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    Welcome to our blog! I hope this will be a nice little distraction for you! :) We are Cindy and Daniel and we are Orange Turtle Photography.  We are San Diego and Bay Area wedding photographers.  We love taking pretty pictures of people, weddings, nature, and bunnies.  We also love the San Diego Chargers, hanging out with friends, eating sushi, swing dancing, and riding our folding bikes.

    A turtle is just a turtle until you give it color.  Once you give it color, all of a sudden the turtle has personality, emotion and life.  The turtle is now sun loving, ocean swimming, happy fun and fresh.  Color helps you feel. So we have a choice to leave the turtle just a turtle... or to give the turtle color.  That's exactly how we see wedding photography.  Feel. In. Color.

A Hoppy Birthday Party!!

Mon. August 30, 2010 Posted in Personal, bunny

For those of you who follow my facebook and twitter, you would know that we thew a birthday party for June over the weekend!  June is three years old now, and her real birthday is actually in the month of June.  Originally I had wanted to threw a party for her in the month of June but things got really busy all of a sudden.  And before you know it, it’s August!!  So this is her super belated birthday party!  :)

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Her birthday ‘cake’ is a tiny plate of lychee and blueberries.  The carrot in the right image is one of her gifts.:)

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We also made party favors for our bunny guests!

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The birthday girl!!

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And what’s a party without some bunny friends? Bun Buns and Hops came to the party!!

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But like any party, there’s always drama. Hops got P.O. fast and left, while Bun buns and June enjoyed munching on all the treats.

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Here’s the aftermath of the party! hahahaThe aftermath~

Me and June!!:)  To top it off, we took June to House Rabbit Society to get her nails done!! June's birthday

Special thanks to some human friends who also came to party to help out and sang happy birthday to her!!  June really appreciates all of you!!

by Cindy

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August 30, 2010 - 11:15 am

Sarah - too cute!!

August 30, 2010 - 11:35 am

Mary Ann - Toooooo cute. Made my morning! :) How long did June let you keep the bday hat on for?

August 30, 2010 - 11:38 am

estherjulee - this is so adorable! can’t believe you threw a party for the kids. :)

August 30, 2010 - 11:38 am

curtoneil - Okay I’ll have to admit it – I laughed my head off reading and viewing this post.

August 30, 2010 - 1:57 pm

Cindy - These pictures make it look like June was a lot more into the hat than she actually was! Love the family portrait.

August 30, 2010 - 3:18 pm

lydia - aw happy belated birthday June! oh and I love the nails. :)

August 30, 2010 - 3:31 pm

Tor - i looooove it! now this is making me really look forward to O’s first bday!

August 30, 2010 - 4:21 pm

Sam NK - i love it! i actually vaguely remember the June sign on the wall last night when we dropped by, but didn’t think twice about it, lol. my favorite is the big carrot pillow.

August 30, 2010 - 7:22 pm

Orange Turtle - @Sam NK – haha! I was totally talking to Mary Ann about the birthday party last night while you were testing the camera. I guess you were too busy taking pictures!! :)

August 31, 2010 - 1:48 am

Adrienne Gunde - This is definitely the cutest sweetest thing I’ve seen all day! Love all the little details and her “cake”.. and how all her bunny friends attended! TOO ADORABLE!

August 31, 2010 - 7:02 am

Mary - So Adorable!!!

August 31, 2010 - 11:14 am

jenshih - lol, this is too cute!! :) happy bday, june!

August 31, 2010 - 2:00 pm

Eric - Gotta love the giant carrot pillow in the background. :)

August 31, 2010 - 10:34 pm

Sylvia - This is SOOO CUTE!!!

September 2, 2010 - 6:28 am

mickey - Too cute,I loooooove rabbits a lot,what a sweet bday party~~

September 2, 2010 - 9:17 am

carina B - Awww, Happy Birthday! So cuute!

September 2, 2010 - 9:17 am

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Vicky & Goie * San Diego Wedding Photography

Thu. August 26, 2010 Posted in Wedding

Vicky & Goie got married two weeks ago at Humphreys Half Moon Inn & Suites.  I was really excited to see them again after spending an awesome time with them at their engagement session.  Here are some images from their beautiful wedding day. :)

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Vicky is so gorgeous!

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I love this moment of Vicky and the flower girl!:)

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The reception was an awesome party!!

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Vicky & Goie – congrats again!:)  We were so blessed to be part of your wedding day!! much much love from Orange Turtle. :)

by Cindy

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August 26, 2010 - 3:27 pm

Annette - Beautiful shots, OT!!

August 26, 2010 - 4:04 pm

estherjulee - these are gorgeous! love your photo pairings, too!

August 26, 2010 - 4:54 pm

Fiona - I LOVE this couple. They are so gorgeous and you make them look even more gorgeous, OT! Love the shot of the bridal party throwing up the petals :)

Film is not Dead * Part 3 finale.

Tue. August 24, 2010 Posted in Engagement, Personal, film

see {preview}, {part 1} and {part 2} .

So here it is, my last and final post of Film is Not Dead Workshop. All images are shot with manual focusing on my Canon A-1 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens.

The B&W shots are from day one of the workshop.  I didn’t bring enough color film so I had to use my roll of B&W (Kodak Professional BW 400CN).  I’m so glad that the situation sort of forced me to use it because I love how they turned out.

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Here are some shots from day 3 of the workshop.  It was a super bright day…and we shot right in the middle of the day.:)

Film – Fujifilm Pro 400H

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As you can see, I’m not super good at shooting film yet.  I have every intention to get better though – both at metering and manual focusing.   If and when I do have some extra budget, I would love to invest in a better film camera.

My other goal for the next coming year is to shoot more personal stuff and have the attitude that I’m shooting for myself.  This is an important step for me to refine my own photography voice. Up until now, I think Orange Turtle already has its own distinct style.  But I want to refine it even more…and hopefully, at some point I can articulate my philosophy on photography.:)

by Cindy

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August 24, 2010 - 5:30 pm

stephen anthony - these film shots are amazing

August 24, 2010 - 5:36 pm

Julie Cruz - Gorgeous images. Seriously….you are amazing! :)

August 24, 2010 - 5:45 pm

estherjulee - ditto! they look amazing!! makes me want to take the workshop too. :) do you think you’re going to start mixing in some film?

August 25, 2010 - 10:42 am

Daniel - Loved this entire series! Especially loved the quality of the second set on this page. Did you do any digital post besides scanning? This makes me want to dust off my own film camera and see how it feels again.

August 25, 2010 - 11:11 am

Orange Turtle - Thanks everyone!!! :)

@Esterjulee – I would love to mix in some film but the cost will go up…so I probably won’t for now. :)

@Daniel – hey Daniel!! :) I didn’t do any post processing other than sharpening the images a bit before blogging. Otherwise the scans are straight out what I got from the lab (Richard Photo Lab in LA). The colors in Film is yummy!!!

August 26, 2010 - 11:47 am

lydia - you are an awesome photographer Cindy! :)

August 30, 2010 - 12:26 pm

George Rivera - Great photos!! I went on Craigslist and got a sweet deal on a film camera set. A Canon AE-1 and Canon AE-1 Program, 4 lenses, x2 extendor, 2 flashes and a bag for $125!! I love the idea of shooting for yourself. Great inspiration, thanks!! :)

Kim & Mike’s Wedding * featured on Project Wedding & Once Wed.

Mon. August 23, 2010 Posted in Published, Wedding, announcement

Hi everyone!  Daniel and I got back to San Diego last night after shooting a beautiful wedding in San Jose this weekend.  I’m super thankful that my hubby Daniel is so supportive of me and is willing to work on the weekend with me – even though he has to go back to his regular job during the week.  I know that I am extremely lucky that I don’t need to dread the coming of Monday because I get to stay home and recover from the wedding.  And a Monday is even better when it comes with the news that our clients, Kim and Mike’s wedding is featured on two popular wedding sites!

Their wedding is featured at the real wedding of the week on Project wedding. 

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Their wedding is also featured on Once Wed.

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What a great start of a week for Orange Turtle!:)I hope everyone will have a great start for the week too!

by Cindy

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August 23, 2010 - 1:52 pm

tim - congrats! that’s awesome!

August 23, 2010 - 4:41 pm

Arthur - Congratulations! Super cool that I know both the photogs and the happy couple!

August 23, 2010 - 6:43 pm

Candy - You guys are rock stars!! So happy for OT!

It’s Summer time!

Fri. August 20, 2010 Posted in Family, kids

Summer seriously just got started here in San Diego!  Two days ago I went to the beach with my lovely sister-in-law Victoria, her husband Rob and their beautiful girl Orlie!  Orlie is almost 7 months old now and she is such a cutie!!  How can I not capture some sweet moment of Orlie’s first time at the beach?

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I love her rainbow swimsuit!:)

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Orlie is so loved by her parents!

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Happy Friday and I hope everyone will enjoy the summer weather!

by Cindy

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August 20, 2010 - 12:59 pm

Cindy - LOVE that last picture of Orlie! And great job capturing the adorable baby folds of fat…that’s my favorite part.

August 20, 2010 - 2:54 pm

Fiona - Orlie is SO CUTE!! I love her bathing suit too :)

Orlie’s daddy looks like Pau Gasol, haha!

August 21, 2010 - 7:22 pm

Shannon - SWEET! Orlie is sooo cute… great pics Cindy!

August 23, 2010 - 11:55 pm

vince - Rob and Victoria- Orlie is so cute. Great job as always Orange Turtle!

August 31, 2010 - 1:02 am

ajira - Got to love that yummy chubbiness! Such a beautiful baby!

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