SARA’S HEADSHOTS
I first met Sara in 4th or 5th grade when I first came to the United States and attended Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut. Now that Sara is actor and singer and I am a photographer, our path crossed again as we get together for a headshot sessions for her upcoming shows and auditions.
Winter Portraits in New England
By: Hoan Khai Trinh
When I travel down south, mostly to Texas, and I tell people that I am from Connecticut, everyone immediately think that I am in the Arctic region and that I must get to play Polar bears all day. For the most part, I think Connecticut’s winters are fairly mild. For one, we are not that far north, I mean we’re not in Canada yet. Two, we are reasonably close to the coast and the warm air from the Atlantic keep things pretty reasonable. The natural light in the winter is just absolutely beautiful and soft even though it is very short lived; the empty and somewhat desolate landscape also make for interesting backgrounds that can only be had in…..well, winter!
My friend, Sarah, and her husband Jack came home to visit Connecticut for Christmas break so I met up with for a quick photo-shoot with Sarah in her dress uniform. I saw photos of her dress online before the actual photo shoot but that dress looked a lot more amazing in real life. Oh and this was in 35 degrees weather so they were brave and I was quick!
Yeah it was sunny but not very warm 🙂
I had a photoshoot with Tram right after Christmas! It was around 40 degrees for this session so it is still a bit chilly but she looks beautiful……so it’s all good! 🙂
Rusty bridges and abandoned mill is one of the reason why I love New England! It look really nice in photos!
Cold can be beautiful too!!
Yeah, sometimes you don’t want any leaves on those trees for your portrait, it could be very distracting. In conclusion, winter is beautiful, stay warm everyone!! 🙂
I have always had an image in my head of musicians playing their musical instruments out and about in nature as a way to relax and enjoy some fresh air; somehow I thought it was a neat concept for a photo project. Not being a musician myself, I am not sure how realistic or relaxing it really is to play your guitar or violin by a grand rapid or in the Amazon, but it’s the thought that count 🙂 For this particular project, we have a Vietnamese Đàn Tranh which is one of the main instruments most often associated with Vietnamese traditional music. Given that the Đàn Tranh is strongly identify with traditional Vietnamese music, musicians often wear traditional Vietnamese áo dài for their performances. What I find most interesting is that since the project was photographed during the peak of New England autumn, it has somewhat of a traditional New England’s vibe to it and while I believe that this setting compliment the traditional nature of the Đàn Tranh, this is certainly new territory for Vietnamese tradional music. And no, we don’t have leaves falling all over the place and littering the countryside in Vietnam like the way we have it here in New England.
Special thanks to Chi for the beautiful modeling and more importantly for bringing back this beautiful instrument when she went to visit Vietnam quite a few years back. Can you imagine walking around with this thing for a couple of days at various international airport?
THE LAST OF OLD MAN WINTER (I hope)
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By: Hoan K. Trinh
Just a couple of photos after the last snow storm in Connecticut. It snowed one day and then it was 45 degrees the next day, so it was the perfect time for some photos of Old Man Winter.
I am pretty sure a lot of places have old shacks like this one, but this remind me of the typical New England scene for some reasons. The snow probably help a little.
The snow is melting!!! Come on Spring!!!
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