MARINA MILLER- lifestyle photographer in hawaii

New blog

2007-10-29T00:01:00.000-07:00

no, i haven't been MIA, just havent been able to log on via the mac book!

i went ahead and started another blog over on my domain using wordpress (it totally rocks and is great for the google rankings)!

please come visit me!

http://redheartphoto.com/blog/

xoxo, marina

oceanside vows part 2

2007-09-25T15:20:00.001-07:00

oceanside vows part 1

2007-09-25T14:34:00.001-07:00

let me know how you all like this.

congrats to Tommy and Althea!

xoxo, marina

thanks blu!

2007-09-16T23:53:00.000-07:00

new kicks from nike.com

new website from bludomain.com

xoxo, marina

gone live!

2007-09-14T17:59:00.000-07:00

today i launch my new flash site!

music for the site is provided with permission from chandelle and chris murray . many thanks to them for providing some great tracks to help me showcase my work.

thanks to the SCPB girls and admins, my hubby, Bridget, Angela C., the blu domain crew, and my 3 rockin' kiddos.

xoxo, marina

tagged...

2007-09-06T03:28:00.000-07:00

at first i was like what! and then i saw david jay doing it on his blog so....

i have been tagged, TWICE!!!!!

you may all thank miss colleen and miss jennifer for this.

• i wish i was a mermaid
• i can cook the best shark you have ever eaten.
• i have always been boy crazy, i guess that is why i have 3 boys.
• i like the right side of the bed.
• i played water polo in high school.
• i have best friends i talk to once a year.
• i think travel is the best education you can give someone.
• i hate chain letters with a passion.

thanks girls!

xoxo, marina

i've been KISSed

2007-09-05T03:34:00.000-07:00

that's right, i am now offering KISS albums as part of my wedding packages. they are so thick and rich, like a good piece of dark chocolate...

xoxo, marina

the crystal sessions

2007-09-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

PART 1

i have been teaming up with pro surfer and ambassador to all things eco-friendly Crystal Thornburg to create some incredible images for her bio. not only did i learn more about her passion for fresh herbs and rescuing her sweet meow, i also learned about photographing someone from the inside out. her sweet nature and humble soul inspired me to turn her into a surf goddess.

drool boys. drool.

xoxo, marina

good-bye to flickr!

2007-08-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

some of you may have noticed that i pulled my whole flickr stream. some thoughtless people stole some personal photos of my children and posted them as their own.

a note from my husband:

TELL OUR STORY, PLEASE, I'M SURE WE'RE NOT ALONE.

GOOGLE.COM is allowing people to steal photos and impersonate children.

We asked them to stop, per their instructions on ORKUT.COM, and they have not.

photos of my young children are still being displayed on this site and it makes me sick.

Who else has been affected by this policy??

Please tell our story so other parents can try to put an end to unauthorized usage... it's theft!

thanks for reading.

xoxo, marina

woo hoo!

2007-08-26T03:53:00.000-07:00

i won the monthly photo contest over at bludomain.com.

i got a $150 credit over at nike.com as a prize.
here is the stuff i ordered:

thanks to kailee at blu domain and all the people who voted for me! you rock.

xoxo, marina

in print.

2007-08-12T04:06:00.000-07:00

thanks honolulu star bulletin!

i am curretly working on a new kick a$$ website. hope to go live the end of this month.

xoxo, marina

777 wedding

2007-07-28T14:09:00.000-07:00

one of the busiest days in the wedding industry. i lucked out with a sunrise ceremony on the beach.

congrats to emma and josh from brisbane, aus.

xoxo, marina

LA trip

2007-07-27T02:09:00.000-07:00

the whole fam recently went to LA.
we had great fun visiting the dreamworks animation studio in burbank and the santa monica pier.

monday night

2007-07-25T03:26:00.000-07:00

thanks to jason, rick, dave and sophia, the shins, tunji, maggie, claire, miko, kai, nick, thomas uy, rob, and everyone else that i got to spend the night out with!

i also spent about 20 minutes on the freeway courtesy of my hubby and his car that does in fact need gas.

xoxo, marina

getting blogged

2007-07-18T23:05:00.000-07:00

not once, but twice.

thanks blu.

july photo contest. vote here.

don't worry, it was just apple juice.
xoxo, marina

a birthday present...

2007-07-17T02:31:00.000-07:00

...from the star-bulletin!!!!

you can read it online here.

xoxo, marina

my saturday nights

2007-07-16T22:49:00.000-07:00

sometimes this mama likes to get out of the house!

i was really lucky and got to get out and see some local bands this summer.

order of the white rose

cogito

upstanding youth

and here are a few shots of the national act that paid hawaii a visit:

national product

dropkick murphys

reel big fish

30 seconds to mars

xoxo, marina

south shore wedding

2007-06-13T18:24:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and Cassy are the same surfer hotties i photographed earlier this year.

i am busy now working on my new website and a whole new set of the UNDERGROUND.

hope you are having a great summer!

xoxo, marina

waikiki wedding

2007-05-24T02:31:00.000-07:00

yes! my first rock n roll wedding!
many more to come i hope.
max and kathy were married at the pacific beach hotel in lovely waikiki. we had a lot of on-lookers as we did shoots in the lobby and out on the street. this was my first big city wedding and i had a blast using the urban elements mixed with the charm of waikiki.

xoxo, marina

kauai for a day

2007-05-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

i met LA based photographer Jeff Seltzer on flickr. he was looking for someone to get shots of him with his family while on vacation here in hawaii. as a fellow photographer, i know how hard it is to get out from behind the camera and let someone else take the helm.

we planned for an afternoon session, so i had all morning to play with my family on kauai! we ventured out to lydgate park on the north east shore and the caves way up north.

xoxo, marina

rock n roll family

2007-04-14T22:30:00.000-07:00

i thought my family was cool, but then i got to shoot, hands down, the coolest family in hawaii. the dad is a cop, mom is a punk rock chick, and the kids all have their own awesome personalities. this was my first rainy day photoshoot. i LOVE rain!

xoxo, marina

afternoon at the park

2007-03-16T22:45:00.000-07:00

after lots of rain and waiting for the sun to come out, we seized what was left of the day and walked to the park.

xoxo, marina

for the youth

2007-03-13T02:30:00.000-07:00

in anticipation of all the babies being born this year, i booked a session with some good friends of mine. they gave birth to baby Adelaide (hooray for girls!!) and i got to meet her on day 12. i found myself falling in love with the tiny little newborn. she was so alert and proved to be my most cooperative model yet! it was almost like shooting still life, still wonderful fresh new life. it was so quiet and calm, unlike any photo shoot i had been on before.

at the other end of the photo shoot spectrum is my latest band session! baby Adelaide's daddy is the singer and guitar player for upstanding youth, a positive, high energy ska punk band. they needed some new shots to help promote an upcoming mainland tour. we met at the band's practice space/ bass players pad. i could tell that there was a lot of fun stuff happening here, every video game and dvd you could ever need, musical instruments, a big fish tank, two turtles, and a recording studio. i tried to capture the fun and ambition of the band in their own environment.

xoxo, marina

oh joy!

2007-03-05T10:48:00.000-08:00

: last night my hubby took me out for a night with the cast of LOST!!! seven out the thirteen of the main actors donated their time to help support the honolulu theatre for youth. the actors did readings from next season's play line up. my favorite was "maui vs. hercules", an epic of how maui fished an island from the bottom of the sea and how he must prove how he did so to a man with super human strength. i can't wait to see the hawaiian and greek mythology mixed tale (with a big dose of local flavor and humor) in its entirety next season. the performances were followed by a meet & greet session with all 7 actors and food and drink. i was a bit star struck, but managed to get a shot of myself with all of the losties/others.

thanks jason!!!!

i have been waiting months to do a really fun maternity session. i love the overall joy and happiness expecting mothers (and daddies!) exude. a couple that i photographed about 3 month ago are in that blissful state of the beginnings of parenthood. we jumped in their vw bus on a clear sky blue morning, drove down to the beach (just minutes away from the LOST set), and had a blast.

xoxo, marina

our new year!

2007-03-04T13:42:00.000-08:00

this year my family got another chance to explore the amazing continental island of australia. it wasn't your typical hotel and kangaroo expedition. we stayed in holiday/caravan parks and ventured out on our own almost every one of our eleven days of vacation. we flew on hawaiian air from honolulu to sydney on new years eve. we arrived just in time to enjoy the bridge fireworks from quay circle.

last year, we explored NSW including sydney, royal national park, blue mountains, and northern beaches. this year we hopped on another plane up to QLD. we flew to the gold coast for a couple days then we were on yet another plane to cairns. we drove up to port douglas a few too many times and then south to a park and a handful of waterfalls and gorges. we also visited the tourist trap in the mountains, kuranda. the rainforest is amazing up there, but it was a bit strange seeing a huge souvenir market in the middle of nowhere.

our favorite and most expensive adventure was our day trip out to the great barrier reef on an educational eco-tour.

xoxo, marina

aloha!

2007-03-03T23:29:00.000-08:00

marina from hawaii here. i am in love with my life and my family. i am a professional photojournalist and enjoy working with some of the best people on this planet.

i really love the excitement and high emotions that people share on their wedding day. the details inspire and the bride becomes my muse. intimacy is my key to get the right images that capture the heart and soul of the day.

about the images: i first met barry and jamie in high school. they were a cheerleader and a drummer, but now, by love and by law, they are one. the wedding was full of surprises including two chinese dragons, bubbles, a hawaiian prayer circle, and an exhilarating flamenco dance by the bride. it was a great pleasure working for them and sharing their special day with 300+ of their closest friends and family.

xoxo, marina