Christine Chang Photography

I’ll be hopping on a plane tomorrow evening to go to Hong Kong/Shenzhen, China for three weeks of business and photography. I don’t go on these extensive trips often, but when I do have to I start to take things for granted less, and my preparation for this trip was the same. My husband and I spent a good week making each other a priority, and I had one of the most relaxing weekends of the year a few days ago, watching the food channel with my husband and walking down the street to get a gift card for one of our church kids and sharing a smoothie on the way back. I also got plenty of time to gather some peace of mind for myself….at the Bacara Resort and Spa, courtesy of one of my best friends, Helen, who is now the Spa Manager there. I took a ton of pictures, but I have a few stories to tell too, so I’ll just post one picture and save the rest for later.

By the way, more great news, I’m really excited about the fall season. Since I launched my business in the midst of the summer season, it looks like I’ve caught the fall wedding season, and it’s really exciting…I’m especially filling up my September and October weekends, and at the end of October I’m scheduled to shoot a wedding near Las Vegas, at a state park. It has been great talking to many brides; I find myself relating to them easily, since I myself have only been married for a few months, since March of this year. So the craziness of planning a wedding is not unfamiliar to me.

Though I will be in Hong Kong/China, someone will be answering my phone and my email and taking care of the company while I am gone, and I hope to check email in China, though I am not sure of this since for much of the time I will be in a rural area. Nevertheless, it will be a good change, and I can’t wait to bring back the pictures!