Our Next Level: SR World Tour (LA)

We are so GRATEFUL to God and all the incredible people we've been able to meet and photograph with our 26 photoshoots this year. Passionate about photography, capturing the celebrations of life, and putting more WOW into what we give our clients, it was definitely time to take it to the next level.

We've blog stalked several amazing photographers but one, in particular, stood out to us. Scott Robert is a world class internationally award winning photographer. Incredibly inspirational and surprisingly easy to reach, we jumped onto his next available World Tour workshop held at Los Angeles, CA.

We invite you to review our new style as we go to the next level and let us know what you think!

1st Venue: Los Angeles Union Station

2nd Venue: Walt Disney Concert Hall

3rd Venue: Santa Monica Pier

4th Venue: Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens

Special Thanks and Heartfelt Gratitude to Scott Robert and all the world class photographers we met at the World Tour. From our hearts, thank you for all the wisdom, patience, and inspiration you shared.

To our readers, we'd love to hear what images speak to you the most.

For fellow photographers out there, we highly recommend his amazingly challenging but inspirational World Tour workshops. Join us as we excitedly fly out to his World Tour in Kyoto, Japan in 2010 with the amazing Matthew Jordan Smith: http://scottrobertgallery.com/japan2010.html!

Corporate Christmas Bash

Ah, it's that time of year again.



Christmas time.



What a way to end the year with a Christmas bash for your company after a long year of hard work.





Dancing in style



Dancing with one you love



and smiling for the camera.



Introducing: The Photo Booth
Tons of fun for any special event

















A special thanks to the wonderful people at Newport Orthopedic Institute. It was truly a pleasure to photograph and be a part of your Christmas celebration.



Wishing you a very merry Christmas from all of us at D. Park Photography to you and your loved ones!

So Scrumptious | Orochon Ramen

So, Linda, a fellow Scott Robert World tour photographer, told us we had to try this REALLY spicy dish they showed on the TV show Man Vs. Food. I think spicy food is awesome so I was down for the challenge.

Restaurant: Orochon Ramen @ Los Angeles, CA



The Contenders
(Note: The photos below were provided by the awesome Linda Tamarpirat.)

#1: Brian


and #2: ...me



The CHALLENGE
Look at the SIZE of the bowl!



Special No. 2 = Ramen bathed in Jalapenos, chili, spice, fire and burning pain. But, MAN, it was DELISH.



The challenge is you have only 30 minutes once they set down the soup to finish the ENTIRE bowl which was HUGE. If you win, you get your photo taken and posted on their "Wall of Bravery"...or so I've heard it called.


The RESULTS

Sad to say, after a very long time of LOTS of tears and sweat, I was only able to finish the ramen, not the soup base. It was insane. But we loved it, didn't we, Brian? Good times.

Totally the place to bring your friends. Watch them cry for pain but strangely delight in a good bowl of SPICY ramen.

Where in Disneyland Are We? The Answers

Answers are in! See if you were able to guess the right answers to where each of the places below are located.

#1

Answer: One of the entrances to the restaurant (near the back alleyway to Sleeping Beauty's Castle), Rancho del Zocalo, in Frontierland

#2

Answer: Mountaintop to Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland

#3

Answer: Dynamite just before going up the steep rise at the end of Pirates of the Carribean

#4

Answer: A new entrance we found next to Sleeping Beauty's castle to Frontierland, leads straight to Rancho del Zocalo, the restaurant in #1

#5

Answer: Mysterious small door at the side of the gift shop next to Autopia in Tomorrowland

#6

Answer: Inside Pixie Hollow

#7

Answer: Window of the 2nd floor of the Fire Station - the candle remains lit in memory of Walt Disney, as it was one of his places he loved to visit.

#8

Answer: The beautiful interior of Rancho del Zocalo in Frontierland

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!