With that in mind, I have to capture the details (big and
small) in the most beautiful light. I want you to laugh and cry (tears
of joy, of course) when you look at your photos. Whether it's your wedding day or your babies growing up, time goes
by so fast, so it's
my job to document your story... beautifully.

I am based in Los Angeles, but love to travel.

Destination weddings are most certainly welcomed!

In order to give each client my full creative energy, I only take a limited number of weddings a year. (aka I book up fast and don't offer discounts.)


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arts district engagement photos | diane + eric

downtown LA engagement photo

Different from what I usually shoot, isn’t it?  Diane and Eric wanted some night shots with his car.  I usually shoot very light-weight, just my camera and 2 lenses.  Sometimes I’ll bring two bodies to an engagement shoot, but usually not.  Since they wanted some night shots, I had Jonathan go rent a tripod… and while he was at it, I had him rent 24mm tilt shift too.  :D   Might as well, right?  hehe.  I was excited to stretch myself and try something new.  It’s a lot more tiring to run around with tripods and off camera flashes.  But we had so much fun and finally put our pocket wizards to good use!

downtown LA engagement photo

As we waited for sun to set, I got some of my standard shots.  :)   Aren’t they beautiful??

downtown LA engagement photo

The following shot is so much easier w/ a tripod!!  All my previous versions were all hand held!

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The above was taken with my 24L and the below was taken with the 24 TS.

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And then it was finally dark!  Even though we were using flashes, I still wanted a softness to the photos.   I like how they turned out!

downtown LA engagement photo

downtown LA engagement photo

downtown LA engagement photo

downtown LA engagement photo

Thanks Diane & Eric for all your patience as we ran around & waited for sun to set!  It was so much fun hanging out and I’m so excited to travel up north later this month for your wedding on Santana Row!

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July 1, 2009 - 4:13 pm connieMchung - very nice! love the reflection one. :) how did you like the TS?

July 1, 2009 - 5:30 pm serena - awesome session! love the arts district...always new areas to discover.

July 1, 2009 - 7:02 pm tien huynh - Wow....those pics are amazing! i love it yall look GREAT!

July 1, 2009 - 7:27 pm tammi l. - i'm always amazed by how you're able to capture such creativity in each shot =)

July 2, 2009 - 6:13 am Kayla - These are awesome! I love them!

July 2, 2009 - 7:45 am The Professional Bridesmaid - Love, love the first photo!

July 2, 2009 - 8:18 am Andreanna - Caroline, I think you may have outdone yourself! I love every one of these!!

July 3, 2009 - 2:48 pm tara leigh - GORGEOUS work!! and high five on the night work... seriously.

July 3, 2009 - 7:37 pm Corin - Beautiful! The night shots came out GREAT!

July 4, 2009 - 2:40 pm Megan - Hi Caroline, I'm a long time blog reader, but rarely comment. These photos are just great though! You can still see your style in the night photos, I think they turned out beautifully, really a great job. I always love how clean and fresh your images are! :)

July 30, 2009 - 7:02 am Sarah Neal - Hey... awesome stuff. Just discovered you which is excellent for me!! How did you take those last shots that you say you wanted softness in. Where was your flash in relation to them and did you use a diffuser?

July 30, 2009 - 7:03 am Sarah Neal - The reason I ask is I have a night wedding coming up that I'm STREEESSSSIN' over. I have two 580exII flashes and a pocket wizard system. I'm really looking for nighttime shot inspiration (but ofcourse have all the technicalities of that to worry about too!) THANKS for your help :)

July 30, 2009 - 7:18 am caroline - Hi Sarah, There were several setups, but the softness ones you're asking about was just my 580exII on camera. But I tilt it w/ a bounce card and let as much ambient light in as I can. I was at f1.2.

September 1, 2009 - 12:47 pm Caroline Tran | Los Angeles Wedding Photographer » santana row wedding photography | diane + eric - [...] Eric both live up north, I didn’t meet the two of them until they came down to LA for their engagement photos.  Right from the start, I could see how genuinely they admire, love, and care for each other.  [...]

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