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Pentax 67ii Quick Review (Part 2 with pictures) | Southern California Medium Format Film Wedding Photographer

There are a few things I’ve learned using this camera in the real world. It’s not as heavy as some people may claim, no more heavier than my Nikon D800 with a 24-70 lens on it. It is very easy to focus, especially for creative compositions, due to the large bright screen. My manual focus […]

Pentax 67ii Quick Review | Southern California Medium Format Film Wedding Photographer

Well that didn’t take long. I recently decided to get myself a Pentax 67ii medium format film camera to go along with my Pentax 645nii’s for photographing weddings. Why 6×7 format and specifically the Pentax 67ii film camera? Since I already have lenses for the Pentax 67 system, I might as well get something that […]

A fun engagement in Big Bear | Liana and John

Not only are Liana and John so fun to work with, they’re also adorable together. A rowboat, puppy, and a touch of Harry Potter in the middle of a forest all add up to a fun engagement session in Big Bear. My job was made easy by this cute couple. Every single interaction was natural […]

A beautiful and intimate Pine Rose wedding | Melissa and Daniel

Melissa and Daniel got married at Pine Rose Cabins a few months ago, but their story began years before that. He was a young scorekeeper for their soccer team, and she was just trying to avoid traffic and save gas by going early to soccer practices. They got to know each other and became friends […]

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A Lakeside Engagement Session with my Rowboat | Taylor and Gino

Mountains, tall trees, pine forests, and  mountain top lakes are some of my favorite places to photograph.  There’s something so majestic and calm about these places and being in these places. Taylor and Gino are getting married next year at Skypark Weddings, a new forest wedding venue at the historic Santa’s village near Lake Arrowhead […]

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My film cameras

It started out as one, and now 4. I use at least 2 Pentax 645 medium format cameras for each wedding. One is dedicated to manual focus only, the other is auto focus along side with my digital cameras.

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A Dreamy Forest Wedding Inspiration Shoot | James Tang Photography

Who would have thought that there is such a beautiful outdoor forest wedding venue in the mountains just about 1 hour from Los Angeles? Best of all, it is at the historic Santa’s Village near Lake Arrowhead. The original Santa’s Village was opened in May 1955, even before Disneyland. After several changes in ownership the […]

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An Elegant Portrait session at Joshua Tree National Park | James Tang Photography

It was my first time ever visiting Joshua Tree National Park and this beautiful location did not disappoint. I met up with Lilia at the Joshua Tree Visitor Center before we carpooled into the park. The weather at Joshua Tree NP in September was perfect, low 80’s during the afternoon and high 60’s at sunset. […]

Yosemite Wedding Elopement by James Tang Photography

A Yosemite Wedding Elopement in Spring | Ashley and David

Ashley reached out to me in December of 2016 for a wedding photography session in Yosemite National Park. Instead of having a big wedding, Ashley and David are traveling and have their wedding photos taken at beautiful locations throughout the US like Arches National Park, Zion National Park, and Lake Tahoe just to name a […]

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The next phase of my photography | Pentax 645nii Medium Format film camera

I have been shooting my Nikon F100 35mm film camera long side my DSLR’s for work as a base for color correction and skin tone. It has been fun doing film photography for the last year or so. I have decided to increase the percentage of film photography in my workflow, and with that jump […]

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