tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24944729310098489812012-01-26T13:34:03.247-08:00my life as a photographerdarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-6842326495788883872012-01-26T11:53:00.000-08:002012-01-26T13:34:03.273-08:00

i read on the Sportsshooter message board about a bride to be in Seattle, WA who posted an ad on Craigslist searching for a wedding photographer and she was appalled at the rates photographers were charging. in her words, they were "WACK" for charging so much. here is her ad in its entirety... WHY is finding an amazing wedding photographer so difficult? :/ I am a Bride who is getting married

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-56613843783186379872011-10-27T17:38:00.000-07:002011-10-27T18:00:49.011-07:00

Ai Love Japan, is continuing to provide direct aid to the people affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. we have already cooked a BBQ for them, provided them with some clothes and with the help from some wonderful people in Kaua'i, provided over 850 pairs of slippers for people in Ishinomaki, Kesennuma and Minamisanriku. mahalo to Godwin and Local Slippers. we will be

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-56763863376713434392011-08-20T00:46:00.000-07:002011-09-24T10:37:24.212-07:00

[NOTE: If you would like to help the people of Japan, please visit the Ai Love Japan website to see how we are now providing direct aid to the people in the hardest hit areas of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures.] On the afternoon of March 11, 2011, 73-year old Kuniko Suzuki was inside her home folding laundry and talking with her neighbors, Nobuko Kasuya and Megumi Chiba, who stopped by

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-76063043111905507032011-07-04T14:40:00.000-07:002011-08-05T11:25:35.402-07:00

南三陸町、志津川高校避難所での1日 [NOTE: If you would like to help the people of Japan, please visit the Ai Love Japan website to see how we are now providing direct aid to the people in the hardest hit areas of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures.] May 18, 2011; Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan – It’s 4:50 in the morning and golden rays of sunshine are already streaming through the glass block

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-79280842043753449312011-05-26T15:52:00.000-07:002011-08-05T22:13:04.356-07:00

地震と津波が残した爪痕：南三陸町にて [NOTE: If you would like to help the people of Japan, please visit the Ai Love Japan website to see how we are now providing direct aid to the people in the hardest hit areas of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures.] i just returned from Japan working on Project Hibakusha : Hope for Peace and afterwards, my good friend Matsui-san and i spent a few days in the Tohoku

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-56345941815180716992010-12-17T08:54:00.000-08:002010-12-17T11:36:24.567-08:00

While usually this space is reserved for happier times of my photo adventures, sometimes it’s important to stop and reflect on the not-so-happy moments of the past to see where you have been and figure out where you want to go. This entry is about life. It’s been a year since my mom passed away. Christmas music played as the nurses and technicians slowly took her off life support. A year ago

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-53865994851528722452010-11-06T10:19:00.000-07:002010-11-07T10:06:32.062-08:00

Alain and Eva's wedding : Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel So earlier this year, I had one of my Canon 7Ds converted to infrared and have been playing around a little bit with it. I have a lot more experimenting to do to see how far I can push the limits of infrared, but for now, I have just been shooting landscapes. So far, without much experimentation, it’s a fun toy. Making trees go white like

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-21500772491882483092010-06-19T05:22:00.000-07:002010-06-20T01:55:20.033-07:00

Ok, so it’s been over 55 weeks since I wrote part 1. Sorry. Hopefully it won’t be another year for part 3. In part 1, I mentioned two of the three must do’s in Tokyo. The third thing you must do when you’re in Tokyo is actually get out and go south to Yokohama. While it’s not in Tokyo, it's only a short 30-minute train ride from Shibuya or Tokyo Station on a limited express train. Make sure it

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-6871643795382696852009-10-22T15:28:00.000-07:002009-10-22T20:12:31.795-07:00

I know I’ve been a little MIA from here because I’ve been busy blogging about Project Hibakusha : Hope for Peace. Over the past 11 weeks, I have traveled to Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Yokohama, Tokyo, Honolulu, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles to meet with hibakusha and organizations committed to world peace. In Japan, I attended the World Conference against A & H Bombs in Hiroshima and

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-13453660912764258542009-08-31T16:15:00.000-07:002009-08-31T16:27:04.866-07:00

on August 5, 2009, Euna Lee and Laura Ling were released from North Korean custody. while i was flying over to Japan, Euna and Laura were flying home to the US! yihaaaaa!here is a video clip from Laura and Euna:if the video clip doesn't work, please cut and paste the link below:http://current.com/items/90672274_thank-you-from-laura-and-euna.htmthank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-69705709303175152552009-06-07T18:16:00.000-07:002009-11-19T19:24:49.289-08:00

UPDATE: on August 5, 2009, Euna Lee and Laura Ling were released from North Korean custody. while i was flying over to Japan, Euna and Laura were flying home to the US! yihaaaa!!! WELCOME HOME EUNA AND LAURA!!! thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who prayed, sent postcards, attended vigils, mass emailed friends and showed your support in various ways for journalists Euna Lee and Laura

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-68658185099580699752009-05-29T22:15:00.001-07:002009-07-03T20:00:37.996-07:00

Tokyo ni ikimashoooooo! Let's go to Tokyo!Tokyo is an amaaaaaaazing city…and it’s HUGE! This, coming from someone born and raised in Los Angeles, the urban sprawl capital of the US. Tokyo is by all means the definition of urban sprawl. A concrete jungle that makes Los Angeles look like a small town. A Manhattan on steroids, without the honking horns. The ironic twist is that as much as I hate LA

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-91551142186144482822009-05-20T21:39:00.000-07:002009-05-20T22:08:19.701-07:00

have you ever gone landsailing? if you haven't, and you like adventure and have a need for speed, then you should try it. it's pretty fun. actually, it's a LOT of fun! sit back and watch... the cool part about shooting the video footage is my friend Nelson built this rotating seat, the XCP-1, that attached to the back of the landsailer and it works GREAT! our friend Ely was the first guinea

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-58051814055084668252009-04-20T02:18:00.000-07:002009-04-20T02:40:43.631-07:00

I don’t believe in love at first site, but after spending 8 hours exploring Itsukushima Island, commonly referred to as Miyajima (shrine island), I fell in love with this place. Miyajima is designated as one of the three most beautiful places in all of Japan. And I must concur. Despite the hundreds of tourists that were sharing my newfound treasure, there was still a sense of serenity. Perhaps it

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-90748316072709851162009-03-31T22:40:00.000-07:002009-04-14T15:16:49.303-07:00

if you read my story about covering the Obama inauguration in Japan on sportsshooter.com then you can pretty much skip this blog entry unless you want to see more photos. other than that, the text is exactly the same.Since I was already heading to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan to do some research on my hibakusha project , I decided to take a side trip and be somewhere different for the

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-87556510452837401032009-02-23T23:24:00.000-08:002009-02-24T01:12:01.774-08:00

While doing my research on Hiroshima, there was a sad yet inspiring story that I came across. The story of Sadako Sasaki. On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima killing over 70,000 people instantly, an estimated 140,000 by the end of the year and injuring countless others. Sadako survived. She was two years old and a mile away when the bomb was dropped. Ten years

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-36556226957486738122009-02-07T05:45:00.000-08:002009-06-16T20:57:04.244-07:00

it's 5:45 in the morning and i can't sleep. i'm not sure if it's because i have ten million things going through my brain or because my body clock is all screwed up since returning from my trip to Japan and is lost somewhere in the pacific ocean. either way, i'm up and can't go to sleep!my trip to Japan was in one word - incredible. amazing, fabulous and inspiring would work too. it was another

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-52458320003040288672009-01-14T22:16:00.000-08:002009-01-15T00:47:38.832-08:00

you want it for what? free?while many people see the digital age of photography as the greatest thing since sliced bread, i on the other hand, as well as many of my other photography colleagues, think otherwise.while there are indeed some great benefits to digital - faster turn around, greater retouching abilities and instant gratification - the flip side is at what cost does this convenience

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-44890956491301546592008-12-09T18:36:00.000-08:002008-12-09T21:17:33.462-08:00

this is the third (and final) part of what i sometimes referred to to my friends as my 'midwest tour'. it had been four years since my last trip to the midwest, so i decided to take advantage of the work assignment by staying an extra week and see my friends that live in the area. another perk of traveling for work. if i didn't travel for work, i wouldn't get to see a lot of people that i

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-70649249934889294452008-12-01T19:36:00.000-08:002008-12-02T02:04:06.145-08:00

as i stated earlier, traveling for work is just that...work. for most people, when they hear i'm traveling for work, the first thing out of their mouth is usually "that's cool". i always wonder what they're thinking. do they think i'm on vacation and i get to go sightseeing and do all the touristy stuff? i hate to burst that bubble, but that is NOT the case. i have to work.when i'm at home,

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-32592559608397118222008-11-12T23:48:00.000-08:002008-12-02T00:51:12.908-08:00

while traveling for work appears glamorous to those that don't do it, trust me, it is not all that it is cracked up to be. while i won't say it's a horrible thing either...there are some perks and silver linings (which i'll cover in my next post)...traveling for work is still just that - work. making travel arrangements, arriving early, security checks, picking up rental cars, checking in to

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-62590240476915525642008-10-12T23:53:00.000-07:002009-06-16T20:53:29.506-07:00

after some very serious introspection and soul searching, i have found that new direction that i alluded to in my last post. for those that know me really well, you know that my two passions in life are being creative and helping others. for over half of my life, i have taken pictures to quench my creativity and volunteered my time to many worthy causes to help those that are less fortunate.but

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-12389007039901562392008-09-30T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:24:11.995-07:00

ok...it's been almost four weeks since my last post. my apologies to those that have this on RSS feed and think i fell off the face of the Earth! but i'm still here, just been a little pre-occupied with finding a new direction for my photography. with the economic slow down, photography is one of the first things that is cut from the creative budget. but that is part of my life as a

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-72795338470244917562008-09-03T01:40:00.000-07:002008-09-03T02:33:31.772-07:00

you can now search my PhotoShelter Archives from my blog. that's right! see that box on the top right? enter a name or keyword, like michael phelps or hawaii, and click on 'search' and you can see all the photos related to your search. it's that easy.i still have a lot of photos to add, but right now there are currently over 5000 photos in my archives that are searchable. it's not a large

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-35602118175253966312008-08-22T22:10:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:17:08.345-07:00

i am back from paradise...back to reality.part of the reason i went to Hawai'i was to teach at Paradise Workshops with my friend Cory Lum. it was our first workshop and sort of an experiment to see whether or not the local photographers would welcome a series of photography workshops to help them take better pictures. Cory and i have talked about this off and on for over a year now and it was

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-77687103801291873792008-08-11T11:52:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:21:35.366-07:00

it was 4:50am sunday morning and not only was i awake (sort of), but i was riding in the backseat of my friend's car half asleep. with Renee at the wheel and Bill riding shotgun, we were heading to the windward side of O'ahu to go shoot the sunrise from Lanikai Beach.when we got to Lanikai, we walked toward the end of the beach because Renee wanted to shoot the half dead palm tree. the sun

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-54267983044206802072008-08-08T14:24:00.000-07:002011-10-27T17:17:40.203-07:00

aloooooooha!!! i arrived in Hawai'i a couple of days ago and the weather is beautiful!!! since my body is on california time (or somewhere in the pacific) i woke up early yesterday morning (i'm not a morning person), before the sun came up (when mother nature calls, you answer). since i was awake, i decided to go down to Ala Moana Park to just hang out and enjoy paradise. i had forgotten that

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494472931009848981.post-27815009977966144942008-08-05T00:58:00.000-07:002009-05-30T00:21:07.921-07:00

i'm jumping on the blogging bandwagon. why? i'm not sure. but i'm jumping on anyways and hoping that i don't fall off.do i really have something important to say, i don't know. of course i like to think i do, but i suppose it really doesn't matter does it? if paris hilton and the kardashians can have a reality tv show, then i think i can at least have a teeny tiny portion of the world wide

darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189847194412155941noreply@blogger.com0