san francisco bay area lifestyle children portrait photo (6)

She, with her bearemy and little violin

Just one look, Elena completely stole my heart. Oh… the look of her eyes, don’t you just adore her? There’s no doubt that she will grow up to be a gorgeous girl. I sometimes pre-visualize what I want to photograph and then talk and direct when

san francisco bay area lifestyle children portrait photo (6)

She, with her bearemy and little violin

Just one look, Elena completely stole my heart. Oh… the look of her eyes, don’t you just adore her? There’s no doubt that she will grow up to be a gorgeous girl. I sometimes pre-visualize what I want to photograph and then talk and direct when

The Bay Lights photo (3)

The Dancing Bay Lights

From a distance, the Bay Bridge turns into a shimmering dancing sculpture after dusk. Have you spot the passing traffic, the moving clouds, and the shifting weather in the light pattern racing across the span? It’s hard for me to resist capturing this

The Bay Lights photo (3)

The Dancing Bay Lights

From a distance, the Bay Bridge turns into a shimmering dancing sculpture after dusk. Have you spot the passing traffic, the moving clouds, and the shifting weather in the light pattern racing across the span? It’s hard for me to resist capturing this

Alex & Tim Family, San Francisco Bay Area lifestyle portrait photo (8)

Alex and Tim Family

I am very excited as well as nervous to finally put together the “honeynhero photography” debut! There is something truly unique and powerful of photographing people and their families. I love it when I ignite the emotions and stories of a

Alex & Tim Family, San Francisco Bay Area lifestyle portrait photo (8)

Alex and Tim Family

I am very excited as well as nervous to finally put together the “honeynhero photography” debut! There is something truly unique and powerful of photographing people and their families. I love it when I ignite the emotions and stories of a

Bridalveil Fall in misty fog photo

Yosemite in early spring

I have always been grateful that we live just a few hours away from the beautiful Yosemite. The past few weeks has been tough for me. Life has taken me through miracle, hope, anxiousness, hopeless, and emptiness, as if nothing happened. Have you ever been through this

Bridalveil Fall in misty fog photo

Yosemite in early spring

I have always been grateful that we live just a few hours away from the beautiful Yosemite. The past few weeks has been tough for me. Life has taken me through miracle, hope, anxiousness, hopeless, and emptiness, as if nothing happened. Have you ever been through this

Bryce Point Sunrise

Bryce Canyon

 [ Sun breaks through clouds at Bryce Point ] These orange pink “asparagus” looking rock pillars are called the Hoodoos of the Bryce Canyon. They are sculpted by million years of freezing and thawing water. Just like the name implies, these

Bryce Point Sunrise

Bryce Canyon

 [ Sun breaks through clouds at Bryce Point ] These orange pink “asparagus” looking rock pillars are called the Hoodoos of the Bryce Canyon. They are sculpted by million years of freezing and thawing water. Just like the name implies, these

Vintage Kodak camera

Vintage collection in Grant’s garage

The story traces back to one year ago when I was shopping around for vintages stuffs for my wedding. I found Grant’s vintage “treasure box” (the size of a garage) a year ago and ever since then, Hero has been fascinating about Grant’s collection of vintage tools and wooden

Vintage Kodak camera

Vintage collection in Grant’s garage

The story traces back to one year ago when I was shopping around for vintages stuffs for my wedding. I found Grant’s vintage “treasure box” (the size of a garage) a year ago and ever since then, Hero has been fascinating about Grant’s collection of vintage tools and wooden

Twin mitten, Navajo Monument Valley

Backcountry into the Monument Valley

[Monument Valley Panorama] One of my highest anticipations of the southwest road trip was this beautiful dreamscape of red buttes and mesas, called “Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park” (I still laugh at myself when I first miss pronounced the name “navaho” as “navajo”, you know what

Twin mitten, Navajo Monument Valley

Backcountry into the Monument Valley

[Monument Valley Panorama] One of my highest anticipations of the southwest road trip was this beautiful dreamscape of red buttes and mesas, called “Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park” (I still laugh at myself when I first miss pronounced the name “navaho” as “navajo”, you know what

"Inner Fire", Antalope Slot Canyon

Antelope Slot Canyon

[ “Canyon Symphony” ] A masterpiece of water and wind’s work of art… An incredible gallery of light, color and textures… putting me in silence… A sandstone prism filtering sunlight down through curved sandstone walls, creating dream-like patterns and constantly changing hues… An

"Inner Fire", Antalope Slot Canyon

Antelope Slot Canyon

[ “Canyon Symphony” ] A masterpiece of water and wind’s work of art… An incredible gallery of light, color and textures… putting me in silence… A sandstone prism filtering sunlight down through curved sandstone walls, creating dream-like patterns and constantly changing hues… An

Delicate Arch at winter sunset

The Arches

[ Delicate Arch at winter sunset, with La Sal Mountain in distance ] I have always dreamed of hauling the gears to the rarities of nature to photograph the magical moments. The grand loop trip to the southwest canyonlands we just came back

Delicate Arch at winter sunset

The Arches

[ Delicate Arch at winter sunset, with La Sal Mountain in distance ] I have always dreamed of hauling the gears to the rarities of nature to photograph the magical moments. The grand loop trip to the southwest canyonlands we just came back

christmas greeting card

Merry Christmas!

It is the time of the year we exchange cards around, so I made a little Christmas card for all of you. Hope you like it. :) I want to thank you for being such supportive readers of my blog. And also

christmas greeting card

Merry Christmas!

It is the time of the year we exchange cards around, so I made a little Christmas card for all of you. Hope you like it. :) I want to thank you for being such supportive readers of my blog. And also

Cable car in San Francisco

The journey of getting a camera, ok… and lenses too…

I seems that I had never talked about technical stuffs behind the photos, because I had no gears worth bla until just recent, lol… This is the rare ones that I write about cameras and lenses since I am in the thickness of it, and since the journey that I

Cable car in San Francisco

The journey of getting a camera, ok… and lenses too…

I seems that I had never talked about technical stuffs behind the photos, because I had no gears worth bla until just recent, lol… This is the rare ones that I write about cameras and lenses since I am in the thickness of it, and since the journey that I

Extra thankful

I love the darker cozier evenings of December and the simplicity of a candle, a clean house, a huge couch, and a movie to cry or laugh about. The year-end holidays always make me feeling extra thankful, thinking that in the past eleven and

Extra thankful

I love the darker cozier evenings of December and the simplicity of a candle, a clean house, a huge couch, and a movie to cry or laugh about. The year-end holidays always make me feeling extra thankful, thinking that in the past eleven and

balancing rocks at big sur

Which makes you smile?

My initial draw to landscape photography is the epic and surreal wow effects some renown photographers create in their artwork. Recently, I discovered a new realm that is refreshing both my eyes and ideas. In the norms of landscape photography, there are many nights in hostel beds or sleeping bags to be on location with

balancing rocks at big sur

Which makes you smile?

My initial draw to landscape photography is the epic and surreal wow effects some renown photographers create in their artwork. Recently, I discovered a new realm that is refreshing both my eyes and ideas. In the norms of landscape photography, there are many nights in hostel beds or sleeping bags to be on location with

strength on the toe

Strength underneath beauty

When I was a 1st grader, my mom took me to a ballet program where I was told that I could dance ballet but I have flat foot which were not the best for pointe work. Despite that I still got trained in ballet techniques but was

strength on the toe

Strength underneath beauty

When I was a 1st grader, my mom took me to a ballet program where I was told that I could dance ballet but I have flat foot which were not the best for pointe work. Despite that I still got trained in ballet techniques but was