Jon Chan Photography

Hi, I've Moved.

2009-10-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

The new blog is at www.jphotoblog.com

See you there!

warmest,

Jonathan

Cindy & In-Seob | San Francisco Wedding Pt2.

2009-09-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

Sorry Everyone for not updating in so very long. I've been slowly [and EXTREMELY painfully] making the switch to wordpress. The switch should be done soon....

Part 2 from this wedding shot for Tim Sohn Studios. More good stuff....enjoy!

I've been noticing a trend of guys getting more teary-eyed than the bride. Love it.

I love this picture. It is what I call the "last breath". When the Father of the Bride comes and tells her it is time to go walk down the aisle. There is always this moment of reality...of "is this really happening". To capture it...priceless :)

much love,

jc

Sleepless 09 Pt2

2009-08-26T09:45:00.000-07:00

Man...I totally forgot to publish this. Sorry! This is from a ways back...but I'm stoked about some of the pics so I gotta show 'em.

more from Sleepless 09...

Check out edgar.org! [Everyone Deserves A Roof....I love it] They offer homeless a mobile housing solution. Basically this windproof/waterproof shelter can fold up into something smaller than a shopping cart. Its rollable. Inside has a foldable mattress thats actually pretty comfortable. Its like McGyver...Impressive!!

For some reason, I REALLY like the next two in black in white. Something about the hands...

This brother can singgg!

Probably my favorite shot of the night.

They had a stack of cardboard for people to build their own shelters

Some of the shelters

Gettin Creative

This kid is way cute!

All I can think of is "Polly"

Kimberly Hunt made an appearance!

It takes a real man to wear a balloon hat.

People were woken up by the sound of the a team from Intervarsity....sweet sweetin singing.

Hitman Hayes!

I love this one...he's all bundled up!

Cindy & In-Seob | San Francisco Wedding Photography

2009-08-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

This amazing San Francisco wedding was photographed at the Julia Morgan Ballroom for Tim Sohn Studios. Tim and I are like bestest buddies...we shoot together all the time in the Bay Area/San Diego. Good times! It's always a blast working with him.

Anyways, On to the pics!

This place has some amazing Light.

Some people just aren't meant to be serious...

what ring?

more to come. I'm beat from my weekend.

Mike Colón Workshop day 3

2009-08-03T09:40:00.000-07:00

The last day of the workshop we got to do some work outside. We found a random field and went to town on it. Thanks Megan for letting us put you through all that :)

This could totally be in a magazine.

One of my favs

hotness.

I call this picture...cali :)

much love,

-jc

Mike Colón Workshop day 2

2009-07-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

On the 2nd day, we got in a bunch of shooting. We first started off by photographing a room for the Pelican Hill.

love the way the room was set up.

One of my favs.

Does this girl look familiar? She's one of the girls from Deal or No Deal!

Hello Ralph Lauren ad :). Check out the details on that dress...

How can you not love california sun :)

Gotta end with this shot of Mike and Ray Santana. Man don't even get me started with Ray. That man is straight up legit. Associated Press + Professional Sports Photographer turned Wedding Photog. He's an alum to Mikes workshop and came along to help us out. This man made me shoot manual mode the entire workshop. I owe him bigtime for making me learn it.

much love,

-jc

Tim & Candy Wedding

2009-07-27T00:12:00.000-07:00

Man I'm tired. Just got back from the bay area after attending a wedding for my friends Tim and Candy. Congrats you two!

Here is the money shot...straight outa camera baby :). Manual WB + Manual Mode....I'm learning!

have a great week.

much love,

jc

Mike Colón Workshop Day1

2009-07-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

A little while back, I had the awesome opportunity to attend a Mike Colón workshop in Newport Beach. Mike has become one of the luminaries of our wedding industry...but talking with him, you'd never know. He's one of the most genuine, sincere and humble guys that you'll ever meet. [But don't think he's a wimp...Mike's got mad brazilian jiu jitsu skills!] Anyways, to put it briefly, Lids were popped...minds were blown...massive influxes of knowledge were transferred.

Here are some images from Day1. The workshop was held at the Pelician Hill. The neat part of everything was that we got to actually shoot some promo material for the hotel. sweet :). Anyways, enough blabbin from me...

This is the Legend, using the Nikon Legend. [In case you don't speak nerd, the translation is Mike using the Nikon 200 f/2. The 200 f/2 is basically the manolo blahnik of the camera world.]

If you think that getting photographed by ONE photographer is intimidating, check out this firing squad :)

More to come!

much love,

-jc

Cindy + Bob Pt.2

2009-07-21T19:28:00.000-07:00

The 2nd part of this awesome wedding.

The bridal party surprised the guest by busting out into song...

Then Bob surprised Cindy with a song! I love her expression.

Guy with the guitar always gets the girl.

much love,

-jc

Monday

2009-07-13T01:15:00.001-07:00

I am not a fan of monday. If I had my way, the work week would only be 3 days. Monday would officially be known as "recover from the weekend" day. and Friday would be known as "prepare for the weekend" day. Alas, we don't live in such a perfect utopia. So I've got two images to help you get through today.

Here's a sweet image from my wedding this past weekend.

and their super-adorable-I-wanna-steal-him dog. I told Zeus to give me his "I-hate-mondays-as-much-as-Jon" face. He brought it big time. :)

Happy monday!

-jc

Mike Colón Workshop Teasers

2009-07-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

So over the weekend I finished the images from the Mike Colón Workshop. Here are a couple more that I absolutely loved. The GLORIOUS full post is on its way! =P

2 blog entries in one day. That is a big deal for me. [Don't worry, I already gave myself a gold star :) ]

-Jc

Cindy & Bob

2009-07-05T22:23:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to share some images from Bob & Cindy's wedding. This wedding was seriously awesome. And you kind of knew right off the bat. From the girls having a giggle-fest while getting ready....to the guys rockin' the chucks.....to the wonderful guest-turned-party people. [So apparently the groom and the pastor know each other from way back. So it may or may not have been subtly mentioned that the faster the message was finished, the faster the open bar could begin. =P] It was such a beautiful wedding!

So to kick things off, the vendors.

Hair: Done by the awesome Theresa Huang. She seriously does flawless work. Cindy's hair looked as good that morning as it did at the end of the evening!

Makeup: Everyone knows that a good makeup artist is KEY. And a good makeup artist makes makes my life easier :). So they're like my best friends. haha. Cindy decided to go with Andrea Steele Makeup. Andrea's done a lot of high end fashion and weddings. Girl just flat out knows her stuff.

Flowers: Shirley Liu. Beautifully done. But why take my word for it...the pictures speak for themselves :)

So we started the day off in Agoura Hills...

So money! Oh yeah, they had a grooms-woman. sweet :)

Flower Balls. if you let guys hold this, you're pretty much guaranteed to get something like this.

The Ceremony was at Stauffer Chapel [Pepperdine]...so we did the first sighting on this grassy area.

Getting all choked up...

And Cindy just laughing at him :)

mmmm....bling bling!

Give me sexy.

One of the flower girls

The bearer of rings! And matching chucks too!

The best man tried to get frisky with the groom.

OMG aren't they adorable?

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture.

Its probably my favorite...the emotion is priceless.

More to come :)

- Jc

Lori & Jackson

2009-06-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

I attended a wedding this weekend! And for once, I wasn't photographing it. Steph was the Maid of Honor...so she had to work for once :). Guys, we have it SOO much easier. Our pre-wedding routine involved rolling out of bed, hopping into the shower, shaving, putting some smell-good on and then just put on that tux. The process for girls....I'm not even going to try

Anyways, took along an 85mm to snap some pictures. My hands feel weird without a camera. The fingers get antsy and twitchy. Have I really become a camera nerd!??

Anyways, enough of me blabbing...

Jackson looking studly

The lovely bride :)

I love this pictures because its like the father looking on...at his baby

awww. Such a sweet moment as he's dabbing away her tears. [you can't wipe or else it smears!]

Ok so seriously I picked the worst seat in the sanctuary. I decided to sit down behind a 6'2" Uncle Bob. So not only was I not able to see over him, he constantly had his camera up. And not like a little point and shoot. We're talking about a massive 70-200 with flash. I decided to get creative with it

SUCHHH as sweet moment.

When you're an artist like Lori...its expected that your handwriting looks like a font.

The decorations were awesome

Yes. The cake toppers are rats. Rats dressed up as bride + groom.

I like how you can feel the love between them in the picture. It warms me all over.

during golden hour, we had our friends take some pictures of us. The light makes me look slightly amazing.

Stef lacks hand-eye coordination. And she gets on my case for playing video games. sheesh!

When its your wedding, you have an entourage.

This was the wedding coordinator. What she wants, she gets.

And this is what happens when Action jackson + Lori try to mimic it.

Hello lovely sunset.

Congrats you two!

Sleepless 09 Pt1

2009-06-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

This is long overdue...but I really wanted to show you guys some of the images from this event. It was a smashing success...and I think everyone left with a better understanding of homelessness. [and they raised $$$! ]

One of the new things that they added this year was the cardboard stack. People could come and grab as much as they wanted to build their shelters for the evening. creative huh?

They had shoes for all the people who had passed in the last couple of years that were homeless.

Give your Sole. So clever!

I really like this one.

This kid went crazy with his shelter.

*munch munch*

Herb giving interviews again.

More to come!

Stacey & Scott Pt.2

2009-06-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

Now for some more details and reception madness!

Told you the venue and details were awesome!

When the parents get choked up during the speeches...I always get misty eyed.

As the night progressed, Michael Jackson made an appearance!

duddee...she got him good.

Alcohol infused fruit. THAT is brilliant.

much love,

-jc

It's Coming...

2009-06-15T02:09:00.001-07:00

What is coming? The awesomeness that is known as Bob & Cindy's Wedding!

Amazing

2009-06-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

I have so much appreciation for this. All shot in one take! THAT is skills.

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

Stacey & Scott

2009-06-10T11:20:00.000-07:00

Stacy and Scott had their wedding at the Turnip Rose Grand Newport Plaza. Stacey was actually one of the event planner at a previous wedding that I had photographed. So you KNOW her wedding is going to be awesome. First off, AMAZZINNGGG venue. We're talking gorgeous here. And the staff there was seriously second to none. I gotta give Scott & Stacey major props for all the decorations. The way everything was set up...just lovely! Almost as lovely as the way Stacey looked...and the way they look at each other. Thanks for the fun time guys!

I love this bridal portrait!

Don't deny it. You know you messed with mom's face when you were small :)

The priest clapping in the back totally makes this picture.

Now some lovely details.

Devera Family. Joy . Pt2

2009-06-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

ok ok, I'm sorry. But I gotta show you the rest of these. This seriously might be my favorite family shoot of all time.

Kids can be easily convinced to do things. Like the promise of a stuffed shamu toy at Sea World :)

Talk about some gorgeous light.

Oh my heart is melting!

Pure.Joy.

Right after sandy face-plant :)

much love,

j

I'm BACKKKKK!!

2009-06-04T21:26:00.001-07:00

Man its been a busy two weeks. First the AWESOME Mike C Workshop where I got my learn on. Met so many new awesome people. Then friday, I hopped on a friendly southwest flight to the bay area for a weekend packed with weddings. It's totally awesome when you get to immediately apply what you have learned.

Then flew back to SD on monday. Only to fly out on Wednesday to Hawaii for another shoot. Hawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. I love that place. I think I've found my new dream job. Wedding Photographer in Hawaii...preferred vendor at the Moana Surfrider and Kahala Resort :). Super relaxing and super fun. [and of course, lots of Mai Tai's!] So after two weeks on the road...my room in disarray. Stuff is everywhere. Tons of work to do. welcome home Jonathan.

and although Hawaii is awesome...theres no place like home. And your own bed.

Greetings from Newport Beach!

2009-05-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

This week I'm learning from the one and only Mike Colon. The man is seriously a marketing master...great shooter...overall awesome guy. They don't mess around. Seriously. I have to do push-ups every time I don't shoot in Manual mode! =P

Our schedule is pretty packed, but I wanted to share an image with you guys. More updates to come when I catch my breath :).

P.s. I'm sure the burning question on your minds is in regards to the 200 f/2 that Mike loves.

Have I tried it? Yes.

Is it heavy? heck yea!

Is it a stunning piece of glass? All I can say is WOW.

Do I want one now? Yes :(.

CRAPPPPP. hahaha

Joseph & Jen Pt.2

2009-05-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Now for the reception! They had their reception at the absolutely stunning Hyatt Regency in the OC. Totally sweet :)

This kid was following me everywhere I went. Everything I photographed, he photographed. Talk about some serious competition!

awwww...father-daughter dance

I love this picture.

Then it was time to get dowwwnnn.

Apparently the tradition is that whoever catches the garter has to put it on the leg of the single lady who caught the bouquet. And apparently the higher you go, the happier the married couple will be. =P. that's news to me!

Next they blindfolded the groom. He had to identify his bride by the smell of her knee. Seriously? haha. who thinks up this kinda stuff?!?

And of course, you gotta put guys in the line

Then back to the dance floor!

i think this is the perfect way to end it

much love,

-jc

Devera Family . Joy

2009-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

Photographing the Devera Family while they were on vacation in San Diego was a total blessing. I mean seriously. We did our shoot at LJ Shores. Dearest Beach, it has been far too long. I can't remember the last time I ran barefoot through the surf. Squeezed the sand between my toes. Crisp sea breeze. Flip-flops. Gentle sunshine that embraces you and warms you to your core. Life doesn't get any better.

or maybe it does.

How about all that PLUS chasing this family up and down the beach. Having this much fun on a shoot shouldn't be legal!

Totally diggin the tongue stickin out

WHeeeeeeee!!

When I have kids, I'm totally going to throw them around. Gently of course.

I love the joy in the next series

mann...I want kids just like them! Until next time, stay class San Diego.

j

Sleepless SD

2009-05-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

So I just got back from photographing Sleepless in San Diego 2009. Sleepless in SD is a yearly event put on by the San Diego Rescue Mission. SDRM is a well established institution I wholeheartedly support. The purpose of this event is two fold. The first is to bring awareness to the homeless situation in San Diego. The people that you see on the street corners carrying cardboard signs with"any change will help. God Bless!" are actually only a small fraction of the homeless. And because the Rescue Mission does not accept any Government Money, the second reason is obviously to raise funding.

And while the thoughts are fresh in my mind, I wanted to share what tugged at my heart this weekend. As part of the activities they played a short video titled "Is Anybody Listening". This video was done by an English AP class in Northern California.

The affect of the economic downturn and potential homelessness on children was never something that crossed my mind. Up to this point we've been hearing about unemployment lines, loss of jobs, 401K's disappearing, Economic downturn, decrease in stock market and the greed of our highest financial institutions. However very little has been shown about how all this has affected the younger generation. The fact that they KNOW when rent is due or how many months they are behind. The fact that they constantly fear for being homeless. Or the fact that it stresses them out so much they can't focus in school. Perhaps President Obama said it best when he addressed this video by saying "It was heartbreaking that a girl [from this class] so full of promise, was so full of worry that they titled the video: Is anyone listening." Obama then went on to say quite dramatically, "I am listening. We are Listening. America is Listening"

Needs are all around us. The question is, are we listening?

Joseph & Jen

2009-04-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

These two are great. From the very first time we sat down for breakfast...we totally clicked. [Why breakfast you ask? Cuz its the best meal of the day. duhh!] The "click-ness" probably came from the fact that they did a long distance relationship for a while before finally taking the plunge. Needless to say, I made sure to bring along pen and paper. Gotta write down the good stuff! Their wedding was absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for letting me share in your big day!

Then we went out for some fun time :)

Some kids gave the lovely bride a cupcake :)

-jc