About

hello and welcome to the spanking new blog of WalePhotos. i am wale akingbade, a photographer based in washington, dc. i shoot weddings, families, kids, various events and any other random projects that catch my eye here and all over the world. this blog serves as my own personal journal for all of my professional work, personal imagery, travels, and other randomness. so please feel free to leave comments or questions.

March 4, 2009 // announcement
(work in progress)

thanks to all for the emails regarding my blog being down. i've been working on some stuff, like my website, and things were broken behind the scenes. i'm back, and i hope to have more goodies soon.
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here are some more of dave's performance.

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well, i've always wished i could be a comedian- something about getting paid to tell the truth. but i guess you have to be funny. i'm not that funny. but my friend dave siegel is hilarious.   which made it very difficult to take pictures during his performance on sunday at the dc improv. half my shots were blurry since i couldn't stay still and use flash

 

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i'll post up some more pictures later this week.  check out his websites http://www.davesiegel.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/siegelstandup

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dotun:

looka pretty nice

(02.23.09 @ 11:33 AM)
Nkei:

Wale,
I would go as far as to say, that you're only just a bit funny...sometimes.

hey, just telling the truth.

(03.06.09 @ 01:09 PM)

i was invited to take pictures by the university of maryland's robert smith's school of business last saturday, february 9th, at their annual "monte carlo night."  it took place at the galleria at lafayette center in washington, dc.  some gambling, good food, and dancing...it was a blast!

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January 27, 2009 // announcement / portraits

just wanted you to know that i am always looking for models, especially now that the wedding season hasn't fully picked up.  if you're interested, just use the contact form.

 

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Onada:

love love love the collage. great images :)

(01.30.09 @ 05:05 PM)
Wale Akingbade:

thanks!!

(01.31.09 @ 09:25 AM)

sorry people. making all kinds of changes and updates to walephotos. i think i am back on track now. will post up pictures in the next few days. 

 

here's one picture of the mc, anna, from an event to celebrate obama's inauguration and raise money for africa.

 

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January 19, 2009 // portraits

deolu stopped by the studio after his daily jog :-)

 

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Smurfielina:

LOL daily jog indeed! On his way to his penthouse office... ;) Nice capture

(04.06.09 @ 07:52 AM)
ene:

yea! he was jogging alright.......his reeboks are clean as hell!...lol. precious tho....

(04.08.09 @ 02:00 PM)

a couple of weeks ago, i did a fun (and serious) family portrait session with wendy's family. there's something about this picture that i particularly like. not sure what it is. i might post a few more pictures over the weekend. 

 

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it has been a while, i know. well, i have good news! in honor of st. valentine's day, and for a very limited time (and for only a handful of clients), i'll be doing 'lovers and friends' photo sessions. for $99, you get the following:

*choice of location (must be in the immediate DC metropolitan area)
*45-60 minute sessions each 
*images, fully edited, on a CD
*$10 credit towards the order of prints, cards, calendars, etc.
*LOTS of fun

 

for this special:
*no kids under the age of 7
*a maximum of 4 people
*location must be within 30 miles of the white house :-)

 

make this year a year to remember with your loved ones (and haters) :-)  use the contact form above to find out about availability.

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my friends had a surprise 60th birthday party for their mom a couple of weeks ago.  they spent months making sure everything went well, and making sure their mom gets surprised. and boy was she surprised.  family and friends from all over the world, literally, came down to take part in this surprise.  shows you how wonderful this young lady is :-)

 

here's a preview of what happened that night:

 

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