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Well, you know who I am... it's now time to let me know who you are! :)

Don't worry, I don't bite and I wont be tracking down who you are/where you are from. I would just love to know who is dropping by this corner of the web :)

So, what are you waiting for? Start clicking below!!
Thank you!!

Carsten & Shyue Chin [Final Set]

Hello peeps!

Remember that beautiful wedding I photographed, featuring a lovely Malaysian Chinese lady, and a fair headed Danish fella?

Well, I've managed to sit down with my new computer to put together a more comprehensive slideshow for all of you to view.

Click HERE to view the slideshow

This was one of the most unique weddings I've had the pleasure to photograph in Malaysia - while the crowd was an intimate number, the joy and laughs that emanated from the guests was one of the warmest I've had the privilege of documenting here in KL. Not to mention some of the insanely funny Danish traditions that were carried out at this culture-fusion wedding. I was laughing so much myself, and it was a challenge to keep my hands still enough to get some shots of the exuberant fun!

You will just have to see some of the images to know what I mean :)

And finally, here are a pick of some of my favourite images from this wedding:

1. A lovely double happiness paper cut-out, on the door of the bedroom. It looks as if you are opening the door to a different world inside.

2. The families are very close. I could just tell. Here is what I mean... the bride giving her mother a warm kiss on the cheek after she passed her the tea, at the tea ceremony. I thought it was such a beautiful moment.

3. Here is the bride with her brother. Again, another example of their close family. Very sweet, and so much joy.
4. Here comes the bride!!
5. The first of many kisses that day :)
6. This was a perfect example of just how much fun this couple had on their big day. If you are wondering what they are laughing about, they had asked their guests to tap their glasses if they wanted the bride and groom to stand on the table to kiss each other. At one point the guests were just tapping non-stop, which inevitably caused a long string of laughter from the couple!! :)
7. This moment was crazy!! One of the danish traditions is to cut a hole off the sock of the groom after the first dance. You should have seen the frenzy of all the guys there trying to grab the groom to extract this tiny piece of material. It was hilarious!

New System in place

After much needed overhaul of my entire computer system, a few bumps and crevices experienced during the installation process, I am now back up and running!

Yes, believe me, I was running on a 256MB RAM processor, with programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash etc all open at the same time. Needless to say, my trusty digital companion was on its last legs, and ran its last creative leg last week. Not dead, but officially retired from the creative industry.

Its new big brother (which has a lovely new and much bigger LCD screen) has come to take its place and I'm loving it. It will mean that I can finally do work at the speed which I have wanted to, and that I can spend more time creatively processing images and albums, instead of waiting and waiting in between each step.

With that in place, and my health back on track (touchwood, and hopefully I will STAY well) I can now start to put up new photos and update these galleries like I've wanted to do!

Watch out over the next few weeks! It will be madly busy at the JSP headquarters, so this blog may or may not grow thin... either way, I'll still be around... just running around thats all! :)

Rosie Finley

A friend of mine asked me to photograph her new baby girl not too long ago, and I was asked to produce an A3 panel print for her to frame up in her house. It wasn't a fully formal 'baby portrait' session with studio lights and all... Instead, it was more of a casual 'candid' session where I snapped the gorgeous little girl while she was rolling around, lying down, smiling at her mum... Very cute :)

I've been meaning to post this up for awhile, and since I'm not well enough yet to put brand new wedding material up here, I thought I'd share this with you.

The date on the print is the little girl's birthday - NOT when I photographed her :)

Anyway, click on the small version below to view the larger version!

Enjoy.
(ps: To those that own mac screens, this looks the best on that!)

Still Sick

The girl behind the lens is still down with illness. It has progressed from headaches/backpains to the flu virus + stomach bug.

Needless to say, this has meant that work has been put on hold til a full recovery has come around. I feel that I owe it to my clients to work on their photos + album designs with a clear, healthy mind and body, rather than one that is clogged with things that are stifling my creativity and efficiency. Who works at their peak while they are sick anyway?

Apologies are due as a result of the delay in processing images, however shooting schedule remains as per normal. Yes, guess what? I shot my first wedding on saturday while I was sick.

A challenge? Yes. And I thank God He got me through, and that we have some nice images to show sometime soon!

Alright, I'm off now to rest. Lots of water, sleep, and no work are definitely prescribed on this (hopefully SHORT) road to recovery.

Til next time.

Adios.

Pending

This will just be a short entry...

It looks like the new additions to the 3rd wedding gallery will have to be postponed a week or two. I've been feeling unwell this week (am still feeling crook) and have not been able to get work done as per normal.

I'll write here again to let you all know when the new gallery is up.

Hope you've all had a good week! Stay healthy and sleep enough - the lack of it will eventually creep up on you, as it has done to me.

Signing out...

Chui Family

This is not the newest shoot I've done, however I was moving the photos from an old link to my new site recently and it reminded me of the day I was at Balmoral beach. Beautiful place. It has the sand, stone walls, pier, lovely restaurants, very lush and well-manicured garden/park area... and best of all, a quaint little white rotunda.

Pity that day, the sun was quite harsh and reflected very badly on the white paint of the structure, or else I would have taken more photos around it.

Anyway, thanks Anita for letting me photograph your family that day, even after the postponing due to the rain. And Kudos to all of you for putting on makeup, and really putting in the effort to colour-coordinate yourselves for the photos. The results of your effort show - everyone looked great!

Below are some samples from their shoot:
(you need the latest version of flash to view)

Mitchell and Tanya

I've been wanting to write about this wedding shoot for over a month now, but with the regular busyness of life and work constantly permeating my days, that plan was unfortunately tacked on the 'to-do-list' slightly longer than I had anticipated.

Anyhow, I met this couple last year through a friend, and it was a real pleasure to fly back home (Sydney) to shoot their wedding. While the day was a scorching 35 degrees celcius (yes, to the Malaysians reading this entry, alot of you are thinking - thats a normal weather day for me! Do understand that Australia is a temperate country and normal days there are only 20+ degrees celcius). Despite the heat, sweat, and constant desire for water during the day, the day had clear blue skies, and Sydney scenery is gorgeous as always.

What turned out was a very personal, beautiful event, and it was a lovely experience to be able to document the day. There was a warmth throughout the whole wedding that is always so wonderful to witness...it really reflects on the closeness of the relationships that you have with your guests on the big day. And for Mitch and Tanya, I could really tell they had a tight-knit family.

Click the below photo to view a slideshow of some sample shots from their wedding (some you might have already seen on my main website/portfolio). And again, you will need the latest version of flash to see it:

Chow Family Shoot

During my last visit to sydney, I had the pleasure to photograph a friend's family.

Their family shoot was so pleasant and such a joy to be able to do. Each member of the family was great and willing to take up my suggestions for poses and there was no awkwardness in front of the camera.

The parents were sweet, and the 'kids' were lots of fun.

I could really tell from that brief one hour or so working with them, the close and wonderful ties they have with each other.

It was an incredibly fun day for me... beautiful sydney weather, lovely location (despite a few mosquitos here and there), and some wonderful people to shoot.

Thanks Charissa for letting me photograph your family. I hope you had as much fun as I did. It was a pleasure to meet your family :)


Here is a flash slideshow of a selection of shots from their shoot:
(click the photo below - you need the latest version of flash)

Carsten and Shyue Chin

I had the pleasure of photographing Carsten and Shyue Chin's wedding on Saturday.

I have to say it was one of the most beautiful weddings I've shot in Malaysia so far. Kudos to the planning team for doing such a wonderful job on all the details.

Held at Passion Road, in the heart of KL city, this was an intimate event that exuded love on a really personal level.

Here are just a tiny handful of shot of the MANY that were taken that day. I will be posting a more comprehensive collection in a few weeks.

Til then!

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ps: Still having issues with the CLIENT galleries. Am still working to rectify them so keep bearing with me. Oh, on a final note - I have to find a new software for posting slideshows on this blog!