by admin | Jun 16, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, Pet Photography, Style Sessions
What is it with vet students (now veterinarians) having pets with the most ridiculous health issues? Hip dysplasia, chronic arthritis, severe overbite, obesity, torn ACL (i know there’s a medical term for this, but that’s how my wife explained it to me so...
by admin | Jun 15, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, Family Photography, Joy Sessions, La Brisa
You might be sensing a theme here, but with Brisa’s graduation from veterinary school resulted several photography requests from her classmates! Jackie, one of our dearest friends and a leader of our bible study wanted to do a quick family session during...
by admin | Jun 12, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, La Brisa
Shauna and Davis wanted just because photos of the two of them and I was super happy to oblige because they are soooo incredibly cute together! They were both classmates with Brisa at the vet school and they have become two of our best friends! So it was super fun to...
by admin | Jun 8, 2009 | APW Shoot, Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), Chris Hsieh, Family Photography, Joy Sessions, La Brisa, Pet Photography
For our fourth Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW IV), I focused on how to shoot a family portrait session using limited backgrounds and harsh light. The gorgeous and lovable Powers family were our willing models and they were awesome! Besides, how can you not like...
by admin | Jun 5, 2009 | APW Shoot, Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), Attraction Sessions, Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa
I’ve been so behind on blogging! I have two workshops to blog about so I’ll do the other one next week! For APW III, we focused on doing an engagement shoot with composition and framing as well as working with the sunrise light. Hopefully the 5...
by admin | Jun 4, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, La Brisa
Krista and Travis wanted pictures together before Krista headed off to her internship! Krista and Brisa were classmates at the vet school and Travis is probably one of the most laidback and friendly people I know! They are both so incredibly cute together and...
by admin | Jun 3, 2009 | La Brisa
Well this morning, my wife left for Brooklyn. After four years of studying veterinary medicine, she is now Dr. Brisa Hsieh and headed east for an internship and we are both super excited and anxious about the changes to come! We’re leaving our first house, so...
by admin | Jun 2, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa
They came. They saw. They won. That was the attitude that both Amy and Steve had throughout our entire engagement session! After having to postpone our initial date because of horrendous weather, Amy and Steve joined me and my assistant, Ashley, for a ridiculously...
by admin | May 28, 2009 | Baby Photography, Children Photography, Family Photography, La Brisa
I have soooooooooo much to blog about! So get ready for an action packed couple weeks of blogging! I’m finishing sessions faster than I can blog about them! Here’s what you should be looking forward to on the blog: Amy & Steve, Krista & Travis,...
by admin | May 27, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal
For those of you who follow my blog, you know all to well that I owe much of my success to the guidance, mentoring and assistance of Erica from www.ericamay.com. AND, you know how much I love it when photographers give back to their community! Currently, Erica is...
by admin | May 26, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa
Lindsey is a planner. Chris is super laid back. Together, they make the perfect couple. I’m not a planner by any means and that is why I am super appreciative of my wife and I think we are a very awesome couple; therefore, Lindsey & Chris are awesome too! 🙂...
by admin | May 22, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, Children Photography, Family Photography, Joy Sessions, La Brisa
2 Parents + 4 Children = a ton of fun! Candid shots galore and some super cute individual family shots made for a perfect photo session! We headed out to Tuttle Creek State Park and had an awesome time running around with the kids after they had to pose for a few...
by admin | May 21, 2009 | Attraction Sessions, Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa
Due to some biblical weather, Johnna & Lance were unable to travel home to do their engagement session with their wedding photographer. Fortunately for me, my neighbor Becky, hooked me up with a referral and I had an awesome time with Johnna and Lance! We started...
by admin | May 13, 2009 | Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), Baby Photography, Children Photography, Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, Family Photography, La Brisa
Talk about a whirlwind! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for the wife and me! Just returned from NYC last night after checking out our future apartment, Brisa’s future veterinary clinic and after interviewing for an awesome higher education job in...
by admin | May 7, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal
The best man at my wedding and one of the most intellectual and well rounded people I know, Dr. Anobel Odisho, recently completed a three month project documenting the lifestyle, living arrangements and health conditions of displaced Iraqi refugees. You may remember...
by admin | May 4, 2009 | La Brisa, Pet Photography
God truly gives and takes away. My heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to the Bryant family for the truly unexpected loss of one of their family members, Sabo. All of you pet lovers know how much a pet becomes part of your life, your home and your family and so I...
by admin | May 4, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
1009 1,009 1,009! One Thousand and Nine Dollars!!! Are you kidding me? 2 days before the deadline for Photography for a Cause, I was hoping to reach $500! Two days later, I close the galleries and the total doubled! I love procrastinators!!! 🙂 Thank you, thank you,...
by admin | May 1, 2009 | La Brisa
Due to several requests, I am extending Photography for a Cause’s deadline to midnight TONIGHT! To me, this is absolutely unbelievable, but we have reached $850 in TOTAL donations! WOWZERS! Unreal, right? Maybe with a final push we can hit…...
by admin | Apr 30, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
LAST DAY! LAST DAY!! LAST DAY!!! I am super excited to announce that we have ALMOST reached our goal of $500 in total donations! How awesome is that? Never in my wildest dreams did I think that that would happen! But here we are…only a few orders away from...
by admin | Apr 27, 2009 | La Brisa
Been a crazy awesome weekend for La Brisa Photography and I just wanted to share a few highlights and teasers from our events! Above all, I want to remind you that this is the last week to order photographs from my Photography for a Cause project! A huge thanks from...
by admin | Apr 24, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa
Exciting times at La Brisa Photography. EXCITING! That’s right, I bet your heart is pumping just a little bit faster now because of all of the EXCITEMENT! 🙂 Why? Let me tell you the reasons… I have AWESOME clients! Seriously, totally trusting, willing to...
by admin | Apr 22, 2009 | La Brisa
Joey & Jundee. They met in the same area in the Philippines. He lives in New York. She lives in Kansas. They wanted to celebrate their one year anniversary in style with some awesome pictures. They met in Kansas and I am glad that I could help! 🙂 We started on...
by admin | Apr 21, 2009 | APW Shoot, Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), La Brisa
Hey all! It’s that time again! For the latest installment of La Brisa’s APW, we’ll be trying to accomplish several things: 1) taking sunrise pictures 2) taking pictures of a couple during sunrise 3) working on backlighting ~ fill flash...
by admin | Apr 20, 2009 | La Brisa
Have you ever been to a restaurant and had a really cute waiter or waitress? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to go out with him or her after they finish work? Have you ever asked for your cute server’s number? Doesn’t that stuff only...
by admin | Apr 17, 2009 | Children Photography, Family Photography, Joy Sessions, La Brisa
With the birth of my first nephew, Matthias, and my second nephew on the way this summer, I notice children much more now than ever before in my past. I always point out how cute they are or if they have mixed parents to get an idea of what our kids will look like...
by admin | Apr 14, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
Hey all! I wanted to give you a quick update of how my Photography for a Cause project is going so far. As of this morning, you all have donated $144 to the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan and the Manhattan Red Cross!!! During this difficult economic time, I thank...
by admin | Apr 13, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, Engagement Photography, La Brisa, Pet Photography
They both love horses. Their parents are longtime friends. They grew up within 20 miles of each other (which is like being next door neighbors for most folks). And they are both passionate about their faith. How is this not a match made in heaven? Well it took Nate...
by admin | Apr 10, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
My wife is unbelievably awesome. That’s all I know how to describe her. She’s my everything. Today marks her last day of class for Veterinary School. Unreal, right? After 4 long years of meeting and overcoming ridiculous challenges, she has done it. She...
by admin | Apr 9, 2009 | High School Senior Portraits, La Brisa, Style Sessions
Trini = super cute + gorgeous eyes + contagious smile + amazing personality! Within a few minutes of meeting her, you feel like you’ve been friends your whole life! That’s right. She’s that cool. I bet you all are just jealous now 🙂 Trini wanted some...
by admin | Apr 7, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, Wedding Photography
Just wanted to share a few pictures from Tara and Andy’s beautiful wedding this past Saturday! Although the weather was a major concern, the clouds parted and we had gorgeous clouds and sky to bless our day! This was my longest stretch between weddings and Tara...
by admin | Apr 6, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
Hey all! Just a friendly reminder to check out the galleries for my Photography for a Cause project! All profits from print sales will be evenly donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan and the Manhattan Red Cross. You can view all of the available prints...
by admin | Apr 3, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
For those of you who might have missed out on the first announcement, during the month of April, I will be evenly donating all print sale profits to the following local non-profit agencies: Manhattan Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan. You can view...
by admin | Apr 2, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal
My great friend and fellow photographer, Erica of www.ericamay.com is doing a massive OpLove shoot in Leavenworth, KS on Friday, April 18th and she needs all the photographers that she can get! Over 200 military families are interested in professional portraits! I may...
by admin | Apr 1, 2009 | La Brisa, Pay It Forward, Personal, Photography for a Cause
I have said this many times before because it is by far my biggest goal with my photography and that is finding ways to give back. Give back to those less fortunate than me. To those who have suffered a catastrophe or to those who did not have a mentor as a youth. I...
by admin | Mar 31, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
A few of us photographers went out to take some sunrise landscape shots and it ended up turning into a little photo session of the people behind the camera. I had an absolute blast hanging out and laughing with Amanda and Travis and it is soooooooo much fun shooting...
by admin | Mar 30, 2009 | High School Senior Portraits, La Brisa, Style Sessions
Last night, I made the 15 minute drive up to Wamego to visit my favorite Wamegoans, the Ewings! 🙂 After photographing their 25th wedding anniversary, their daughter’s senior portraits, their newly adopted kittens, their family portraits and their...
by admin | Mar 27, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
Hey all! I have a super exciting post coming up that reiterates why I love photography! Can’t wait to make the announcement and show you what I am all about! Possibly one of my best ideas yet! (Yes, I do love exclaimation points.) Here’s a teaser to hold...
by admin | Mar 26, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
One of my best friends, Anobel, is taking pictures, amazing pictures. Why is that important? Well, I’ll let him explain his goal: “to better understand the healthcare issues faced by Assyrian and Palestinian refugees living in Jordan and Syria.”...
by admin | Mar 25, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
Continuing with my Kansas Project… one of the most iconic buildings at K-State is Anderson Hall and so I spent some time trying to really convey the location and the aura of the building. What better way to do that than to utilize some nighttime drama? Love to...
by admin | Mar 24, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
Last night, a huge storm rolled through Kansas and pretty much all of the Midwest and I could not pass up the opportunity to add to my Kansas Project and try to take some epic storm pictures! My buddy Travis and I headed out with our cameras to see what we could do...
by admin | Mar 23, 2009 | La Brisa, Personal
Knowing that my time is now limited in Kansas, I really want to take as many shots of the openness and the beauty of the Midwest as possible before heading out East (and then back home West). With Winter starting to transition into Spring, I am super excited about...
by admin | Mar 20, 2009 | APW Shoot, Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), La Brisa
A few teasers from yesterday’s awesome ASW II! Special thanks to Essie and Amber for truly rockin it out! Thanks all for coming! More photos and a complete write-up to follow shortly… the fabulous Essie… probably my favorite shot of the day 🙂...
by admin | Mar 20, 2009 | Event Photography, La Brisa
Lately, I’ve been working quite a bit with Manhattan Christian College and I have absolutely loved all of the opportunities and access that they’ve presented me! I played competitive baseball for ten years so it was awesome to shoot a game because I knew...
by admin | Mar 16, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, Pet Photography
Max is the canine nephew of my friend Caitlin and the canine son of Adrienne who I will be doing a full family session for in April! A miniature long haired weiner dog puppy = cuteness overload! I’ll let you drool over the photos now… You can view the...
by admin | Mar 13, 2009 | APW Shoot, Aspiring Photographer Workshop (APW), La Brisa, Photographers
“How do you know so much about photography?” asked Brisa when I told her that I was organizing a photography workshop. Gotta love spousal support, right? One of my main goals of my photography career is to always find ways to give back whenever I can! I...
by admin | Mar 11, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, Wedding Photography
Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to assist awesome Erica of www.ericamay.com at Sarah and Nick’s wedding in Manhattan! Erica has been a great mentor, friend and motivator during the development and success of my businses and so I will be forever...
by admin | Mar 10, 2009 | Event Photography, La Brisa
What an awesome experience! I love sports. Absolutely love them and yet I haven’t had too many opportunities to shoot real action sports and so I was stoked to go to the Manhattan Christian College’s (MCC) Men’s regional basketball championship game!...
by admin | Mar 10, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, Wedding Photography
In a nutshell, Kacie and Monte’s wedding might have been the funnest wedding ever! Everyone was super friendly, easygoing and ready to enjoy themselves and when you are working under those conditions…it’s difficult NOT to have a blast! Sarah of Sarah...
by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | La Brisa
Hey all! Well, several things have occurred in the past month that make me super excited about the future of La Brisa Photography! Brisa had her tonsils removed and she said she’s feeling better than she has in the past few YEARS! YAY! Does not directly effect the...
by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Chris Hsieh, La Brisa, La Brisa Updates, Personal
We’re headed to Brooklyn baby! Crazy, I never thought I would ever live in New York, but in a few short months Brisa and I will be headed to Brooklyn so that Brisa can start her internship at the Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group (VERG)! I cannot be...
