Just like the photographer’s need to change his/her lenses, a blogger feels the urge to change the blog’s template. For the past two months we’ve been working on the new template. The hard work will pay off soon. It is harder than what we’d imagined; coming up with the color theme is more difficult than the html [...]

Did thousands of Chinese-Americans line up for the 888 wedding date as many did for the 777 wedding date last year? The 888 date is a wedding on August 8, 2008. The number 8 has always been an important and lucky number in Chinese culture. The Chinese for eight in Mandarin sounds similar to the [...]

Few days ago, while channel surfing, I heard a female voice in Mandarin asking, “What did you get me for our anniversary?”. “That’s my commercial!”, I screamed out to my friends. About two years ago, I was approached by Kim Wang of Digital Art Video to submit a concept sales pitch for a Chase commercial. To [...]

Summer is here. School’s out. The 4th of July is just around the corner. Instead of the usual BBQ, fireworks and a Will Smith movie this year; little girls can celebrate with Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. The film stars Abigail Reslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and is the first in the American Girl film series [...]

So, what is this no preference thing? Can we live in this goal driven world filled with demands without preference? How can you make a decision or even get things done with no preferences? The concept of no preference does not mean to do nothing; it actually requires us to be more in tune with [...]

one strawberry… two strawberries… three strawberries… who’s that? “A photograph should not only capture the soul of the subject, but also the soul of the photographer.” – theStoryteller

If you’re looking for a family-friendly activity this weekend…go to Central Park this coming Sunday, June 1 and celebrate Japan Day. Japan Day is an event designed by the Japanese community of New York to promote deeper understanding of Japanese culture and, to say “Thank you, New York!” Japan Day 2008 is held in a [...]

This picture was taken from our studio window. That’s the Manhattan Bridge in the background. Last night as I was trying blogging; I heard a loud bang. I looked out the window and was surprised to see beautiful lights. Wow, fireworks! What’s going on? After a quick Google search; I found out that last night was [...]

After all the major details of your wedding have been set, ordered, hired and fitted, the focus now turns to the details of the ceremony and reception and especially music. Music is an important factor, because it will help set the mood and tone of the ceremony and reception. Finding the right first dance song [...]

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We get a lot of emails asking us for our pricing/packages. It is conveniently posted on our website. At first it may be a little hard to find if you do not look through the website. Why don’t we just name it, “Pricing”? 1) because we want you to explore our website 2) because we [...]

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. For the month of May, I’m going to try to tie every post to the Asian American Heritage theme. This weekend (May 3 & 4) is the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. If it weren’t for seasonal allergies I would be there documenting the festivities while [...]

In February, Polaroid announced that it would stop making its instant film in early 2009. By the end of 2009, the polaroid cameras will be obsolete. I’ve seen a few people hoarding up the instant films in my local drugstore. Polaroids cameras and photographs may soon become an old relic in a museum, thus making [...]

Learning never ends and knowledge is power, therefore the Storyteller goes to photography seminars and trade shows on a regular basis. He’s kind enough to share with us what he gained from a recent seminar. Sometimes it is not what we expect to gain/learn, but what we make out of what was presented that makes [...]

While taking a Sunday stroll in the Lower East Side and Chinatown, I see that MillionTreesNYC launched by New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Restoration Project is truly in effect. So far they’ve planted over 54,000 trees, but it is not noticeable until they plant one in your neighborhood where [...]

It’s has been two weeks since the announcement of our first photo contest. Who’s going to be the first entrant? Don’t be camera shy and be the first! Mother’s Day is around the corner. Surprise her with a Modern Lifestyle Portrait session. It’ll be an unforgettable experience that she’ll remember for years to come. Each [...]

I’m not going to beat around the bush. The reason for this photo contest is to get the viewership up. You don’t have to subscribe to theBlog, but if you visit theBlog once in a while you may be rewarded. The Rules: send us your favorite childhood photo tell us a little about the photo, [...]

What would you do when you are asked at the last minute to babysit a 6 year old? Can’t possibly just stay home and be a couch potato; kids are too active for that. Can’t spent the day in the park, because the weather is still winter like. GoCityKids to the rescue. A quick search [...]

Two new and exciting events to announce: Firstly, starting next week we’re going to add a new feature to theBlog, “Gallery”.  The Gallery will showcase photographs capture by the Storyteller that he wants to share with us and he hopes you’ll be as drawn to them as he is.  I’ve seen some of them and they [...]

The final broadcast email announcing the new website was sent out yesterday. We have been overwhelmed by your email responses and praises. We apologize if we are taking longer than usual to respond to your inquiries. We know how some of you do not like to receive “spam” mail, therefore we’ll limit our mass emails [...]

Finally!  After almost six months of hard work Willi’s new and improved website is live today. It’s BIGGER and BETTER.  You will no longer need a magnifying glass to see all the photographs. There’s a juke box that you can turn on & off.  You can even adjust the volume and skip a song.   Instead of [...]

LivingAction [at] yahoo [dot] com – – – I would think Willi would’ve used WilliWongPhotography@yahoo.com or WilliWong@yahoo.com or something to that extent as his email address. Nowadays, emails are the preferred way of communication and the wrong email address can be costly. I was surprised when his email address was made known to me. Before [...]

Since 1997 the sound of firecrackers is seldom heard during the Chinese New Year Parade, but that doesn’t mean the parade will not go on. This past Sunday was the 9th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival. Confetti was cleverly used to replace the firecrackers. Everyone is trying their best to get the [...]

The Chinese year 4706 begins on Thursday, February 7, 2008. This year children will not only get “lucky money” in red envelopes, they will also get a fresh new children’s animated program based on Chinese-American culture. “Ni hao, Kai-Lan” (“nihao” means hello in Mandarin) will premiere on Chinese New Year at 11 a.m. on Nick [...]

Willi have received numerous emails and phone calls when WilliWongPortraits.com went live. Thank you for all of your support and feed-backs. Some of you have asked if it is possible to turn the music off and enjoy the photographs in silence. Yes, it can be easily done. After all, a picture is worth a thousand [...]