Jason + Elva | Actual Day Wedding

This was the last job before the end of the Ox year. After this job, I was officially "sau gung" from the wedding jobs...at least until after Chinese New Year. Personally, I felt this was one of the better shoot I have had enjoyed in recent shoots. Of cos, there were other areas which I could have done better but in the end, it was a job well done on a personal level. Thank you Jason and Elva for this lovely series.


The guys trying to do an "Umbrella" rendition to impress the girls.


I guess the girls were impressed with the show.


Ang Pow money is the universal language during the "Jip Sun Leong" session.


Laughter galore.


The look of the bride as the groom and his entourage entered the bedroom.


Elva was very lively throughout the day.


Another playful look from Elva.


A Rolex watch from the father-in-law. Not bad right?


Father and bride.


Grandma and bride.


Ring, ring, ring.


Just love some of the expressions on this shot. Look at Elva, she was so full of "ummphhh!"


Younger sister has to pass under the pants of the elder siblings, a Chinese tradition.




Out-of-focus but i still love this shot. The expressions of this couple are priceless...












YuUumMmm Seeennngggggg!!!!


It's good for the camera when there are so much of life and expressions coming from the bride, and groom too. Just enjoy your big night, don't be too stressed with all the preparations and let things go with the flow.

Joe McNally's in KL

Joe McNally in KL |The Hot Shoe Diaries Workshop

It was a great week where I spent 2 days attending Joe McNally's workshop and seminar. There was much anticipation about meeting the great man himself, and he did not disappoint one bit! The workshop was great, we had a group of 15 participants and we get to have a up-close-and-personal tutoring from Joe. Joe talked us through how he uses and manipulates lights with special emphasis on the flashes. I picked up a lot of tips and new skills from the great man. He was trying to help us soaked up his tutorials as much as possible, and offering good advice throughout the whole day.

Joe McNally is truly a down to earth and great guy. He's such a hilarious and funny guy, and his workshop was never near boring. Joe is the official photographer for National Geographic and Sports Illustrated. You can visit his blog to know him more.


Joe going through on how to shoot outdoor with a streak hot sun with Evon as the model.


Evon Tan, our model for most part of the day. She is a great model!


One of the setup of the workshop. On the left is Drew Gurian, Joe's brilliant assistant. And on the right, Melvin was flashing by...


One of the model going through her dance. We were trying to play around with multiple exposure here.


Drew with the lighting assistance on Evon while Joe was busy shooting and explaining to us at the same time.

Play Time | Time to show the master how much did we absorb from his workshop

The ever so energetic model who is also a dancer.


Evon Tan aka Evon T, a great model to work with. The photographer only need compose and find the angle, and Evone will do her magic! Hope to have a chance to work with her again in the near future.


Some other shots of Evon T. I had some help from Drew on these series.


We were working with the flash attached on an Ezy-softbox, so it was something new to me. Kinda different from the conventional studio lighting but after much understanding, they work almost the same way.


Alrite, here goes the photography session with Joe McNally. Pictured here, Jeannie and I with Joe.


Thanks Clive for informing me about this workshop early in November! The workshops were sold out very soon like hot cakes!


Going to end this with a shot of me and Joe. Joe, thank you so much for coming to KL. Hope to see you again!

Morib & Sepang Gold Coast

Morib & Sepang Gold Coast |A short trip to the beach
Chee Heng, Rabbito and I went on a short trip to the beach last Monday. It was a Federal Territory day, so all of us working in KL got an extra day off over the weekend. We stop by at the Sepang Gold Coast, did a bit of wandering around. There was nothing much but a long sandy beach with a resort in development. Next we hopped on the car to Morib beach which was just a short distance away. Morib is just another long sandy beach with towers and some monkeys. Nothing too interesting...but it's nice if you want a long sandy beach!

This series has a lot of Rabbito in it. She was like the model of the day...which was a total coincidence. Ha ha...

Rabbito at the Sepang Gold Coast...with a cheerful expression.


Reflection...


Shadow of mine + Rabbito's.


I spotted this nice curve of along the sandy beaches at the Gold Coast.


The resort in development, overlooking the sea and beach.


Rabbito at a cafe with a lazy pose.

I kinda develop a liking for shooting from a low angle.


We spent a great deal of time playing and shooting with this subject, a crab inside the seashell.


A black & white version of the crab-shell.


Rabbito + Crab-shell


One of the few shots where there were Chee Heng in it. They are still shooting around with the crab-shell.


Mini crab! Crab...the crustacean often associated to me by certain friends since I'm a Cancer.


Rabbito stepped onto some mud and made a total mess of herself!

After all the beach hoping, we went to Tanjung Sepat, had our lunch, bought the bao(s) and headed home!