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	<title>Blog of a HK Wedding Photographer</title>
	<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com</link>
	<description>I love taking pictures of weddding !!</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>a photo session with a karate master - esther and black</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>engagement</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[still remembered the karate master Black and amazed by his awesome jump on the beach - which splashed water onto my camera. 
Here are the final photos I &#8216;d like to share with you
date: April 2008   Locations: Nam Sang Wai, Shek O, Central    make up artist: KK Chan
our first stop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>still remembered the karate master Black and amazed by his <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/engagement/2008/04/28/last-photo-session-before-my-long-holiday-esther-and-black/" target="_blank">awesome jump on the beach</a> - which splashed water onto my camera. </p>
<p>Here are the final photos I &#8216;d like to share with you</p>
<p>date: April 2008   <br />Locations: Nam Sang Wai, Shek O, Central    <br />make up artist: KK Chan</p>
<p><font size="1">our first stop - Nam Sang Wai &#8212; Black gave us a big surprise !!! Esther, are you OK?   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3113/2780959391_cde0021d4a.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">last stop of the session- my fav of the day: &quot;catch me if you can&quot;   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3246/2781818634_275224a26f.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">I love the post-procession of this shot &#8212; texture and brown tone are added   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3246/2780959695_d649d3b547.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">pretty   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3001/2780959781_01767e0c12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">beautiful esther   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3168/2780959907_96c877fa8e.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">let &#8217;s have some fun   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3067/2781819052_4558f9259f.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">naughty couple   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3213/2781819348_ee717db025.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">love this shot!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-06.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/2282/2780960189_c48fb03026.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">KK Chan in action   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3044/2780960441_40edab11cc.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">&quot;follow me, Black&quot;    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3081/2780960633_9fe535bb77.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another nice location at Shek O   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3220/2781819772_0affbfefb4.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">love that shot !!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3228/2781819930_8dcf3fc32f.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another fav of the day   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-13.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3038/2780961061_5938950f8b.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3209/2780961241_e56be503dc.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">on the beach   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-15.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3084/2780961397_f862ff2a8e.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">OK - here are the final series of photos of the awesome jump !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-16.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/2306/2780961569_fd7e11c15d.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-17.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3232/2780961737_dac6fac7eb.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Oh! My camera &#8230;. &#8230;</font><a title="blog-esther-blacks-18.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2781820768/"><br /></a><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-18.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3233/2781820768_c1cccc0ded.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after the jump - we got completely wet &#8212; so they &#8216;re ready for anything &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-19.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3169/2781820854_f29e2b267f.jpg" /></p>
<p>   <img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-20.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3082/2780962047_9883c6d5e9.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">lovely couple, lovely photo   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-21.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3097/2781821066_396d865d61.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">night shot on the star ferry   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-esther-blacks-22.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3132/2781821156_6145635c0a.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="4">Remind: </font><br /><a target="_blank" title="to be a fan of simon.the.photo" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/simonthephoto-Hong-Kong-Contemporary-Wedding-Photographer/21259724677"><img hspace="15" border="0" align="right" alt="simonthephoto 's facebook page" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2717032888_f4d5b34749_o.jpg" /></a> <a target="_blank" title="to be a fan of simon.the.photo" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/simonthephoto-Hong-Kong-Contemporary-Wedding-Photographer/21259724677">Remember to support me by becoming a fan of simon on facebook</a></p>
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		<title>simonthephoto ranked top 4th artistic wedding photojournalist in the 08 Q2 [AG]WPJA Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited to share the good news with you. The Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association [AG]WPJA just announced their Q2 wedding photo contest last Saturday, when I read their web site, I couldn&#8217;t believe that I was ranked as the top 4th artistic wedding photojournalist in this contest !!! And I am [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so excited to share the good news with you. The <a href="http://www.agwpja.com" target="_blank">Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalist Association [AG]WPJA</a> just announced their Q2 wedding photo contest last Saturday, when I read their web site, I couldn&#8217;t believe that I was ranked as the top 4th artistic wedding photojournalist in this contest !!! And I am the only photographer from Asia in the Top 10 !!!! </p>
<p><img border="0" alt="agwpja-site.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3266/2771449112_3b757fc2ed.jpg" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;I had 3 photos ranked top 10 in the contest &#8212; 2nd and 3rd place in the &quot;get ready&quot; category and 10th place in &quot;sense of place&quot; category. Here are the winning photos</p>
<p><font size="1">2nd place in the &quot;get ready&quot; category - you can click <a href="http://www.agwpja.com/contest_pages.php?contest_id=31&amp;category=01&amp;place=2" target="_blank">here</a> to see the judges&#8217; comment. this is from Winnie and Ivan &#8217;s wedding on March 8 (sorry, I haven&#8217;t written up their wedding on the blog yet). I love the lighting of this photo so much &#8212; I had done a lot of modifications of the lights on site&nbsp; - the windows light, the room lights, the bed side lamps, the table lamps and off-camera flash &#8230; &#8230; judges &#8216; comment &quot;Outstanding light!&quot; </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-wpja-q2-0362-131601_IMG_2909.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3147/2771449826_68c095becb.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">3rd place in the &quot;get ready&quot; category - (judges&#8217; comment <a href="http://www.agwpja.com/contest_pages.php?contest_id=31&amp;category=01&amp;place=3" target="_blank">here</a>)&nbsp; - from <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/08/14/having-fun-in-central-wedding-of-mei-kee-and-seren/" target="_blank">mei-kee and s&ouml;eren</a> &#8217;s wedding on Feb 8     </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-wpja-q2-096-100340_IMG_2150.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3190/2771450792_4cdbbd0ef6.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">10th place in the &quot;sense of place/architecture&quot; category (judges&#8217; comment <a target="_blank" href="http://www.agwpja.com/contest_pages.php?contest_id=31&amp;category=05&amp;place=10">here</a>) <br />- from <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/06/06/wedding-of-nina-and-james-at-four-seasons-hotel-hong-kong/" target="_blank">nina and james</a> &#8217;s wedding on jan 4     </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-wpja-q2-nina-james-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3036/2771451810_26332e8dce.jpg" /></p>
<p>Finally, I &#8216;d like say thank you to the following persons</p>
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<li>thanks Winnie and Ivan, Nina and James, Mei-Kee and S&ouml;eren for inviting me to take photos of your beautiful weddings </li>
<li>thanks my partner Ken, my assistant Vickie, Siu B for all their help in these weddings </li>
<li>thanks my wife Xandra for giving so much support to me </li>
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		<title>having fun in Central - wedding of mei-kee and s&#246;eren</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>weddings</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love taking photos in Central, I can easily find locations with good color, texture, and light. I had taken numerous pre-wedding sessions in Central, but this was the first time leading over 25 persons.
Both mei-kee and s&#246;eren came from Germany, now working in India and chose Hong Kong for their ceremony. It was the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love taking photos in Central, I can easily find locations with good color, texture, and light. I had taken numerous pre-wedding sessions in Central, but this was the first time leading over 25 persons.</p>
<p>Both mei-kee and s&ouml;eren came from Germany, now working in India and chose Hong Kong for their ceremony. It was the first time for most of their friends being in Hong Kong &#8212; when mei-kee decided to take some photos in Central in the morning, everyone was excited to follow us and have a walk altogether.</p>
<p>You may think it was very difficult to manage such a large group on the street, instead, they &#8216;re such a fabulous group that I had so much fun working with them. </p>
<p>date: 27 feb, 2008  <br />ceremony and reception: <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1218645750366*/">the peninsula hotel, hong kong </a></p>
<p>Tips: In other to work with such a big group, </p>
<ul>
<li>you have to be very confident on what you &#8216;re doing</li>
<li>plan ahead what you are going to do in next 30 sec</li>
<li>give clear instructions, of course, you have to shout loudly </li>
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<p><font size="1">the big &quot;group shot&quot; &#8212; when I was taking this photo, all the passer-by around stopped and looked at me !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3009/2758366704_bd60de197b.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-01.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">mei-kee and s&ouml;eren   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3184/2758366842_02a0655fe6.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">We &#8216;re playing &quot;when </font><font size="1">s&ouml;eren   meets mei-kee&quot;</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3027/2758367028_677a561f68.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-03.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Even though there &#8216;re over 20 of their friends and families looking at them, they &#8216;re still very natural in front of the camera   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3146/2757532383_e88cebc9e0.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">thanks, everyone !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3260/2758367376_c561e217ff.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">in the morning, girls getting ready, three younger sisters of mei-kee - pei-kei, emily and shirley   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3133/2757532783_441df48387.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">boys getting ready - at the LKF hotel. Do you like to make a guess who is </font><font size="1">s&ouml;eren?</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3101/2758368076_f92cbdfcb5.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the game   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3207/2757533391_dc4caaac1f.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">mei-kee changed into wedding dress   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3186/2758368290_dac085daf4.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">love this shot   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3099/2757533733_c4f7b63bab.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">before the ceremony, I had 60 min private photo session for the bride and groom   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3227/2757533863_03d96f3bdc.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another fav of the day   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2046/2758368816_411a7b3c66.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">at the peak   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3168/2757534061_da705d857a.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">at peninsula   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3012/2758369068_23ff0eba30.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-14.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">there &#8216;re so many great photo locations inside peninsula   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3072/2757534433_508ed93b70.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-15.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the ceremony at peninsula   </font><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2758369374_d888f211e3_o.jpg" alt="" /> </p>
<p><font size="1">I do &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3196/2757534589_2d70e8619c.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">timeless moment between s&ouml;eren and his mother   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3153/2757534729_8551e43002.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-18.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">catch it, everyone !!!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3061/2757534833_28091c0276.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-19.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">&nbsp;you had to take risk in order to take great (and extraordinary) photos, but I was at the incorrect position this time, the bouquet just flied over me &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3115/2758369798_57dbfe0695.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-20.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3154/2758369950_aa7995f52f.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-21.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">always love the crew meal at peninsula &#8212; simon, ken &amp; vickie   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3001/2757535295_d3c4d9ed76.jpg" alt="blog-meikee-soeren-22.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="4">Preview: </font><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/simonthephoto-Hong-Kong-Contemporary-Wedding-Photographer/21259724677" title="to be a fan of simon.the.photo" target="_blank"><img hspace="15" border="0" align="right" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2717032888_f4d5b34749_o.jpg" alt="simonthephoto 's facebook page" /></a>still remember the amazing couple <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/engagement/2008/04/28/last-photo-session-before-my-long-holiday-esther-and-black/" target="_blank">esther and her karate master &quot;black&quot;</a> ?&nbsp; Stay tuned &#8230; &#8230; I am going to share with your their engagement photos in next few days. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/simonthephoto-Hong-Kong-Contemporary-Wedding-Photographer/21259724677" title="to be a fan of simon.the.photo" target="_blank">Get immediate notification by becoming a fan of simon on facebook</a></p>
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		<title>We &#8216;re hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(Updated 19 Aug, 2008) Thanks for everyone &#8217;s interest, the vacancy is filled up already
Hi everyone, do yo like to work with Simon in weddings? I am now hiring a contracted assistant working from Sept - Dec, 2008 
if you have the following characters and abilities, you &#8216;re the one I am looking for 
&#160;&#160;&#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="2" color="#ff6600">(Updated 19 Aug, 2008) <br />Thanks for everyone &#8217;s interest, the vacancy is filled up already</font></p>
<p>Hi everyone, do yo like to work with Simon in weddings? I am now hiring a contracted assistant working from Sept - Dec, 2008 </p>
<p>if you have the following characters and abilities, you &#8216;re the one I am looking for </p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Cheerful &amp; out going   <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Prepare to carry heavy equipments for me    <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Can work under pressure &mdash; I always shout at my assistant    <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * very flexible on the working day (please expect to work on all Sat / Sun) </p>
<p>The assistant &#8216;ll helps me in the following areas </p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * taking care of Simon in a wedding   <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * taking care of all equipments    <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * setting up lighting equipments    <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * helping simon communicate with the clients    <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * shooting in some occasions </p>
<p>The assistant are expected to work around 15-20 days each month, If you are interested, please send me an email you information, working experience, recent photo, and expected salary to wedding (at) simonthephoto.com</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>有無興趣跟 simon 在婚禮中一起工作？ 我現正招請為期四個月(9月至12月)的攝影助手</p>
<p>如你覺得自已</p>
<ul>
<li>性格開朗</li>
<li>能夠應付笨重的攝影器材</li>
<li>不怕婚禮攝影工作的壓力</li>
<li>有星期六，日也要工作的心理準備</li>
</ul>
<p>我相信你絕對可以應付道份工作。</p>
<p>至於攝影助手的工作範圍包括：</p>
<ul>
<li>照顧simon及simon的攝影器材</li>
<li>預備燈光器材</li>
<li>跟客人溝通</li>
<li>間中亦要拿起相機影相</li>
</ul>
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		<title>learn how to escape from the heat for a photo session in summer- e-session of christie and ronald</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>engagement</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should have updated this blog a few days ago, but I have to admit that I was a little bit lazy, and spent lots of time playing with shulin.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I should have updated this blog a few days ago, but I have to admit that I was a little bit lazy, and spent lots of time playing with shulin.</p>
<p>Recently, the temperature is so high that it becomes very difficult to have any photo session outdoor, so I must find some ways to deal with it. As promised, I &#8216;ll share some ideas with you that worked very well in my last engagement session of christie and ronald.</p>
<p>date: 25 July, 2008   <br />makeup artist: Rainbow</p>
<p><font color="#800000">suggestion No. 1: staying at home&nbsp;</font></p>
<p><font size="1">at noon, the overhead sun is so hot to stay outside &#8212; why not stay at home, lie on the bed, (and turning on the air condition as high as you can !!!).     <br />I had several e-sessions taken at home before, but this is the sweetest one I ever have    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3115/2739128844_56b935e021.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">fighting on bed   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3001/2739128970_2ee446cf72.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">and we could play some card games as well   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3270/2739129086_dec94fb161.jpg" /></p>
<p><font color="#800000">Suggestion No. 2: If you &#8216;d like to go outside, do it as early as you can.&nbsp;</font></p>
<p><font size="1">How early? We went to Shek O at 0930 in the morning when it was not that hot and the sun was low (look at the shadow &#8230; &#8230;)    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3186/2739129384_4268bda3a1.jpg" /></p>
<p><font color="#800000">Suggestion No. 3: if you can&#8217;t stand the heat, go into the water !!!!! This is my favorite part !!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3217/2738290337_1c73a4f7f2.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">It &#8217;s so cool&nbsp; !!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-06.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3057/2738290549_1744381620.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">behind the scene   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3079/2738290875_c634968dac.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">one of my fav photo of the day !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3158/2739130396_1ae4eaacac.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">so happy to see that they &#8216;re really enjoying the time   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3126/2738291199_d0d39480eb.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Christie has a camera face, doesn&#8217;t she?   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3199/2739130724_c5a952bce0.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">when it &#8217;s getting hotter and hotter, christie changed into wedding dress, then we stayed in a bar, having some drinks, and continued the shooting there. I can tell you it is so easy to get beautiful photo of christie, no matter at what angle I was   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3113/2739130922_71567cd3f5.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3250/2738291657_05f11d4e2a.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after cooling down, they started to play around again   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-13.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3121/2738292777_1f2a4f567f.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">when we walked back to the car, I discovered this location at Shek O, beautiful, isn&#8217;t it?   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3183/2738293279_88817db240.jpg" /></p>
<p><font color="#800000">Suggestion No. 4: go out again just before the sunset.</font> </p>
<p><font size="1">When we arrived at Pak Lai, it &#8217;s already 6:00pm, but we still had plenty of light. Not only it was much cooler at that time, but the light was so beautiful as well.   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-15.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3125/2738293407_45ed7687fe.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Pak Lai &#8212; the perfect location for viewing sunset in Hong Kong   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-16.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3262/2738293635_75ecf99ff3.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">behind the scene: thanks Esther helping me to handle all the lighting equipments   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-17.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3069/2739133108_d84b7894bc.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another fav of the day    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-18.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3185/2738293979_4d1043c546.jpg" /></p>
<p>something to share with you. I was very happy with the result of this session &#8230; &#8230; not only we had beautiful photos, but it &#8217;s how I got ronald to participate. Before the session, christie told me that ronald doesn&#8217;t like the idea of engagement photos and he &#8217;s not patient about it. And she is right !!!! When I joined them at Tai koo Shing early in the morning, I felt disconnected with Ronald on the way to Shek O. He didn&#8217;t say a word, didn&#8217;t smile at all &#8230; &#8230;. On arrival at the beach, he stressed that he would never, ever,&nbsp; go into the water and get wet &#8230; &#8230; </p>
<p><font size="1">Finally I managed to get him into the water, lie on the sand, to have more and more smile on his face, then, you understand why I was so happy with the results.   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-19.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3090/2738294183_efe43902f1.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">thanks everyone for this wonderful photo session !!!!   </font><br /><a title="blog-christie-ronald-20.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2738294355/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="blog-christie-ronald-20.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3007/2738294355_a9d447ef51.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p>to recap:</p>
<p>1) Don&#8217;t underestimate the photo possibility of your home location, this may be the best location for photo during the noon time<br />2) Go out as early as possible when the sun is still low. <br />3) Going to the beach and get wet <br />4) the weather is so good recently that It is easy to get good sunset shot, don&#8217;t miss it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Christina and Johnny planned to have this session in April, but Christina got her ankle hurt so we had to delay until last week. 
date: 23 July, 2008    locations: Wetland park, big wave beach, the Peak
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christina and Johnny planned to have this session in April, but Christina got her ankle hurt so we had to delay until last week. </p>
<p>date: 23 July, 2008    <br />locations: Wetland park, big wave beach, the Peak</p>
<p>As it &#8217;s getting more and more difficult to shoot outdoor in the summer, I started to understand why we need to have a studio, . Not only the heat, but also the overhead strong sunlight that makes your eyes uncomfortable. So, is Simon going to open a studio? &#8230; &#8230; never, I hate studio work, it &#8217;s so boring, I like the excitement of walking around to look for new location and good light &#8230;.. &#8230;. if you ask me to work in a studio, I &#8216;d rather going back to an office and becoming a businessman again. </p>
<p>Having said that, any way to cope with the heat? OK, stay tuned, I &#8216;ll share with you a few ways (with examples) tomorrow !!!!!</p>
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<p> <font size="1">last location of the day - the peak. we first took a few &quot;landscape&quot; photos. Then I passed my Canon 1D to Johnny and let him play with Christina. The result is quite interesting. I used three flashes for lighting setup, anyone like to make some guess of the setup. You can put your guess in the comment section below &#8230; &#8230;</font><br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-cj-01-2.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2720353480/"><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-01-2.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3222/2720353480_9e5369c02a.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p><font size="1">first stop: Wetland Park. Before we got outdoor, we took some photo inside the visitor center. Both of us like the idea as we enjoyed the air-conditioning    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-02-2.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3161/2720353548_40d932a8ee.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a nice and beautiful location    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3172/2719528847_58cb4669b8.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">look at johnny !! I love his expression    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3050/2720353818_405afc8a84.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">we walked around inside the exhibition center    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3217/2720353940_eb46c91379.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">OK, let&#8217;s go out, I can&#8217;t describe how hot it was &#8230; &#8230; however, with their determination, we got some very nice photos    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3194/2720354100_48b8c883e6.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3217/2720354230_ee6ba31831.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">2nd stop: big wave beach. my first time to be there. We decided not to go Shek O, as it was too crowded.</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3296/2719529563_42404d9598.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">One of the benefit of taking photo in summer &#8212; you got long day of day light. Even though we arrived there at 5:00pm, we still have plenty of sunlight    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3052/2719529669_ac981bee50.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">great man, johnny !!!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3147/2720354498_029141001b.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">They started to get a little bit crazy !!!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3099/2720354588_e77b4b1b73.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Look like Johnny didn&#8217;t like it    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-13.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3205/2719530035_02ffcb029e.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the big revenge!!!! My camera and lens were covered with sands after these few shots!!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-cj-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3253/2720354880_73a2903ab9.jpg" /></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel very sorry that I didn&#8217;t blogged andrea and ken &#8217;s wedding for a long time. Every time I talked to audrea on email and phone, she was so eager to see her photos here (even after she got all the photos already &#8230; &#8230;) Last few months were busy time for me, taking [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel very sorry that I didn&#8217;t blogged andrea and ken &#8217;s wedding for a long time. Every time I talked to audrea on email and phone, she was so eager to see her photos here (even after she got all the photos already &#8230; &#8230;) Last few months were busy time for me, taking care of my baby as well as clearing all the outstanding jobs before holiday (April - June) takes up all of my time. </p>
<p>I am very happy now that all the outstanding are cleared and I am working on weddings after my holiday and some outstanding albums. </p>
<p>date: 28 March, 2008   <br />ceremony: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_visitors.asp?lang=eng&amp;mode=gui#bethanie_campus">Bethanie Chapel</a>    <br />reception: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hongkong-ic.intercontinental.com/">Intercontinental Hotel Hong Kong</a>    <br />Make up artist: Rainbow</p>
<p><font size="1">Happy couple &amp; happy parents during the ceremony   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3255/2710066899_dc14255164.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-01.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">video filming and editing: Ken Wong of simon.the.photo <br />(be patient, it takes time to load the video)</font><br /><embed
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<p><font size="1">It was so happy to take photos of such a group of funny bridesmaids   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3241/2710879684_efc45c6ea7.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">get ready shot of Andrea</font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2710879824/" title="blog-audrea-ken-03.jpg">     <br /></a><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3254/2710067317_ec2dcf7d7f.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !!!!    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3084/2710879824_b582f0db34.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-03.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the bouquet   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3023/2710880142_479552c92e.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">An extraordinary kiss   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3003/2710067627_93c367816a.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a beautiful bride   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3270/2710067831_a55efabfef.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">at Bethanie, I love this moment &#8212; Andrea &#8217;s father looking at her   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3048/2710067973_3050448143.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I love this place   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3193/2710068145_dbfa370c60.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after the ceremony, they had a party at the studio above   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3162/2710068331_cca7c173a4.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-10.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">taking a few shots of andrea during the party   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3025/2710068709_5e06a82511.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">andrea and her best friends   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3256/2710068887_5faa901620.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after the party, we had a 30 min photo session   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3152/2710069005_ab2a35f1ae.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-14.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">one of my fav of the day   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3273/2710881826_d2e3329bd5.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-15.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">We got a lot of beautiful shots here   </font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2710069357/" title="blog-audrea-ken-16.jpg"><br /></a><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3026/2710069357_7a25e1a952.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-16.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wonderful couple, wonderful location   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3193/2710069551_03a5328a27.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">at intercontinental   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3170/2710069713_382cc791c8.jpg" alt="blog-audrea-ken-18.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>No wonder it &#8217;s so hot in Wetland Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had been to Wetland Part three times in last 7 days and it was so hot there. Have you read the appledaily today? they found out that it was over 46 C in the afternoon there. 46C, can you believe it ?????? If you like to have photos there, please be prepared &#8230;. &#8230;.. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had been to Wetland Part three times in last 7 days and it was so hot there. Have you read the appledaily today? they found out that it was over 46 C in the afternoon there. 46C, can you believe it ?????? If you like to have photos there, please be prepared &#8230;. &#8230;..   </p>
<p>clippings from <a href="www.appledaily.com.hk" target="_blank">apple daily</a>    <br /> <a title="hot-1" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2700763221/"><img alt="hot-1" src="http://static.flickr.com/3259/2700763221_0c134b47e0.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>
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		<title>the hottest day this yeare-session of carmen and philip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[when I read the newspaper this morning, I learned that yesterday, so far,&#160; was the hottest day of this year, no wonder we felt so hot yesterday!!!! When we were at the Wetland Part in the afternoon, we just couldn&#8217;t stay outside. Finally, we only spent around 30 min outdoor, and still got completely wet [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>when I read the newspaper this morning, I learned that yesterday, so far,&nbsp; was the hottest day of this year, no wonder we felt so hot yesterday!!!! When we were at the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1216741526090*/">Wetland Part</a> in the afternoon, we just couldn&#8217;t stay outside. Finally, we only spent around 30 min outdoor, and still got completely wet !!!!</p>
<p>In the morning, our 1st location was the Mary Knoll school, not only my first time to be there, but also my first time to meet Philip. I learned from Carmen that he doesn&#8217;t like taking any photo. It was a little bit challenging at first, but he was such a great guy that loosen up very soon, in fact much better than I expected !!!! And he made a joke that the amount of photos I took for him yesterday was more than all he had in last 10 years !!!</p>
<p>Look forward to their wedding in Oct !!!</p>
<p>date: 21 July, 2008&nbsp;</p>
<p>Locations: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcs.edu.hk/">Maryknoll convent School</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wetlandpark.com/">Wetland Park</a>, Pak Lai (unplanned location), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ccc1894.com/">Craigengower crickets club</a></p>
<p>make up artist: Katherine and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.elawwong.com">Elaw Wong</a></p>
<p><font size="1">after finished the session at Wetland Park, I suggest them to go to Pak Lai, one of the most beautiful Sun Set location in Hong Kong. The temperature was much lower at that time and we had a blast there !!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3198/2692940174_4abebf5402.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-01.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Hey Carmen, are you OK?   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3267/2692126963_1276b4d6c4.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-02.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">Maryknoll convent school - a great location with lots of beautiful places. We took this pic at the shady side of the building with big trees in front of it</font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692127093/" title="blog-carmen-philip-03.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3060/2692127093_172187f75f.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-03.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">the two little students &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3043/2692127195_b7a8e5a35e.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">playing at the playground &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2692127399_6e073ae333_o.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a sunny day &#8230;. &#8230;.   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3130/2692127509_4058888202.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">my fav of the day, love this location so much   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692940964/" title="blog-carmen-philip-07.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3125/2692940964_fb950073dd.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-07.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">Carmen had a very nice and friendly character and I love taking picture of her !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3227/2692127795_3682012530.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">To create the light quality of this pic, I positioned Carmen under the sun while against a dark (shady) background    </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692941246/" title="blog-carmen-philip-09.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3057/2692941246_45b8d8196e.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-09.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">another fav of the day, I love philip &#8217;s expression in this photo   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3053/2692128009_c6c138445f.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">nice building   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3045/2692128203_40e0d56d3c.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">two naughty students   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3012/2692128371_3c5c63a27e.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after finished the session there, I was almost completely dehydrated &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3205/2692140925_b1ffbb9874.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-bhs.JPG" /></p>
<p><font size="1">At Wetland park, we took a few pic indoor before going out   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3260/2692941788_f66dde10df.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">It was so hot that we could only stay no more than 30 min outside &#8230; &#8230;.   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692941950/" title="blog-carmen-philip-14.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3067/2692941950_cc93573221.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-14.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">an unplanned location &#8212; Pak Lai   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3133/2692942188_bbdc3dc178.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-15.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a beautiful location, isn&#8217;t it ?   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3282/2692942350_deec6b75d3.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-16.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">waiting for the sun set   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2692129233_2e38fde197_o.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Carmen told me Philip doesn&#8217;t like taking photo, by looking at this photo, I don&#8217;t think so &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/2692942640_43b92fa214_o.jpg" alt="" /> </p>
<p><font size="1">capturing the sunset themselves   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3257/2692129581_2dea2238a9.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-19.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the beautiful sunset !!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3170/2692942930_171e8981ab.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-20.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the last 30 second !!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3114/2692943006_ee7f5ff78b.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-21.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Thank you, all of you did GREAT !!!!   </font><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692943132/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3038/2692943132_c20345112a.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-22.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">last location &#8212; the crickets club, the lighting &#8217;s done with a few flashes, without need of any post processing work. </font><br /><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1217079920014*/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2692130131_dea361181b_o.jpg" alt="photo at crickets club" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">last photo of the day &#8230;.. anyone know how I set up the light(s) in the last two photos ?</font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2692130275/" title="blog-carmen-philip-24.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3197/2692130275_60112d94c3.jpg" alt="blog-carmen-philip-24.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<title>a happy couple that every wedding photographer loves -vienna and tony</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[a happy wedding last Sat. I always found that I am so lucky that all my clients are so happy and friendly on their wedding day, and this is not an exception for vienna and tony. Not only they are fabulous, but also their families, wedding parties, friends and students as well (yes, vienna is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a happy wedding last Sat. I always found that I am so lucky that all my clients are so happy and friendly on their wedding day, and this is not an exception for vienna and tony. Not only they are fabulous, but also their families, wedding parties, friends and students as well (yes, vienna is a teacher, and lots of her students came to the ceremony to celebrate with them)</p>
<p>date: 19 July, 2008   <br />ceremony: <a href="http://www.baptist.org.hk" target="_blank">Kowloon City Baptist Church</a>    <br />reception: <a href="http://www.regalhotel.com/Regal-Kowloon/Main/Hotel-Home/Hotel-Home.aspx" target="_blank">Regal Kowloon Hotel</a></p>
<p><font size="1">the arrival of the bride&nbsp; - my fav photo of the day   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3017/2685298407_0b50377b9c.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">tony and the happy groomsmen   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3271/2685298577_3957e28a94.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">vienna and the happy bridesmaids   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3245/2685298723_d183d67e83.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the happy mother   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3131/2685299119_0148754daa.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">not happy enough, what about this !!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3003/2686114088_98cf10ffed.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !!! the pretty vienna   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-06.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3156/2685299275_095b25de01.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">when tony meets vienna   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3148/2685299485_b7bacc1d6c.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">going to tony &#8217;s family for tea ceremony   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3069/2685299681_1fe2b3b9ee.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">arrival of the bride and groom at tony &#8217;s family   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3075/2686115120_c6130a65de.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">their lovely welcoming board at the ceremony   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3249/2686115282_6c73b08885.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">change into the wedding gown   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3066/2685300137_f437020897.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">vienna loves the veil so much and she spent a lot of time preparing it before the wedding   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3053/2685300241_185315b702.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">gorgeous, isn&#8217;t she   ?</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-13.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3058/2685300435_05b858d121.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the ceremony at the Kowloon City Baptist Church &#8212; a big church   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3186/2686115914_1644651dcf.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-15.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3093/2685300795_6db0a159a5.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">A happy moment</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-16.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3256/2686116360_335f2e8241.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Guess what Tony did to make everyone laugh   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-18.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3159/2685301203_9afd1040da.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Vienna &#8217;s students &#8212; singing a song for the newly wed   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-19.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3068/2686116714_360c5db957.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">let&#8217;s welcome Mr. and Mrs. Chan   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-20.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3177/2686116892_7c528c1f31.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations Mrs. Chan !!!!!   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-21.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3042/2686117098_ffdfbb40ec.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the portrait session - we spent 30 min walking around inside the Regal Hotel    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-22.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3148/2686117276_0d20f6966b.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a crystal ball seeing the future of the newly wed   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-23.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3114/2685302087_a7071a9cce.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">we &#8216;re watching the opening slideshow/video prepared by Tony   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-24.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3073/2686117548_e410a866af.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">A chef welcoming them ??? ????   </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-vienna-tony-25.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3050/2686117694_f54e5dae0c.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>The groom got sunstroke - e-session of karen and ben</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[it rained most of the time in last few weeks, several photo sessions &#8216;re postponed. When I talked to Ben last week, he told me that he would go ahead the photo session on last Monday (14 July) no matter it rained or not. What a great man !!! So what happened &#8212; instead of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it rained most of the time in last few weeks, several photo sessions &#8216;re postponed. When I talked to Ben last week, he told me that he would go ahead the photo session on last Monday (14 July) no matter it rained or not. What a great man !!! So what happened &#8212; instead of having a rainy day, we had the hottest and sunny photo session. It was so hot that Ben almost got sunstroke when we finish the first stop at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wetlandpark.com">Wetland Park</a>. </p>
<p>date: 14 July, 2008   <br />locations: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wetlandpark.com">Wetland Park</a>, Shek O, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hongkong.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/entertainment/lounges/index.jsp">Club JJ&#8217;s of Grand Hyatt</a></p>
<p><font size="1">my fav of the day. I found this red wall inside the visitor center.   </font><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2676101267_e5906fa87b_o.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">look at Ben, he &#8217;s not holding a mobile. He almost got a sunstroke after one hour outdoor shooting. He &#8217;s holding an ice pack to cool himself down</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3123/2676918246_bda1b66a22.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-02" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">A lot of my clients request to take photo at this beautiful location   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3149/2676090003_557aac320f.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-03" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a nice bridge over water   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3275/2676918100_5a8c34de74.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-04" /></p>
<p><font size="1">It &#8217;s at noon time, so it was difficult to take photo because of the overhead sunlight. We walked around to find a shady place for this beautiful pic</font><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2676908616/" title="blog-karen-ben-05" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3141/2676908616_3c67e5c732.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-05" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">a sunny day with beautiful sky   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3102/2676091541_c21c3dd754.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-06" /></p>
<p><font size="1">soon after Ben recovered from the heat, we continue the shooting inside the visitor center   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3050/2676091367_f78e654865.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-07" /></p>
<p><font size="1">light and shadow   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3168/2676091243_95089287f8.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-08" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3257/2676908154_d631c9e63c.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-09" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3084/2676091073_fc7b5e7ff4.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-10" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">Louvre at Paris ???? It &#8217;s funny that there &#8217;s a projector (inside the exhibition hall) showing lots of different architect photos, the projection &#8216;re very real and we had a lot fun playing in front of it. How stupid and silly we &#8216;re <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/9.gif" alt="Blushing" />!!!!&nbsp; </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3247/2676907750_11b15a34e3.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-12" /></p>
<p><font size="1">karen and</font> <strike>&ldquo;發仔&rdquo;</strike>&nbsp; &quot;法仔&quot;<br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3250/2676907584_f6977777f4.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-13" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the happy couple   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3118/2676907474_8133b1273e.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-14" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the family shot   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3089/2676907398_de6d4eac62.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-15" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I really loved them, they didn&#8217;t plan to get wet (without extra clothes prepared), but it turned out that Ben got completely wet finally   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3020/2676090397_3c407188e7.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-16" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Ben had a interesting photo session inside the the club JJ&#8217;s (and a nice Thai dinner, thanks)    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3020/2676907120_f2b667c264.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-17" /></p>
<p><font size="1">It was a challenge as it was so dark everywhere &#8230; &#8230;   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3158/2676907208_19ddd929ff.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-18" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3099/2676090113_8331efd3ae.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-19" /></p>
<p><font size="1">they have already got <a target="_blank" href="http://www.one100.com.hk">One Shot Production</a> to film a pre-wedding video, and this photo may become part of this video.&nbsp; </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3077/2676906854_4ecbef0ded.jpg" alt="blog-karen-ben-20" /></p>
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		<title>Protected: wedding video of jolly and esmond</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>simon.the.baby @ playground</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/personal/2008/07/07/simonthebaby-playground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So happy to have my friend Claudia of playground photography visited us three weeks ago. Just give you some information of playground, they are very specialized in kid and baby photo on location and definitely one of the best in town. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So happy to have my friend Claudia of <a href="http://www.playgroundphotography.com" target="_blank">playground photography</a> visited us three weeks ago. Just give you some information of <a href="http://www.playgroundphotography.com" target="_blank">playground</a>, they are very specialized in kid and baby photo on location and definitely one of the best in town. </p>
<p>We didn&#8217;t plan to do any photo, but when we grabbed out camera, the two crazy photographers just couldn&#8217;t stop taking photos of the lovely Shulin</p>
<p><font size="1">Hi Claudia, thanks for visiting us   </font><br /><strong><a target="_blank" title="blog-playground-01.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2642653027/"><img border="0" alt="blog-playground-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3048/2642653027_618d1a60e3.jpg" /></a></strong></p>
<p>the two crazy photographers    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-playground-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3116/2642653323_f9eda9e6d8.jpg" /></p>
<p>Claudia and her new Nikon D3   <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-playground-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3108/2643482996_a867c9551c.jpg" /></p>
<p>click the following link to see some of the photos taken by Claudia. We &#8216;ll do a proper session later when Shulin reaches two months old.</p>
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<p>the crazy simon.the.papa. I was very sorry that after taken the following few photos, I had made Shulin regurgitate<a title="blog-playground-08.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2642654439/"><br /></a><img border="0" alt="blog-playground-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3121/2642654607_ab64b0c529.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>love at the first sight-wedding of the fiona and kevin</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/07/05/love-at-the-first-sight-wedding-of-the-fiona-and-kevin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The story began on a Christmas night &#8230; Kevin went to the Christmas ball at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the second he found fiona, he already knew she &#8217;s the one of his life. The love inside pushed him to make a &#34;first move&#34; &#8212; inviting a girl to dance &#8230; &#8230;. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The story began on a Christmas night &#8230; Kevin went to the Christmas ball at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the second he found fiona, he already knew she &#8217;s the one of his life. The love inside pushed him to make a &quot;first move&quot; &#8212; inviting a girl to dance &#8230; &#8230;. </p>
<p>Did the love story start like this? &#8230; &#8230; probably not. Fiona didn&#8217;t give him a chance, walked away and left the poor Kevin in the dark. </p>
<p>After that night, Kevin couldn&#8217;t forget Fiona &#8217;s face, he got help from his friends in HKU to find the contact of Fiona. And finally, he managed to get Fiona &#8217;s ICQ no. To his surprise, she was studying Electronic Engineering degree (he graduated from the same department as well), so he kept contacting her and offered to teach her some of the courses. </p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t asked them the rest of the story &#8230; &#8230; May be Kevin can share the rest with you later &#8230; &#8230;</p>
<p>date: 29 June, 2008 (a rainy day)    <br />ceremony and reception: <a href="http://hongkong.langhamhotels.com/" target="_blank">Langham Hotel</a>     <br />makeup: <a href="http://www.makeupnancy.com" target="_blank">nancy kim</a></p>
<p><font size="1">We started shooting at Fiona &#8217;s home in Tseung Kwan O in the morning, followed by location shooting at HKU, then back to Tseung Kwan O. Even though it took long time traveling and it rained so bad on Sunday, they really loved to take some photos at HKU.     <br />Happy looking at the rain drops     </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3027/2636871350_4bb6d50286.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">another location at HKU    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3166/2636045613_f3be9c87a4.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the hall behind is where they first met &#8230; &#8230;    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3144/2636045787_489c72f1b3.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Included the raindrops in this pic to tell you the weather of the day. <br />Thanks Vickie holding the umbrella for me</font><a title="blog2-fiona-kevin-05.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2636871924/"><br /></a><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3004/2636872068_44184513cb.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a lovely pairs of wedding shoes    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3069/2636871924_33415115fc.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">after the location shooting, we returned to Tseung Kwan O and prepared for the games and tea ceremony    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-06.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3007/2636872178_b677d98539.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">it &#8217;s for the games    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3007/2636046443_bab5ce52fd.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the socks are from all the groomsmen &#8230;. &#8230; you can imagine the smell on a rainy day <img alt="" src="/wp-content/plugins/editormonkey/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/whatchutalkingabout_smile.gif" /></font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3102/2636872484_29c53cefea.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the exciting families !!!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3088/2636872776_788b985101.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">ceremony at the Langham Hotel &#8212; Fiona and her father    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3041/2636872884_8e0956711e.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">kissing the bride    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3003/2636872978_b25a4e64c5.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">catch it !!!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-13.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3148/2636047239_f928f945ed.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">fiona and her best friends !!    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3161/2636873216_c0978f43fb.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Let&#8217;s welcome Mr. and Mrs Lam    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-15.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3092/2636047487_cdb2dc7d76.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">awesome!!!! Kevin didn&#8217;t know playing piano at all, but he learned one song before wedding and played it for Fiona</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-16.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3128/2636873458_b19da4100b.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">A big surprise to Fiona    </font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-17.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3087/2636873572_eb5ac056c5.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations !!!!    </font><br /><a title="blog2-fiona-kevin-18.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2636047783/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="blog2-fiona-kevin-18.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3019/2636047783_56d8d4c5a1.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<title>full booking from sept - dec 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/personal/2008/07/04/full-booking-from-sept-dec-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Thanks for all your support, available dates from Sept to Dec 2008 are all fully booked, I am sorry that I can&#8217;t take any new order (wedding, pre-wedding, post-wedding &#8230; &#8230;) for this period. If you &#8216;d like to engage me for pre-wedding photo session, the earliest available date is mid Jan 2009. jan [...]]]></description>
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<p>Thanks for all your support, available dates from Sept to Dec 2008 are all fully booked, I am sorry that I can&#8217;t take any new order (wedding, pre-wedding, post-wedding &#8230; &#8230;) for this period. If you &#8216;d like to engage me for pre-wedding photo session, the earliest available date is<strike> mid Jan 2009.</strike> jan 20 th, 2009</p>
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		<title>the amazing wedding video of winnie and raymond</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/video/2008/07/01/the-amazing-wedding-video-of-winnie-and-raymond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have seen the wedding photos of winnie and raymond before&#160;(day 1 and day 2), you &#8216;d expect that their wedding video should be very amazing as well. Take a look of this video and you will know more about this awesome couple !!!!
filming and editing: Ken of simon.the.photo
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have seen the wedding photos of winnie and raymond before&nbsp;(<a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/04/02/wedding-of-winnie-and-raymond/" target="_blank">day 1</a> and <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/06/11/the-wedding-of-winnie-and-raymond-at-peninsula-hotel-hongkong/" target="_blank">day 2</a>), you &#8216;d expect that their wedding video should be very amazing as well. Take a look of this video and you will know more about this awesome couple !!!!</p>
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		<title>wedding of ada and lawrence</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/06/30/wedding-of-ada-and-lawrence-at-peninsula-garden-suite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was very excited last two days as I resumed to work last weekend after my long vacation and I had shoot two weddings. The weather was very bad with rain (heavy !!) most of the time, but the brides &#8216;re gorgeous and the little rain drops didn&#8217;t affect at all. Before the weddings, it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was very excited last two days as I resumed to work last weekend after my long vacation and I had shoot two weddings. The weather was very bad with rain (heavy !!) most of the time, but the brides &#8216;re gorgeous and the little rain drops didn&#8217;t affect at all. Before the weddings, it was quite busy last week preparing and cleaning all the equipments. It was a mess as I didn&#8217;t do any shooting last two months, it took me some time&nbsp;to figure out where I did put all the stuff &#8230; &#8230;</p>
<p>I &#8216;ll show you some preview of the last two weddings in next few days, stay tuned &#8230; &#8230;</p>
<p>Before that, I &#8216;d like to share ada and lawrence &#8217;s wedding with you (and thanks for <a target="_blank" href="http://lawrencetsang.blogspot.com/">Lawrence Tsang</a> &#8217;s referral). This was a small wedding in which ada and lawrence only invited their close friends and families. </p>
<p>The ceremony was held at the garden suite of peninsula, I had shot a few weddings at this location before, but this is my 1st daytime wedding there. </p>
<p>date: Feb 16, 08 <br />reception and ceremony: <a target="_blank" href="http://hongkong.meetings.peninsula.com/phk/index.shtml">peninsula hong kong, garden suite</a></p>
<p><font size="1">just by looking at these two photos, you know how happy ada was on the day </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-01.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3260/2614641597_652a56f2e4.jpg" /></p>
<p><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-02.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3235/2615471014_1ca6b9f181.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">a special bouquet </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-03.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3198/2615471080_de38de9b3d.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">don&#8217;t get it wrong, ada is the one on the rightmost and she &#8217;s helping her bridesmaid &#8217;s hairstyle. To tell you a secret, Ada is a hair stylist of one of the biggest salon in hong hong. </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-04.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3023/2615471132_f1c5c344f1.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">and she was working on her own hair style !!! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-05.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3251/2614641897_818288f210.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a very pretty dress with lots of details </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-06-2.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3139/2615471310_e07e2a45ff.jpg" /></p>
<p><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-07-2.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3114/2614642067_1040b0f0cc.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">ada &#8217;s best friends </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-08.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3139/2614642165_3ac2178858.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">A timeless moment - ada becomes a little daughter in her father &#8217;s arms </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-09.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3104/2614642235_55b11cdd20.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the ceremony at the garden suite </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-10.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3234/2614642297_067e741e65.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">so lovely !!! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-11.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3163/2614642381_f846f326e3.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the weather was perfect &#8212; sunshine with breeze </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-12.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3067/2615471752_9358d32280.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I do &#8230; &#8230; </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-13.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3242/2615471816_a12bfb76aa.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">exchange of rings </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-14.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3061/2614642665_788c3d5084.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">kissing the bride </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-15.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3148/2615472014_d8c1ffbdb2.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Lawrence couldn&#8217;t stop crying when giving the speech </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-16.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3264/2615472102_ed60848e22.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">After the lunch reception &#8212; we had plenty of time taking photos inside peninsula </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-17.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3179/2615472198_0738575c5c.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">first time to take photo at the China Clipper&nbsp; - nice location </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-18.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3135/2614642961_38154f968b.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !! gorgeous !!! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-19.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3115/2615472316_d7b7d9c640.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow wow wow !! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-20.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3078/2615472396_bdd026d30d.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">there are so many pretty locations inside peninsula </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-21.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3067/2615472464_5e8195b9d2.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">one of my fav photo of the day </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-22.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3270/2614643203_a431401e80.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">lawrence, look like a boss !!! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-23.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3100/2615472626_fe2295d072.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations !!!! </font><br /><img alt="blog-ada-lawrence-24.jpg" border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3130/2614643323_2736e08252.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>post wedding session - angie and martin</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/post-wedding/2008/06/25/post-wedding-session-angie-and-martin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>post wedding</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today supposed to be my first day of work after my long vacation, but we had to postpone it because of the typhoon. Instead of today, I &#8216;ll resume to work in the coming weekend (two weddings on Sat and Sun) &#8212; It is going to be busy very soon as I have a long [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today supposed to be my first day of work after my <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/personal/2008/05/03/my-long-vacation/">long vacation</a>, but we had to postpone it because of the typhoon. Instead of today, I &#8216;ll resume to work in the coming weekend (two weddings on Sat and Sun) &#8212; It is going to be busy very soon as I have a long list of wedding and engagement session to shoot in July &#8230; &#8230; </p>
<p>I go through some of the photos today and would like to share this &quot;post wedding&quot; session to you. Remember <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/02/25/wedding-of-angie-and-martin-at-aberdeen-marina-club-amc/">Angie and Martin</a>? they had a wedding on a rainy day in Feb, and we had to cancel all morning activities, so finally I offered them a free 4 hours photo session and that &#8217;s why we had this &quot;post wedding&quot; session 1 week after their wedding.</p>
<p>The more I do &quot;post wedding&quot; shoot, the more I like it. In fact, I found Martin was quite anxious on the wedding day because of the weather and all the logistics, however, without all the pressure and time constraint, I found him enjoy so much in this session </p>
<p>And guess what? after a rainy wedding &#8230;. we had afull day of sunshine this time !!!</p>
<p>location: Central and Lei Yue Mun</p>
<p><font size="1">my fav of the day.    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3040/2610013969_a44f61b566.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-01.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">our first stop &#8212; central   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3024/2610847386_7fafb28b30.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">did I say Martin enjoy a lot, see what I mean?   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3247/2610083379_4bdb290364.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-03a.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">take a rest   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3082/2610847810_f7bbb30339.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a sunny day   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3038/2610848190_cc197be3a4.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">2nd stop - Lei Yue Mun   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3035/2610848462_17e6e24ae4.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I like the branches that add more details to the photo   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2165/2610015509_6f923f89d8.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">beautiful angie !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3288/2610015715_0e6f60e566.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">playing with the lens flare   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2414/2610015989_fb6252f0d6.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the color of the grass was so vibrant under the sunshine   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3104/2610849496_cb4a5b0140.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">so happy that they enjoyed the session very much   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3173/2610016357_1b89a92082.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3293/2610849920_f1870e73a4.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">an interesting location, an abandoned stone house - with graffiti and sunlight from outside   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3250/2610016801_2d9a86e684.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">sunset shot   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3125/2610017035_5157c136c9.jpg" alt="blog-angie-martin-14.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>wedding of christy and edwin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>weddings</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[this was a rainy and cold day. It was so cold that no one liked to stay outdoor for a few seconds. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this was a rainy and cold day. It was so cold that no one liked to stay outdoor for a few seconds. </p>
<p>this is my 2nd time to have a wedding at the beautiful <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_visitors.asp?lang=eng&amp;mode=gui#bethanie_campus">Bethanie Chapel</a>. I love this location a lot, not only because of the beautiful architecture, and I love their booking system as well. When you book this venue, you have a 4 hour session, so you don&#8217;t need to rush before and after the ceremony.</p>
<p>date: feb 2, 2008   <br />ceremony: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_visitors.asp?lang=eng&amp;mode=gui#bethanie_campus">Bethanie Chapel</a>    <br />reception: <a target="_blank" href="http://hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com/">Langham Place Hotel</a></p>
<p><font size="1"> Even though we couldn&#8217;t go out because of the bad weather, there &#8216;re so many beautiful locations inside the chapel. I was trying a new concept, inspired by another <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wpja.com/wedding_photography_galleries/pix_wedding_photographers/international/dino-lara/index_06.htm">wpja award</a> winning photographer <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dinolara.com">Dino Lara</a>  </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2598616538/" title="blog-christy-edwin-13.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2056/2598616538_df3f4e3a3d.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-13.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p><font size="1">getting ready &#8212; Christy &#8217;s father   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3190/2597785445_67e9f69f15.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">beautiful christy   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3210/2598616798_183cf767bd.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-03.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3291/2597785661_0dcb0e5938.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the lovely flower girl helping Christy   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3163/2597785759_f3e44299cb.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">The wedding party enjoyed the game session very much and I could take a lot of great shots</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3146/2598617116_7117f802ee.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Wow !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3245/2598617266_daf34699e8.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3084/2597786169_c0fea77f10.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">ceremony at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_visitors.asp?lang=eng&amp;mode=gui#bethanie_campus">Bethanie Chapel</a>    </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2598617536/" title="blog-christy-edwin-09.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3162/2598617536_f68c0819f4.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-09.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">Congratulations Mr and Mrs Lam !!!!!   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2598617728/" title="blog-christy-edwin-10.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3204/2598617728_991b029b74.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-10.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">a shot by my assistant&nbsp; (Siu B)   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3052/2598617912_ce1546911c.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">Private photo session - a corner inside Bethanie   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3291/2598618012_868da8d604.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3130/2598618142_bff8778ec1.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-14.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">their wedding rings   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3265/2597787015_77d36fdc0a.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-15.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">We only had a few outdoor photos &#8212; this was one of them. taken at the swimming pool of the hotel. In fact, it was still raining, and they had to hide under the tent.    </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2597787173/" title="blog-christy-edwin-01.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3257/2597787173_4727a37d3b.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-01.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">dancing inside the hotel    </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2598618550/" title="blog-christy-edwin-16.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3195/2598618550_57005044c6.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-16.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">we walked around inside the hotel to find photo opportunities &#8230; ..   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3203/2598618654_fc9d930db8.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">we even went to the car park for this photo   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3235/2598618770_93969048c0.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-18.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the reception   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3232/2598618906_7037220fd1.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-19.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">cake cutting !!!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3030/2597787867_183f6e63aa.jpg" alt="blog-christy-edwin-20.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>Hi Hi, all brides and grooms - rate adjustment</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/personal/2008/06/22/hi-hi-all-brides-and-grooms-rate-adjustment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(sticky post) Hi all Brides and Grooms,
My current price list has already been expired on May 31, and I am preparing a new rate for all new bookings. I am sorry to tell you that there will be a 20%-30% increase of my rate in the new price list. Engagement (pre-wedding) and wedding day shooting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font color="#ff0000">(sticky post)</font> Hi all Brides and Grooms,</p>
<p>My current price list has already been expired on May 31, and I am preparing a new rate for all new bookings. I am sorry to tell you that there will be a 20%-30% increase of my rate in the new price list. Engagement (pre-wedding) and wedding day shooting rate will be adjusted on 15 July and <strike>31 July&nbsp;</strike> 8 Aug respectively. If any of you had received my quotation in last two weeks, or you plan to hire me as your wedding photographer, the old rate will be honored if you confirm the booking before 15 July (engagement) and 8 Aug <strike>31 July</strike> (wedding day)</p>
<p><font color="#ff0000" size="3">(update: 22 July) New rate for pre-wedding session was uploaded at the <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/about">about</a> page<br />(update: 1 Aug) the existing rate for wedding day photo service will be extended to 8 Aug</font></p>
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		<title>e-session - katherine and andy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So happy to be the wedding photographer of Katherine and Andy. Since they had decided to have an engagement session, we tried to work out a day in last dec / jan, however, both of us &#8216;re so busy that we couldn&#8217;t find a day until after Chinese New Year, and that &#8217;s why this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So happy to be the wedding photographer of Katherine and Andy. Since they had decided to have an engagement session, we tried to work out a day in last dec / jan, however, both of us &#8216;re so busy that we couldn&#8217;t find a day until after Chinese New Year, and that &#8217;s why this shooting was done on the 4th day of Chinese New year. </p>
<p>Hi Kat and Andy, you &#8216;re my 1st client in the year of rat <img src='http://blog.simonthephoto.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  and look forward to your wedding in Nov !!!</p>
<p>date: 10 Feb, 2007    <br />locations: University of Hong Kong, Shek O and Central     <br />Makeup artist: Polly of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.faceshk.com">faces HK</a></p>
<p><font size="1">I found that HKU is getting more and more popular for my clients. I had taken photos at this building several times, but I got a new idea this time. Instead of taking photo at the long staircase behind, I was attracted by the shadow and the texture of the ground. To make the shot even more interesting, I asked Kat to run towards Andy (or the light) to create a motion. This is one of my fav of the day.</font>     <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2595273855/" title="blog-kat-andy-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3121/2595273855_e5efba7b73.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-01.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p><font size="1">I like the pattern of the ground, not easy to find in other locations      <br /></font><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3192/2596108456_5d506b7e63.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another interesting location with interesting light</font>     <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2596108548/" title="blog-kat-andy-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3144/2596108548_a43b922ccd.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-03.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">when andy meets kat</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2268/2595274215_84cd3c68b6.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">with some lighting setup, we created a sunset window view in HKU      <br /></font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2596108770/" title="blog-kat-andy-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3237/2596108770_e62596ab57.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-05.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">another fav of the day, simple photo with great visual impact</font>     <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2596108878/" title="blog-kat-andy-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3239/2596108878_79e42c1edb.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-06.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">behind the scene of the above photo</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3125/2596109002_8618e4a6cd.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the happy couple</font>    <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3019/2596109132_5784cd4afa.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I always tell my client that I can take great picture anywhere if the couple enjoys the day. I believe Kat and Andy just did a great example for us in this shot</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3150/2595274867_fce8f5d48c.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the more I take photo in HKU, the more I love this location. there are so many photo potential everywhere</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3015/2595275003_29d2d87acc.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">our 2nd location: Shek O</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3006/2595275115_ee6ea743f4.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3069/2595275295_4e60d5b84f.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the dancing Andy &#8212; all of us couldn&#8217;t stop laughing</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3176/2596109926_001581de69.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">too hot that we need some more water &#8230; &#8230;</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3292/2596110086_64315217cf.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-14.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">so much energy of them     <br /></font><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/2069/2596110194_cdc58cca21.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-16.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a world with only kat and andy</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3014/2595275929_4d4957c21a.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">night shooing at Central, here is the small park next to Cheung Kong Bldg</font>     <br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3137/2596110442_579e55a8af.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-18.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">kat got a long long scarf which I loved to feature in this photo</font>     <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2596110558/" title="blog-kat-andy-19.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3262/2596110558_b5f1dfd474.jpg" alt="blog-kat-andy-19.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<title>e-session of veronica and thomas</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/engagement/2008/06/16/e-session-of-veronica-and-thomas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>engagement</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HI Veron and Thomas,
thanks so much inviting me as your wedding photographer, you &#8216;re such a awesome couple and I had lots of fun with you. And thanks for keeping reading my blog, you &#8216;re always the the first few to leave comment here (even at 0300 or 0400 after mid night). I am already [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HI Veron and Thomas,</p>
<p>thanks so much inviting me as your wedding photographer, you &#8216;re such a awesome couple and I had lots of fun with you. And thanks for keeping reading my blog, you &#8216;re always the the first few to leave comment here (even at 0300 or 0400 after mid night). I am already looking forward to your wedding day in Dec !!!!!</p>
<p>date: mid Jan, 2008    <br />photo location: Sheung Wan, Central, University of Hong Kong, Shek O, Central (night shots)     <br />make-up artist: kk Chan</p>
<p><font size="1">love this pic. I was shooting through two layers of windows, <br />which added a lot of texture into the picture</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-001-veronica-thomas-01.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3122/2574367229_07f148337d.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">our 1st location - we walked from their apartment in Sheung Wan to Central, and kept taking photos in all the small streets and roads, there &#8216;re so much fun this way </font>    <br /><a title="blog-002-veronica-thomas-02.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2574367357/"></a><img border="0" alt="blog-003-veronica-thomas-03.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3073/2574367471_585d7b21e6.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">this was taken at the doors of a cafe </font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-004-veronica-thomas-04.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2575191010/"><img border="0" alt="blog-004-veronica-thomas-04.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3194/2575191010_e3d9d0592a.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">an ordinary street in Sheung Wan with the fabulous veron and thomas</font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-005-veronica-thomas-05.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3178/2574367613_a928173310.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">they&#8217;re full of energy the whole day !!! </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-002-veronica-thomas-02.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3188/2574367357_48eb35010e.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">dancing on the street !!! </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-006-veronica-thomas-06.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3035/2575191192_9d76d96b72.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a beautiful smile from Veron </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-007-veronica-thomas-07.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3068/2575191260_8dd3ba7165.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">thomas did a great job!!! </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-008-veronica-thomas-08.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3005/2575191332_e31819970c.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">2nd location - Hong Kong University &#8212; the more I take photos there, the more I love this location. There &#8216;re so many places with good available light </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-009-veronica-thomas-09.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3074/2575191434_26d620c7f1.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">another location with good light</font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-010-veronica-thomas-10.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2574368049/"><img border="0" alt="blog-010-veronica-thomas-10.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3182/2574368049_92e1295caa.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">next location: Shek O. Veron looks so lovely in this dress !!!! </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-011-veronica-thomas-11.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3278/2574368145_378068fa26.jpg" /></p>
<p><img border="0" alt="blog-012-veronica-thomas-12.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3059/2574368227_c0212e47b1.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">when we arrived at the beach, the weather was cloudy without any sunlight. However, it &#8217;s still very &quot;HOT&quot; there</font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-013-veronica-thomas-13-2.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2574368319/"><img border="0" alt="blog-013-veronica-thomas-13-2.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3014/2574368319_735e1a222b.jpg" /></a>    </p>
<p><font size="1">hold me tight !!!</font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-014-veronica-thomas-14.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2575191908/"><img border="0" alt="blog-014-veronica-thomas-14.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3151/2575191908_ea0fe47265.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">we had two little guests on the beach &#8212; Spiderboy and invisible girl</font><br /><img border="0" alt="blog-015-veronica-thomas-15.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3259/2575191996_a030558836.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">click to see who is who </font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-016-veronica-thomas-16.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2575192106/"><img border="0" alt="blog-016-veronica-thomas-16.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3105/2575192106_04bbab008b.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">look so beautiful !!!! Guess where we took this shot, I &#8216;ll leave it to Veron to give the answer to you (if she likes to) </font>    <br /><a target="_blank" title="blog-017-veronica-thomas-17.jpg" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2574368615/"><img border="0" alt="blog-017-veronica-thomas-17.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3108/2574368615_1bf2b0d1b0.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">shopping time !!! </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-018-veronica-thomas-18.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3168/2575192282_d430040703.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">this was taken outside the IFC. There &#8216;re several spotlights on the ground, and I asked to Veron to dance over it. </font>    <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-019-veronica-thomas-19.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3174/2575192416_00c5ef51ff.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations.      <br />BTW, thanks for celebrating with us at our </font><a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/my-blogs/2008/04/20/the-200000th-visitor-of-this-blog" target="_blank"><font size="1">200,000th mark party</font></a>     <br /><img border="0" alt="blog-020-veronica-thomas-23.jpg" src="http://static.flickr.com/3151/2575192514_4a1960a6ea.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>happy father &#8217;s day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>personal</category>
	<category>baby</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should have publish this item several hours ago, but I got a crazy crying baby last few hours, she just kept crying no matter what you did. It happens once every few day &#8230;. Anyone have any advice?
This is my 1st father &#8217;s day as a father !!!! We didn&#8217;t have any celebration, just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I should have publish this item several hours ago, but I got a crazy crying baby last few hours, she just kept crying no matter what you did. It happens once every few day &#8230;. Anyone have any advice?</p>
<p>This is my 1st father &#8217;s day as a father !!!! We didn&#8217;t have any celebration, just stayed quietly and safely at home. the little girl grew bigger and bigger, stronger and stronger in last 3 weeks. I really treasured the time with her, the smell, the touch, the smile, the crying &#8230; &#8230; </p>
<p><font size="1">my father &#8217;s day present &#8212; little angel in my arms. I didn&#8217;t have any nice father/daughter photo until today. thanks Xandra for helping me taking this photo, though she was very tired   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3258/2581312340_d461880e5e.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-01.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">day 15   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3055/2580484073_f1c430af9c.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-02.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">there are so many lovely little details of a baby (day 16)   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3085/2580484909_1b25f7d6a7.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-03.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 17   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3183/2580485143_0486ea3567.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 18    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3084/2580485495_a338a61d3b.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 18 - I love wrapping her with towel like this   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3076/2581314130_c76e409260.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 18   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3016/2580486055_bb265c8b4f.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">trying a new hat on day 20, seems that she doesn&#8217;t like it   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3122/2580486283_9d6270d530.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">sleeping with Xandra on day 20   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3112/2581314972_ceb8cf958d.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 25 - thanks for Dr. Lam &#8217;s red dress   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3057/2580486783_0c77577c25.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 25   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3269/2580487061_622b78f749.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 25   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3266/2580487357_028cfe1fe1.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">day 25   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3113/2580487717_5f986c055d.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">on father &#8217;s day (day 26)   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3016/2580488047_e00af253a1.jpg" alt="blog-little-angel-wk3-4-14.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>at the top of the worldwedding of fiona and raymond</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/06/12/wedding-of-fiona-and-raymond-at-the-pearl-on-the-peak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
	<category>weddings</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiona &#8217;s wedding was held at the &#34;pearl on the peak&#34; restaurant at the peak, the location gave you a very causal but warm style. This was my first time to be there and both services and food &#8216;re very good. The ceremony and reception finished at around 1600 and we still got plenty of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fiona &#8217;s wedding was held at the &quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/dining_info_p3.php">pearl on the peak</a>&quot; restaurant at the peak, the location gave you a very causal but warm style. This was my first time to be there and both services and food &#8216;re very good. The ceremony and reception finished at around 1600 and we still got plenty of time taking photos at the peak.</p>
<p>This was a big surprise, when we had the dinner in Central, Fiona told me that my face is very familiar to her. We found out that we met each other before when both of us worked in IT industry xxx (a secret)&nbsp; years ago, and we had a lot of common friends in IT !!!!</p>
<p>date: Jan 13, 2008    <br />ceremony and reception: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/dining_info_p3.php">pearl on the peak</a>     <br />location shooting: the peak &amp; running around in central     <br />wedding gown: Brides collections from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marriagemaestros.com">Marriage Maestros</a>, and thanks for Evelyn &#8217;s referral</p>
<p><font size="1">in the morning. they had a room at four seasons hotel for preparation. By looking at these few photos, you already know they are fun couple to work with   </font><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2571657088_16e3f0cbac_o.jpg" alt="" /> </p>
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<p><font size="1">the wedding rings   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3106/2570831437_acf9a4d8ee.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-02.jpg" /></p>
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<p><font size="1">raymond in preparation   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3027/2571657382_4999c01d7a.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-03.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">nice dress    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3140/2570831741_64a30c073a.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-04.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">and beautiful bride !!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3155/2571657624_9f4aef2c57.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-05.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the dress has a lot of details</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3036/2570831985_353038c003.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-06.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">before leaving for the peak, we still got some time to have a portrait session inside hotel   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3137/2570832093_38e88f667b.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-07.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">simple but lovely decoration   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3144/2570832569_a5a73df869.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-10.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the wedding cake   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3119/2571657994_eceaa6fe4c.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-08.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">so happy to see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.longmantic.com/">longman</a> again. He played a very special drum this time</font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3079/2570832377_c10e5cc26d.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-09.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">the ceremony   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3012/2570832743_a2982198d3.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-11.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a wide shot of the restaurant </font><font size="1">. It got lots of windows that overlooking the hong kong island    </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3282/2570833057_238bf075f6.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-13.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">a moment at the reception   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3005/2570833335_266698fd81.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-15.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">wow !!   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3191/2570832893_db90e16400.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-12.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">fiona and her colleagues   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3112/2571658872_647673429c.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-14.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">this was taken at a corner of the restaurant </font><font size="1"> I love the mood !!   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2571659078/" title="blog-fiona-raymond-16.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3175/2571659078_e0a28c839c.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-16.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">fiona brought us to this staircase at the peak and she said her family took a lot of pictures there when she was a kid   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3172/2570833519_0c999c0d72.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-17.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">night shots in Central. A new idea. thanks fiona and raymond &#8217;s help for this shot.    </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2571659322/" title="blog-fiona-raymond-18.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3009/2571659322_5aefa2b9f9.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-18.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">they still got lots of energy after a full day.   </font><br /><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3043/2570833785_95653cbc4a.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-19.jpg" /></p>
<p><font size="1">I never take any wedding photo with IFC building as background before, I just don&#8217;t like the idea. But fiona told me that her office is now in IFC, so this is a special request. I tried to do something different in lighting, and it worked out very well   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2571659650/" title="blog-fiona-raymond-20.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3078/2571659650_de9befe4e2.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-20.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><font size="1">congratulations!!!   </font><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10168383@N08/2571659798/" title="blog-fiona-raymond-21.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/3144/2571659798_97348016b6.jpg" alt="blog-fiona-raymond-21.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<title>photo taken today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[the weather today was wonderful &#8212; after a full week of thunderstorm and heavy rain. In case you &#8216;re working in an office and didn&#8217;t have a chance to look at the blue sky, I had taken a few pics to share with you
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		<title>a very entertaining wedding -winnie and raymond</title>
		<link>http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/06/11/the-wedding-of-winnie-and-raymond-at-peninsula-hotel-hongkong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[still remember winnie and raymond ? the cheerful and hyperactive couple that shined on their wedding day in jan. I &#8216;d like to share the 2nd day of their wedding here, and I can say this is the most entertaining wedding I had ever attended. Not only &#8216;re winnie and raymond fabulous, but also their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>still remember <a href="http://blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/2008/04/02/wedding-of-winnie-and-raymond/" target="_blank">winnie and raymond</a> ? the cheerful and hyperactive couple that shined on their wedding day in jan. I &#8216;d like to share the 2nd day of their wedding here, and I can say this is the most entertaining wedding I had ever attended. Not only &#8216;re winnie and raymond fabulous, but also their families and friends as well. This is awesome !!!!</p>
<p>reception: <a target="_blank" href="http://hongkong.meetings.peninsula.com/phk/index.shtml">peninsula hotel hong kong   </a><br />make-up artist: winnie did it herself !!!!</p>
<p><font size="1">as a professional jazz dancer, winnie didn&#8217;t disappoint us with lots and lots of dance in the reception. And this was my 1st time to see belly dance in a wedding !!!   </font><br />&nbsp;<img border="0" alt="blog-winnie-