Joe Olivas Photography

08/26/2026

Current project, editing digital files from archived negatives of previous Miss Kaua'i Filipina Scholarship Pageant! I had the opportunity to capture 18 of these yearly events!. Photos of the program, talent, swimsuit, evening gown and onstage interview.

1995(277 photos), 1996(212 photos), 1997(262 photo), 1998(212 photo) and 1999(356 photos)

Photos can be printed 4x6 up the the most common 16x20 enlargements or make a book of your selected photos!

08/18/2026

CHESS a game I LOVE with a PASSION!

Interest started Jul 1970, received a mini magnetic chessboard starting Basic Training US Army Ft. Ord CA.

July 1972 bought a book entitled 1001 games Treasury of Chess by
Fred Reinfield. In 32 days I played ALL the games and highlighted the ones I enjoyed.

The Game of the Century was played by Donald Byrne International Grandmaster and Bobby Fischer(my favorite player) age 13, Oct 16, 1959. Fischer sacrificed his Queen on move 19 and called MATE on move 41! AWESOME!!!

I entered the Chess Simultaneous Chess Tournament at the recreation center sponsored by John P. Kalish International Grandmaster Correspondence(IGC) who had won 25 consecutive years of Okinawa Championships 1959-1984 and was teaching chess at the Recreation Center.

He played 21 players simultaneously. I was awarded the Best Game since it was the only game he lost!

I received a trophy and a hard copy book autographed by him entitled The Complete Book of Chess.

Here is my last checkmate last Wednesday at the Lacey senior center, I am with the white pieces.

03/21/2026

Started renaming 35mm negative files from 1995, renaming them and reducing files size to view not to print!

Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, workflow from scanning 35 negatives to digital format, renaming files and reducing file size for view only no Printing!

A workflow I used to transfer 35mm negatives to digital format in 2002. I started off with film back in 1990 from medium format to 35mm than to digital in 20...

02/02/2026

02/02/2026

My Photography Passion! After all the flowers, food, drinks are gone, dress put away, friends and relatives have departed; your photos and videos will be your Memories of a Lifetime!!!

01/30/2026

Photography at its best! Memories of a Lifetime!,

The Destination Wedding held at the Ko’olau Ballroom on Oahu was AWESOME!

The handsome couple from CA has known each other for 11 years. The groom asked her Dad that he wanted to marry his daughter 2 years ago.

Maid of Honor was terrific assisting the bride!! Mother of the bride with help of the bride and cousins selected flowers and centerpieces. Dad and mom putting centerpices before the ceremony!

Beautiful grounds, staff was most friendly, and helpful. Wedding coordinator did a splendid job and the bride almost planned everything from start to end, including the 2 buses to transport the attendees to and from their hotel.

The catamaran, atv and zip line event that most attendees took part in. Most memorable events and the wedding ceremony and reception to booth!!

Dinner was delicious and bar was a fountain! A wedding event that I LOVE to photograph with a passion! Over 1000 photos were taken. Hairdo, makeup and dressing for bride and groom before the wedding which started at 1100. Formals and reception photos. Event ended at 2200!

The photo dash which the bride and groom wanted! They had 3 minutes to be in the 13 table shots. They did it in less than 2 minutes with the cooperation of the group on each table! That was FUN!! 2 photos taken on each table!

Approx 120 attended with 10 from Hawaii, others from CONUS, Australia and Japan!

A most Memorable Event that I was part of!!!

Best wishes to both Janella and Andrew Davis!!!

01/29/2026

My 2nd career
https://youtu.be/_yUMFiew_iM

01/25/2026

ANO Farms Maui Born
https://youtube.com/shorts/cBDddNgF36o?

Ano Farms, Wahine born, wahine grown, Kat and Kelsie, Calm Tofu salad, Alfredo salad, Brah da salad, Spicey Wahine, Sistah Salad, Dont forget order your gree...

01/21/2026

Tamrac bag to the Slinger

Used my Tamrac photo bag for a very very long time. about 40 # so thought I would get a roll around bag called the Slinger. Got wheels and a handle and of c...