Construction Silhouette
Submitted this photo for ShutterAsia’s monthly contest and decide to share it here as well. What do you think?
Here’s another photo I like. (more…)
Portraits: Li Peng
Li Peng was a wonderful subject to work with on a nice cool sunday evening and as she has done this many times over, to get her to pose is quite an easy thing to do.
The location we used is the ever popular FRIM. So popular that many a times when you look at wedding albums, you’re bound to recognize some of the location that the photographer used just looking at the photos. (more…)
Portraits: Ying Ying
A Couple of weekends back, had the opportunity to provide some portraitures for Ms. Ying Ying and as the theme is look to be outdoor, the shoot was done at FRIM. These are the result of that shoot.
Who’s photos would you like to see first?
A week back, I went to FRIM to do some shoot with these 2 ladies. Finally found a connection that’s fast enough for me to upload photos so here’s my question.
The lady on the left is Ying Ying and the lady on the right is Li Peng. Who would you like to see first? Just comment with their names and I’ll be posting them photos up.
Going to the shops with Eva Lim
I know I posted up this post earlier but somehow it’s no longer in my list. I guess I’ll have to start all over again. 
A whole list of footnotes and stuff all gone down the drain. A bug? Someone got into my account with my super long password that I can barely remember and remove my posts?
Anyway, back to the post. What you get when you have a rainy day, a girl and 2 sets of clothes plus some free time on hand? No, don’t expect any wet t-shirt photos in here. Just a few photos of what I would say is an experimental photoshoot. I will list each photo with a short description of the set-up I used.
1. Escalating effect
Shot with the D300 with the AF Nikkor 50mm glass assist by 1 SB600 working as Slave. Slave positioned at the top right position with it’s strength at 1/1. Setting for Camera is ISO200, F/10 at shutter speed of 1/100sec.
2. Wall of Art(?)
Shot with the D300 with the Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 glass assist by 1 SB600 working as Slave. Slave positioned at the top right position with it’s strength at 1/16. Setting for Camera is ISO200, F/10 at shutter speed of 1/100sec.
One coming thing from these two photos is the way she stand and her head positioning, just realized the similarity only after I got home but oh well. What’s done’s done.
My Journey In Photography
Something just sparked in me while reading some fellow photographers’ blog about their progress in the world of photography. I found myself asking the question How far have I gone with what I’ve done? It might not be the wisest or smartest question out there but truly, eventually, this question needs to be answered. Right?
My interest in photography was sparked by my dad when he used to bring out his SLR to everywhere we go and capturing every images we could to print as memories of our journey as a family. I started picking up from there, eventually owning my own Nikon FM10 in college as part of my studies. Taking photos of this and that, not only as part of my assignments but also for fun. Eventually, I ‘graduated’ to the world of film as in moving images and found myself working in a production house producing TV programs for TV stations. (more…)
The Chinese Opium Pipe
An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the vaporization and inhalation of opium. True opium pipes allow for the drug to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp. It is thought that this manner of “smoking” opium began in the seventeenth century when a special pipe was developed that vaporized opium instead of burning it.
The controversy of the Opium Wars and the subsequent British opium trade with China is still widely remembered today. What has been forgotten is that by the time the trade was banished, and opium smoking began to be effectively eradicated in China, it had already become an integral part of Qing dynasty culture, indulged in at every level of Chinese society – from the lowliest rickshaw pullers to the court eunuchs within the luxurious chambers of old Peking’s Forbidden City. And to satisfy the sophisticated tastes of China’s noble, mandarin, and merchant classes, the paraphernalia and ritual of opium smoking reached dizzying artistic heights. Opium pipes, opium lamps and other accoutrements were crafted from the finest materials – ivory, jade, silver, cloisonné and porcelain. (more…)
Portraits of Joyce
Took these portraits for Joyce at the park opposite Amcorp Mall. At first, we thought that we won’t be able to capture any shots before it rains as the storm clouds closed in but as we head to the spot I chosen, the cloud parted ways for a nice afternoon sky amidst the bloody haze. Here’s some photos.
Kota Damansara Community Forest
It was a nice day and I decide to go out for a walk near home, even though there’s haze in the Klang Valley and it’s practically boiling throughout the day. It’s always a nice idea to go out for a walk, sweat a bit to allow the body some form of exercise. Right?
One of the place I like to walk towards is the Kota Damansara Community Forest, a beautiful spot near the edge of Kota Damansara, the place provides a refreshing view from our daily concrete jungle. Even though the place is beautiful, one thing that’s sad to see is the rubbish around the edge of the lake. We can only go down and pick up those that’s nearest to us but those that’s in a distance, it’s a tad hard. (more…)
Setting Sun Over Port Dickson
Another landscape series from me, this was shot at Port Dickson near the Yacht Club against a hazy backdrop. As you know, lately the west coast of Malaysia has been enveloped by a layer of haze, it’s nothing new of course since Indonesia, our oh so friendly neighbor like to burn things in the open and fan it our way.
How come none of our enforcement officers are issuing them with any summons when they are so diligently issuing summons for even the most minute of offenses? Isn’t open burning an offense? (more…)
Vote for my pics on Digital Camera Magazine!
There’s this online competition going on Digital Camera Magazine (DCM) and I posted some photos up for votes. Do come and vote for my two photos. The two that’s been submitted are…
http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/3913562625589011520/singapore-at-dusk.html
http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/3913562628209715708/sunrise-over-a-field-of-grass.html
Thanks a bunch. Oh yeah, you’d have to register yourself as a member before you can vote.
The Look Of A Babe Bored @ Photoshoots
What happened when you drag along a Babe to go for some shoot with you and she is not the subject?
Here’s ‘The Look’.
“I’m boreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!! Can we go home yet?” (more…)
Shai & Melody’s Wedding
Couple of weeks back, Stephenie and I attended her cousin’s wedding in KL. Just sharing some photos from the blissful day.
Mosque @ Dusk
After taking photos of the Sikh Temple a couple of weeks back, I decided that it would be a nice thing to do to capture images of other places of worship as well. How they look early in the morning when the sun is rising or in the evening when the sun is setting. Depending of course on which direction the sun comes up or down against the building itself.
So here’s one of the Kota Damansara mosque taken in the evening just before muslims enter the place for their Maghrib prayers. The first shot was a HDR of 9 images which in my opinion isn’t very good, am still learning to use photomatix to bring out the best of the image. Definitely will try again and update this post if I manage to come up with a better image. (more…)
Punggol East Sun Rise
Whenever I visit StrippedSteph in Singapore, I’m always intrigue by the greens that’s available all over Singapore. At the place she stay, there’s more green around the place compared to what I can see in Kuala Lumpur.
Landscape photography in a way is very new to me, but I guess it’s something that’s easy to learn. It’s all about being at the right place at the right time and knowing the frame that we want to see the images in. After doing some research and talking to people, I realized some of the places actually produced very nice photos of Sun Rise and Sun Set. I decide to take this chance to check out this place they call Punggol End one early morning without waking her up to go capture some sun rise, these is what I manage to get. (more…)
Virgin Dawn Experience
The last couple of days, I’ve been posting up a lot of first, from Sunset to landscapes to HDRs to Moon. Today, here’s a sun rise photography first for me. Waking up early in the morning just to go catch the morning sun rising over the horizon. It’s not the easiest of thing do, try dragging yourself out of the bed at 5 in the morning and start getting ready to head out to the location. It ain’t easy!
1. By the Port
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What the…
Guess this is how most photographers feel when they ask for response regarding their work and not getting the response they expected.
Japanese Food Pornography
I know … I know… cheesy title.
I did this shoot quite some time back, only got about going through it. You could see the photos I took at a certain restaurant’s menu if you have been following what I was doing a couple of months back. These are my favorite shots that I like.
Random Shots
Was bored on the weekend so what better thing to do than to take the camera out and take it on a walkabout the neighborhood. Here’s a few shots that I like.
1. I wonder what the birdie’s looking at.
2. Must be the construction that is going on, who say there’s a recession? Houses are still being built! (more…)
Around the Garden
It was a nice sunny day with a clear blue sky, so decided to take a walk around the garden with my trusty camera. Just sharing some shots that I like from this little walk.
1. Budding Talent
Photo Quicky: Polaroid Bowls
Think I’ll start to do some quick random shots using whatever means I could aside from the usual dSLR. Not sure though how often I’ll be doing this.
Here’s a quick shot done using an iPhone.
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