February 10, 2010
Post by Seba (about our new dog) below, my notes at the end of the post:
Asi es, como algunos de ustedes sabran, tenemos un nuevo perrito, y se llama Cachasa.
That’s right. As some of you know, we have a new puppy, and his name is Machasa.
Quizas lo que no saben es como vino a parar este perro, 100% quiltro a nuestro hogar. Resulta que la semana pasada estabamos cerca de la Machasa, esperando a una amiga. Estabamos dentro del auto, en la puerta de la fabrica, cuando de la fabrica del frente, sale un cachorrito por la reja. Mas que un cachorrito, un saco de huesos con patas. Se veia horrible.
But what you might not know is how this dog, 100% mutt, came to find his place in our home. What happened is that last week, we were near the Machasa factory, waiting for a friend. We were sitting in the car outside the factory door, when out of the factory across the street, comes a little puppy through the fence — well, I shouldn’t say a puppy, more like a pile of bones with feet. He looked terrible.
En fin, lo empiezo a mirar, en cuanto sale se sienta en la vereda, a observar la situacion. Persona que pasa, la sigue, unos 50 mts y vuelve a la fabrica. Empieza a comer unas frutitas medias podridas que habian caido de un arbol, y se sienta a esperar denuevo. Mientras ambos esperabamos a que pasara algo (el perro y yo) en un momento hicimos contacto visual (si es posible hacer contacto visual con un perro) movio la cola y se aventuro a cruzar. A pesar de ser quiltro, aun es cachorrito y ni miro para cruzar (los quiltros chilenos miran para los 2 lados antes de cruzar xD, fijense) , casi lo atropellan.
So, I started watching, as soon as he came out onto the sidewalk, observing the situation. He would follow anyone who walked by some 50 meters and then go back to the factory. He started eating some rotten fruit that had fallen from a tree and then he sat down to wait again. While we were both waiting for something to happen (the dog and myself) we made eye contact (and yes, it is possible to make eye contact with a dog). He wagged his tale and dared to try and cross the street. In spite of being a mutt, he’s still a puppy, so he didn’t even look before crossing the street (you’ll notice that Chilean mutts know to look both ways before crossing the street). He almost got hit by a car. *Just like his future puppy mother!
Sin perder el animo, espero un rato y lo intento denuevo, mismo resultado. Intento entrar a la fabrica de vuelta y el guardia lo echo a traves de la reja. Finalmente se aventuro en un ultimo intento por cruzar la calle. Como vi que estaba apunto de morir atropellado le grite ” Sale ctm! Sale, sale!” Peor, se quedo parado al medio de la calle. Por suerte el auto paro y le hizo el quite. Despues de eso con la Kyle pensamos, si lo dejamos aca, se muere, asi que lo echamos al auto y lo trajimos a la casa (despues de un par de horas de paseo en la maleta).
He didn’t get down, he just waited a while and then tried again — same end result. So he tried to go back in the factory and the guard kicked him back out through the fence again. Finally, he tried to cross the street one more time. This time I saw that he was about to get hit again so I yelled, “Get out of the way mother trucker, move, move!” Worse yet, he just came to a stop in the middle of the street. Luckily the car stopped and went around. After that, Kyle and I thought, if we leave him here, he dies. So we put him in the car and brought him home (after a few hours of driving around in our trunk).
Al dia siguiente lo llevamos al vet. Posible distemper, hay que observarlo para parvovirus, desnutrido y sus huesos no estan calcificando bien por lo que sus patitas le tiemblan si se apoya mucho tiempo en ellas.
We brought him to the vet the next day — possible distemper, we had to watch for parvovirus, he was malnourished and his bones hadn’t calcified so his little legs would shake if he stood up for much time on them.
Cuento corto, un par de vacunas, unos complejos vitaminicos, antipulgas, antiparasitario y pechuga de pollo los ultimos 5 dias — ahora esta mejor, aun en los huesos, pero juega y corretea por ahi, duerme a pata suelta y tiene animo hasta para intentar quitarle la comida a Papi.
To make a long story short, after a couple vaccinations, a few vitamins, flea removal, anti-parasite medicine and eating chicken breast for the last five days, he’s now doing much better. He’s still skin and bones, but he runs around and plays, sleeps like a baby and even has the energy to try and take Papi’s food from her.
Bueno, sin mas preambulo, les dejo unas fotos de Machasa.
So with no futher ado, I’ll leave you with some pictures of Machasa.
Papi’s MAD!
I already love him with all my little heart, but I know we really can’t keep another dog. Trying to figure out our crazy travel plans with one puppy is hard enough. So if anyone knows of a anyone wanting an adorable dog, please contact me. I would be so happy to see him go to a home that will love him and treat him right after his rough start in life.
February 9, 2010
Emily and Rodolfo are two of our best friends in the whole world. I think anyone who reads this blog regularly probably already knows that. Aside from the fact that she hired us to shoot her wedding, I am also a bridesmaid! Emily once said something along the lines, I can’t expect anyone to be as excited about my own wedding as I am. Ahem. If anyone comes even close to being as thrilled as the bride herself, I think it’s me. 
I absolutely cannot WAIT for March 6th to roll around!
Emily y Rodolfo son dos de nuestros mejores amigos en todo el mundo. Creo que cualquiera que lea este blog regularmente probablemente ya sabe eso. Aparte del hecho de que nos contrato para fotografiar su matrimonio, tambien soy una bridesmaid! Emily una ves dijo algo como esto: “No puedo esperar que nadie este tan emocionada por mi propia boda como yo” Ehh. Si alguien llega a estar lo cerca de emocionada que esta la novia, creo que soy yo:) No puedo esperar a que llegue el 6 de Marzo.
I loved photographing Emily and Rodolfo’s official engagement session. Obviously they’re ridiculously hot, but aside from that, they are also fun, natural models and have great style. Can I just say it one more time? Yes? Ahhhh, I am so excited for their wedding!!!
Me encanto fotografiar la sesion oficial de compromiso de Emily y Rodolfo. Obviamente son apuestos, pero aparte de eso, tambien son divertidos, modelos naturales y tienen un gran estilo. Puedo decirlo una ves mas? si? Ahh, esoty super emocionada por su boda!!!
Seba took this killer shot and I’m a tiny bit obsessed with it. It’s like Emily and Rodolfo just go to the park and sit around, looking hot, because you know, that’s what they do.
Seba tomo esta foto y estoy un poco obsesionada con ella. Es como si Emily y Rodolfo solo fueron al parque, flojeando, viendose bien, porque eso es lo que hacen.
Tilt shift always adds a little extra something to photos. Seba always rocks that lens. Well I occasionally do to, but I can’t rock it as hard as he can
Tilt Shift siempre agrega algo extra a las fotos. Seba siempre sacafotos increibles con ese lente. Ocasionalmente yo tambien, pero no tan bien como el 
See? I told you. Here they are just laying around being hot again.
Ven? Les dije. Aca estan flojeando y viendose bien denuevo
FAVE. Love, love, loooooooove both these sets of our take on see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. Emily and Rodolfo were perfect for this. I knew I could count on them to make it look non-cheesy and totally cool!
Favorita. Me encanta, me encanta este set de fotos de nuestra toma see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. Emily y Rodolfo fueron perfectos para esto. Sabia que podia contar con ellos para hacerlo ver no-cursi y totalmente bakan!
February 8, 2010
There are many wonderful perks to this job as a wedding photographer, but one of my absolute favorites things is that we have the opportunity to meet some really cool people. These are our first Aussie clients! We met up with Jackie and Andrew to do an engagement session for them. She’s also the woman behind the business that had the Amazon Cruise contest we won, so I felt pressure to do an extra good job on the photos.
Hay muchas ventajas en este trabajo de fotografo de matrimonios, pero una de mis favoritas es que tenemos la oportunidad de concer gente increible. Estos fueron nuestros primeros clientes Aussie! Nos juntamos con Jackie y Andrew para hacer una sesion de engagement con ellos. Ella es tambien la persona detras de la empresa que tiene el crucero al amazonas que nos ganamos, asi que sentia la presion de hacer un trabajo extra bueno con las foto
Seba and I really hit it off with Andrew and Jackie. Or maybe I should I hit it off with them because I’m pretty sure Seba said a grand total of two words. He’s always the quiet one during sessions but this time since we were all speaking English, and on top of that their accent from down under is harder for him to understand, he was extra shy. But when all was said and done we had a really good time taking some pretty pictures in Providencia! Actually, it was so fun, that afterward, I was actually sad — Jackie and Andrew are leaving to go back to Australia in just a few weeks and I wish we had met them two years ago when they first got here.
Seba y yo realmente nos llevamos bien con Anrew y Jackie. O quizas deberia decir que yo me lleve super bien con ellos prque estoy segura de que Seba dijo un gran total de 1 palabras. El siempre es el callado durante nuestras sesiones pero esta ves como estabamos todos hablando ingles, y encima de eso su acento es mas dificil para el de entender, estaba extra timido. Pero cunado todo estuvo dicho y hecho pasamos un buen momento tomando fotos en providencia!. De hecho, fue tan divertido que despues de eso yo estaba un poco triste por que Andrew y Jackie se iban para Australi en solo un par de semanas y desee haberlos conocido dos anos atras cuando llegaron aca por primera ves.
This sculpture is new — and by new I mean, I hadn’t seen it before, which isn’t saying anything. I haven’t been to the park in over a year. But I loved the metallic bars for photos, I could’ve shot the entire session there, it was so cool!
Esta escultura es nueva — y por nueva merefiero a que no la habia visto antes, lo que no significa nada. No he estado en el parque en 1 ano. Pero me encanta las barras metalicas para fotos, podria haber fotografiado la sesion entera ahi, era increible!
This is a definite favorite. Jackie and Andrew were super natural in front of the camera and they just look happy together in every shot. Not hard to photograph at all
Esta es una favorita. Jackie y Andrewfueron super naturales en frente de la camara y ellos se veian felices juntos en cada foto. Para nada dificil de fotografiar
The Dr. Seuss tree in the background is so cool!
El arbol en el fondo es increible!
Seba busted out the 17-40mm for this one to get the super wide shot from the inside of these yellow statue thingys. LOVE how it turned it!
Seba saco el 17-40mm para esta foto para tener mayor angulo desde el interior de las estatuas amarillas. Me encanta como resulto
We’ve been starting to use our 85mm lens more for sessions. Seba always uses it during wedding ceremonies to get nice and up close shots in the churches or wherever, but we rarely take it out of the camera bag during a session. However, we decided that it’s such a great lens, it needs to see more action. Case in point — 2 photos below that Seba also took. He’s my little 85mm Jedi master.
Hemos empezado a usar mas nuestro lente 85mm en las sesiones. Seba siempre lo usa durante ceremonias de matrimonios para sacar fotos de cerca en las iglesias, pero raramente lo sacamos del bolso de la camara durante una sesion. Sin embargo, decidimos que es un lente increible, y que necesita mas accion. Como ejemplo — 2 fotos que seba tomo. El es mi 85mm Jedi
Then I asked Seba if he minded climbing up this thing to grab this shot that I wanted. I’m wasn’t quite tall enough to get up there.
Despues le pedi a Seba si le importaba subirse a una escultura para sacar una foto que queria. No soy suficientemente alta para subirme ahi.
So while he was shooting that, I stole the 85mm and grabbed this. The lens is MAGIC, I swear. Look how beautiful and sharp Jackie and Andrew look while the background is pure gorgeous bokeh! If you’re a photographer reading this and you don’t have the 85mm, GET IT. It’s one of only 2 lenses we own that’s under 1k but it completely holds it’s own with our L lenses. This is my favorite, favorite FAVORITE!!! They look like models with the wind blowing in Jackie’s hair like that!
Asi que mientras el estaba fotografiando eso, le robe el 85mm y tome esta foto. El elnte es magico, lo juro. Miren lo bella y nitida que se ven Jackie y Andrew mientras que el fondo es un bokeh maravilloso! Si eres un fotografo leyendo esto y no tienes un 85mm, lo debes tener! Es uno de los 2 lentes que tenemos que cuesta menos de 1k pero esta a la par de nuestros lentes L. Esta es mi favorita, favorita, favorita! Se ven como modelos con el viento soplando en el pelo de Jackie!
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