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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Some fun photos in the moment....

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Week rewind

This week's rewind in photography.
1. Family session for The Phams
2. Headshots for Tony
3. Secret flower field session with Mary Moses and girls.
4. Some good eats
5. Morning in downtown ATL
6. Happy Lao/Thai/Khmer New Years!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Sarina Bun | Summer Editorial Session

Sometimes, you just need fun sessions...and this was it.

This end of the summer session blew my mind. It was so much fun, the model was gorgeous, location reaked of awesomeness, and the crew was a-ma-zing! We also, did a behind the scene video of Hello MeMe Photography. My good friend Susan Yi and from the help of Corey Kao of "Knot for Real".
Video will be posted soon.

Good bye Summer - Hello Autumn! Don't forget to book your fall session.

Model - Sarina Bun
Photographer - MeMe/Hello MeMe
Videographers - Susan Yi/Corey Kao
MUA and hairstylist - Thow Thepmontri and Sarina Bun
Stylist - Channavy Bun
Assistant - Shena Sao

Our awesome team! They were dripping with sweat and bug bites, but were still troopers through it all. =)

Friday, July 13, 2012

Farewell Nebraska

I recently went back to my hometown of Grand Island, NE and put my house on the market, packed my parents up, and moved them to Atlanta, GA to come live with my sister and I. As a kid, I wanted nothing more than to leave that hick town and explore. I felt shelter, trapped, and knew I was missing out on the rest of the world. I was always so disappointed that my parents chose to settle in Nebraska. Why couldn't they chose California or Texas like the rest of the Laotion community? But I lived there for 23 yrs. After college, I took the first opportunity and headed west. That didn't last long. Now 10 yrs later, my parents have chosen to take the same path.

Nebraska was their home for more than 30yrs. Although, it was a hard transition for them, they knew they were getting older and it was the better choice. For me, it was bitter sweet. I finally have my parents close to me. But now I didn't get to go back to the place I called my hometown. When I needed a break from the fast pace life of ATL, I couldn't just take a 16 hour drive or 1.5hr flight and just do nothing while in my parents home. I'll be missing all the good food I grew up with. All the cornfields, all the memories. They would only be a vision in my head. So as my title states....Georgia on my mind, but my heart will ALWAYS be in Nebraska!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Noi Phetsany Designs

My sister Noi is one of the most creative persons I know. Ever since I was a kid, I use to sit there and imagine being like her. She drew freehand, decorated her room out of things she had laying around, and her make-up was always impeccable. Now, she's taken it to the next level. She's found passion in creating works of art with fruits, soap, floral arrangements, even hair. She's just such a talented person. You gotta hate her sometimes because you envy her so much. Now she's an engineer - designing in AutoCad, but at least she's doing what she loves and making that money. =)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

It's my 100 blog post!

It's my 100 blog post, I wanted to make it special. By blogging about my dad.

Sometimes you never notice things that surround you everyday. In my case, it was my dad's love and hobby of sewing. When I went back home to Nebraska during Thanksgiving, I went to the basement to grab some "pop" - as we call it in the midwest. But something caught my eye. The colors and abundance of thread. I quickly grabbed my camera and started shooting. Then asked my dad questions. As a child, I never cared. But as an adult I was amazed. My dad owns 14 sewing machine. Most of them collector, antique items. Others were speciality machine and two he uses on a regular basis.

My dad IS my "god". His beliefs, mindset, and values are imprinted in me. He's such a humble man. We didn't grow up with much money, but my dad taught us to never let anyone be superior to us, to respect ourselves, and grow up strong. To love life and as long as we were happy, him and my mom were happy for us. My parents brought us to America in 1980, with nothing but the clothing on our backs. My dad would sew for a living, trying to provide for our family. With his back hurting and fingers going numb. He sat there and sewed. We were immigrants who had nothing, nothing but love and hope. Still today, we carry that on. Always knowing where we came from and where we will be one day. My dad has always put my mom on a pedestal, that's a quality I want in a man. My dad is the foundation of our family. =)

Although, i live 1000 miles away from them, when I see a sewing machine or a roll of thread i'm reminded of how hard my dad worked to give my mom and my 5 sisters a better life in a country so unfamiliar to us.