Lau Lau Photography

Keola + Crystal Married!

2010-04-07T13:49:00.002-10:00

You may remember Keola and Crystal from their engagement shoot. Well, they gave me the honor of coming to shoot their wedding as well! It was a wonderful ceremony and reception, CONGRATULATIONS Keola and Crystal!

The event was planned to perfection by Say I Do by Karissa. I have worked with Karissa on several occasions and she is super awesome at planning events. The ceremony and reception were held at the Lam Estate in East Honolulu. Also a big Mahalo to my wife and father for assisting me and to Reese for being my second shooter all. day. long.

KG + Hannah Married!

2009-11-13T15:37:00.007-10:00

This AMAZING wedding was held on the island of Kaua`i at Tunnels beach. Awesome couple, awesome location, awesome party, awesome.

The planner, Angela Miranda, was super rad, if you're getting married on Kauai check her out here.

You've never heard a cooler harpist than Pumehana Davis Wadsworth. She was rockin' everything from the classics to Bob Marley. So. Cool.

They were married by the Honorable Judge Cliff Nakea.

Lighting and sound were done by ET Services and Kustom Sounds Kauai kept the party going in the dance tent. Great times had by all.

MAHALO AND CONGRATULATIONS to KG and Hannah!

Keola + Marcie Married!

2009-08-05T22:14:00.004-10:00

Keloa and Marcie got married back in April, and while their Kolohe Korner photos have been up for a while I am only now getting around to putting up some other pictures from their ridicuously awesome day. It. Was. Rad. Thanks Keloa and Marcie!

Location: Anela Gardens
Hair and Makeup: Teresa Kanekoa
Audio and Visual: Techniques Hawaii

Matt + Renate Kolohe Korner

2009-06-08T12:37:00.003-10:00

Renate is Noelle's cousin (super cool). Matt is simply awesomeness. We are so happy that they are married. They got married in New York last year but waited until Renate's brother got off his mission for our Church before they had a Hawaii reception. I was lucky enough to bring the Kolohe Korner to their party and have a super rockin time with their super rockin guests!

Cameron Senior Pics

2009-06-08T12:11:00.003-10:00

Another awesome senior! Congratulations to Cameron on all your accomplishments, many more to come I'm sure. Cameron wanted a little beach and a little forest so we shot this out at Sherwood's beach. That was my first time shooting there but I loved that spot. Thanks Cameron! And special thanks to Cameron's mom, Auntie Debi, for being my assistant for the shoot!

Aleks Senior Pics

2009-06-08T11:50:00.003-10:00

Taking Aleks' senior pictures made me feel really old :) It was one of those things where you see someone you've known since they were little graduating... you know the rest. Aleks is totally rad and he is going places. Starting with the Air Force Academy. From there... sky's the limit! Congrats Aleks!

Keola + Marcie Kolohe Korner

2009-04-30T09:19:00.005-10:00

Keola and Marcie were married on April 26th at Anela Gardens and it was AWESOME! I'll post some pics of the rest of the day sometime soon, but for now here's their Kolohe Korner. This group brought a heaping spoonful of radness into the Korner.

To see all their Kolohe Korner awesomeness click here.

Island Air Explorers - Kolohe Korner

2009-04-23T09:23:00.003-10:00

When Aloha Airlines ceased operations last April one of the many losses was their Explorers Youth Program. This program brings high school age students behind the scenes at an airline to be exposed to a variety of areas in aviation. Island Air stepped up to the plate and took over the Explorers Program.

Over the past 10 weeks Island Air employees (among others) volunteered their own time to show these kids all kinds of things that go on in an airline operation. Some example topics: flight attendants, pilots, dispatch, operations, maintenance, TSA, ATC, airport crash and rescue, and more... Sounds awesome huh? You can read the official description of the program here.

Last night was the graduation ceremony for the first class of Island Air Explorers, CONGRATULATIONS to all involved... This group ROCKED the Kolohe Korner!

Don't worry, this first pic is Island Air volunteers, not high school students...

One of the counselors, Lance (he's a Captain), had eye surgery on a Monday and was at Explorers on that Wednesday, eye patch and all. Needless to say the kids got a kick out of that one.

A HUGE mahalo goes out to everyone involved in this program. In my opinion it was a 110% success! If you are involved in the Explorers Program click here.

Kolohe Korner - Faith in God

2009-04-16T14:22:00.003-10:00

Noelle is the leader for this amazing group of girls at Church in a
program called Faith in God. It's a great program and this group of
girls is awesome. They had a special "appreciation" dinner where they
got to bring two guests of their choice for a nice meal, a short
program, and the Kolohe Korner. It was so much fun being there with
them and taking these pictures. Thanks, girls, for letting me come!

Keola + Crystal Engaged!

2009-04-08T17:28:00.003-10:00

I had no idea what to expect when meeting Keola and Crystal so you can
only imagine how stoked I was when I pulled up to our first location
(which got rained out) and met this super rad couple!

We drove all the way from Diamond Head out to Moanalua looking for
someplace dry enough to shoot and luckily we had just enough time to
get some shots that I really love before it started raining there too.

These two are seriously awesome. And as a side note if you ever need a
massage Crystal is ridiculously awesome at it. She is a licensed
massage therapist and her deals are fantastic. I got Noelle a massage
from her and she can't stop raving about it. So if you are in need of
a massage drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with Crystal. Trust
me, you won't regret it.

La'e

2009-04-08T17:17:00.003-10:00

La'e is graduating this year... Go La'e! This shoot meant so much to
me. La'e's older brother Earl was like a father in my life, bringing
me up through the Young Men's program in our Church. His life lessons
will always be with me.

We did this shoot at the Hawaii Nature Center where Earl lived up
until he passed away. We all miss him greatly but he lives on in great
people like La'e as well as in the many lives he touched.

Thank you for letting me take your senior pictures, La'e.

Vincent Family

2009-04-08T17:03:00.002-10:00

Congrats to Hanale and Erika on their new baby Nale! Nale is actually
Henry. But not just Henry, Henry the Fourth. How awesome is that?!
That's right, all four of those handsome gents up above are Henrys!

Anyways, I was super honored that Hanale called me to take his family
pics while everyone was in town. What an honor. Thanks you guys!

Nakada Keikis

2009-03-18T13:07:00.002-10:00

Meet the Nakada kids. These girls are so awesome. Lots of fun and
super beautiful!

Keola + Marcie Engaged

2009-02-27T22:23:00.003-10:00

Marcie is a LONG time friend of Noelle's, and therefore of mine too.
We've been hanging out since the high school days. Keola is a police
officer and we think he's awesome. We couldn't be happier to see these
two get married in April! Congrats guys!

Myles

2009-02-27T16:35:00.005-10:00

Myles is one multi-talented guy. I was hired to take headshots of him
for a press release by our friend Cliff at KilaKila Employer Services.
Since Cliff only needed a few shots and my package includes 10 images
we took the opportunity to do some shots for Myles' business too, Myles
Dias Fitness. You should check this guy out if you can use a trainer
or if you have employees.

Kenzi is Here!

2009-02-27T16:30:00.004-10:00

You may remember Gregg and Kylee from their maternity shoot. Well...
Kenzi is here! Congrats guys! We didn't get a chance to do a proper
photoshoot, but I did snap a few shots when I went over to meet her. She is BEAUTIFUL!

AJ + Allison Save the Date

2009-02-27T16:25:00.004-10:00

Congrats go out to AJ and Allison on their upcoming marriage. It was a
great pleasure to shoot them. They suggested Spitting Caves as a
location and having never been my only possible response was "Sure!" :)
Turned out to be an awesome spot in every way. I had a blast dragging
my stuff up and down those rocks... even the parts where I sent my
stuff tumbling :)

All Stars Hawaii

2009-02-27T16:17:00.003-10:00

I had the great pleasure of taking some pictures of the inventory over
at All Stars Hawaii Surfboard Rentals for Jorge's website. If you ever
need to rent a board in Hawaii Jorge is your man. He only rents out
the sickest boards, his prices are awesome, and he's honest and
reliable. Go check out his website here.

The Nakatsu's

2009-02-25T21:20:00.002-10:00

What a super family. You should see how well this gang works together.
I was a bit nervous to work with a group this size with that age
spread but my fears proved to be WAY unfounded... We even managed to
sneak in some quick senior portraits for Kyrie, she's graduating from
Kamehameha this year. Congrats! Thank you Nakatsu Ohana!

Sunset

2009-01-16T14:52:00.004-10:00

This was the sunset as we walked back to the car after Gregg and Kylee's shoot.

Gregg and Kylee +

2009-01-16T14:11:00.002-10:00

Gregg has been a long time friend, a very good long time friend, best
man at my wedding long time friend. I was still stoked that He and
Kylee were brave enough to be my very first maternity shoot. Could a
photographer ask for anything more than a super beautiful, super rad
couple to try out maternity shots on? I dare say not.

Kristen

2009-01-16T13:41:00.003-10:00

The Amazing Kristen was home for Christmas so we ran out as the sun
faded one overcast evening and snapped some shots. This is how Kristen looks straight from the beach! We didn't even have a chance to let her shower off. She's awesome!

Kajiyama Ohana

2009-01-16T13:36:00.002-10:00

Nicole and Jen are twins who went to law school with Noelle. Nicole just got married
to Matt and came home to Hawaii to honeymoon. Jen and Lance were in
Hawaii with their angel for Christmas. It's been awhile since the
twins were together here. All of this equals the perfect chance to get
together and take some pictures! Thanks for picking me guys!

Johnson Ohana

2009-01-16T13:28:00.003-10:00

Even though Brigham was WAY ready for a nap (he fell asleep walking
back to the car) he was still super cool and fun to shoot. This family
rocks. We had a beautiful evening in Laie. Thanks!

Karisa and Reyna

2009-01-16T13:20:00.003-10:00

Karisa and Reyna are local girls who bring the awesome all the time... We met down at Diamond Head and the wind was howling! These two just kept on rocking on and we got some nice shots. Thanks!

Also, Karisa has followed her dreams and launched her very own event planning service called Say I Do by Karisa. If you have an event (i.e. a wedding) coming up you need to do yourself a favor and contact Karisa because she is EXTREMELY capable in this arena plus she's just awesome to work with.

Scheiblich Ohana

2009-01-16T13:16:00.002-10:00

This totally rad family hasn't had pictures taken together in over
four years! Thanks for giving me that chance guys! Glad to have you
here in Hawaii now!

Alyssa

2009-01-16T13:01:00.003-10:00

I had the great pleasure of taking senior portraits for the lovely
Alyssa. Congrats senior!

My kids...

2009-01-16T12:56:00.002-10:00

Here's a couple of photos of my little guys that we just snapped at
random the other day...

Brayden and Bryce

2009-01-16T12:51:00.003-10:00

I love these kids and I love this family! You've never met a more thoughtful, generous, true bunch of people!

Matsusaka Family

2008-12-23T00:50:00.003-10:00

Another amazing family. I'll never forget seeing Brian in a bodybuilder competition when I was a kid. My neighbor who came with us was flexing in the mirror for weeks afterwards!

Ka`aihue Ohana

2008-12-19T00:03:00.002-10:00

Fantastic family!

Akira + Julie

2008-12-03T17:11:00.002-10:00

Congrats to the newlyweds! Thanks for letting me run you guys all
around the treacherous terrain. I had a blast. Welcome home!

Maya

2008-12-02T09:09:00.002-10:00

These are a couple of photos from when Matt, Marie, Kai, and Maya were
here back in November...

The Chongs

2008-12-01T19:57:00.001-10:00

Jorge may be a little camera shy but he and his family looked awesome
for these shots!

Noelle

2008-12-01T19:56:00.004-10:00

Noelle had her hair and makeup done by the very talented Teresa
Kanekoa so we took a few pictures. The first four are of her haircut and makeup while
the last four serve as "before" shots.

If you would like to get ahold of Teresa feel free to contact me and
I'll pass her information on to you.

The Tupolas

2008-12-01T19:53:00.001-10:00

Another beuatiful family!

Holmes Family

2008-12-01T18:38:00.001-10:00

A blustery day at Sandys... Thanks for playing guys!

Tomas Family

2008-12-01T15:34:00.001-10:00

Gina and Charles were brave enough to be my first clients. Thanks guys!

Beka and Bill

2008-12-01T15:33:00.001-10:00

These pics are of our good friends Beka and Bill. They always take
super good care of us up in Sacramento, and housed us for the wedding
of Jared and Sarah from the last post.

Also, Beka designed my SUPER AWESOME logo. She's super talented and
you should check out her site at http://paixaodesigns.blogspot.com/

Woodward Airlines

2008-12-01T15:29:00.000-10:00

These pictures are from my super good friend's wedding back in
October. It was awesome being there and seeing Jared tie the knot
creating Woodward Airlines... CONGRATS JARED AND SARAH!!!

Jens, Rachelle, and Luke

2008-12-01T14:47:00.000-10:00

You guys are awesome!

What people are saying...

2007-11-13T13:00:00.003-10:00

Here's a collection of thank you cards I have received. The real thank you belongs to all the people who have let me shoot them! Thanks!

Via email...

Hey David!

LOVE the pictures. After all the fussiness throughout the shoot, I didn't think you got ONE good shot...but, you got so many GREAT ones. We're really happy with them. You have a fantastic eye for picture taking and you captured the innocence, emotions, and love in Jada. You really are awesome if you could get all those pictures out of those 2 hours. I really thought we only got her to smile once, and was so frustrated after the session. When we looked at the proofs on the website, Alvin and I were both SO HAPPY with them and pleasantly surprised. I like the ones that were up close of her face too, even the cyring ones were cute. AND, the BEST part was viewing the one family shot where Jada is looking at the camera to find that Alvin's not blinking after all...when he smiles really big his eyes are very small ;). So, I'm definitely using that picture for our Christmas photo card. Yay! Not to mention I'll be printing some of Jada for Christmas gifts for our parents and grandparents.

Thank you so much for your time and your talent!!!

We hope to see you again in 3 months :). I see Tiff on Tuesday for a haircut, can't wait to tell her all about the pictures. I already told her how Jada couldn't have been more fussy and how she only smiled once...she'll be surprised to find out how great they turned out.

Thanks again for everything,

Elisa