Tai Nguyen Photography

Heidi Vladyka @ Owl ‘n Thistle

simpletai — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:29:39 +0000

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to go out and shoot photograph (shoot always comes off wrong) my friend Heidi at Owl ‘n Thistle in downtown Seattle. It was the first time I saw her sing live and she was pretty awesome. A whole lot of awesomeness (not sure that’s a word but it is now). You can check out her music here; you can also purchase a few of her singles in iTunes. It was pretty difficult to focus on taking photos when I just wanted to kick back and enjoy the show. Hope everyone enjoys the photos and check out her music! The intense looks are her getting ready to rock out and getting her song list ready… INTENSE..

Baby Tyler Thi Lim at 3 Weeks

simpletai — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:49 +0000

So one of my coworkers and his wife just had their first baby. I had the chance to come over their house and take a few awesome shots. I absolutely love love love love photographing babies. There’s just something about them that melts my heart. Tyler was a pretty awesome baby even though he did give his dad a few problems. I didn’t post it as a typical blog post because I actually love all the photos so wanted to share all of them. Enjoy!

Angie + James E-session

simpletai — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:01:50 +0000

Here’s Somsiri (Angie) Supathanasinkasaem and James Moist. Nope, my fingers didn’t get stuck that’s actually Angie’s last name. I think it’s completely awesome. We went to Rusty Mini Golf Course at Newcastle because it’s something they both enjoy and it’s an awesome view of Seattle and Lake Washington. It’s been such a beautiful winter in Seattle, but the one day we got out it had to rain. We finished the 18 holes then went for cover at Mac & Jack’s brewery for their tour, but we missed shooting with their precious puppy, Oscar because of the rain. Fortunately, we met up a few weeks later down in Portland (lucky we’re both down there at the same time) and did a makeup session to include their Oscar. Oh, if by now you haven’t guessed 09/18 is their wedding date. You can also checkout their “wedsite.“ I’m not sure if wedsite is trademarked but I thought it was very clever.

Phi + Andy Wedding

simpletai — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:56:23 +0000

So I had the pleasure to attend Phi & Andy’s wedding in Florida this past November. I was the cousin shooting, so I stole a few shots here and there when I could and the gallery below is the outcome. I had so much fun capturing the day and then partying it up later that night.

1st Annual Prints for Progress

simpletai — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:02:51 +0000

I have always donated to all my friends’ causes, but I’ve never taken the initiative myself to do some fundraising for a cause. I’m tired of sitting the sideline and being an idle participant, so I decided to start Prints for Progress in hopes of raising money with my photography for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund (http://www.childrenscancer.org/). This is a collection of some of my favorite photos from the last couple years since I began photography.

Children have always held a special place in my heart with their curiosity, wild imaginations and the belief of limit possibilities in front of them. And I could not imagine what they go through or what their family goes through, because I have lost loved ones to cancer, but never children.

All the money raised from print sales will be donated minus the shipping costs.

Prints will be sold through Sunday, December 6th and shipped out weekly. All prints are also available in black and white upon request. Prints will be printed on Kodak Lustre paper (lustre is the finish in between matte and glossy). With each order I will also email you the digital copy of your print with my watermark. It will not have the resolution to be printed but you can show people which print you’ve purchased. Prices will be as follows:

4×6 – $15
8×12 – $35
16×24 – $70
$8 – shipping on entire order

If there are any special requests please feel free to ask. I will be accepting checks, money orders and non-credit card PayPal payments for these items. I do not wish to accept credit cards for these prints because that is an additional costs that could be donated. Please contact me at info@tywynn.com on how to order. Please indicate which image number you are interested and size of prints. Also include a description of the picture just to make sure there is no mistake. Please pass this along to those you know and would support this cause. Thank you for your support in helping me get this off the ground.

I leave you with Seven Facts from the Children’s Cancer Research Fund:

Fact #1 – Every school day, 46 young people, or two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer in this country.

Fact #2 – Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death due to illness in children in the United States. More kids die from childhood cancer every year than die of asthma, cystic fibrosis, pediatric aids and diabetes combined.

Fact #3 – Despite dramatic increases in five-year survival rates, more than 100,000 years of life are lost to childhood cancer each year.

Fact #4 – The incidence of childhood cancer is increasing. Support from the federal government is dwindling. More support from organizations like Children’s Cancer Research Fund is needed so that we can keep making gains in treating kids with cancer.

Fact #5 – Unlike many adult cancers, we don’t know what causes childhood cancer and there are virtually no early detection techniques.

Fact #6 – Thanks to research, in the past fifty years, survival rates for children with cancer have risen from 10% to 80%.

Fact #7 – The research for childhood caners has led to discoveries impacting treatments and survival rates of adults with cancer and kids with other life-threatening diseases.
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Thanks to the following people for their support thus far:
John G. $70
VyVy D. $70
Ngi N. $35
Adam L $35
Kyle & Stacia $175
Sandy P. $35
Christina & Jeff $70
Rachael H. $105
Twinky $70

Thuy + Michael Wedding

simpletai — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:34:55 +0000

So my cousin, Thuy, finally got married after a very long engagement. I couldn’t be happier for them. Thuy & Michael got married at they Wynn in Vegas over Labor Day Weekend, September 6th to be exact. I wasn’t really the photographer for the wedding, so I kind of Uncle Bobbed it. I took photos when I could and got a few shots I really enjoyed. It was blast! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Elyzabeth Pauline Baptism Album

simpletai — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:21:17 +0000

So this was shot a couple months back but I never got around to posting it. I know, I’m a horrible person because baby girl, Elyzabeth Pauline, is absolutely adorable and I think the world needs to see. This was shot June 28th at the St. Anthony’s Church in Renton.

Thuy + Michael Engagement Album

simpletai — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:17:18 +0000

So here is the album spread for my cousin’s engagement. Thuy and Michael are getting married in two in weeks in Vegas!!!! They are going to paint the town red… and I’ll be right there.

The first image is the cover. As always leave me some love or just general comments or whatever.

Frances Shoot

simpletai — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:14:09 +0000

So yesterday I was lucky enough to shoot this beautiful young lady. Frances is not only young, professional and beautiful but absolutely a joy to work with. This girl could strike pose. I think I even got a blue steel picture of her below. The session was shot at my friend’s new apartment and provided an awesome backdrop and view. Frances said it was her first time doing a fashion/editorial style shoot, but she sure could have fooled me.

The awesome make-up was done by Rachael Wagoner. She not only did an awesome job on the make-up, she bailed me out by doing the hair because I could not get a hold of my hairstylist. This was a ton of a fun and hopefully I’ll be working with these two ladies again. Enjoy the photos, because I enjoyed taking them.