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Rachel | Wellesley Senior Photography

Shang — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:15 +0000

Oh hello, look at this thousand-watt smile! The ever-adorable Rachel and I spent good quality time at Wellesley (yep, again!) for her senior session! It was after commencement, the campus was extremely quiet – to the point where we were a little spooked! However, I love not having people around, we were able to take command over any location we wanted without people getting in the way.

Love her pink shoes! This is what I’m talking about in terms of accessories!

These chairs and umbrellas looked very European

Beautiful back lighting!

Does anyone else think she resembles Keira Knightley? I think it’s in the eyes

Yes yes, shoes again

Man, the weather that day was so good

Thank you Rachel for such a fun afternoon! Good luck next year (I’m sure the kids will ADORE you)!

Vicky | Harvard Senior Photography

Shang — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:06:02 +0000

I have to admit, I’ve been Vicky’s s secret admirer for a while… on top of being a full-time Harvard student, she’s a part-time model with Boston’s Tonn Model Management and I’ve always wanted to have a session with her just because she’s too cool for school. Vicky was pivotal in the 2008 production of Harvard’s Identities, an Asian fashion show that I’ve covered. Imagine my glee when she approached me with a senior session request!

Vicky also brought her graduation robe, or rather, just the mortar board. To be honest, Harvard robes (at least for undergrads) are pretty boring – just black. We don’t even get a colored tassle. You figure for a gouging price of $45 (or whatever it is now) you’d get something better than a polyester potato sack! But this photo is really fun. This was right before commencement so they hung all the banners at Widener Library

Deep down inside, we’re all big nerds.

A Harvard Square look

We crossed the busy crosswalk a couple times to get these action shots. Probably got a couple of stares from others. I LOVE them!

Candid. I’ve walked past that green door probably hundreds of times but it finally spoke to me. Okay I sound crazy

This is near Kirkland

It started raining so we went inside for some laundry room fun!

Vicky, good luck in Hong Kong, please come back and visit sometime!

Wen’s Second Pregnancy | Boston Maternity Photography

Shang — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:18:17 +0000

Wen and Phil were two of my high school youth counselors back in the day, and probably one of my biggest supporters since I began exploring photography back in high school. It’s always an honor whenever they ask me to take their photos, and I was particularly happy to find out that Wen wanted photos of her second pregnancy (congrats!). We drove to Wellesley College campus (seems to be one of my favorite places to shoot now!), the sky threatened to rain but held throughout the hour, woohoo!

Their son, little J, was a little clingy at first, so Phil took him for a ride!

I really love pregnant bellies, I think they’re one of the most beautiful things in the world

The gorgeous mom, Wen!

Wen and J

Haha, Phil’s expression here is funny

I love Wellesleyâ€™s greenery

Thank you Wen and Phil for sharing your time with me, and I can’t wait to see the little one!