Hannah Suh Photography

New Blog!

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:41:06 GMT

So I've finally gotten myself a new blog, and so my good ol' Livejournal one is gonna be put to rest. Click the image to go check out the new blog.

I tried adding a RSS feed for Livejournal, but LJ is being stubborn and giving me error messages. So if I ever that that figured out, I'll update this journal with the info.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who took the time to read and comment on this journal. Now go do that at the new one! ;)

Amaree & Erik

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:30:58 GMT

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to shoot a gorgeous wedding at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills with the always amazing Sarah K. Chen.

While Sarah started with the girls (and you can check out Sarah's photos of the wedding at her Blog), I was with the boys and shooting them as they got ready.

Some pre-ceremony portraits of Amaree and Erik, who are some of the nicest people EVER. Seriously.

Details! So much pink... I love it. ;)

The ceremony ~

With bubbles! How awesome is that?

And the reception with milk and cookies to cap off the night.

Nita // Portrait Session

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:35:54 GMT

A few days ago, I did some headshots for my very talented and beautiful best friend and I gotta say, the camera loves her. I got dozens and dozens of gorgeous shots but here are my two favorites from the shoot.

Julie + Alan Wedding

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:20:21 GMT

June 28th 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Calamigos Equestrian Center

Julie + Alan Wedding Sneak Peek

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:05:15 GMT

More to come soon. =)

V for Victory!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:34:17 GMT

Guess who got herself a shiny Bachelor's Degree?

Well, technically I haven't received the diploma yet, but on May 16th I graduated from USC with the class of 2008. Yay, me! :)

I remember very distinctly, the very first time I flashed the USC "V for Victory" sign. It was at my first football game and I tentatively raised my hand with a meek like V sign as thousands of students decked out in cardinal and gold did the same and hummed along to the fight song. I was a Freshman, I felt like a dork, I didn't know what I was doing. But on graduation day, I felt pride at being able to hold my fingers up high along with all my fellow classmates. Very much proud to be a USC Trojan.

So what's up next for me? Gonna dive in photography and change things up a bit. Branding, website, everything is gonna be new! I have some photo shoots that I haven't blogged yet, so I'll be posting about those soon.

And if any other graduating students are looking for Grad photos, contact me at hannah@hannahsuh.com

Alan + Julie Engagement

Sat, 03 May 2008 01:12:51 GMT

Yesterday I did an engagement session for Alan and Julie at the Santa Monica Pier. It was seriously such a perfect California day, couldn't have been better for a photo shoot.

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:12:38 GMT

Here comes... the graduate!

I keep promising new photo updates for this blog and keep neglecting to do so, but I have a good reason for that! I'm entering into the final few weeks of school and it's just a frenzy of final papers, final performances, final events, final exams, etc.

I have lots of exciting things and updates planned for this blog, so stay tuned and be patient with me as I make a mad dash for the finish line.

Catching Up

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:07:24 GMT

Illness and a mountain of school work (and some other not-so-excusable distractions) has resulted in me being a very bad blogger. But rest assured, updates spilling over with new photos are on their way!

The beautiful and talented Kim Le has "tagged" me and who am I not to play along? ;)

What was I doing 10 years ago?

10 years ago I was 11 years old and in the 6th grade. Yikes, it's crazy how time flies by. April... that's right around the time I was trying out for Orange Grove Middle School's cheerleading squad. Representin' the Orange and Green, y'all.

Things on my To Do list

Travel to Europe. Travel to New Zealand. Travel to Asia. Travel all over the place!

Take a hot air balloon ride. Go (in-door) skydiving. Climb into a gigantic plastic ball and roll down a great big hill (otherwise known as Zorbing)

Eat at the world renowned, French Laundry

Update Website and blog, much much more often!

Graduate from USC and become a full time photographer!

Bad Habits

I exercise by running a few miles a day, and then immediately after exercising, I can't help but to wolf down cakes, brownies, ice cream, anything sweet and sugary that's nearby! Talk about counter-productive.

I have extremely erratic sleeping schedules. Some days I'll have slept for 4 hours, other days 12 - it can't be healthy for me.

Road rage. But I live in LA, it's inevitable!

Places I have lived

LA County, my entire life. Started off in Los Angeles, moved to Hacienda Heights - the suburbs, the 626, eternally my "hometown" - and then moved back to South Central Los Angeles to attend USC.

Things Most People Don’t Know About Me

I have a great fondness for a wonderfully utilized curse word. It takes a certain kind of talent to use curse words skillfully, and I can admire and respect that - despite the crudeness of it.

I can never make up my mind about my favorite color. It changes month to month, day to day, even from one mood to another.

I ADORE tweezers! I think they're one of the most massively useful items in the world. I once used eyebrow tweezers to screw in a shaky bolt on my loft bed. Amazing.

Palm Springs TTD // Preview

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:27:31 GMT

A little taste of the Trash the Dress shoot from today...

Stay tuned for a full update!

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:50:11 GMT

Important: It's come to my attention that the contact form on my website hasn't been functioning properly, so if you've been trying to email me via the contact form and haven't gotten a response, please contact me directly at hannah@hannahsuh.com. Thanks!

Also, since posts with pictures are more fun than posts with no pictures here are some bananas to gaze upon. Yup. Bananas.

Taken in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Isn't it interesting the things that catch your eye sometimes?

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:45:15 GMT

Lately I've been trying to expand myself into different areas of portrait photography. Flavor of the month, headshots!

Last week, I had the chance to do some headshots for Ross, a theater major and fellow USC Trojan.

Favorite shots from the shoot:

If you're interested in headshots or any other type of portrait work, contact me at hannah@hannahsuh.com.

Newest Additions to the Family

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:27:59 GMT

Edward (Eddy)

And Elizabeth (Lizzie)

Bright spot during this week of destruction and doom

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:49:20 GMT

So I'm sitting here, struggling to get through this 15 page paper on Asian American History with a World War I paper due tomorrow and a Race Relations final looming over my head, when the UPS guy rings the doorbell and leaves a package for me.

What could it be?

Flowers! From Boyfriend. :D

Aren't they lovely?

They totally made my day.

I hope the rest of you students struggling through Finals week have someone as lovely as I do, to help you through it and see the light at the end of the tunnel. <3

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:59:43 GMT

This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to go backstage and photograph the USC Dance Repertory's fall show. It was fascinating and so much fun to follow them through the night and take photos along the way. Not to mention that the show itself was phenomenal.

Some favorites from that night...

And my very favorite photo from that night...

Baby!

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:48:53 GMT

Haven't been updating this blog like I should. Holidays are rolling around and that means finals, food, presents, and lots of portrait opportunities.

Here everyone, have some Audrey baby cuteness.

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:51:28 GMT

Today, we took Charlie to his very first dog competition thingy. Charlie isn't a competition dog, but I think he's been lonely lately as evidenced by his many many attempts to escape and roam the wilds of suburbia.

So when we heard that there was a Jindo (a very unqiue and amazing Korean dog) meetup/competition thing going on this weekend, we took Charlie along so he could have some fun and maybe possibly bring another (female) Jindo home with us so Charlie could have a girlfriend.

Look at Charlie go! I may be biased, but I really do think Charlie was the most beautiful dog there.

We met a nice lady who had a cute little female Jindo that she was looking to give away. Wow, what luck! And Charlie really seemed to like her.

But it turned out that both Charlie and the other dog came from the same breeder in Texas, and they had the same Mom. Hello, sister!

So no girlfriend for Charlie. And he didn't place in the competition either. Judges said that Charlie was too pretty for a normal Jindo. I guess Jindos are supposed to look more ferocious and less glowing and happy.

One day, we're gonna find a nice girl for Charlie and have little baby Jindos.

Charlie, coolest dog, EVER.

Angelina + Ron // Wedding

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:44:43 GMT

Ventura, California
9.29.07
Beach Wedding! My very first one. :)

DeAnna + Max // Wedding

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:42:39 GMT

Yesterday I got to photograph a really lovely and intimate wedding in Santa Ana. The wedding took place in the backyard of an old family house (built in 1938 as Max's Grandmother informed me) and it was such a casual and laid back event. If anyone is an anti-Bridezilla, it was DeAnna. And I think both DeAnna and Max used their wedding as an excuse to throw a party and have a good time.

A couple detail shots from the day...

The official color of the day was orange. BRIGHT orange, and all the orange elements looked so nice against the green garden background. I have a particular nostalgic fondness for orange and green.

The happy couple!

Ending the night with a bang... and a smoke.

I mentioned Max's Grandmother earlier and I gotta say, she really is the most remarkable person. Ninty-nine and still showing off her kicking abilities! She was the loudest and funniest person at the wedding with a wicked sense of humor. If I could be anywhere near as energetic and charming as she is when I'm that age, I will be a happy lady.

Portrait Session

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:02 GMT

Wow, it's been awhile since I updated this photo blog. I need to get better at making daily (weekly, at least!) posts.

I headed to a local park to shoot a "buddy" portrait session. People do portrait sessions for engagements, families, high school seniors, why not for best friends?

My favorites from the session.

I LOVE this photo. I think it just came out so lovely and warm with that beautiful grassy background.

Various other updates are on their way!

Trashing the dress-ish

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:17:50 GMT

I headed down to San Diego this past Sunday to join some fellow SoCal photographers in a fun day of shooting and playing around with some super cool ladies who were willing and ready to do some alternative style bridal portraits.

My favorites from the session.

The girls were all great fun to work with, and were willing to do silly things like jump into a pool in the middle of downtown San Diego, and roll around in the grass. It was also great to meet up with other photographers from SoCal.

William's Baby Portrait

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:30:24 GMT

Today I photographed my "Aunt" and "Uncle" (quotes because we're related but we're not exactly sure how) and their son William. William is turning one soon! He's grown so much since the last time I photographed him.

Some favorites from today.

Car wash fun

Thu, 17 May 2007 19:35:06 GMT

So what do you do when you have a whole new set of cousins to play around with?

Make them wash your car!

I can't remember the last time my car has been washed. Usually I just wait for rain, but obviously that doesn't work out too well in Southern California.

So my cousins came over and washed my car for me. =) But seriously, they were super nice and offered and I couldn't refuse.

Something a little different

Wed, 16 May 2007 09:36:54 GMT

Played around with textures on some of the photos I shot back in February. Interesting results. Always fun to try different things, achieve a new look. =)

Megan's B-day

Wed, 09 May 2007 08:40:44 GMT

A few weeks ago, one of my favorite cousin, Megan turned 10 years old. She's double digits now! It's scary how fast she's grown up.

As usual, I played the family photographer. I didn't mind though because I got to run around Mulligan's family fun center, riding go carts and playing laser tag with the little ones. Fun times.

The birthday girl!

Zooming around the track.

Showing off the results of her arcade ticket winnings. Isn't she the cutest?