A Wedding photographer's journal

Gopi & Rita

2009-07-13T11:38:00.003+08:00

Randomness

2009-07-06T14:49:00.003+08:00

Hey guys, just came back from a fun filling week! this is what happened! haha just some random+I-Love shots! :) loveitloveitloveitloveit argh!!!!! hahahahah!

Gone.

2009-07-01T14:54:00.004+08:00

While getting my sis to work this morning at Times square KL, we normally pass thru Pudu. Pudu is a place where we can say is a small part of our childhood having our primary school located in that area... where I spent 2 years... an eventful 2 years in this area growing up as a normal kid at the age of 12. Skipped school with buddies which one of them still in contact until today, loafing around "Mamak" (Indian coffee stall), spending our money at the local video game store! street fighter(the oldest generation)! hahaha! not to mention we are surrounded by gangsters that still roaming free in Pudu that time extorting money from small kids like us! hahahahahaha! over the years, I noticed Pudu facing constant change with new developments... :) and I still remember how one by one the patches of squaters has make way for all the so called improvement... This morning, I manage to capture just another patch of Pudu been taken away. Its gone, abit sad, but anyway! this place still remain as one of the best chapter of my life :)

Keegan

2009-06-30T11:31:00.003+08:00

Look at these! see how my "kai Jai" grown up as the kid like his father! you will know what am I talking about if you know his dad! basically his father is the "Big KID" having his dad as a childhood friend since we were form 1=13th years old... and his son having the same birthday as mine truly great and supfantasawesome! haha! (you can see my previous post about Keegan... check it somewhere inside this blog :) )

Plant

2009-06-22T11:13:00.004+08:00

It was 6 months ago when I first came to check out this apartment, it was an old, over 22years of age unit. As I walk around it while checking on the kitchen, the balcony, the washroom, rooms.... as usual guys... we check out the house before we think of either we want to move in and live in it right? It is this particular small sized balcony that I noticed in one of the room, probably the one of the main factor why I loved about this apartment.. is a type of plant that growth on it, to many, it doesn't look like the dream plant that we are looking for, but for me.. I just don't know why! I LOVED IT! not forget to mention with the morning sun shines on it! just so so awesome! the apartment might be old, small sized, in a not so attractive township.... but it has some of the loveliest thing that alot of places doesn't have.

Sulit&HueyYen

2009-06-15T13:03:00.003+08:00

These are my favorites! Loved these....

Boy on boat (Sungai Siput)

2009-06-01T20:08:00.002+08:00

I particularly loved this photo, Would love to do travel photography in the future :)

Jeremy&Lynett

2009-05-29T11:46:00.046+08:00

True Awesomeness! having to shoot the wedding of Jeremy and Lynett. The fantastic thing is, Every musicians, singers that they have, is either their relative or friends.... tell you what, they are really good! The most fun is, I really enjoy the wedding as much as everybody did that night.... I dance(abit :) ) while I shoot! haha! cool cool stuff!

Photo that I took this afternoon.

2009-05-27T23:47:00.007+08:00

As usual, pickup Hooi Ling from school today. We decide to have our late lunch at the place we use to visit, it is located near a morning market situated at KL downtown, noticed this and decided to take it. :)

Life on the other side

2009-05-22T22:14:00.010+08:00

I was on an event shoot recently and this is what I discover. A "standing floor mirror" I would called it, while standing in front of it, I realize that I seldom have my own portrait taken. So, I decide to record one of mine here :) notice I do look tall here, slim... trust me, I was like that 3 years ago! hahahahaha!

Take a moment.

2009-05-21T09:31:00.007+08:00

As I sit at my place while having my morning coffee, I just can't help thinking of what have I updated last night on my twitter, saying "Thinking of what to write". Lately I came across with many writtings, no matter it is for photography or not, on blogs. Especially from the people I knew, after I read their blog I will tend to ask myself, "how come you didn't say it out?" "you keep it for so long in your heart?" "but you look OK to me!" hahahaha guys, not until you found out when you read in their "public" diary!

Sometimes I think technology really pull us apart, with the "help" of SMS,email,handphones,email on handphones!, don't get me wrong, I loved these lovely helpers, they exists in order to help us to be more effective, with the world going sososososo fast nowadays, you will consider to be "slow" just because you do not know how to blog :) Put yourself a few years back, do you ever think that a 8MP camera that you bought just merely 2 years ago can consider to becoming obselete item already? Things that suppose to help us are now actually being abused, people nowadays consider you are not running your business well when you fail to reply their SMS just 5 minutes after client have sent you a message, but in fact you are in a washroom doing your "big" business. Fail to pick up a phone call? you will branded that you don't want to talk to the person who is calling, emails... now worst, email on handphones! try for a late reply, you will end up spending half of the time explaining why you are late to reply his or her mail even after they sent you about an hour ago. Talking about camera equipments, having the best equipment is what every photographer's dream, but solely relying on it to make good photographs really miss the point. Like I said, a nice painting came from the painters heart, what he wants his viewer to see, how he express himself thru his painting, it all shows in the painters painting, not his or her collection of expensive brushes.

I so long for the days when we just have the one and only phone at home. Not that I don't want people to find me! haha, just that some of you will know what I meant, while we are out, we usually are with friends, close friends that we can talk to, express ourselves, play with, joke with, share our dreams with, people that can go thru thick and thin with you. Say you are stupid when you are chasing for a wrong girl! So, take a moment to think, do we still allows all these so called "helpers" to mould us to become someone that only can talk when we are behind the computer screen? Life is a journey, not a race track, take a minute to enjoy your surrounding while you travels life journey and you will be surprice what God has prepared for you in your life journey with Him.

Take a moment.

Jacky & Soon Yen

2009-05-08T12:34:00.050+08:00

Update, :) the wedding of Jacky & Soon Yen at FGA, everytime when I'm in a wedding, I just tell myself to relax and have fun recording a wedding and it does not need any effort to do that at their "big day", relaxed and joy is what I get out from that wonderful morning :) thanks guys for including me in your wonderful day :) hope you guys like it. yeah, just a reminder for you all.... feel free to drop in comments if you like what you see :) Thanks!

Petaling Street (Black & White)

2009-05-05T14:07:00.011+08:00

Went out again to Petaling street for some street shooting with David and Lee. Sometimes just have to get away from the routines that I have in terms of shooting, although all of the images below done by my CanonDSLR, I'm glad to shoot with my Olympus film SLR as well, just that need to develop them before posting them on... Excited, happy, joy ++++ is how I describe myself now... having to wait for the outcome for your works really brings me to another level of understanding photography... and not to mention film photography really test your limit to the max! the idea of we can't review from what we shoot really makes me "think before you snap" I can't help it but in few occasion to look at the camera after I snap! hahaha! thats how technology makes us so rely on the tools we have until we forgot what is the important thing in taking good photographs. Lately I came out a word, "The heavy black box is only a brush, but your heart is the paint for your photos" just my thought, nothing to boast about. :)

Hai Li & Yung Hern (Rasa Sayang)

2009-04-27T11:34:00.035+08:00

Its time to update! as promised, following is some shots I've done for Hai Li & Yung Hern at Rasa Sayang Penang and these are some of my favorrite shots :) love the emotions.....

Hai Li & Yung "MadHatters Party" at 32 Mansion

2009-03-30T15:19:00.068+08:00

Its time to update some recent wedding parties that I shot and do not have the time to update you guys any yet...still have tons of it.... :) well, this was so so cool.... they have 2 evening receptions in Penang, This was at the 32 Mansion, you know what, they set a theme for this night, called the Madhatters party and their friends and relative came with funny hats! Kewl!!!!!!! and I'm gonna upload the second night in Rasa Sayang later ya.... lots of fun being there.... lots of laughter, dancing, happy people, good food.... kind of relaxing and fun to work with when I saw such receptions :)

The Gathering

2009-03-16T15:34:00.006+08:00

I do long for this, going out shooting with friends, here we go, I do have the chance to meet up with David (www.davidchuaphotography.com) and Lee (www.lightframephotography.com), the recent trip that we went out around Petaling Street for shooting, actually for me, there will be no objectives of what I want to shoot that morning, just walk around and see whatever thats worth getting :) ahhhhh....... thats years back since I walk around like this.... David and Lee. thats the first Petaling street backlane coffee house that I've been guys......

Gavin & Sophia

2009-03-12T13:28:00.018+08:00

Here we go again of some of the post from the engagement of Gavin & Sophia, I'm having so much fun shooting this super "natural" couple :)

BABA Low's

2009-02-19T12:41:00.035+08:00

Its has been quite some time since I wrote anything here, allow me to introduce you BABA Low's 486 restaurant! haha, weird huh.. what Louis have to do with it? well, it is way back from last year since I have been invited to shoot a portfolio for Peter's restaurant (owner of BABA Low's 486 ) after almost spending every morning having my breakfast there when Hooi Ling still working at Bangsar, I get to know Peter. We have a few chat and he learned that I shoot photographs for a living, he invited me to shoot for his menu, mainly preparing nyonya food, like Nasi Lemak, Mee Siam, Laksa, Pai Tee to name a few and don't forget to mention their Cendol, cool! as Peter is from Melaka.... so, gula Melaka on the cendol lo.... slrppp.... :)

After that shoot, He invited me to shoot again but for this time is to get some portfolio of the founder of BABA Low! his dad in Melaka I really really have a super fantastic day shooting for him. I explain to you as we go along the photos ya....

This is their ancestor's house, in cantonese, Jou okk... hehe, cool! the 486 came from this house for the house number is 486, my jaw literally drop off once I saw the house..... :P

The house stands since almost a century

Loved the design of the house.....

Can someone tell me whats the Chinese words means?

Interior of the house, where it is located in the middle of the "hall" I loved so loved this part.

If you wonder how the cendol is made......

Nyonya chili paste :)

Peter's aunt, one of the important person preparing those yummy "Nyonya delicacies"

Peter's dad, Mr Low, founder. Don't let his seriousness in this photo "bluff" everyone of you, :) he is a friendly old man!

Another important person, Peter's aunt, I do have the privilege to try out the "Nyonya Rojak" and "Masakan Nyonya" as lunch. :)

I loved these photos....

I do have a good and fantastic day shooting in Melaka that day, we have lunch together, went out to town together as Mr Low told me how every part of Melaka have changed, seeing how he talked to many people that walk pass him, like he knew everyone! but I guess his strong charisma makes him a person that is so approachable, even his neighbour that has migrated to London came back to look for him.... As I went in to a photo lab in town with Peter, the shop owner asked him, "Hi, how are Mr Low?" haha... now you know why I say he is friendly huh.... :)

After that we went back to their house, Mr Low show me the following photo... a wedding photo! that took somewhere early 20th century in front of the same house! I can't help it but took a photo of it! but what makes me WAH! is not the age of the photo, but the bride inside the photo, it is Peter's aunt that made the Nyonya rojak. (speechless)

psst, if you guys wanna know where is the restaurant, contact me. very hard to describe here and they are opening a new outlet near Wilayah complex :)

Some try out!

2009-01-21T00:15:00.022+08:00

I do really love these.... taken way back last December trying on my full frame.... love love love em! they will be my gallery prints for my house hehe.... still have tons of album to go.... "will be back" with some more post and updates ya!!! Psst... just some shots like my gallery for you guys... will attempt on urban shots soon :) and lastly... have a blessed Chinese New Year!

Thats Hooi Ling & Cooper!

2009-01-08T11:28:00.004+08:00

Was to post this up before New Year... lack of time to do it, bad bad.... here you go! if you wonder whos Hooi Ling...*psstt not the dog.... :) the dog is my last year Christmas present to her, Cooper opened her heart to love dog! :)

Zack & Dorah

2008-12-23T09:45:00.007+08:00

Finally! I can fit in some time to post one of the "Marbulous" couple that I shot last few months... have been blessed with wonderful people to work with... really loved'em.... :) Have a blessed christmas everyone! :)

Lizi&HinTong

2008-11-26T17:05:00.023+08:00

As said, attended a coolcool wedding..... shootting with David from www.davidchuaphotography.com tried making it abit more like film look.... hopefully...haha!

Making time stand still

2008-11-25T09:03:00.002+08:00

Its been some years since I started, I remember when I asked this friend to think of a sentence to represent of what I'm doing, He asked, "what is the nature of your job?" I told him I would to make a moment to stops at it is, it never fades, like I'm stopping something and my viewer will have the time to stop to look at when in real life it will pass away without we even noticed it and he came out with a sentence that I'm carrying it to this day.... I loved it! "Making time stand still" :) oh yeah! hope to update you guys on the funtastic wedding that I did with David Chua from www.davidchuaphotography.com cool cool cool wedding! they dance! kinda busy here finishing stuffs for my dear clients! grateful to you all! for your tremendous support for me ya! "I WILL BE BACK" (sounds like terminators huh?) :)

Eleeza

2008-11-05T08:04:00.002+08:00

Just do not want to keep you guys waiting for so long for my blog updates, I pick up a interesting photo of Eleeza and done some layout and editting on it... not without purpose though, but something interesting coming soon.... just can't tell you guys now, got to go.... stay tune for my next update!

Macro shot (Spider)

2008-10-30T08:00:00.003+08:00

Just came back from a unforgetable church camp.... gotta finish, rush works for clients now.... just wanna share one of the photo that I took before leaving the camp site, a macro shot of a spider that its size as big as a black pepper.... :)