Kimchi Days, Soju Nights Photos and Video

I have the good fortune of being in a position to shoot only projects that truly interest me. I get to shoot for the joy of shooting and not just to pay the bills. So I always place a high value on fun photo shoots and the one I did for KimchiDaysSojuNights.com was one of those fun shoots.

Megan Kelly, one of the bloggers for the site, contacted me about taking some photos for her. I had met her a few times at some of the Good Times ROK events that I had either shot or DJ'd over the last few months. She's a cute blonde from San Diego, energetic and opinionated, perfect attributes for a dating and lifestyle blogger. The concept was simple, spend the day and night with her and Lexi, her partner, and capture them shopping, laughing, eating, having fun and of course drinking soju.

We selected the popular party areas of Hongdae and Sinchon in Seoul, Korea as our locations, I added the outstanding videography and editing skills of my good friend Devin Nothstine (Money Shot Productions) and we produced the following short video...

Lexi and Megan launched their blog with a fun "bar challenge" party last night In Ilsan at a cool pub called "Cocky Bar". Some of the challenges included Kissing the Bartender, get a Korean to propose to you, make a toilet paper helmet, and many more. It was a good time. Good to see everyone there too, Samantha, Karen and everyone else. Even made some new friends.



Enjoy a few of the photos from the shoot and check out their blog.

Saying Goodbye with a Buddy Shoot at Songdo Park

The time has come to say goodbye to my army battle buddy and photography enthusiast, Lorraine. As is always the case here in Korea, we soldiers will receive orders to report to a new duty station, usually after a one year tour. Lorraine will catch a plane back to the States where, after a well-deserved vacation, she'll report to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. What better way to say goodbye than with a fun, evening buddy shoot? Only one location came to mind, Songdo Park, Incheon.

After a more than filling pizza and nachos dinner (these nachos were topped with chili beans, mustard and relish, what's up with that?) we walked across the street to the park to shoot some photos of the incredible architecture and reflections on the lake but mother nature was not on our side. A thick fog rolled in and obscured the bright lights on all the buildings, which was the whole reason for going there. We made the best of it and fired off a few shots while sipping on beer and soju. And even though the photos didn't turn out the best, we each captured a few good ones and had a great time saying our goodbyes!

Good luck Lorraine, we'll miss you around here and hopefully we'll meet again soon. I'll leave you with happy memories of good times, fun photography outings and this suitable quote...

"Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends." - Richard Bach (American novelist)

Shot with Sony A7 Mark II with Minolta 20mm wide angle lens (Sony LA-EA4 Adapter) and Sony A6000 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens.

Bye Lorraine!