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My name is Joan Solitario and I'm a photographer :)

I did not find photography and photography did not find me. Instead, I believe it was a gift from God. He gave me the opportunity to learn photography so that I can help people capture their memories. Most of all, I can use this gift for His glory.

Photography has given me the opportunity to meet and get to know so many wonderful people! It has also given me the opportunity to photograph events that has helped in strengthening my faith. These events have also given me inspiration and memories that will truly last a lifetime! Hopefully, I can inspire someone by sharing these memories through my posts.

I believe that everything that has happened in my life; everything that I have experienced; and every single person that I have met in my life were all part of God's plan for me. So, unto Him, I return all praise, honor, and glory.

Ako'y Iglesia Ni Cristo! (I am a member of the Church of Christ!)

Personal : Getting Things Done

Thursday, July 15, 2010

I’ve been trying to get a lot of things done before our next big project. So in order for me to get things done, I’ve taken a vacation from Facebook. I don’t plan on updating my personal FB Status until the last week of August! :P

I know.. I know.. yesterday, I posted up my recent engagement blog post on the ES-Sense Fan Page on Facebook, but Ryan told me that was okay… You see.. I still need to keep that site updated… so just to let you know, the only reason why I would go on Facebook is just to update our Fan Page Site :D

I’ve been doing really good too! At first, I had these withdrawal symptoms from Facebook! I just had to know what everyone was up to! But after a few days.. I realized I’m actually okay not having to check everyone’s statuses.. :P I guess what helped too was that I removed the FB App from my iPhone! Now, I’m able to get A TON of things done! This evening, I was able to upload my most recent family photo session, edit the photos, and export the photos. Before I sleep, I’m going to upload it all on smugmug so that by the time I wake up tomorrow, I can burn the photos and get it ready for my friend Yvonne!

Here’s a teaser from our Tuesday Family Photo Session. More photos from the session will be posted up tomorrow… for now… it’s time to go to bed! It’s now 12:52 AM!

Have a great Thursday everyone!

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IRIS CHEUNG - Such a lovely family! Hurry and post more please.

Janice - What a beautiful family. Cuuuute baby!

Joan - You’re welcome Yvonne! Danielito is SO adorable!

Yvonne - Thank you my friend!!!! OMG! My little bear looks adorable! I can’t wait to see all the beautiful pictures you and Ryan took! I bet I will cry with joy! My eyes are now watery LOL :) God bless you both on your big project xoxoxo

Joan - Thanks Tasha! Yes, Yvonne has curly hair just like you! I like it! :D

Tasha - omgosh how cute!! and i love her hair HAHAHHAHA :)

Coronado, CA Engagement Session : Jay & Honeylette

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

I met Honeylette through Anna & Rius. She was one of their bridesmaids during their wedding and it was during then I was able to meet Jay and Honeylette together. I remember during Anna and Rius’ wedding reception that I saw from the corner of my eye, a guy watching me as I photographed the event.. at first I thought that maybe I must really look weird taking pictures.. so I stopped for a moment, and took a quick glance at him… he looked kinda unapproachable.. but I realized he looked so familiar. I saw Honeylette sitting next to him, so then it hit me… “that’s Honeylette’s fiance, Jay!” They have a wedding website which is why he looked familiar to me. So I went up to both of them and introduced myself. Oh, about Jay being unapproachable… I was wrong.. They are two of the nicest people you could ever know and meet :)

Fast forward to this past weekend. We all met up at Coronado, CA in the San Diego area to take their engagement photos. We decided to do a morning photo session around the area and I REALLY, REALLY ENJOY CORONADO A LOT! I thought it was the perfect place for their photo session and I’m really happy with how the photos turned out.

Jay and Honeylette: I hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed spending time with you both! I’m excited for your upcoming wedding and I know it’s going to be a lot of fun! Without any further delay, please click here to view the slideshow. I think I chose a perfect song for your session, because even though we only spent two hours with you both, I know that your life together will truly be full of smiles.

So I do this thing with my couples… where every time I count to three, they need to come up with different poses… Jay & Honeylette couldn’t think of what to do, so they started to do the Robot instead!

It’s either they are laughing with me, or at me… :D

Honeylette, you are so beautiful! Inside and out!

Jay, you’re not so bad looking yourself :D

Honeylette told me that Jay has shelves of Superman memorabilias. Now this picture can be part of the collection as well!

I’ll end this blog with the following picture, just because…

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RacheL - awwwwwww!!

Less than 3 months to go!! =)

YaY!!

Saskia - Honeeeey! omg! is she married now?

I <3 the beach shoot! The 8th photo from the top. It makes me giggle. *giggles*

Janice - Of course. I love your photos! You webpage is bookmarked on my work computer at work so I see it when I need some entertainment. :D

LEONOR - It came out really good. I could tell that my daughter is really happy. They look very much in love.

Adrienne Gunde - I think this is one of my favorite sessions of yours! So much fun & joy in every frame! :)

Joan - Thanks Janice! You’re like my #2 supporter hahah besides your kuya Ryan heheh

Honeylette: Yay! So glad you liked it and you two were so much fun! Ryan was telling me, “Honeylette looks so happy” :) and I was like, “cause she is!” :D

Honeylette - The pictures came out amazing! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Jay and I had so much fun doing this shoot with you.

Janice - These are really nice! Yup they had to have the superman shirts. I remember that room with all the superman stuff.

Coronado, CA Sneak Peak : Jay & Honeylette

Monday, July 12, 2010

I wanted to share a photo from an engagement shoot Ryan and I did on Saturday with Jay & Honeylette. I’ll be posting up their slideshow and more photos this week. They’re getting married in October and from the session we had a few days ago, I know it’s going to be a lot of fun spending more time with these two during their wedding!

This week is going to go by really fast for me and Ryan and then we’ll be out of the office from July 20 returning on August 23!!! We still have a couple of photo sessions coming up before we leave as well as getting things out and ordered for our friends, but don’t worry, Ryan and I are really working overtime to get things out before we leave. :D

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and a good Monday! :D

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Mary Marantz - beautiful!!! love the light!

Janice - I can’t wait to see the rest. :)

Personal : Making Melon Juice

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Yesterday, my family and I had a post 4th of July BBQ at home. Sundays are always busy for all of us, so Monday was the better day to enjoy the holiday.

I wanted to learn something new so when we were in the grocery store, Ryan suggested we make Melon Juice, which is just cantaloupe, water, sugar, and ice.

We couldn’t find the right scraper tool in Ralphs to scrape the cantaloupe meat, so we went to a filipino store and found what we were looking for to make the drink! In case you’ve never seen it (like me before yesterday), here’s a picture of what it looks like.

And here’s what we had for our lunch :D – Turkey burger with sweet potato baked fries and of course, our Melon drink!! :D

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!

Posted In how we do it | personal

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Janice - Yum~

Personal : Appreciate God’s Masterpieces

Monday, July 5, 2010

As I was paying for some grocery items the other day, I saw an issue of Life Magazine that caught my attention. It featured “The World’s Must-See Destinations – Heaven On Earth”.

I was in awe seeing the cover shot of the magazine and I knew I had to buy it. So I did.

It contained photos of different places of the world and now I’m going to see if Ryan and I and even my relatives and friends, can visit SOME if not ALL of those places.

I want to be able to see for myself the beautiful places or “masterpieces” that was created in this world by God’s Almighty hand for people to appreciate and enjoy.

So sometime in the near future, when my mom returns back from the Philippines, I’m going to set up a family trip to finally see the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Posted In ideas | inspirational | personal

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Saskia - Let me know when you guys are thinking of heading this way… late October early November is a good time to explore! =)

Oh yeah … am coming with! ;P

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