Huy Cat Photography Blog http://blog.huycat.com Where you can see my photographic journey. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Chloe Turns One http://blog.huycat.com/2010/06/19/chloe-turns-two/ http://blog.huycat.com/2010/06/19/chloe-turns-two/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:48:51 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1680 Chloe is growing so fast since I photographed her 6 months ago. This time, she’s one year old. Her brother, Nicholas, has grown just as much. He’s counting to ten an three languages now. That was impressive to see. Below are a few highlights from our session.

To see the full gallery of images, click here.

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Here are some highlights from the session.

To see the full gallery, click here.

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Check out the full gallery by clicking here.

]]> http://blog.huycat.com/2010/03/20/mill-creek-lacrosse-u13/feed/ 0 Molly and Samuel http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/27/molly-and-samuel/ http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/27/molly-and-samuel/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:07:33 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1589 Molly and Samuel really made a remarkable impression on me during our first visit on a stormy day. Samuel drove in from out of town to meet me. Molly’s soft spoken voice really stood out as we talked about their upcoming wedding at the beautiful Berry College in Rome, GA. It was an amazing experience getting to know them.

Fast forward to the wedding day and here are the newlyweds.

But let’s back up just a bit to earlier that morning. It was clear how close Molly’s family was to each other. The morning was filled with Mom helping and lots of hugging.

The flowers and details were beautifully chosen. I met up with Samuel and the guys later that day.

Because of their tight schedule after the ceremony, they allowed me to photograph them earlier in the day. Here are the two meeting for the first time. The mood was joyful and happy as the took a few moment to themselves. Samuel is twirling Molly around.

And off to Win Shape Retreat for some photos of the two.

Molly’s Dad arranged for a vintage Rolls Royce to transport the newlyweds for the day.

The ceremony at the Berry College chapel was moving with participation by so many close friends and family.

During the reception, Sam (Molly’s brother this time) performed. The reception was held at the Ford Dining Hall.

At sundown, they rolled away in the Rolls Royce to their honeymoon.

To view a full gallery of photos for the entire day, click here.

]]> http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/27/molly-and-samuel/feed/ 2 La Boutique Fantastic http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/20/la-boutique-fantastic/ http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/20/la-boutique-fantastic/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:58 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1569 This is another great Spring Concert by the Sawnee Ballet Theatre. I thoroughly enjoy the variety of programs they’ve performed through out the years. If you haven’t seen them before, you should try to catch their upcoming performances.

Here’s the link to the full photo gallery:
Feb 20, 2010 performance

Here are some highlights of the performance. They started their program with “The Orchestra”

Followed by “The Emporor’s Waltz”…

and “Sugar and Spice”

The fun “Groovy Baby” was next.

To close, “La Boutique Fantastic” was amazing.

]]> http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/20/la-boutique-fantastic/feed/ 2 ‘The Snow Tickles My Tongue’ http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/12/the-snow-tickles-my-tongue/ http://blog.huycat.com/2010/02/12/the-snow-tickles-my-tongue/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:45:02 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1564 That’s what my daughter told me after playing in the snow. The kids loved the snow. As an adult, this was probably the best case snow for Atlanta. That is, there were plenty of snow for the kids to have fun. But the roads were cleared of any ice by the next day.

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With the grandparents recently returning from Vietnam, they brought back a ton of Vietnamese traditional dresses. Here’s just a few of them.

A few formal shots…

And a few casual ones…

A silly one…

And the sisters…

Click here for a few more in a slideshow. Make your browser full size to see larger photos. Since this a day-long session, it’ll take me a while before I can get the rest of the gallery online.

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This year, we did a quick jump to New York City for Christmas. This was a short trip to enjoy a few Broadway shows. It all started with a 4am alarm to head to the airport. We thought we had plenty of time to get to the airport and relax. Instead, we barely made it in time through airport security.

Arriving through JFK, we were happy to get early check-in at the Renaissance New York Time Square. Then, it’s off to enjoy the Times Square area. For lunch, we shared an italian sausage and roasted chestnuts. We were either very hungry from the travel or that was one amazing sausage. Maybe both.

Later that evening, we enjoyed dinner at Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain. Dai is a big fan of the Food Channel. Unfortunately, Bobby was no where to be seen that day. Fortunately, his menu rocked!

Then it was off to see Mamma Mia! at the Winter Garden Theatre. Having seen the movie, I was afraid I might not enjoy it. But it was an amazing show.

Surprisingly, we frequent the nearby Saigon 48 for a few meals. It was Vietnamese/Chinese/Thai food all in one restaurant. The Pad Thai was pretty good, but the $1 Thai Ice Tea was a favorite.

We took a quick subway ride down to the Ground Zero area. There was a certain souvenir that we were looking for, one of the Wall Street Bull. I thought the following photo was neat as I caught the American flag flying by.

For our final broadway show, we saw The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the Radio City Music Hall. Having seen the Rockettes before, we still thoroughly enjoy the show.

Our last stop before heading back home was to have dinner at Tao.

]]> http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/23/christmas-in-new-york-city/feed/ 1 The Nutcracker 2009 http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/17/the-nutcracker-2009/ http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/17/the-nutcracker-2009/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:22:44 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1458 Once again, I’m sorry for the delayed post. Back in December, the Sawnee Ballet Theatre did another amazing performance of “The Nutcracker.” If you haven’t seen their performances, look for their upcoming spring concert.

To see a full gallery of their performances, click on one of the following:
December 17 performance gallery.
December 16 dress rehearsal gallery.
December 15 dress rehearsal gallery.

If you would like to order prints, the online cart is available for ordering. However, these are three separate galleries so if you order prints from all three galleries, you would have to place an order in each gallery separately. If you place multiple gallery orders in the same day, you can choose only one shipping fee and I will combine them together.

Here are some highlights of the performances.

]]> http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/17/the-nutcracker-2009/feed/ 2 Nicholas and Chloe http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/06/nicholas-and-chloe/ http://blog.huycat.com/2009/12/06/nicholas-and-chloe/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:36:28 +0000 blog http://blog.huycat.com/?p=1437 This isn’t the first time I’ve photographed Nicholas. But this time Nicholas has a new sister, Chloe. Like Nicholas, the two of them are probably the most photographed kids I know. Rarely does a day go by that I don’t see one of their new pictures on facebook. Here are a few highlights from a recent shoot.

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