» seattle wedding and lifestyle photographer | saia weddings by romin lee johnson

March 7, 2010 - 7:02 pm

Jeanine Standard - Romin you know am a fan. Well, clearly. I’ve only been a purveyor of your astonishingly gorgeous works of craftsmanship for the last, I dunno, half decade (I must remind you of our very own impromptu photo sesh with Ouja, myself, and the debonair little Star back when you were still “amateur”- oh the fun!) But really, the majesty of life in all its splendor and haunting beauty is captured in such poignancy and astounding delicacy through your camera lens- you somehow preserve the finest moments in our lives with an almost clairvoyant acuteness. You can be sure that I will continue to indulge in generous quantities as I know that you, too, will continue to exquisitely produce, create and render in form the wondrous things that encapsulate our all too transient earthly journey. Cheers, Jeanine

March 7, 2010 - 5:07 pm

Jenny - awww, i haven’t even seen these yet! that was a fun night!!! nice job, babe!!! :)

March 7, 2010 - 5:43 am

Romin - Christine! I’m sorry you couldn’t make it this year:( we would have held it down for the Korean contingent at airhorns:) next year for sure!

March 7, 2010 - 3:09 am

Christine Pobke - safe travels, my half korean brotha! :) have a kick ass time in vegas – totally jealous but will see you there in 2011. :) xoxo

seattle wedding photographer | michelle + przemek | lake union cafe wedding

03.01.10 Posted in Weddings

I had the distinct pleasure of second shooting for my second shooter over Valentine’s Day weekend. I’d been hoping to shoot at the Lake Union Cafe for a while now, so when Kevin asked, I jumped on it. I made up for missing Valentine’s Day to Jenny in advance by getting a sitter (my sister, woot), going to a nice dinner at Kristos, and spending a night at the Pan Pacific downtown. After the best night’s sleep in a year (it was our first night spent apart from our son, Justin, in close to a year), we had breakfast downstairs, and a surprise pedicure and spa treatment for Jenny before heading home.

I digress — Michelle and Przemek are totally in love, and I love that. They are, as you’ll see, very expressive in their love, which made for some impassioned and stirring moments.

by romin

9 comments

March 2, 2010 - 1:04 pm

rachel - so beautiful as usual :) i personally LOVE black and white photos!!

March 2, 2010 - 12:42 pm

ben chrisman - cool cool cool! good job covering everything you need to, but also making it all your own.

March 2, 2010 - 9:30 am

Jenny - SO GREAT! superwonderful job, babe!
=)

March 2, 2010 - 1:45 am

romin - thanks ari, daniel and christine! and rona, riky – you are coming to my workshop, kthxbai. :)

five points to who can tell me how the exit/sparkler shot was lit?

March 1, 2010 - 9:17 pm

Rona - I’m really happy that you edited down the number of pictures in this shoot. I like it much better. It makes all your great photos stand out even more. Good job Romin!!

March 1, 2010 - 4:54 pm

Christine - beauuuutimous, my friend! :) i love that you second shot for your second shooter – team work!!! adore your perspectives – they seriously rock.

March 1, 2010 - 4:26 pm

riky - Once again I really like the pan and also the lighting in the 2nd to last, really good stuff man!

March 1, 2010 - 2:57 pm

danielusenko - great stuff man. great stuff

March 1, 2010 - 2:38 pm

Ari S. - Nice dude! I love the expression on the 2nd to the last shot of her coming out the door.

~ari

introducing [SHIFT/tilt] photography workshops.

02.22.10 Posted in [SHIFT/tilt] Workshops

SHIFT your perspective. Go full-tilt on love.

(UPDATE: 4/17 is TBA until several inquiries have been sussed out. Sorry for the confusion.)

[SHIFT/tilt] LEVEL 2.0 – 4/10/10 Seattle

WHO
Geared for advanced amateur + aspiring professional photographers. BYO-GEAR.

WHAT
One (and half) day of shooting, post-processing, critiques, one-on-ones.

WHY
Learn to shoot full-manual, custom white balance, custom everything.
Get your flash off your camera and learn to light any venue.
Learn ideal subject interaction. Model couple will be present.
(If you are interested in modeling for the workshop, shoot me an email.)
Cull and edit images, working out your ideal workflow.
Intermediate and advanced Photoshop technique. Writing actions for better workflow.
Painting with LIGHT.

WHEN
Friday 4/9 night meet + greet, casual Q+A.
Saturday 4/10 morning intro/presentation, formal Q+A. Break for lunch.
Shoot all afternoon. Dinner. WORKFLOW.
Shoot into the evening. One-on-one time. Painting with light. Long-exposure techniques.
I’ll be the last one standing. We’re done when everyone has left satisfied.

HOW
$225 for single or $350 for couples if registered by 3/10. $275/$400 thereafter.
Limited to 6 students.
Your payment is your registration.

seattle wedding photographer | we heart sharlane

02.11.10 Posted in Business

Jenny and I got a night off last week to go to Sodo Park for ‘We Heart Sharlane‘, a benefit for a local photographer, Sharlane Chase, who was diagnosed with cancer last year. Though I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting Sharlane face to face, we wanted to go because we are deeply committed to supporting other photographers, especially when they are in need.

We were lucky enough to have a portrait/engagement session featured as part of the silent auction to help raise funds for Sharlane. Congrats to the winning bidder, Holly Strand, a local photographer who is getting married to her beau David this August! Can’t wait to shoot their engagement session this spring!

We finally got a chance to put some faces to names while we were mingling in the crowd of very talented local wedding professionals — among them, Jenny Jimenez, Lucas Mobley, Alex Rubin, Chris and Sarah Rhoads, Starr of Starr Photography, and a couple of the Junebug gals. Great to finally meet you all.

As things settled down, Jenny and I — being the awesome dorks we are — snuck away to a corner and stole a few shots of ourselves. And one quick panorama =)

by romin

5 comments

March 1, 2010 - 2:55 pm

Sasha - Great shots!

February 14, 2010 - 11:38 pm

Riky - I loove that panorama!! You guys are cute too. jk love youzz

February 12, 2010 - 11:42 pm

romin - @christine one of these days we’ll go on a double-date and there will be an absurd over-abundance of couple-cuteness :)

February 11, 2010 - 8:54 pm

Christine - that is SO cool! wish i could’ve been there too… i’m so bummed i miss out on all the cool seattle events!! ggla dyou had an awesome time though! xoxo ps you and your wife are SO cute. :)

February 11, 2010 - 4:25 pm

Jenny - Ah hahahaha! I love them!!! I was worried they were gonna be REALLY dorky because of your comment, but I think they were just the right amount.. Haha! I was so glad to finally put faces to many of the names you refrence every once in a while, too! That was a great night!! :)

seattle wedding photographer | mary + chris | golden gardens maternity session

02.06.10 Posted in Maternity

Mary and Chris are expecting their first child in early April, shortly after Juju’s second birthday. They have become good friends of ours since they moved to the area last autumn, and we’re sure that their son and Juju will become good friends as well.

Chris was held up at work, so we got a bit of a late start on the shoot — we only had about 45 minutes of light before it was completely gone, but I’ve gotten used to working under pressure as a wedding photographer. I’d say that the lack of time worked in our favor in this instance by forcing creativity rather quickly. Towards the end, I was shooting between 1600 – 3200 iso, @ f/1.2 – 1.4, 1/5 – 1/30 exposure — really maxing out my gear.

This was my first official maternity session — it’s also my favorite portrait session of my career thus far.

(You’ll notice, Mary and Chris, that you are not nearly as awkward in front of the camera as you suspect!)

(For those of you who follow the Voltron himself, you’ll notice a few nods in his direction. Thanks for the inspiration, dude.)

by romin

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