Hawaii photographer
www.holladayphoto.com Hawaii Family Photography by Mark Holladay Lee of Holladay Photo. www.holladayweddings.com
The Didericksen family took their vacation in Hawaii and wanted to document the trip with some beach family portraits and underwater photography. Combining family photos, vacation and the ocean should result in FUN. We had a great time getting these shots. This family had good chemistry, especially mom and dad in the final shots below.
The last few weeks I haven’t had a lot of time to blog, I’ve been shooting almost every day, but I wanted to put up a quick shot of this couple from their 7 year wedding anniversary water shoot. This is one of the owner’s of Surfin Tacos in Hau’ula. Have you tried their chocolate cheesecake? It’s definitely worth topping off your meal with, we are big fans.
I think this is my favorite picture of the session, likely because I would love to have a photograph of me and my grandfather like this.
A few weeks ago I shot this beautiful family on their vacation at Sunset beach here in Hawaii. When I got to their vacation rental I noticed that they had a pool. This is the first time I have ever shot in a pool. I have to say it was a bit easier than shooting in the ocean where we have to work with waves, rip tides, sea life, surfers and other things.
Fitting for Father’s Day weekend, I’m a proud papa today. For the last two years we’ve been a Punana Leo ‘Ohana, meaning that our kids have been in the Punana Leo Hawaiian Immersion preschool program. It’s been an incredible experience for our family. Ruby graduated from the preschool last year and today Atticus graduated after two years in the program. Here are only a few photos and some video of our kids speaking Hawaiian (and a clip of my wife even though she will cringe. We are full of admiration and respect for the kumu who taught our kids so much. We also have so much love for the other children and families in the program. We feel lucky to know them all and call them friends. The decision to give our kids the opportunity to learn Hawaiian may not be understood by all but we call Hawaii home and Hawaii would not be Hawaii without the home language and culture and the culture and language cannot be separated. Allowing our kids to learn about these things without the filter of our haole interpretation has been one of the best decisions we’ve made. We have so much more learning to do but the last two years have been life altering.
My sons first time snorkeling. This is but one of the many reasons we live in Hawaii.
To the mother of my children, I Love You.
THIS SATURDAY COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM! THIS IS A FUN EVENT FOR ALL FAMILIES- FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE EVENT FOR $8 , AND THE PLATE LUNCH IS GOING TO BE ALL HAWAIIAN FOOD AND HUGE. PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER, A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS EVENT, COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! SPECIAL HOLLADAY PHOTO OFFER FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND- IF YOU COME, FIND ME AT THE EVENT, (I WON’T BE IN A BOOTH, JUST FLOATING AROUND) AND I WILL SNAP A PHOTO OF YOUR FAMILY AND EMAIL IT TO YOU! YOU CAN ALSO BID ON A IN AND OUT OF THE WATER FAMILY PHOTO SHOOT WORTH $500, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AT THE SILENT AUCTION.
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A few weeks back Kamuela’ s mom Naia contacted me and said they wanted to do something a little different for their family photos. So we found a great beach on the North Shore of Oahu with some crystal clear water. We had a great time.
These were taken in my studio in Hau’ula with some wonderful ambient light coming through the windows. My daughter was getting ready for a date with mommy to go see a play. She was excited to get her hair curled for the first time. She tends to dislike posing for the camera but I think she’s as cute as any Jcrew kid.
Here is their sweet little baby shoot in Laie. Love this family! I really liked the way black and white photography looks in this series.
When I am shooting in the studio I frequently use roles of seamless paper (140″ X 50″) for backdrops. I was on the tail end of a roll with only about 6 feet left, so the kids and I decided to make a boat and play pirate ship. I often make little boats for the kids out of scrap paper laying around, so it was fun to make one that they could play in. We ended up going all the way with hats, capes, eye patches, and swords/ paddles/ telescopes out of the tubing. Check out Ruby’s hat, she insisted in decorating it with hearts.
