fani j. foto

eliza and her new dress

2011-09-09T01:07:00.000-10:00

the title says it all... because really, new dresses rock!

b . a . b . y .

2011-08-23T21:05:00.004-10:00

this is enoch. he is adorable. lovable. and beautiful. and i like him most of all because he didn't pee on my comforter.

rod & tan

2011-04-12T12:20:00.000-10:00

happy... that would sum up these lovely people in one word.

dear world, meet the rasmussens.

in one word: awesomecreativefuncanadians

2010-12-20T12:21:00.000-10:00

hello world. meet the wynes-takahashi family.

mom and dad are both musicians. daughter and son are both incredibly spunky. i just love 'em all!

my extended ohana

2010-12-03T20:17:00.000-10:00

you know how every once in a while someone comes along that just makes you really happy. you adore them. they make your smile broader. your step lighter. your heart fuller. your life better.

for me, she is one of those someones...

and her husband is pretty awesome too.
we took a waytooearlyinthemorning...especiallyforspringterm psych class together
and the four of us stayed up way too late playing on-line word scrambling somethingorother games.
go team castecheldan!

i was about to pop with my first born.
they were about to leave the island.

meet the larsens... you'll love 'em!

when you say "i do"

2010-11-14T20:54:00.002-10:00

before:

seek and bree

after:

mr. and mrs. hannemann

congratulations... y'all are some beautiful people!

fresh from heaven

2010-11-01T15:12:00.002-10:00

i think babies are delicious. their feathery softness, their yummy smell, the way their little fingers curl up around your pinky... it's just all so delicious.

meet baby blake.

the newest addition of deliciousness in the siufanua family.

ho, ho, ho

2010-10-20T21:00:00.005-10:00

it's CHRISTMAS SPECIAL time !

mini-shoots starting saturday nov. 6

what do you pay?

$50

what do you get?

1/2 hr. all alone with me and my shutter

high res image disc with 20ish images

plus a copyright release

comment below

email me at fanijfoto{at}gmail{dot}com

text me - call me 808.542.1571

FB me.

tweet me.

nov. 6

7:30 booked

8:00 BOOKED

8:30 BOOKED

9:00

9:30 bookED

nov. 13

7:30

8:00 booked

8:30 boOkED

9:00 BOOKED

9:30 BOOKED

nov. 20

7:30

8:00

8:30

9:00

9:30

dec. 4

7:30

8:00

8:30

9:00

9:30

*i'll do my bestest to keep this updated as spots fill up.

sunshine and sundresses.

2010-10-13T20:39:00.001-10:00

a beautiful, lovely, perfect morning together is what we had.
meet the matsons from arizona, vacationing here on oahu.

we had quite the adventure trying to get together.

i was camping.
do you take your phone camping?
i should take my phone camping.

and keep it charged.

that would've helped a lot.

contrary to what you might think, you can in fact get lost,

turned around

headed the wrong direction

driving around in circles forever...

on this little island.

but she found me.

and we liked each other from the start.

and then they flew home the very next day.

hockey, dill pickle chips, & the jefferies

2010-08-31T08:07:00.000-10:00

i like canada. i spent my 19th birthday in canada... well, barely. niagara falls. that counts though, right? i know my share of canadians and i adore them all. what is it with canadians? at least the ones i know... they're creative, stylish, funny, easy going...

and i like barenaked ladies too. the band, of course. and isn't coldplay from canada?

the jefferies. they're canadians. and i adore them too. they had themselves a glorious, kid-free vacation here in hawaii this summer, and i had the pleasure of following them around for an afternoon doing my click click thing here and there.

wedding bells

2010-07-08T07:51:00.005-10:00

do you remember your wedding day?

mine was a friday in may in salt lake city.

it was perfect. the morning air was crisp and i was glad i'd gone for a long-sleeved dress.

the flowers... they were stunning!

it was ideal. picturesque.

it was our day.

lulu and leigh just had their day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

2010-07-02T13:45:00.000-10:00

this month i turn 28

and 28 is my favorite number

so i figure i'll milk it for all it's worth

the first 2 people to comment on this post

AND spread the word about this awesome deal (tweet, FB, blog post, etc., and leave me a link)

get a $28 foto session*

the next 8 people (so yes, this is 10 people total) to comment

AND spread the word about this awesome deal (tweet, FB, blog post, etc., and leave me a link)

get a $50 foto session*

on your mark, get set,

GO!!

SMALL PRINT *must be redeemed on the great island of oahu before july 31, 2010

includes 1/2 hr. session and a disc with a dozen or so high res. pics

from laie to hale'iwa

2010-05-26T13:40:00.005-10:00

have you been to oahu?

it's a nice little place. to me it's a dr. jekyll and mr. hyde of sorts. well, except dr. jekyll isn't evil and sinister. or was it mr. hyde that was evil and sinister?? it's been a while since high school lit. class.

where was i? oh yes, oahu. so the north end of oahu, cleverly named north shore, is country. like rooster-crowing-at-the-crack-of-dawn country (and all other times of the day, for that matter). everyone owns a dog. there's one road, and maybe 5 stoplights... ok i'm exaggerating. there are 2 stoplights.

and then there's town: honolulu. waikiki. street performers. night life. clubs. concerts. shows. bling bling.

oahu is town and country.

i live in the country. i love the country. and for two days the bobiks and i explored the country portion, from the quaint college town of laie to the historic surfer town of hale'iwa. we stopped at all the spots that were near and dear to the hearts... and stomachs. (ted's, hukilau, hale'iwa eats, kava roots, cholo's... is your mouth watering??)

they even treated me to my first ever burger from ted's. i only loved him for his carrot cake and chocolate haupia pie. now our relationship is even stronger, ted and i.

and for the bobiks, here's your adieu to oahu...

by the way, the miracle of the day is me narrowing this down to less than 5 dozen shots to show y'all.

no, really.

upgrade

2010-05-04T08:17:00.005-10:00

guess what?!?!!

oh gosh, you'll never guess. i mean, how would you know??

this THURSDAY is our 5th ANNIVERSARY

("our" being mine and my man-half, of course.)

it's the first big one, you know what i mean!?!

and saturday, last saturday, like may 1st saturday

when i walked in the door from a shoot

case (my man-half) said,

"you want your present now???"

cause, you see, we're really not good at the whole

S U R P R I S E !!

thing.

(it's a miracle that we wait 'til the 25th for Christmas.)

so i said no.

he said yes.

i said maybe.

he said yes.

and next thing i knew i was holding a new camera!

complete shocker. i was just hoping for a watch.

for the boys

2010-04-13T14:03:00.006-10:00

it's coming.

may 9.

and let me let you in on a little secret, dear men:

mother's day is important.

we want to be pampered. we want the day off. we want dishes done. meals cooked. faces wiped. laundry folded. children sleeping.

all without lifting a single manicured nail.

and we want a little something from you to us that says, "gee thanks, hon. you really do a lot around here."

so might i make a suggestion?

some pictures of the kids.

some pictures of you.

'cause the truth is, your faces make us happy.

so here's the nitty gritty:

1/2 hr. session just you and the kiddos

CD for prints

all for $75

and i'll do express edits for no extra charge so you can have the prints ready for that special day.

only available 5 days: april 15, 20,22,27, and 29.

so book now!

i promise, she'll love you for it!

hi, i'm back.

2010-03-23T15:33:00.004-10:00

so, guess what.

I CAN WALK!!!!

there she is...

the right one.

healthy and happy.

standing right next to our brand-spanking new concrete pad.

so line on up for some fotos!

i'm back in business!

i guess i should have mentioned...

2010-03-04T13:51:00.003-10:00

i just assume that people that follow my fotos follow my regular blog as well.

well, we all know where assuming gets us... right?

yada yada, right before the new year i fractured my lateral malleolus (read: ankle) and tore a bunch of stuff, tendons, ligaments, etc. that are necessary for walking.

who'd have thunk?

so, the fotographing is on hold for a bit. i did a session in early feb. and it was... let's just say difficult. i'm a physical type of fotographer, running around, climbing trees. crawling on the grounds, and the broken footed walking-boot situation just doesn't work.

so . . .

i'll be back a.s.a.p.

OOOOOOOOOklahoma

2010-02-20T14:22:00.005-10:00

meet the Bobiks!

for christmas mrs. bobik surprised mr. bobik with a hawaiian vacation.

(seriously, can you imagine unwrapping that gift!)

so they flew alltheway from oklahoma and spent a week at turtle bay.

i've gotta say this was definitely one of THE funnest (most fun...) shoots EVER.

these people are hilarious!

and that ultra-cool necklace thing she's wearing:

she made it!

thanks for an AWESOME afternoon!

and alOOOOOha!

the laie 5

2010-01-21T14:12:00.004-10:00

these girls have been friends since elementary school, and we had a blast together!

hearts, chocolates, and roses

2010-01-18T11:07:00.008-10:00

yes yes, it's that time of year.

love time.

valentine's time.

so i was thinking why not do some short sugar shoots with you and your hunny! yep, that's right.

short.sugar.shoots.

you might be wondering what a short sugar shoot is since i just made it up a few minutes ago.

it's you, and your sugar.

for 1/2 hr.

for $50

leaving with a CD of your faces

when? february.

the entire love-month of february.

thanks yan for

1) the idea. 2) sharing the idea.

baby b's Bday

2010-01-17T11:39:00.002-10:00

(so this is e x a c t l y the same as the post on my fam blog, so be warned if you're a fan of both... total redundancy here.)

today was baby b's 1st birthday party!! it.was.adorable!

she is adorable...

i made this little bag for baby b. now if i was a well-seasoned sewer, i wouldn't be tooting my little horn here about this bag. but seeing as how it's the second or third thing i've ever ever made, i will toot away. i figured now that she's one she needs a bag. i mean, what one year old female doesn't need a little something for all of her accessories...

her b party was awesome, with adorable decor,

and delicious cupcakes,

which gwen waited {semi} patiently for, with arms {semi} crossed

there were many a fabulous friend in attendance...

and a beehive pinata filled with yummies!!

all to celebrate b's first year of life on earth.

happy 1st bday b!

brewer

2010-01-02T13:46:00.005-10:00

we used to live with these people.

one of those awkward, one-of-a-kind hawaii living situations where 5 married couples live in one house... no joke.

and now the pacific separates us, but we're still tight like spandex. and now they have a lovely little addition!

meet: the brewers

siufanua

2009-12-22T20:57:00.005-10:00

rocky and kawukitukelani, but you can just call her tanya (inside joke. but really, it's tanya.)

beautiful people...

2009-12-17T20:27:00.004-10:00

meet the hannemanns.

i seriously had a blast on this shoot!! and i gotta say, i love the white and gray ensemble the mrs. put together.

enjoy!

ps. aren't ya just a tad jealous that we're basking in the sun in december??

just a little...

the hitz

2009-12-16T13:08:00.004-10:00

another beautiful foto shoot at kakela beach park...

i was gaga over baby hitz, with her blue eyes and blonde curls. she reminded me a bit of another little someone i know, waiting for me at home...

hawaiian holidays

2009-12-14T11:13:00.006-10:00

meet the davison family.

"say cheese!!"

2009-12-12T09:18:00.002-10:00

the hundleys.

baby hundley had some serious game face. we pretty much pulled out all the stops trying to crack a smile...

obviously we finally won.

the taylors

2009-12-10T21:42:00.003-10:00

folks, we had a blast! the waves were ginormous at ke'iki beach and crazy people were out body boarding getting tossed into the shoreline.

this sporty little family was so perfect and fun to spend an afternoon with... enjoy!

meet the lopez fam

2009-12-10T09:41:00.001-10:00

this was a mini-shoot i did for a friend of mine, Jenn. i'd always wanted to try this location... it's a little tourist-trap type store here in hau'ula. it's definitely a place i want to shoot again!

the sisterhood of the travelling pearls

2009-12-08T21:16:00.005-10:00

so there's a slight possibility (like sumo wrestler "slight") that we had to hop a fence to get to one of the locations for this shoot. there's another, related, slight possibility that i was wearing yoga pants that are almost 4 years old (read: really threadbare cotton) that caught on the fence and ripped knee to ankle. bummer, yah, but better than a knee to hip rip, don't ya think?

just take note how the fence doesn 't have a top bar... when's the last time you tried to hop a topless fence?? let me tell ya... don't.

meet the E bldg. girls: angie, hillary, kim, melissa, and shanae. they live in Temple View Apartments (AKA BYU-H married housing), and they're tight like spandex in the 80s.

i would tell you about how fun the shoot was, and how it was CRAZY windy, and how it's a miracle to get five, grown, laughing women to all look at the camera at the same time, but you know what they say... a picture says a thousand words.

a little taste of polynesia's beauty

2009-12-07T13:07:00.008-10:00

ok, so neither of them are actually from polynesia...

he's from utah. she's from hawaii.

meet the malupo's.

i gotta say i loved, Loved, LOVED hanging out with this family!! their girls are adorable. bo and tala's relationship is adorable. they are all just a blast to be around!

oh, and it was a tad windy... like mary-poppins-flying-off-with-her-umbrella windy.

i've gotta just say a little something about this shot. so i was getting a close-up of bo, obviously, then i said, "you're done!" and he looked up at his family who were waiting at the top of the hill behind us. that's when i snapped this beauty... that look of fulfillment, joy, love, contentment, satisfaction - so priceless. so beautiful!

hyde and seek.

2009-12-05T21:27:00.001-10:00

the hydes:

matthew, not matt, and jessica. just 'jess' is fine.

she's in school. he's working.

they're awesome with kids (like the 2 of mine which just might have been tagging along on the shoot... okay, so they were.) and can rock a movie marathon with the best of 'em.

i was so pumped for this shoot!! we were granted access to the abandoned sugar mills at kualoa ranch through the laie photo club. and it had just rained, so it was fresh and clean and gorgeous!

frantz. like the country.

2009-12-02T22:11:00.003-10:00

i've gotta say i love these people. sarah is so easy-going and spontaneous, and such an amazing mother! ezra is a musician extraordinaire, and is a member of the band all the apparatus.

i think they should be renamed "the family with the amazing eyes". all of 'em... gorgeous peepers!

meet the andersons

2009-11-25T20:55:00.007-10:00

ckaz (that's see-kaz) and jamie.

it was way fun getting to know these wonderful, gorgeous people! they even gave me an almond snickers and banana lumpia, so basically we're bff.

jett blue

2009-11-25T13:42:00.006-10:00

the first time i met baby jett i fell in love.

seriously, that red hair! and his adorable smile...

baby jett's dad is in basic training and in less than 3 weeks they'll be back together again.

until then, i hope this can hold papa jett over.

we'll miss y'all.

young love: sneak peek

2009-11-24T12:28:00.002-10:00

sports and music

2009-11-23T14:12:00.003-10:00

meet echo. she's an uber good pitcher... fast-pitch softball.

and sewer.

and baker.

and singer.

and friend.

meet mark. he's an uber good musician... heard of upstanding youth? yah, that's him.

when you put them together you get the allreds.

baby jett: sneak peak

2009-11-20T23:20:00.001-10:00

yes, he really is that adorable.

just a taste of some people i A D O R E

2009-11-18T13:09:00.005-10:00

more coming soon ...

so you think your family's cute...

2009-11-17T12:25:00.011-10:00

so do i.

and so does everyone else you're related to.

and guess what... Christmas is less than 40 days away. and guess what else... we're all poor.

sometimes the best gifts are the little treasures; the homemade ornaments, the hand sewn stocking, or in this case, the family foto tucked in the crease of a well-worded Christmas card...

my gift to you:

1/2 hr. session for $25 + a high res disk of your very own to print wherever you'd like and send to whomever you please.

just give me a call, shoot me an email, text me ... whatever works. i'll update the blog as slots fill up.

cheers!

Saturday, Nov. 21

8:30 - booked

9:15 - booked

10:00 - booked

10:45 - booked

Tuesday Nov. 24

3 - booked

3:45 - booked

4:30 - booked

5:15 - booked

Tuesday, Dec. 1

3 - booked

3:45 - booked

4:30 - booked

5:15 - booked

ps. if there's a specific day/time you'd like that isn't listed above, just ask. i'm sure we can work something out.

POST EDIT: i've been getting lots of calls for more bookings... even if the schedule is full, call me. we'll work something out!

beach bums

2009-11-09T11:12:00.003-10:00

the Thomander fam ... i love 'em!

he surfs. she crafts ... basically makes anything you can imagine. no seriously. and little Indie is super adorable!! i mean, check out those dimples, for heaven's sake!

we did an early morning shoot at alligator pond and seriously had a blast.

in utero

2009-09-06T16:08:00.004-10:00

the little bundles in these bellies have already graced us with their presence...

congratulation naysha and shaellene!

thanks for w a i t i n g ...

2009-09-04T19:11:00.002-10:00

coming soon: the Thomander fam

my foto friends

2009-08-26T13:00:00.004-10:00

seriously people ...

a p o l o g i e s

the whole vaca thing really threw my perfectly organized little schedule out of wack. but i think i'm getting it back together, so pretty quick there will be more eye candy for you up in here.

the Parkers

2009-07-28T13:44:00.005-10:00

these folks are our neighbors, friends, and last-minute babysitters ... a gorgeous little family with a toddling girl and rolly polly boy.

and seriously, can you believe she just had a baby!!

thanks so much y'all! i had a blast with your fam!

LOOK WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS: Alo Sisters

2009-07-27T14:43:00.003-10:00

pride and prejudice

2009-07-26T17:31:00.012-10:00

a morning with the bennetts:

we started off bright and early ... or not-so-bright-but-actually-really-really-rainy and early.

the bennetts are full of charisma! life just oozes out of each of their little bodies and that's what i wanted to capture in these fotos.

it was so fun spending the morning with y'all!! and thanks SO much!

SNEAK PEAK: Parker Fam Fotoshoot

2009-07-26T15:02:00.004-10:00

COMING SOON: Bennett Fam Fotoshoot

2009-07-25T21:41:00.006-10:00

poppin'

2009-07-24T16:42:00.003-10:00

did two maternity shoots this morning ... sisters due 2 weeks apart.

pics coming soon!!

oh my word!

2009-07-22T08:00:00.006-10:00

i have 8 session scheduled between now and next tuesday ...

a huge thank you to all of you beautiful people who are helping me get this thing going!!

this is me sending good karma your way...

the first time my shutter clicked for you

2009-07-20T16:35:00.007-10:00

this was my very first foto session ever! the Cifuentes fam from Columbia.

i can't tell you how hard it was for me to not edit these ... whoa. there were SO MANY changes i wanted to make, but that's what i LOVE about photography! your work grows with you!

so here they are, in their original form from last Dec., my very first ever photo shoot.

b r e a t h e

2009-07-20T16:16:00.004-10:00

i'm so excited!!

i just scheduled my first 3 photo shoots!!!

WAHOO!

i think i can ...

2009-07-17T11:41:00.001-10:00

i like fotoing, why not do it? for now, the blog will be a place for me to build my portfolio and get my name and style out there.

AND i'm uber cheap for the time being, so jump on the bandwagon and get yourself some fun fam fotos!