Slideshow

I've got several requests to view pictures from a full weddings lately. Though I will be able to do that when I meet up with the couples, it can still take up quite some time to view through all the full sets of wedding pictures. Not a good thing on busier days.

I hope this slideshow of Ed and YY's wedding done a while back can ease this issue a little at least. It takes a while to load though...so go make some coffee while waiting. ;)

Copy and paste this link to view slideshow:
www.1950photography.com/presentation/Ed_yy/index.html

Hope you like it. :)

Babysitting

Was clearing my harddisk to free up more space for the upcoming weddings and came across these pics which I've taken of my nephew-in-law (wife's brother's son if you don't get what I mean).

My brother in law went for his in camp training for a few days and I'm tasked to take care of his boy for a day. I'm glad that I managed to tone this hyper-active boy down to abide to everything I say. Maybe I'll do babysitting if I decide not to be a photographer.

Here are a few pics taken during my time with him...

At McDonalds

Tongue on nose?

Boy's little attempts to pose for camera

Seng Guan and Yuk Kei

Seng Guan and Yuk Kei engaged my services just a week before their ROM. They are one of those couples whom we can hit off almost immediately. Yuk Kei told me that Seng Guan loves sunsets so they hope to do a quick portrait session at Changi Boardwalk just before their ceremony. We hope for good weather and Seng Guan said that he had indented the sun for that day.

The afternoon was gloomy with a dark sky. It remained cloudy till just an hour before we head out for the outdoor shoot. The sun was shining bright and the sky was clear. Looks like we've got lucky!

The ceremony and buffet dinner was a simple event. However, we've got their gang of friends who kept the fun going.

Congrats Seng Guan and Yuk Kei! :)

Ok, less talk, more pics....

'Just Married' Signage as a gift

Dr Phua is one of the most patient and entertaining JP. Waiting patiently for the ceremony to start.

Not one of the guests for sure

March in

Seng Guan proudly shows off his prize...I mean marriage cert

Reception beginsLadies are interested with diamond rings...

...Sometimes guys too

Loosening up after party

Shyun Der & Linda (Part 2)

Just finished the handful of shots taken during Shyun Der and Linda's evening preparation session.

Sharing a couple of them. :)

Scammed and stood up

Ok, here's a non wedding related post. A little ranting coming along...

Not sure what luck got into me yesterday. First, I was stood up (aka flown aeroplane) by a customer. Next I received a scamming lucky draw call which was so professionally 'setup' till the last part when things go too fishy.

For the stand up, I'm not too angry though I had to rush in between appointments and took a cab down to the agreed meeting place. Waited for 1.5hr before leaving. My calls and SMSes were not answered. Rather dissapointed with how much respect we get sometimes. On the other hand, I still give the benefit of doubt that there was a miscommunication between me and client. Hope she calls me again on this.

For the lucky draw thing. The scammers sure set the whole thing up pretty professionally and I was lead on for a while. I knew it's time to stop when they started to ask me to transfer $3.5k to their account. Wasted about 2hrs to 'research' on such scamming schemes. Maybe I'll just link you to this blog for more details.

The website quoted by the scammer is http://www.hkjb3c.com. A little too 'professionally done' for a company of it's 'calibre' I think. Haha.

So if you are reading this....beware of such a scam.

Anyway, my spirits are still high despite all these. :)

Silence

A light and sound crewman having a moment of peace...

Hock Leong & Mag

Had finished processing Hock Leong n Mag's ROM pics. It took a little longer than expected as there were things that had been cropping up during the past days.

Their solumnisation ceremony is nothing short of a dull event as both of them were out going and had much fun. What was interesting was that they've actually written personalised messages on lables of various items ie. wedding favours, greeting cards, laptop playing their love story, etc. It's heart warming to see these little things being done for the guests.

HL n Mag, it's great to be part of your solumnisation. Hope your customary wedding will be just as fun! :)

Overwhelmed by paparazzis

Shyun Der & Linda

I've always been the photographer for my friends' weddings but today was my first time being the 'brother' for a wedding.

Shyun Der had another good friend, Joe whom they had arranged to provide photography. So I have the privilege of taking the back seat n just enjoy not being the photographer though I've still helped Joe to cover some shots during the dinner time. Had finally got the chance to feel the wedding in a perspective of a guest and it's great to know Joe. He does take beautiful pics too. :)

Congrats Shyun Der n Linda! It's my pleasure being your brother! :)

Makeup Production Line

The Toast

Ring Shot

Great honour to be the photographer for Hock Leong and Mag's solumnisation ceremony last weekend. It's also my first wedding shoot after the 1 month break from weddings. Took a while longer to warm up again.

Here's a simple ring shot from Hock Leong n Mag's ceremony. It's also the first wedding related shot in this new blog. Will post more pics along the way after I processed them. :)

Another Family Day

A month without weddings. Strange enough that pretty last minute family day shoots came knocking on my door instead. I've actually covered 3 family days over the past month. They are still a joy to cover as there are lots of nice little moments to capture as well though I would still prefer to cover weddings.

Anyway, here are some of the shots that I like from one of the shoots from last weekend. It rained suddenly just when the games were about to begin. But that doesn't seem to dampen the mood of the participants.

New 1950Photography.com finally up

Yes! After lots of changes and hiccups, the new site is finally up!

I would like to apologise to those who had been asking about my new site for the past week.

Certainly hope you will enjoy the experience in this new site.

Please feel free to drop me any feedback should you have any problems with it.

Look foward to your continuous support! :)

Cloudy...

Cloudy sunday morning in the city