Bee Bee Family Portrait with Korean Hanbok

One day Bee Bee had a chance to gather with family members and she engaged us to capture from photos that can be placed in their home and album for memories, Bee Bee family is quite special to me because she is a Korean-Malaysian mix, she is studying in Sydney and her brother Jack is one of the most handsome looking male model to date hehe. As her grandmother is always in Korea, so this time she is in Malaysia for a visit. Bee Bee parents story had inspired me, her mom is working in the Korean embassy and dad had managed to married her without knowing a single Korean language hehe, what inspired me because usually it is difficult for a traditional Korean family to accept someone from the outside world, but they have conquered all obstacles because of love. Glad that I am able to use a little Korean language to communicate with her granny, she was surprised that I know a little of their language, in the end of the shoot, the granny commented that I am a cute man. Hmm... and so after the session they order a number of frames and canvas from us and also an album. 

JK & Lyn Wedding Day in Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur

NDA (Private Images)

KJ & Lyn is one of my favourite couple, they are very friendly and easy going, I guess trust is built though our service overtime, their wedding was a cozy one because we spent most of the time under air condition hehe, they had their tea ceremony session in Lyn's house and love the family portrait session taken outside their garden. One of the funny part of the day was during the early morning where I tried to find Lyn's house but mistakenly went into the wrong house, which is the house behind Lyn, this is the problem with sending location, I was quite surprised that the maid in the house allowed me to enter a stranger's house without any questions asked, after I went in the house it was all dark as it was very early in the morning I spotted something funny and went out and look for the real house again, well it was another gigantic house though. The owner of the house was very concerned about who actually went in and later Lyn clarified to them and it was ok.

Later that KJ and Lyn had their exchange of vows session in Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, and everyone was asking me to take a picture of them, some couple shots, some with their kids etc, this is a crowd of people that really love pictures lol, I mean really really love! We were all very busy taking pictures of people the whole day. Later in the wedding ceremony they had a simple wedding dinner in Shangri'la and everyone dressed up in shanghai style, the theme was very red and all of them are funny type of people and they continue to ask us to take pictures of them, one after another, the videographers were smiling at us indicating something funny, we all laughed hehe. Well it was an awesome day, sadly we can't share any pictures to you folks as it is a private wedding. Later Lyn's sister and immediate family member had also engaged us for a few family photoshoot session. So you can understand how pictures are connected with them. 

Jack & Cheryl Wedding Day and Dinner in Hilton, Kuala Lumpur

Jack and Cheryl will going to have lots of fun and tough work to do as they have 3 wedding events in the plan and this is simply one of it, they are having their ceremony in Pangkor Laut and another ceremony in Penang where I am assigned for the KL and Penang session. Both of them are actually pharmacist working in Melbourne and this time they are going to have some fun in Malaysia, it is really hard to RSVP all 3 events without a planner but they did it. Up next, Penang.

Olivia Baby 1 Year old Birthday Party in Bens, Publika

Finally, it took 1 year to accomplish the task for baby Olivia, today she has turned 1, time flies, I remember we did Alicia's maternity where Olivia is still inside Alicia's tummy, then her newborn photo a day after Alicia have given birth to Olivia, then Olivia's full moon party and now the final stage of the assignment, Olivia's 1 year old party. I felt that I'm part of Olivia's story, someone who knew her a little bit more compared to Alicia's friends. It was a very fruitful feeling indeed.

Yan Yang & Li Yuan Wedding Day in Conrad Hotel, Singapore

Accomplished Yan Yang & Li Yuan's pre-wedding earlier in Bali Four Seasons Hotel and now its their wedding day in Conrad Hotel Singapore. This hotel is nothing new to me as I have covered here for couple of times already. Since Li Yuan love disney movies, so she made something with the mickey mouse theme. She is a smart student who graduated in one of the best schools in Singapore won certain awards of excellence, I forgotten what was it. But every smart girl there always a soft part, and her tears is a good proof of that sentimental heart, I had a great time covering Li Yuan's family's tea ceremony, everyone was happy and we kept laughing during the family photoshoot session. As for Yan Yang, he has always been a polite guy that trying to cherish every moment on that day.

Moment of Life Photography Speech in Photocraft Cafe

Malcolm & Pin Wedding Dinner in Noble Mansion

Malcolm and Pin had their wedding dinner in Noble Mansion PJ Plaza 33, both of this couple are working in Singapore. Just love the gown selection by Pin, both of this couple has a good taste in fashion and they made the simple event fun and alive with few different kinds of march in, hehe, I say its a very good day for me to cover this couple, handsome groom and pretty bride, nothing more can ask for and I made sure that most of the things happened and small little emotions are captured in a nice way. :)

Parallelism of the Past and the Future - Bernice Kong Personal Portrait in Tanjung Sepat

Portraits can be of many kinds, but those portraits that able to revive what was hidden, cure what has been a burden, made understanding whats important, leading a person's inner soul feeling lighter and further understood ones own self after a simple photoshoot session, we can say that we are the few that understood the essence of a true photoshoot can contribute to a person. Making it a unique experience that surpasses the importance of photo itself, but the most rewarding is the session itself. Only the subject are able to understood the feeling, its existential where it is difficult to share to another subject. Yea one can say its quite psychoanalytic, but isn't it wonderful that we make you visual yourself in a different dimension? We believe this is approach is far beyond what art can offer, because the heart always wins.

Jake & Yu Hwan Wedding Day in Melaka

Finally its the day for Jake & Yu Hwan, one of my favourite couple, we became good friends after our Bali pre-wedding assignment. Jake's profession is one of my ideal job over as he does forex trading in his house, way better than being a photographer hehe. One of Yu Hwan's favourite location is the Hokkaido Japan and Santorini in Greece, we almost done our shoot in either of this 2, after their session in Bali, Yu Hwan was still trying to have their shoot done in Hokkaido or Santorini, I'm still waiting for their invitation for a post-wedding shoot lol. Well I guess after the wedding our focus has shifted, most people does.

There were many key elements from turning an ordinary gate crash to an extraordinary one. One of the most memorable part was during our portrait session in Yu Hwan's room, her granny came over and ask if she was able to take some photos with her, by saying say it opens lots of possibilities where I did something much greater for her granny and Yu Hwan, I am certain that granny was very glad that both person able to further break the ice together in that dim room, I love those moments a lot. Since the room was dark, which was how I plan it, it created a different atmosphere for the veil session, and so Yu Hwan and her family fall in tears and thats how all these great moments was revealed. 

Another memorable part was during the group photo of all the old folks in Jakes home, when I saw so many old folks sitting together, I realise there were something special about this group, and so I asked if they were sisters, and they said yes, for once I realised that this moment should be the most precious part of this wedding day, where all sisters able to sit together for a group photo, to me I felt in the event that one person is no longer here, this photo will became the most precious thing in their lives, and while I asked them to hold their hands, all of them smile with joy because I am able to connect with their heart at that moment. I felt that I have done something great for this family. In this universe there is this unsolved mystery of LOVE, we hope through these positive energies, we able to use pictures to allow one to rethink or recall, there is still abundant of goodness in this world, or outside the world. This is what the best part of being a photographer!

Before Jacob was born - Ceci Maternity Portrait in Le Petit Studio (on going)

Our continuous effort for being their family photographer, this time we started a new project with Brandon & Ceci to record down baby Jacob's life, this is before Jacob's name was created, still inside mommy waiting to see the world with his own eyes. And that is going to be Jacob's friend, the bear. Lot of story to be tell here, we save it for the next session.