Caleb and Janice

I have known Janice for .. well.. for as long as I can remember. I think as far back when I was like 5 years old or something like that. I always remember her to be smiling.. beaming from ear to ear. And you can easily coax a chuckle out of her anytime. Her parents and mine were also friends since a long time back when our kampung only has one traffic light and one main road. So it was an honour to be their photographer on their wedding day.

Their wedding took place 5 days before Christmas at The Suajana with a beautiful setting. It was an all in one day wedding, which also included a 10 minute pre-wedding photography session. The weeks leading up to the wedding day saw torrential rain pouring over Kuala Lumpur and soaked the garden where the wedding was to be held. Janice’s parents, being Christians, prayed and prayed for clear skies and dry garden. That morning, the clouds made way for the clear blue skies and the garden was dry and the grass spread out with all it’s green splendour!

What a great wedding it was!!

Here are the rest of the photos.

Have a great life together Caleb and Janice.

Calvin and Jane Engagement Shoot

This was a very interesting shoot for us. This is not your typical pre-wedding. We like to call it an engagement shoot instead, or a couple shoot. It was free and easy without make up or bridal gowns and tuxedos. Just the couple in their regular outfit, being themselves.

We tried something new in this series of photos. Usually we would use a lot of background to bring out the location or to ensure that the location is known to anyone who looked at that particular photograph. In this series, we took away the background so as to concentrate on the couple themselves. Of course there are some parts of the location which was interesting and thus included in the composition. So there was a little mix and match going on.

Plus we let the couple run loose and allowed them to do their own thing. We only pointed them to a particular place, or do a particular stuff like walking or sitting.

I trust that both Calvin and Jane enjoyed their photoshoot as well.

Calvin is also an avid photographer. And I heard he got himself a nice camera set. Let’s wait till there’s some photos of him with his new camera. In the mean time, here are some of the photos from the photoshoot.

Congratulations Calvin and Jane.

Sunny and Patricia : Malacca

Following their ROM in Singapore, a week later they had their actual day in the historical town of Malacca. I love this town. Filled with artsy stuff and home to the most delicious cendol ever! Not forgetting Satay Celup. Unfortunately, duty calls and we could not enjoy these offering. Maybe some other day. It’s good that both Jason and I covered the wedding. More angles, more coverage and the ability to split; one to be with the bride, the other to ensure that the groom gets adequate coverage as well. Here are some of the photos;

Sunny and Patricia

We were asked to cover Sunny and Patricia’s engagement last Saturday in Singapore. Since both Jason and I both do not know Singapore well, we decided to spend the night in Johor and then catch a cab into Singapore. Our initial plan was to head down south after work on Friday. Which was also why we decided again driving into Singapore, especially at night. Anyways, to cut the story short, it would be better if we had just gone straight into Singapore.

Sunny and Patricia were great to work with. They had great friends who were also wonderful in front of the camera. I think it is important that subjects are comfortable in front of the camera. This paves the way to even greater photos. Of course a good photographer makes the subject feels comfortable, but only if you have the luxury of time. In our case, or rather in most actual day weddings or engagements, time is usually not a luxury that we have.

The ROM was held at Singapore’s Botanical Garden. A very nice place filled with greens. We arrived at 7am and there where people already starting their morning walks and a group of people doing Tai-Chi. Or maybe they were practising Qi-Gong. After the registration, they headed off to a nice cruise in a yatch. Everything was completed by lunch time and the happy couple ensured that we had a full tummy before letting us off. How considerate of them.

Here are some of the photos taken, in no particular order..

Stay tuned for photos from Sunny and Patricia’s actual day wedding in Malacca.