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Mini Session Resnick Family

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Hi guys! Sorry I have been slackin on the blog! It's been unreal busy this year for me! I have sooo much to share with you. Past photo shoots with some really neat and wonderful people. Some new people I met and some old time friends from many years ago. I want to make sure I get them all in before the end of year.

THE RESNICK OHANA~ MAUI HAWAII FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER
This family of three was a quiet, serene beautiful family just like the amazing natural light that morning~ This session is from my first mini sessions held at Kanaha Beach Park on September 20th, 2009.








STAY TUNED FOR THE KIKUCHI FAMILY TOMORROW~


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Cristina & Art MAUIED ~ Hawaii Wedding Photographer

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Whew~~~~~~I have been so busy that my poor blog and website need some major updating. But, first let's see if I can catch up on the blog!


Cristina & Art flew to Maui from Seattle, Washington to get married on our beautiful beaches. The wedding took place at the very popular Secret Cove beach in Makena. They have been together now for 11 years and finally tied the knot to make it official. Watching them interact with each other, you could tell they knew each other so well. That made the whole wedding relaxing and enjoyable just being around their friends and family. The family then headed to their private rental home where the reception took place in the back yard.






I soooo love this one with all the sun rays!!!!! It's different, but I love it!
Real Emotions = True Love
I love when they cry.......it made my eye glasses fog up from my own tears:)




Stay tuned and check back every so often! I have 2 beautiful familes and a couple to post soon and many more..........until then ~ A hui hou!
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Cabatu Ohana~ Hawaii Family Photographer

Monday, September 14, 2009
The Cabatu's are one of the sweetest families ever! I have known them for 5 years since our children went to preschool together. They have three adorable little girls, yup! Daddy is sooo lucky to have all these lassies in his house! Well, when mommy ,Elena called to ask if I could capture her family, I was ecstatic until she said they were moving to Utah! Utah?

So, we did family portraits at the beach during sunset since that is one of Maui's favorite attractions! The sunset was incredible. It was a perfect and beautiful day!

You guys will be missed and I wish you the very best as your life carries you to Utah.

Here are some of their images from our day:

































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Why are Professional Photographers so expensive?

I always get questioned why so much money? My Sessions per hour includes the photographer's time, experience in creating unique images, equipment use and travelling time. This article might better explain what goes into my work:
Why are Professional Photographers so expensive?
In this digital age where everyone has digital cameras, scanners and home "photo printers", when people upload their photos to a local drug store website and pick them up a few hours later, we hear this all the time - How in the world do Professional Photographers charge $55 for an 8x10 when they cost just $1.50 at the drug store? Here's why.Simply put, you're not just paying for the actual photograph, you're paying for time and expertise. First, let's look at the actual time involved. If you don't read this entire page, at least read this first part.
For a two hour portrait session:- one hour of travel to and from the session- two hours of shooting- 30 minutes of setup, preparation, talking to the client etc.- 30 minutes to load the photos onto a computer (2 - 4 Gb of data)- 30 minutes to back up the files on an external drive- 3 - 4 hours of Photoshop time including cropping, contrast, color, sharpening, saving a copy for print and a copy for the internet and backing up the edited photographs - 2 - 3 hours to talk to the client, answer questions, receive their order and payment, order their prints, receive and verify prints, package prints, schedule shipment and drop package off at Fed Ex.- For local customers, we also print a set of all of their photos, and meet them at our studio to review the photos and place their order. Meeting and travel time averages 2 hours. You can see how one two hour session easily turns into more than ten hours of work from start to finish. So when you see a Photographer charging a $200 session fee for a two hour photo shoot, you are not paying them $100 / hour.


For an eight hour wedding:- I won't bore you with the details, but an eight hour wedding typically amounts to at least two to three full 40 hour work weeks worth of time. Again, if they are charging you $4,000 for an eight hour wedding, you are not paying them $500 / hour.
Now for the expertise.
Shooting professional photography is a skill, acquired through years of experience. Even though a quality camera now costs under $2,000 taking professional portraits involves much more than a nice camera.
Most Professional Photographers take years to go from buying their first decent camera to making money with their photography. In addition to learning how to use the camera itself, there is a mountain of other equipment involved, as well as numerous software programs used to edit and print photographs, run a website etc.
And let's not forget that you actually have to have people skills, be able to communicate, make people comfortable in front of the camera - and posing people to make them look their best in a photograph is a skill all by itself.
Think of it this way - the next time you pay $X to get your hair done, a pair of scissors only costs $1.50. But you gladly pay a lot more to hire a Professional.
What about the cheap studios at the mall?
Please don't compare us to the chain store studios. But if you must, consider all of the time and work that we put into our photographs, compared to what they do. Good luck getting a two hour photo shoot at a chain store. Not to mention they won't come to the beach! And of course, look at our work compared to theirs. You get what you pay for.
The truth is, most of the mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you'll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you're there, you'll also spend $200 on other things. They don't have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.
Conclusion
We hope that those who have taken the time to read this page will have a better understanding of why professional photographs cost so much more than the ones that you get from your local drug store.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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~ small kine Sessions ~ BOOK NOW MAUI!

Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAUI NO KA OI
~small-kine Sessions~

Photography by Uilani Friedman

I have been on Oahu for about 6 weeks now! I do miss Maui a whole heck of a lot because I have tremendous friends and my beautiful ohana is there. I have gotten quite a few requests for photo sessions on Maui and well guys HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!
I know this is that time we start thinking about updating our family & children photos for mailing out to friends and family for Christmas Cards. This is for everybody! If you want engagement photos, just had a baby and want some portraits done of baby and a new family portrait, updating or starting a model portfolio, calling Seniors too or just got married and you want to do the new Trash the Dress Session!................
I am having one day, all day SMALL KINE SESSIONS!


Here is how it works:

Date of Event: Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Time: Starts at 7am til 4pm
Location: Kanaha Beach Park (the last unpaved left turn before the 1st main entrance)


I know you’re thinking why there? Well, it's in town, convenient and beautiful! So here’s 2 images I took of the beautiful, Kayla there.





I will take each family (no extended families, must be you/your significant other and children), individuals and couples"mini-sessions" in a 30 minute time frame.
This is the list of session times:
Session A - 7:00am
Session B - 7:45am
Session D - 9:15am
Session E - 10:00am
Session F - 10:45am
Session G - 1130am
Session H - 1:15pm
Session I - 2:00pm
Session J - 2:45pm
Session K - 3:30pm

Wanna know what you get?
~30 minutes of photography time
~10 enhanced color proofs and the same 10 proofs converted to black/white. That’s 20 proofs on CD for your printing privileges!
~Personal password protected online gallery of your proofs which you may share with family & friends
~1 FREE 8 x 10 print
~20 FREE 4 x 6 glossy prints
~Shared copyright
Sounds GREAT right?
Except for the most important information.............how much kala (money)?
My portrait session are valued at $275.00 for 1 hour!
I am giving these small kine sessions at a remarkable price of $150.00!!!
That’s $125 off! You can’t pass this up! Call Now!
There is a $50 retainer fee to hold it.
Want to spice things up? I am encouraging you to be creative! I will have a few things there, but if you would like to bring a piece of chair that your child loves, a piece of furniture that says what kind of family you are, do a sophitcated portrait in your bathing suits, a hammock to hang on the tree.............I am GAME for whatever just give me your input and we’ll see if it’s possible!
These times will be booking quickly so the sooner you book the better!
Call now at 808.283.4736 or
Email: uilanifriedmanphotography@hotmail.com
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Pimentel Family {Hawaii Photographer}

Thursday, September 3, 2009
I have known the Pimentel family for a few years. Our children went to the same preschool. But, this is the first time I got to photograph them and they are absolutely gorgeous!!!! They were FUN, ENERGETIC and FULL OF LIFE* We had such a blast and the location was to die for. It gave that Twilight feeling.....ohhhhhh.......if only I had Robert Pattinson as a backdrop.....or a prop! Thanks for the fun Jennifer! Hope to do it again:) There are soooooo many favorite images from this shoot that I will have to try to limit myself. Don't know if I can but I will try!Check out this stunning family!


















I should have made a seperate post just for her because this young lady is not only beautiful but smart. I got some beautiful shots of her. Tiare just graduated from high school and is off to college. I wish her the best!







I made the head piece with stuff I found there while I was waiting for them. It was the perfect touch!



Can you stand to see more!!!!!!!!! I just love this place so much. Thanks Jen for suggesting it. I love it so much I actually took my family there and got some shots of them which I will share later.























Thank you for stopping by:) If you like what you see please leave me comment. If you want to book your own family session contact me by email at uilanifriedmanphotography@hotmail.com or call me at 808.283.4736.
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About Me

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Honolulu, Hawaii
I am hawaiian living in Manoa Valley. Sooo in love with my husband & 3 kids Love em to pieces....... Love to express through photography, need to be surrounded with humor, love , laughter and positive energy. Fascinated with natural light, inspired everyday, addicted to apples with peanut butter(: lactose intolerant:( .........daydreaming is fun, favorite color green and brown, hate traffic, love shopping, love photography more, of course second to the hubby & kiddos:) Enjoy meeting people, If you smile, I will smile back then snap your picture! Sleeping is my favorite thing to do, because it feels GOOD. It is OK to not smile in photos too. Relaxing is important. Did I say I love taking pictures Interested? check out my work first make sure it's the kind of photography you like and if you're still interested? call me 808.283.4736 (Cell) 808.988.7925 (Honolulu) Nice to meet ya~ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Honolulu-HI/Photography-by-Uilani-Friedman/127323423279