Just wanted to add some fun info here on the blog and decided to do some personal Q&A. Yeah, I know, other people do the same thing, but it’s still fun and I think these questions, although obscure and seemingly insignificant, can reveal a lot about you. So go check out the new “Who Are We” page on the blog.

It took a while, but I’ve been wanting to update the gallery with all the new stuff. So, I did a full swap…100%! It’s all new, all bunched up in one section. Not sure if I will break it up to different categories, but for now it’s random chaotic photo goodness! Check it out:

www.jangarcia.com/wedding/

Hi, this is the better half of Jan Garcia Photography, Tey.

This post goes out to Dustin Steller who tagged Jan and I. I am fairly new to this and this is my very first blog post ever!!! I am not a great writer so here goes. I guess I am suppose to write 8 things that people might not know about me…so here goes:

What about me??

1. I have this fetish about licking my fingers clean after eating anything with my two fingers after every bite. I just don’t like using more than my two fingers to grab food…just the first two fingers.
2. My real hair color is reddish brown, but nobody believed me until Lucas was born.
3. When I was about 10 years old. My friend accidentally dropped me in a rose bush and some stranger had to come get me out. I was all scratched up for days.
4. I use to eat my little sisters food because she was too slow. That’s probabaly why I am so big compared to her =(.
5. I aced Spanish class for 3 years in high school. When I went to college I thought I could pass the spanish test so that I wouldn’t have to do a foreign language, but failed. Good news, I talked my way out of it, got credit and never had to take a foreign language in college. I am a great BS’er.
6. I am sarcastic only to Jan and extremely nice to everyone else or that’s what Jan tells me =P.
7. My mom and I are neat freaks and my sister is the total opposite.
8. I have a love for cooking shows, cook books, cooking utensils but can never find the time to cook.

That’s it =) I hope you guys found me interesting and will give me some blog lovin since this is my very first post ever and I totally want to beat Jan in comments..hahahah!!! Actually, it’s not as hard as I thought it would be. I never posted anything because I was too scared and thought it was difficult. Thanks for reading my stuff!!

Be warned…geek speak and weird numbers coming up!

I’ve been pretty bummed out the last few weeks since I killed my 17-40 f/4L lens. We had a shoot at the beach and I put my favorite wide angle lens in the cargo pocket of my shorts, which I occassionally do. Of course, this time, I didn’t but the back cap on (that protects the vital interior of the lens). So after some rolling around in the sand here and there, I found out that the inside of my lens was full of sand. Not too upset, since I thought it was fixable. Well, I was wrong. I went to the Canon service center in Irvine and they said that it was “beyond repair!” That’s when I was Sad. I love me some wide angle and I was already missing it.

So, I debated on whether to replace the lens with another one or not. Back and forth. I decided on not getting one and just using my existing gear. I can get to 24mm on my current kit. So I was Kinda Sad. Sad that I wouldn’t have the super-wide, which I’ve used for some of my all time favorite photos. But since I wouldn’t be spending extra cash, it was seamingly ok.

Another week went by… a few more events and shoots. I got away with 24mm and the (15mm fisheye) and it was ok. But, I really missed the wide, so today, I am Happy! I just ordered the new version of the 16-35mm f/2.8 L. Almost the same as my old wide angle, but newer and hotter and better!!! It got really good reviews and it’s for the greater good of photography! So it is justified. :) It should arrive tomorrow in time for all the good stuff going on this weekend. I can’t wait…and it should be fabulous for my upcoming NYC trip in October.

Ok, enough geek ranting. Thanks for reading!!! I’m off to get my gear insured!

New Hotness:

Random thought of the day. I was researching some wedding dress designers and their different collections out right now. And my absolute favorite stuff right now is from Monique Lhuillier. She has such super elegant designs and I just love the lace she uses in some dresses. The surprise was that when I ran across her entry in Wikipedia, I found out that she was born and raised in the Philippines!! So cool when I find some of the super talented Filipinos out there. I’m already proud of my heritage, but it’s just neat to see them find success in main stream America…especially when I really like their work.

Check out the latest collection in Inside Weddings and their website: