fire & cold
Sunday November 8, 2009
sometimes, there simply is no need to be so deliberate about photography. i think making pictures like these helps to balance the forces within.
the recipe for the photos above – a rainy night, a moving bus, slow shutter, lack of focus (in every sense) and a world of lights outside.
let it hang man.
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eugene & chia jin
Sunday October 25, 2009
here’s sharing the photos from eugene & chia jin’s ROM below, which i photographed a few weeks ago but haven’t had the time to do a post about it due to the crazy amount of work.
i had a really wonderful time at the lunch, with great food and even better company. it was a small affair set in the flutes at fort canning, with close friends and family in attendance – and laughter in abundance. the couple’s zest for life and love of fun clearly came through in the photos, i felt.
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axl & cheng yee
Tuesday October 13, 2009
above are my favourites from axl’s and cheng yee’s wedding.
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backstage access
Monday October 12, 2009
for this session of dapper, we wanted to give our viewers a peek behind the scenes of a typical shoot, albeit in a stylized manner.
many thanks to my 2 wonderful stylists for all the hard work, all the beautiful models who have graced our shoots and all who have helped in one way or another through the year. been hell of a journey.
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assisting
Saturday October 3, 2009
been busy the past couple of days, mostly with editing my photos and also assisting wei ming of stardust imaging with a school yearbook shoot.
frankly speaking, i was pleasantly surprised that some schools these days are insisting that their yearbooks be creatively conceptualised, designed and photographed, unlike the usual boring fare that characterises this business.
it is really an experience to watch a seasoned photographer at work, to try to understand what goes on in the photographer’s mind by observing his actions. no amount of theory from books can be better than “real-life education”. you may think you know everything until you notice the little tricks and techniques, probably also picked up through years of assisting and shooting.
will be shooting a wedding lunch tomorrow and then it’s back to clearing the backlog. i just bought a lonely planet guide for nepal so i will be going through that from cover to cover. like yusuf said, the 4 of us going just wish that this semester could be over and done with so we can start our little adventure abroad.
let time run its course.
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in the still of the night
Sunday September 27, 2009
false recesses
Friday September 25, 2009
next week is supposedly recess week.
been a really, really busy period with me hardly able to set the camera down (not that the practice is a bad thing) – the weekly photojournalism assignments, the dapper shoots, a ROM last saturday (a wedding tomorrow as well), photos for the school newsletter and a corporate shoot for credit suisse (really exciting) yesterday – add on the other school projects, not enough sleep and exercise and you got yourself a recipe for a major burnout.
i guess even the craziest photographers got to take a break sometime.
which is why i am rather glad that next week is recess week. though the backlog of photos to edit as well as the school projects that need attention will prevent me from truly having a good rest, i will take anything now – so long as i can take my foot off the pedal, however little.
some recent photos from the streets –
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speed & the city
Sunday September 20, 2009
time-lapse photography i did for a recent school assignment. put together in quicktime pro and imovie.
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electro evenings
Friday September 11, 2009
had a nice evening watching “getai” (literal translation = song stage) with pamy, amos, weili and lyon after dinner at jurong west. my previous recollection of watching getai was when i was a child, and before we moved to our current estate. credit to amos for coming up with the audacious suggestion. i think we enjoyed ourselves in general, though we did not stay for long.
a spotlight from the stage illuminating the side of a block.
the much talked about “vacant” seats.
the “black cats”. what outrageous outfits, but i guess you can get away with a lot in the garish world of getai.
some of the performers leaving for the next show. some getai performers do a few shows an evening at various locations around the island, especially the more popular acts.
some kids fooling around with a found trolley.
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how a droplet of blood became a torrent
Sunday September 6, 2009
was on my way to punggol yesterday when i caught this on the train. it was a strange sight.
was at punggol beach in the evening when amos fell and cut his palm on some rocks while walking out into the sea. he managed to save his camera though, which was rather heroic. it seems like people value their possessions more than themselves – i once heard a story of how this musician fell while going on stage with her guitar. she broke her hips and the guitar? never left her hand.
after that pamy’s dad fetched us to a clinic, where amos got the cut cleaned out. thankfully it was not that bad to the point where stitches were required.
amos getting a tetanus shot. now you know how doctors make so much money, especially the pushy ones.
latest update is that amos is fine and has removed the bandage.
now for some happy photos from punggol.
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