RED

Created a portrait album recently based on the color RED, and in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2013. Featuring Melissa Kho, who just happened to look stunning in RED. Thanks for participating in my personal project, also for bearing with the extended time and the hot sun.

Gong Xi Fa Cai & happy viewing!!!

Ottilia la Ballerina

Second album on ballet and ballerina, featuring Ottilia who also starts learning ballet since she was six years old. Many thanks to Ottilia for spending her precious morning for this outdoor / indoor session, she showed much determination during that time as she did her moves up to perfection. The other appreciation goes to Hilda, her sister, an ex-ballerina for assisting on the lighting and monitoring the ballet moves all the way. The more I got involved in ballet portrait photography, the more I love it, and I can't wait to produce more portrait projects like this.

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Some Other Night

Playing with a little bit of digital imaging in this post, and some cinematic effort.

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MJ

A sunny portrait session with a special girl at a familiar place, featuring Michelle. A recent-graduate Graphic Designer and also a fashionista. She's best known for her unique attitude and personality which will definitely leave an impression to anyone who knows her. She said this was her first portrait shoot, but she seems so natural throughout the morning, bravo girl. Thanks for accepting the invitation.

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Marya

Last year's Halloween season.

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I . WAS . HERE .

A "metaphor" concept album, after I resigned as a Graphic Designer. 

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Julie Christina

Featuring Julie Christina Ley, whom I knew for the first time. I knew her through James Lo, who be the "tour guide" of Sekama for that Saturday morning. The theme is pretty simple and straightforward, with the portrait subject merging with the surroundings. Sekama is one of the remaining old streets in Kuching, besides Padungan, Ang Cheng Ho, Kenyalang Park and Carpenter street. Despite it was first shoot for Julie, she performed naturally and smiled all the way. Thanks to her time and effort for being our portrait subject of the day.

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Our Mid-Autumn

These were taken approximately a week before the actual day of Mid-Autumn Festival 2012. Featuring Aderine & Esther, where they had their very own lantern moments.

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Closer To Jun

This was the second attempt, thankfully we did it successfully. The story goes back to 2 weeks ago when I proposed Jun to be my "rising" model. The first attempt failed due to a rainy and gloomy morning, so we had to called it off on the phone.

Last Saturday, the breaking dawn turned out fantastically good and the lighting produced a wonderful result on that day's portrait session. Jun looked simply lovely in this very simple Stars and Stripes top, bottomed with a hot pants and a pair of polka dots shoes. I must really thank her double time for willing to wake up real early in the morning and stay energetic throughout the shoots. Another appreciation goes to Robin the boyfriend for accompanying her and, holding the reflector, haha.

And yes, never doubt this phrase; "Early bird gets the worms".

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Faraway (With Mary)

Last Friday, on the 31st of August 2012, and it was public holiday in Malaysia. We went to a faraway place to have the photography session conducted. 

Featuring Mary on a moody evening, who has been months away since the last portrait session during Chinese New Year. She's donning her newly dyed hair, a Union Jack Top with hot pants bottom, and a pair of sweet sneakers. Theme is sort of escaping and away, doing my best to keep everything simple and clean. Got to thanks her get on board and suffering from some mosquito / insects bite.

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Tenty The Lady

Tenty captured in candid moment, while she's having a conversation with some personnel in charge at site. Love this picture as it's showing Tenty's character naturally.

She sure has the look of a leading lady, eh?

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Recap: Aderine's

Aderine & The Sunshine and Aderine & A Date With The Sunset.

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From left: Mama Lo, Aderine Lo and Esther Lo

Recap: An Afternoon With Esther

Last July, check out the complete set here.

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Recap: The Journalist

Last May, with Xiao Yuan from my photography assignment, The Journalist.

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Come Away With Me (Feat. Phei Sze)

Saturday morning, with Phei Sze. She's currently graduated with a Diploma In Graphic Design, and soon she'll be having her Degree course at the UK. While she's having a short holiday, I invited her for an outdoor portrait session at various places that I feel fit. 

Appreciate her willingness to pose under the hot weather, and simply love her "sad face". Even she herself said that while browsing through the camera LCD panel. 

Wishing you all the best in your studies, and do enjoy yourself over there. Happy viewing!!!

An Evening With Esther

A lovely girl with a pretty smile lightens up the moody evening at a local park. This session was taken after An Afternoon With Esther before we called it a day. 

Initially I was trying to use available light only for this session but only found it too dull for the ambient, so I decided to do it the strobist way (off camera flash) to brighten up the pictures. Special thanks to Aderine for holding the 580 EXII.

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An Afternoon With Esther

Esther, she's back.

Ever since I "withdrew" myself from the social network months ago, I didn't really has the chance to get in touch with her and her sister, Aderine from The Cheongsam Sisters. Then out of the blue in May 2012, we contacted each other once again.

This series was taken approximately two weeks ago, on the first week of July, at some shop lots behind a plaza. Also this time I'm introducing a new color style in my portrait works, hope you guys will like it as well.

It was great to have Esther returns as my portrait subject. Happy viewing!!!