May-T : GRAFFITI

My latest potrait series was shot last Sunday, featuring May - a close friend who's also our photo shooting kaki. After playing the role of photographer all these while, she's decided to take on different role this time, by being the model herself!

Got the idea for the photoshoot location after seeing one of TY's recent work. The colorful graffiti art adorning several walls of this ruin provides an amazingly beautiful backdrop for the pics. Indeed this is my most colorful work ever! Check it out...

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Lonely Tree

This tree caught my attention as I was driving around looking for some refreshing subject to shoot last Saturday. The lone tree with no leaves, and the wild grasses that grows around it makes it an even more captivating sight. Too bad the skies wasn't as clear.

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Definitely a good break from the usual potraits that I like to do. What do you think?

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Mine is here!

Yes, it is finally here after nearly 3 weeks of waiting! What's with Dell?? Making customers wait that long for a delivery is unacceptable! I'd have another week of suffering doing PPs if not because of my new Lenovo T400 (with Centrino 2 vPro!) which I received as a replacement to my old work laptop. So here comes the question - what do I do with 2 brand new laptops?

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Sell the Dell off and buy a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 as well as a Nikkor 55-200mm VR seems like a good idea :) [Update: Dropped the idea. Falling in love with my new lappie!]

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The ROM of Ethan & Jenny

My "ex" gym buddy is all grown up by officially marrying Jenny! For the first time I'm calling him Ethan instead of Pang Gyee.. If you recall, I shot their marriage proposal in my first assignment ever (my second blogpost - I hope I've improved tremendously since..)

The registration of marriage took place two Sundays ago and I'm glad to be shooting this for them. I know they've been waiting for some time for the photos - thanks for the patience and here they are. Congrats!

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SoonYee & SiewEng

This photoshoot was done 2 weeks ago in anticipation of Soon Yee & Siew Eng's wedding day which took place last Sunday. Siew Eng is a friend whom I've known in high school. It's my first time shooting with Adrian - we did this together with Matthew, ML & TK. Great first experience with CLS and off camera flash. It gives a whole different outcome especially in shooting at low lighting condition.

The place is again the old Butterworth train yard which we had our previous potrait shoot a week before, and we managed to squeeze in another session at the Upper Penang Road area at night.

It's been great to be part of this couple's wedding celebration. Shall post up the wedding day shots once I'm done with them...

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A look at the photographers in action.

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'O' is for Octovia

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If you think the name sounds exotic and wonders what it is, wonder no more. Octovia who hails from Sabah is indeed a joy to work with. This shoot was done at the Butterworth railway station and the abandoned train yard two weekends ago despite early morning rain which threatened to kill off the photoshoot.

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The gloomy wheather and the dark interior of the abandoned station was rather tricky for a good shot. And this was before I discovered the wonder of CLS. Personally, I may not be really happy with the result but the good news is, Octovia has agreed to another shoot sometime soon. So, there's still chance to make amends...

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The Wedding of Terry & Siew Fee

I'm finally back after a one-month "unscheduled downtime"! Starting off my revival with the shots of my cousin Terry's wedding on May-23. It's a normal Chinese wedding sans the elaborated tradition - something most modern couples opt for these days.

While I'm not 100% satisfied with all my shots, I'd say it's decent for a first try. I have a tendency (or rather style) in my shots if you notice close enough. It's something I'll try to do less and balance up moving forward. Dinner shots will unfortunately have to wait as I'm tied up with other assignments. Enjoy this for now and congrats to the couple!

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