Author Archives: Boon.Vong
Madras Chettinaad – Alpharetta, GA
4305 State Bridge Rd #108 Alpharetta, GA 30022 I like this buffet. Pretty spicy and they have a lot of items. Unlike my Naan and Curry, they have your staple salad with the tamarind sauce.
Continue readingThe Gop – Duluth, GA
STATUS: CLOSED 2605 Pleasant Hill Rd #400 Duluth, GA 30096 I really like this place. The meat tastes different than Gop Chang on Fire, but the sides are what makes this one stand out. The other advantage is that there’s never really a long wait.
Continue readingLao Street Food – Lawrenceville, GA
Hello everyone. This year (and life) has really flown by. Cleaning up all my website stuff and thought I would migrate all the posts from my dusty food blog over here on my main site. STATUS: CLOSED 706 Grayson Hwy # 202 Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Continue readingLao New Year 2019 – Wat Sattha Dhamma – Habersham – Alto, GA
Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma May 11, 2019 Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the links below. Thanks to all for posing for photos! […]
Continue readingLao New Year 2019 – Wat Buddha Khanti – Snellville / Stone Mountain, GA – Pageant Event Photos
Lao New Year Wat Buddha Khanti 2019 Snellville (Stone Mountain), GA Event Photos by Boon Vong Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the […]
Continue readingLao New Year 2019 – Wat Buddha Khanti – Snellville / Stone Mountain, GA – Backdrop Photos
Lao New Year Wat Buddha Khanti 2019Snellville (Stone Mountain), GA – Backdrop Photos Next post will be my event photos!
Continue readingGaTech VSA Annual Charity Dinner 2019
Georgia Tech Vietnamese Student Association Annual Charity Dinner 2019Happy Valley | Norcross, GA | 04-06-2019 Great job by all the students and volunteers for raising money for schools in Vietnam. Thanks to Swift Atlanta for sponsoring, giving us a good dinner and vantage point for my photos. Feel free to share with the links below. […]
Continue readingCanon EOS RP Portraits
Here are some portraits with the Canon EOS RP in different situations. Right now, it’s not an A camera for me. It’s more of a third option. For video it’s really nice though. Again, I don’t have any native RF glass yet, I have to use the older EF lenses via the adapter. While many […]
Continue readingCanon EOS RP Sample Photos and Mini Review
Here are my quick thoughts on the new Canon EOS RP. At the moment I don’t have any native RF lenses, I’m just using my various EF lenses with the free adapter. Thus far the image quality is pretty much like every other Canon I’ve had or used in the past 10+ years. I personally […]
Continue readingLACSGA 2019 Fundraiser
3-02-19 | Blue Moon Event Hall | Duluth, GA Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the links below. Thanks to all for posing […]
Continue readingFigure Drawing – Alpharetta 2-26-2019
Figure Drawing session @ SoundLab Music Studios in Alpharetta. Mostly 3, 5, and 10 minute poses.
Continue readingVACGA Lunar New Year and Miss Vietnam Georgia Pageant 2019
Congrats to all the winners and participants in the 2019 Miss Vietnam Georgia Pageant!
Continue readingNikon D50 Film Scanning
One of my next personal photo books will probably be my old portraits shot on film. I’ve posted before about taking a picture of a negative with a DSLR and a macro lens, but thought I’d revisit it with some more “ancient” tech, a Nikon D50. This 14+ year old DSLR doesn’t have much value […]
Continue readingAnamorphic Autumn Photos
For some shoots and wanderings this past Autumn season I did remember to bring my ISCO anamorphic lens combo. Still so complicated to use, but the field of view of the resulting images looks really nice on my 21:9 monitor. There’s a lot of skewing that I have to fix manually in post since the […]
Continue readingPanasonic 7-14mm f/4 Images and Mini Review
I don’t think I’ve posted my thoughts on the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4. I’ve had it for a few years now, and use it for super wide angle shots of interiors of the events/weddings I cover. It has an angle of view similar to the 14-24mm’s of the bigger cameras, but it definitely doesn’t “draw” like […]
Continue readingImaging USA Expo 2019 Atlanta and Canon EOS R Sample Raws
The last Imaging USA Expo that I attended was in 2013(!). Technology has really changed since then: 3 axis gimbals hadn’t even hit the market yet, and Sony was still a relatively minor player in the world of still cameras. My how things have changed! I went hoping that Nikon had a booth so I […]
Continue readingCostco (Fujifilm) 12×12″ Lay Flat Photo Book Review and Impressions
My thoughts on the affordable 12x12 inch lay flat photo books that you can create/order through Costco! Best part is that they are actually printed at Fufjifilm USA!
Continue readingTalento Latino Modeling School Unique Fashion Show 2018
Talento Latino Modeling School Unique Fashion Show 2018 October 21, 2018 | La Mansion Event Hall | Chamblee, GA Thanks to everyone who posed for pretty pictures! 🙂 Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander […]
Continue readingDragon Con Parade 2018 Photos
Atlanta, GA | September 1, 2018 | Another fun year at one of Atlanta's best traditions--the Annual Dragon Con Parade! Where you can celebrate all sorts of fandom!
Continue readingAtlanta Dragon Boat Festival 2018 Photos
Event Coverage of the 2018 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, held annually after Labor Day in Gainesville, GA. Please join us next year!
Continue readingNikon 105mm 1.4E Review
Nikon 105mm 1.4E Review So I finally added the Nikon 105mm 1.4 to my portrait kit. I’d been using the Nikon 85mm 1.4D and 105mm 2.8 Micro VR for years now, but decided that this modern lens (introduced in summer 2016) is another magical lens in the Nikkor lineup. After a few test shoots with […]
Continue readingCosplay Portraits
Some of my favorite cosplay portraits from over the years: MomoCon, Dragon Con, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Cosplayers on Ice, etc!
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