Posting date: August 30th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding) | a very quick update:
after 3 weeks’ holiday, I resumed shooting last week. (in fact, just no shooting, but still lots of post processing works).
It was a wonderful holiday – shulin started her two-years old class two weeks ago, and I could stay in the classroom on the first few days and this was really a wonderful and joyful experience. Shulin now have to stay in class on her own, and she gets used to it very soon, just cried on the 1st two days. It is very amazing that children can learn things so fast and she really brings lots of happiness to us.
Apart from the several pre-wedding shoots these two weeks, it is so busy this week – we are going to leave our home in new territories and move to kowloon by end of this week. We have been living in Tai Po for over 10 years, this was such a good place to live, with lots of good memories and beautiful scenes (sun rise, the tolo harbour and all the trees and birds outside). Having said that, we decided to move so that it spends less time for shulin travelling to and from the school. So you can imagine my home is full of boxes already … … busy packing.
I wish I can still manage to squeeze some time updating the blog next few days … …. Here is the pre-wedding session of tushiyyah and benny, one of fav session I did before the holiday. hope you enjoy all the photos below.
BTW, we just exceeded the mark of seven hundred thousand (700,000 ) visitors here, thanks for all your support !!!!
location: St. Stephen College, Shek O, Pottinger Street (Stone Slab Street)
this is my fav shot of tushiyyah. it was taken at a corner at Pottinger Street. It was very very dark, and I challenged myself using several lights in this shot. 3 lights ‘re used with a mix of flashes and LED light, all with different color gel and light modifier (softbox, grid, barn door … …). like this shot a lot, looks so beautiful and all the lightings give a very 3 dimenional look to it.
» Continue reading t for tushiyyah, b for benny
Posting date: August 19th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding) | If you ask me, “studio or location shooting, which one do I like more” My answer is always outdoor location shooting. Even having been to the same place lots of time before, I always find something different every time, – no matter the weather, the light, and the people, everything can be different, and something new or challenging can always be happened.
It ’s a hot sunny day pre-wedding for charlotte and kelvin. walking on the main stanley market street, we ‘re all attracted by the mini bus selling ice-cream. Without much thought, I asked them if they like to have ice-cream for the photos. That ’s how I got the photos below …. ….
“Dont’ limit yourself by the location, the limit is only your imagination”
locations: inspiration lake, stanley market, central
don’t miss this behind the scene video. BTW, I started using a new video player that enable html5 video playing on mobile devices. You can try watching using your iphone or iPad, let me know if you have any problem playing it.
» Continue reading sweet sweet charlotte and kelvin
Posting date: August 10th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding), photo shooting technique | one of the most most common question I got asked by client is “which location is the best for pre-wedding photo session?”
My answer is always, “for my photo shooting style, location is not important at all. shooting wide in pre-wedding session is not my favorite, instead, I am always looking for light, abstract details and emotions before looking at the background”
when I posted on my facebook that HKU is under renovation last month, I got lots of emails and messages from clients that expressing their worries that it ’s not good to take photo there. My answer to them, ” don’t worry, it ’s going to be OK”
trust me, the background of a location is the least factor for me to consider. With a happy couple (this is more important for me), good lighting and imagination, everywhere is possible for good photos.
again, there is no limit, the limit is only your imagination.
location: HKU, Central SoHo, Shek O, Central (night shoot)
makeup: polly of faces hk
big challenge. Can you believe that it was taken at a building renovation site at HKU????
one more
the behind the scene shot (more bebind the scene shots at my facebook page)
» Continue reading everywhere is possible for good photos, sam and ryan
Posting date: August 4th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding) | A very special day for queenie and sydney. it ’s also special for simon as well.
just the day before the shooting, the weather forecast was bad, thunderstorm was expected. I thought the session would be postponed, but out of my expectation, queenie told me they would keep going no matter what.
So what happened? The very second we got on the 7-seater van, it started pouring, and it ’s so bad that we couldn’t even get off the van any more. six persons in car, we kept discussing where we could go. They liked going to the peak, but I said there ’s no way I could take photo at the peak under the thunderstorm. Then Gracy suggested the Central pier, at least, we could hide under the pier ceiling … .. That ’s how we started the day …. ….
finally, I learned that the day was their 8th anniversary of dating …. …. wow !!!! No wonder not going to postpone. And that ’s why I felt so romantic in the photos.
and this is real special for simon — never shoot in rain for such a long long time, again, I like challenges and these push my focus, ability and creativity further. And also thanks Canly for hold the umbrella for my camera and lens and got wet outside.
and also special thanks for gracy for buying such a beautiful umbrella for them, it gave a very nice color touch to all photos.
locations: central pier, the peak, HKU, the elements shopping mall
make up artist: gracy of JustGracy
like this photo, showing something unique in Hong Kong, but doesn’t look cheesy.
» Continue reading romance in rain, queenie and sidney
Posting date: July 29th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding), personal | it ’s summer time – a period that wedding photographers love and hate.
I feel so happy and relax now that I am going to have a break in next three weeks, no more photo shoot in next three weeks. finally, have time to relax, can spend more time with shulin (shulin is about to go to school, and I ‘ll accompany her in the 1st two weeks ‘ school time, so exciting !!!! after that, she has to attend class on her own)
To my surprise, my schedule was fully packed in last three months, the number of weddings and pre-weddings reached a record high during that time. I never expect there ‘re so many bookings as it was a low season during this period of time because of the hot and rainy weather and oversea pre-wedding shoot is so popular nowadays.
I ‘d like to express my thanks to all the clients that love my photo style, love taking pre-wedding in hong kong, and their love of the summer heat !!!
I also feel so lucky that all my clients are so unique, and have all the trust on me. here is the sneak preview of mr. and miss bunny ’s prewedding session.
locations: polytechnic university, Wan Yan College, shek O, central
makeup artist: amy ng from allure make up
my fav of the day !!!! I have this image in my mind for a long long time, I even drafted lighting diagram on paper. But I have to wait ….. wait for good timing, wait for great color of the sky, and the sea cannot be too rough …. …. and most important, have to wait for a suitable couple, trust me, I would not ask clients to do something that are not suitable for them. thank bunnies for helping me in this shot. And also special thanks for canly, you can’t imagine how difficult to set the light in water !!!
» Continue reading it is summer of love – mr and miss bunny
Posting date: July 14th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding) | Oh my dear !!!! After several posts of talking about all the difficulties I had in recent photo sessions, I, finally, got an easy task this time.
Nothing easier than having a gorgeous and pretty bride, cheerful personality, beautiful locations, all in one single engagement photo session.
locations: Hullett House Hotel @ 1881 Heritage, Shek O, Central
make up artist: elaw wong @ The Look studio
Our 1st stop: 1881 Heritage
it ’s easy taking photo of jasmine, isn’t it?
and the Qi Pao ’s very very pretty !!!
the beautiful location at 1881 Heritage
bathing together????
» Continue reading a lucky day for simon, jasmine and johnson
原來又好耐冇 update。可能係 世界盃啦。
寫呢篇文時， world cup 已產生最後兩強…西斑牙及荷蘭…兩隊都好好，真係唔知捧邊隊。
其實做 freelance 攝影師真係幾好，如果聽日冇 job，就幾夜開波都唔怕。不過我通常都一邊執相，一邊睇波（唔信你睇睇呢度）。
一路睇，就發覺強隊同弱隊真係可以好大分別… d弱隊好多時都錯失機會，比個空門你都射唔中，帶個波又帶唔好。一遇到逆境波，就踢到亂晒龍……
有時影相都好類似……個個攝影師都想靚人靚景，最好新娘靚到似 model。係網上看到有d行家批評客人唔合作，rundown 唔好，化妝師又唔合作，影相時間唔夠等等…… 其實有無諗過真正考驗攝影師實力就在此刻！與其埋怨客人，不如克服自已的不足！
幫 elizabeth 同 kenneth 影相當日，環境都非常差。在大潭開始時還可以，去到赤柱美利樓，影左一陣就開始落雨，重要果日唔知點解咁鬼多遊客，全部人就迫晒入美利樓避雨。在小小的空間，又咁多人，一時間我都有d慌張，真係唔知點影好。壓力總是自已比自已，因為感覺客人對 Simon 的其望很高，又覺得 simon 乜野地方都影到靚相 (我都希望係)。當時心裡不停叫自已 focus focus ，think think … …. 最後終於都克服到心裡那種慌張的感覺，唔理身邊d其他人，繼續影影影……
所以有人說：要超越的，不是別人，要超越的，是昨天的自已。
下面幾張就是在那小小空間影的相，出來的效果……可以啦，談不上甚麼佳作，但最重要克服自已的不足！
當時我地係遊客的流動景點呢
» Continue reading something new learned – elizabeth and kenneth
Posting date: June 20th, 2010 | Category: engagement (pre-wedding) | After shooting e-sessions in so many rainy days, we finally got a beautiful sunny day for boey and andrew. The weather was so good, especially in the morning.
With such beautiful weather, most of the photos ‘re shot using available light only this time.
location: Stanley Market, Tai Tam reservoir, Shek O, Central
one of my fav of the day – taken at the Tai Tam reservoir
love this shot so much, very beautiful sunlight from the back
at the top of the world !!!
» Continue reading sunny day boey and andrew
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