Category Archives: 03. Personal

Personal posts by San Francisco wedding photographer Shang Chen Photography

I am what I eat

When you’re as busy as I am, things at home take a while to get caught up. To give you perspective, I do the equivalent of two full-time jobs – full-time business school student transitioning into a career in tech, and a wedding photographer who shot 21 weddings in 2011.  A couple of things are...

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Huntington Beach

The last time it was this warm for Thanksgiving was when I visited Florida in 2004 Can you guess which photo was taken with my smartphone? 4 months apart isn’t too bad, right? Shang is a wedding photographer known for imagery that pops with color, personality, and energy. Using a combination of gift cards and...

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A fresh look at New York

One, I told him I could not imagine living in NYC. Two, he’s leaving very soon for 4 months of study abroad on the other side of the world. Three, he knows I’ve been dying to visit Laduree. Four, I wanted a quiet place away from Chicago where I could take a good picture of...

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Barcelona: Gaudi, paella, and the ocean

My family and I took a vacation to Barcelona in October. Despite me having viral bronchitis the entire time, it was very fun, and I just can’t stop gushing about Gaudi’s architecture! He’s like a photographer – he thinks about how light is going to affect his work. As someone who thrives on light, I...

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Connect the dots, follow your heart

The words I read in Steve Jobs’s 2005 Stanford commencement speech were so encouraging and inspirational, and are part of the reason why I am so much happier and stronger today. RIP to a true visionary and inspiration. “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you...

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