James Rubio: Big Island of Hawaii Wedding Photographer bio picture

hi there!

we're a husband and wife team (james & bev)

we're based out of hilo, hawaii on the beautiful big island of hawaii

we love our job

we love to travel

bev likes noodles and i like chocolate!

(but i also like noodles and bev likes chocolate too)

we also write a hawaii food blog: www.bigislandgrinds.com

upcoming travel dates

july 30-august 2 Maui, HI  ... august 7-9 Oahu, HI ... august 27-? Kauai, HI october 10 Oahu, HI

Please contact us if you are interested in a session :)

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I’ll miss you Dad…

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Daniel Binyan Rubio, 69, December 3, 1939 – July 8, 2009

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” — Matthew 6:26

Dad, you always shared with me this scripture and how much God loves me.  You were always the strongest person in my life.

I know you are well taken care of, living the happiest time of your life.

I’ll be strong for you Dad.  I love you Dad.

DIY Ringflash/Ring Light

This was inspired by many other DIY ring flashes (especially versions by haydensimons & noid from the Strobist forum. So what is a ring flash? It’s a light modifier that provides shadowless light and looks great in certain lighting situations.

My goal with this one was to keep it light-weight and easy to build. I might’ve skipped some steps, but it’s a simple concept and can be changed for different flash sizes. I found that if you use your camera to see the light path on the posterboard, you can design the ringflash to better utilize the light spread, saving wasted light.

DIY Poster Board Ringflash - View Original Size

See how nice and even the ringflash lights? It creates wonderful 3d-ish lighting.

ringflash example

ringflash example

Materials Needed:

  • large white poster board ($1 at wal*mart)
  • white (or black) duct tape
  • copy paper
  • elmer’s glue
  • scissors & exacto knife

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