Slideshows Back up!

Hey All,

I've fixed the issues with my domain provider, so the slideshows should be back up and running. I'm sorry for the time it was down, please email me at alexcanadaphotography@gmail.com with any questions! thank you for your patience.

Alex

Goings on

It seems like ages since I last blogged something. So I thought I would do SOMETHING tonight.

If you've visited this site lately, you've noticed some "technical difficulties" with the slideshows. I'll get those up and running again soon, especially for those that view some certain slideshows often.

Well onto something current, tomorrow is Andrea's 18th Debutante party and I had the privilege to shoot some pre-party pictures. Here's one for you below, looking forward to a fun evening, and.. Happy Birthday!

Video of Arnel Pineda Concert in Reno

Just a glimpse, can't wait until he comes back with Journey.



A couple of other smaller videos.

Arnel Pineda

Earlier this evening, we saw Arnel Pineda in concert at the Peppermill Resort and Casino in Reno. I was really looking forward to seeing him because he is now the lead singer of one of my all time favorite bands, Journey. Although I was hoping he would sing some Journey songs, I expected that he wouldn't be allowed, since this was his own concert and Journey wasn't with him tonight.
As expected, he didn't get to sing any Journey songs, but he still gave an excellent performance and the crowd had a wonderful time.

But before I post some pictures you have to watch this video on how Arnel was chosen to be the lead singer for Journey, what an awesome inspiring story, rags to riches. Check it out.



Here are some of my favorite pictures.







You know what was really funny, here I am taking pictures near the front of the stage and mobs of people around me, I didn't even notice that Arnel had decided to get up close and personal.

New Business Phone 916-259-3017

Ahhh I finally have a new business line. Feel free to call me at 916-259-3017 for any Photography needs.

Raimund Liam and Rafaele Ethan Dano

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to photograph my good friend Reynald's new twin baby boys as they were Baptized. I have to tell you, these are the most well behaved babies I have ever seen!! Not only are they quite adorable and handsome, but they are such good babies, they never cry!! they just take it all in and go with the flow.

Thanks for having me there Rey and Alissa, you are truly blessed. Check out the slideshow.

Happy Birthday Cherae!

A couple of weeks ago, I shot an amazing 18th Birthday Party for Cherae Bagnol. As a Photographer one of the perks of being on the sideline observing is you get to see the interactions and gestures during the party. All I can say is that with the amount of love and support Cherae received this evening, I have no doubt that she will be very successful in life in whatever she decides to do. Happy Birthday Cherae!

Facebook, blogger, Facebook, blogger...

Ok, so I'm going a little crazy here, I've had some success tonight, but didn't completely accomplish what I wanted. Never the less, you'll see a couple of changes to my page, specifically 3 things but I may only keep 2. Here are the 3:

1. On the bottom of each post going forward, there is a share link for Facebook, so that you can share the post to your Facebook page. This is really good for those that are really good looking and end up on my blog :)

2, 3. The other 2 things are on the right column of this page, they are another share link (this one I am thinking of removing) and a link to my Photography page on Facebook.

I saw another photographer who had his Facebook streaming to his page, so that whenever there was an update to his Facebook, it would automatically show on his blog. This is the one thing I wanted to accomplish but couldn't figure it out.

On the other hand, I figured out how to link this blog to my personal and Photography Facebook pages. So now from my Facebook page (personal or photography), you can also see any posting on this blog. From my personal page, just click on the blogcast tab from my profile page.




From my Photography fan page, it will automatically post directly to the wall, as you will see below.



Well, I think I've done enough for tonight. But wait, I can't end this post without a picture. Congratulations to Sophia Villaflor, after being baptized last weekend. More pictures to follow, along with other pictures from her cousin's baptism Jay Carlos.

Latest Update

Sorry folks, it has been a while since I've blogged, but I haven't forgotten. Here are a few quick updates on what I've been doing lately.

Our godson, Jay Carlos was baptized last month, congratulations!




Our son Andrew started Baseball.





We went to San Francisco a couple of times, and I really like this picture of Fe Lyn.







And we took some Senior PIctures for Andrea, lots of fun.

Gabe and Cherryl's Baby Shower

Our nephew and niece are expecting their new baby girl in the next few weeks, so Fe Lyn decided it was time to throw them a baby shower. We headed to Mimi's cafe just down the street for some good food, and fun with the family.

I'm excited for them, it is their 2nd child. They hope to grow a baseball team, just kidding. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Baby Shower below. Enjoy.

Merry Christmas!

Hey Everyone,

Merry Christmas to all my dear family, friends and customers. May your holiday be blessed by the Good Lord and your tummies full of holiday food :) God Bless you all, be safe and be Merry!

Tuazon Family

After we moved to Sacramento, there has been one very important constant in our adjustment to the area. The Tuazon family has been very supportive of us, always asking us if we are ok, helping out whenever needed. They have really helped us cope with the adjustment of moving to Roseville.

When they asked us to photograph their family for Christmas, I was honored to have the opportunity. Thank you Tuazon family, you are the best!

Dano Family

When my doubles partner and good friend Reynald called to ask if I could photograph his family, I felt honored that he would ask me to take pictures of his family for the Holiday Season. Reynald and his wife Alissa just had twins!

Thank you for inviting us in to your home and allowing us to share this moment with you. Here are some of my favorite pictures.

Below are new twins, Raimund and Rafaele.



I love this picture of the entire family, such a happy moment. The twins' brother Reinhardt decided to join in.



Christmas Family Photo.



Reynald and Alissa

Let's not Forget

I came across this on cnn.com today, it reminded me that we need not forget our son and daughters out there.

Thanksgiving

Maybe it was the slice of turkey, or the 4 slices of ham (1 for me, 1 from my wife, and 2 from my daughter), or the pansit, or the other 5 or so dishes I ate during Thanksgiving Dinner. Whatever it was, it was obviously painful that I ate way too much, the picture below is evidence of this crime. Ugh.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hey Everyone, where ever you are, I wish you a very very Happy Thanksgiving from myself and my family. There is much to be thankful for:

1. I thank God that he is in our lives every single second of the day.

2. I am thankful for my family who I love with everything I have.

3. I am thankful that our sons and daughters volunteer their time and life to protect our freedom, God bless them.

4. I am thankful that my wife has very stable profession while I struggle to get back on my feet having been hit by the layoff.

5. I am thankful that we have two wonderful children who are healthy, loving and a joy to be around.

6. I am thankful that my family across the world is in relatively healthy condition and are living their life to the fullest.

7. I am thankful for my friends who have stood by us no matter how silly we get in matters of life and friendship.

8. I am thankful for Lebron James who is giving Cleveland Sports the only hope for a Championship they've had in decades.

9. I am thankful for those mentors in my life who have inspired and molded me to who I am today.

10. I am thankful for my parents and ancestors.

I don't have a photo for a day, but I found this funny video on Youtube, check it out. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol

I just finished Dan Brown's latest book the Lost Symbol. You may recognize him as the author of the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, movies that were recently created from his novels.

In this book, the Lost Symbol, the main character Robert Langdon is again thrust into an adventure to uncover the secret location of some lost treasure that is kept secret by the Masons, a secret society of well known individuals in world history.

What was different about this novel, as compared to the previous ones, is that it is formatted similarly to James Patterson books, where the chapters are very short (some less than a page long), but are numerous and the endings always lead you to the next chapter.

The other notable is that the entire book took place in less than 24 hours. It was thrilling and yet a little disappointing at the end for me. Only because Dan Brown continues to insult the Catholic religion attempting to now persuade you to think the Bible has a hidden meaning or secret and that God, our Lord that the Bible refers to is not some entity almighty that created the world, but a power within all of us.

Having said that, if I had to compare his novels, I still enjoyed Angels and Demons the best. But after reading his last few chapters in the book basically admonishing everything we have come to believe in as Catholics, I really doubt I will purchase another Dan Brown novel. He could have written these books without desecrating what Catholics believe in and still be a terrific novel.

A special thanks to Father Elmo who gave me this book during his stay with us.

A Photo a Day

Sometimes you get side tracked, distracted, confused, or perhaps you sometimes just forget. This blog is suppose to be about what is going on with me, my photography and my family. While some of my recent postings had some of those topics involved, it hasn't been consistent. So I thought and reflected and think it's time to challenge myself a little.

So the challenge to myself from today until the end of the year, is to put up a Photo a day on this blog. No guarantees! But I will try my best. I have lots of Photos I have taken in the past few weeks/months, but have not blogged any of them unfortunately. So I start today, until the end of the year, a photo a day.

What are these group of people doing in this picture below?



Well of course, watching the Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto fight on HBO over our cousins house. If you didn't get a chance to watch it, you should find a way to! It was an amazing fight, I thought Cotto could be the one who would finally challenge Pacquiao, but in the end he went down just like the others. Here's the last few minutes of the fight.



So my kids are into Club Penguin. It's an online, real time place where your children can safely interact with each other through Penguins. There are parental controls which you help you choose your comfortable level for your child, through how they interact or what they can do on the website. It's a lot of fun for the children, and they get to interact with their friends from San Diego where it is too far to see them in person.

Well, our children had this idea that we should do with Club Penguin like we did with Flat Stanley. Everywhere we go, we can take a picture of the Penguin to show where all the places they have been. If you go on the Club Penguin site, there are alot of people who took pictures of their Penguins from all over the world, from the Eiffel Tower, to Big Ben, to the White House, and other historic locations. So we decided to do that today, but on a much smaller scale, a tennis court, aren't they cute? :)



So Andrew has this school project. To do a paper on something that can contribute to our city/society/well being. The topic he chose was recycling. He decided to save all of the plastic bottles we use and turn them into a recycling plant. We will then use the money we get from it and donate it to the Red Cross to help others in need. He will write about his experience and why he chose this endeavor. Today we turned in approximately 4 garbage bags full of water bottles.




Well, that's it for now, a Photo a Day. That is my promise to you.

Tuesday's Topics

Hi All, it's been a while since I've blogged. Fe Lyn, my tireless worker of a wife worked 16 hours last night, so while she's getting her beauty rest, I thought I would blog something.

First and foremost, our son Andrew had a successful surgery last week as his tonsils were removed. He is out of school for a week, and is enjoying every minute of it. Things went really smooth, Fe Lyn and I were a little worried as expected before the surgery, but were very relieved to hear the Doctor afterwards telling us that everything went fine. Thank God!

Fe Lyn and I saw a couple of movies this week. First one was My Sisters Keeper with Cameron Diaz. It's a heart warming family story about one sister who has Lukemia, and another sister who was a test tube baby so that she can donate parts (blood, bone marrow, kidney, other things) to keep her big sister alive. The little sister ends up suing her parents so that she can refuse to undergo further donations of her parts to her sister. Cameron Diaz played her part perfect as the Mother who refused to give up her fight to save her daughter.



The other movie we saw was Paranormal Activity. We watched this one after the kids went to sleep, and boy was that the right decision. While it wasn't scary all the times, it reminds you so much of your home, especially because it was based in San Diego where we use to live. The house was somewhat similar to ours. Definitely a movie you would want to watch on DVD when it comes out and it might even be worth watching while still in the theatres. The movie is about a couple who fight a demonic haunting in their house. The female has experienced this haunting since she was 8 years old, but now the demon who is haunting her is getting stronger, actually being able to physically move/touch things as well as possess. Check out the trailer and give it a go when it comes out on DVD.



I hope you all have a great rest of the week!!

Fall Foilage

I'm feeling a bit under the weather, the change of seasons will do that to you. Just a quick post before I go off to bed and sleep for the next 12 hours. Fe Lyn and I took my mother in law to Lake Tahoe today, and I was specifically looking for Fall Foilage, beautiful colors. Check out this photo below that Fe Lyn took while we were driving, aren't the colors awesome. Good Night!