Originally posted 2010-12-31 23:49:36.
Pre-Dinner Portraiture
We covered Danny and Yvonne’s wedding in KL. Here are the portraits and some of the dinner photos at the JW Marriot.
Grant Corban Photography
Originally posted 2010-12-31 03:33:45.
This is the way it's done!
Eucee and Farn’s Wedding at Cyberview Lodge. You can view their photos here.
Originally posted 2010-12-27 12:10:24.
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Yung and Jini Nottingham Portrait Shoot
Yung and Jini had a portrait shoot in Nottingham before their wedding at the Pulai Springs Resort in Johor Bahru. Click the link here and enjoy.
Originally posted 2010-12-04 12:45:49.
Darrell and Lena split their wedding between two countries so family members in both countries could enjoy their wedding day. The first part of their wedding was held in Caversham Park,Perth, Australia. The day began with bridal preparations and then it was off to Caversham Park for the outdoor wedding. The dinner reception was at the Perth City Hall. Back in Malaysia the church wedding was at Assumption Roman Catholic church in Petaling Jaya, followed by a wedding dinner at the Westin Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Special thanks to the team from 35mm Studio for their helping hand, company and humour on this shoot.
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Originally posted 2010-11-30 14:09:01.
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KPMG Board of Directors and Senior Management, Kuala Lumpur
We get asked to cover boards of directors and senior management fairly regularly. These shoots are usually for annual reports as well as web site usage. This photo shoot was for KPMG Malaysia and we decided to make this a fairly fun shoot for everyone, as is evident in the photos.
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Originally posted 2010-11-19 04:49:51.
Stunning
Leona Lewis and the Veronica’s were in Kuala Lumpur for a street party hosted by VW. They were in great form.
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Originally posted 2010-10-28 19:48:19.
A bevy of beauties
James and Cathy split their wedding across two weekends. The first half was in KL, with a Tea Ceremony and a Dinner. The following weekend saw their friends come up from Singapore, as they celebrated the Chinese traditions of a Tea Ceremony and bargaining session by the groom at Pulai Springs Resort, Johor Bahru. You can view their photos here.
Originally posted 2010-10-19 17:18:13.
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Sunset Photo at the Westin Beach Resort Hotel on Langkawi
Dac and Wai Pin contacted me to be their wedding photographer for their Chinese/Vietnamese/Western fusion beach resort wedding at the Westin Hotel in Langkawi, Malaysia. Two very lovely families. The weather was all over the place with rain coming down during the portrait session, partly due to it being a crazy hot day that ended up with a pool party at the end of everything. Good it was a private pool as the party went on into the night. You can view their wedding below.
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We had some time to kill before the wedding so took a few images around the Westin. Looks great doesn’t it.
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The day starts with make up.
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Wai Pin’s gorgeous red Cheongsam
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Dacs groomsmen ready to go
Another photo the bouquet
Wai Pin arrived at the Tea Ceremony location first
The tea ceremony would be held on the Westin’s jetty
Dacs family arrived next
And gave his bouquet to Wai Pin who was obviously over joyed
And she showed her appreciation
Nice tea set for the Tea Ceremony
Dacs family are from all over the world and were separated by the Vietnam War so this was an emotional moment.
Dac’s mum welcoming her into the family
Tea ceremony time. Chinese and Vietnamese tea ceremonies are very similar.
Some quiet words of advice
Another view of the Jetty that was used for the Tea Ceremony
The lovely couple after the tea ceremony had finished
Wai Pin looked great
The Western style wedding was set up on the beach.
And everyone’s ready
We certainly had some competition in the photography department
Dac catches his first glimpse of his bride.
Wai Pin’s brother gave her away
A very pleasant setting for a beach wedding I do think!
Time for the vows
“I do”
Bridesmaids….penny for your thoughts!
Rings exchanged
Kisses done. “Right, we’re married!”
The wedding party group photo….make a note of the beach slope for the next photo.
Ok…I am jealous. Very jealous.
While we were setting up for the next photo we took this quick grab shot
The stunning sunset portrait
The wedding cake (s)
These books are a great idea for sharing your life with your friends.
Time for a fan dance girls
Listening to the speeches
And more speeches
Time for the couples toast!
There were a few games with prizes to be won.
Wai Pin checking on her guests
Nice family photo
Cutting the wedding cake(s)
Good night everybody. See you next time.
Sunset Photo at the Westin Beach Resort Hotel on Langkawi
Originally posted 2010-10-18 15:01:11.
Sometimes you just need a womans touch. Mindy lends a helping hand to help John pop the cork!
John and Mindy’s wedding was a fusion of both Chinese and Christian traditions. John and his friends did the traditional bargaining and collection of the bride before having a tea ceremony then off to church. The wedding was held in St. John’s Cathedral in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It’s a nice church with stained glass windows and an airy atmosphere. Afterward the wedding banquet was planned for the Royal Chulan hotel. The Royal Chulan has several areas for wedding dinners, with one of the popular venues the being the glass roofed central court which is what was used this evening. It is a personal favourite location for me due to its openness. It has a certain “feel” I can’t quite articulate. Photos below.
Mindy’s make up session started early in the morning.
Chilli Padi and Wasabi. Gauranteed to get the heart racing.
Mindy and her parents before leaving for the wedding ceremony at St Johns.
Blow the flour. Find the house key. White faces all around.
Mindy looked stunning. Beautiful gown.
Mindy’s pretty bridal bouquet
Traditional Chinese Tea set
Angpow stands at the ready
St Johns Cathedral in the heart of Kuala Lumpur
Flowers and Stained glass. Gotta be a wedding happening in the next hour.
Mindy waits to head down the aisle
Mindy prepares to walk down the aisle
The flower girl was super cute
Sometimes black and white photography works best for church weddings.
John and Mindy exchange rings in St Johns Cathedral
Mindy was not going to leave church without getting that ring on!
It’s over! We are married!
Bubbles are a viable alternative to confetti
Bubbles and a confirmation kiss. We are married.
Classic portraits
Full length portrait
Simply Beautiful
The wedding cake looked pretty fancy
Interesting table ornaments
Small and tastfull wedding guest favours
I don’t normally put up decor shots but I loved the colour of the chair sashes
Overview photo of the central court banquet area in the Royal Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
John and Mindy’s grand entrance at the Royal Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
The grooms mum having a great time
Always mix with your wedding guests. It gives great photo opportunities. Yum Seng!!
Mindy’s second entrance in a gorgeous evening gown!
Mindy looked stunning
Speech time.
Attractive setting for the speech
Sometimes you just need a woman’s touch. Mindy lends a helping hand to help John pop the cork!
Yum Seng!
Originally posted 2010-10-08 12:57:59.
Bride Prep
Photography from Jeff and Divya’s wedding at the Tamil Methodist are viewable here.
Originally posted 2010-09-15 23:56:51.
Just a quick post tonight. Yesterday afternoon we covered a wedding in St Johns Cathedral. Time was very tight due to evening mass flooding in right after the service so before leaving from church to the hotel we squeezed off a quick set of portraits in less than 5 minutes. A wee bit of pressure but photos at the church are always nice to have! No time for lighting to be set up so these are pretty much straight from camera. Fill lighting was sun light bouncing up from off the floor.
Classic portraits don’t date
Originally posted 2010-09-14 23:31:09.
This lovely church wedding was celebrated at St Johns Cathedral in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The wedding dinner was at the Shangri-La Hotel.
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Originally posted 2010-09-08 12:51:26.
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Vanessa and Christopher’s weddign was on the beach at the Four Seasons on Langkawi. We started with mandatory portraiture around the resort before heading to the beach for the actual ceremony. The wedding dinner was at the Serai and was both stylish and awesome fun. Once it got dark the whole wedding party went down to the beach to set free hot air lanterns. A couple of weeks later we headed down to Melaka to photograph their wedding banquet for family who couldn’t make it. I haven’t put up a posting of this (yet) so in the meantime will include just onre of the photos from that evening at the bottom of this photo set. Photos included below.
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Unless you have a heavily locked down web browser you should be able to enjoy BOTH the Four Seasons and Melaka weddings by watching the movie below. I hope you enjoy the music too!
Originally posted 2010-06-26 14:43:18.
One of the things I love about covering weddings in Malaysia is I get to travel all over this wonderful country and see every type of culture and wedding practice. Hanin and Azlina’s Malay wedding was held in a small kampong (village) in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. The village had the typical raised houses and “big family” feel. So EVERYONE came for the event. The house was decorated beautifully. The following day we were treated to a selat demonstrations (Malay martial arts) and I have included a photo of this further down in this post.
This was one of the few weddings I do shoot alone. I usually can’t do this as being in 2 or 3 different places at once is logistically impossible. But this was no problem for this wedding.
Technical trivia: Nikon D3, assorted lenses. Off camera flash system using 4x Nikon SB800’s. These are the most reliable flashes I have ever owned!! Nothing else I have used either before or after have been so intuitive to use, so reliable, or so well thought out as far as power to weight ratio and the inclusion of so many useful extras. I have owned mine since 2007, and 8 years on are still chugging along with what I would guess as at least a hundred thousand triggerings per unit with no overheating and no burned out components.
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Dusk.
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House beautifully transformed
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Azlina waiting for the ceremony to begin
Henna is used for weddings in both Indian and Malay cultures
The beaming dad!
The kids were very excited
Cooking was an industrial affair… major rice cooking in progress
Malay selat demonstration
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Originally posted 2010-04-11 00:47:47.
Bryan and Cheeleng’s prewedding portrait session was in Bali. It was a long hot day but it was so much fun. Bali is one of those classic destinations where you just can’t go wrong with its exotic locations and awesome scenery. I would have to admit we struggled with the lighting on this trip. The sun was relentless casting harsh light almost everywhere we went. Due to heavier traffic than expected we couldn’t wait it out at many of the destinations but overall we got some really memorable photos.Next time I think two days minimum would be a better idea.
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All done. Hot day. Let’s go get an ice cold one.
Originally posted 2010-01-11 12:01:28.
I was present at the launching of the 1MDB Head Office in Menara IMC and thought I would share some of the images here. The Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak and other senior members were present along with a delegation from China. There were great hopes on this day for great things to happen.
Menara IMC
Entrance to the 1MDB Head Office in Menara IMC
Speeches
Member of the China delegation gives his speech
Malaysian PM Dato Sri Haji Najib Tun Razak
Prime Ministers speech
Prime Minister makes the opening official.
11 January 2010. A historic day.
1MDB signing agreement
Handshakes all around
Originally posted 2010-01-10 10:10:07.
Destination Beach Wedding at Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia
Lay May and Marcel asked me to be their wedding photographer for their wedding at the Pangkor Laut Resort. We had fun shooting the photography for this wedding. Do note the extra studio style lights we put up under the pagoda for the ceremony. We did this to balance the shadowy area under the roof with the bright sunshine everywhere else. It’s important when you hire a photographer that you get someone who is both experienced enough to know what to do under tricky lighting, and motivated to bring all the extra equipment to do it. Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared.
The fantastic sea view
Originally posted 2010-01-01 22:58:47.
Victor and Yu-ying’s wedding was held at the Menara KL, also known as the Kuala Lumpur Tower. Celebrating on top of KL tower has its own unique challenges. Its a very long way down. The bouquet toss promised to be very exciting!
Please note the following images are a transfer from my old website and therefore may be of lower resolution than later postings.
Originally posted 2009-12-05 03:47:03.
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Reg and Lisa chose to celebrate their day with a destination beach wedding at the Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi. It is easily my favourite beach wedding location. The afternoon kicked off with a Chinese Tea Ceremony in the Rhu bar. We then went to the Spa for wedding portraits before getting ready for the sunset beach wedding.As can be seen in a couple of the photos the sun was very low in the sky before we even got started, so the portraits were mostly photographed in the twilight. The wedding dinner was at the Serai Restaurant. Good weather. Great couple with “Funtastic” friends too.
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Wedding dinner banquet at the
Originally posted 2009-10-22 13:23:37.
Joyce Goh of the Edge
Another shoot for an overseas business magazine. This time one of the writers for The Edge, a weekly Malaysian business paper that writes up on the Stock Exchange, investments, and other business news.
Originally posted 2009-09-23 11:19:06.
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Some of the dancers were pros
Many people know me as a wedding photographer ONLY. Well yes weddings are my passion, and it is the most “up front” and noticeable photography I do in Malaysia, however I also do a lot of corporate and commercial photography as well. These photos are from concerts I photographed for Acts School of Dance. The dance school is located in Plaza Damas. I have had a long history of shooting for them ever since 2007. I LOVE photographing the performing arts, particularly dance and ballet!
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Children excited for their concert with Acts School of Dance
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More of the girls from Acts School of Dance.
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Expat girls did a Chinese themed dance at the schools performance
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Tha dancers warming up
She’s a cutie. A natural model.
Sometimes you just want to watch. One of the youngest ballet performers.
Putting on her ballet shoes
Part of the fairy dance was having a lie down
Backroom dance preparations
Girls waiting before they are called to perform
Some of the girls love the camera
The dancers welcoming their parents to the Acts School of Dance Concert
The juniors perform their ballet
Acts School of Dance also trains dancers in jazz
Motion was captured by slowing the shutter speed way down
These dancers were moving so fast it was hard to capture them!
Ballet: Acts School of Dance
Originally posted 2009-09-10 16:06:12.
Dominic and Laurens wedding at the Four Seasons Langkawi. This is a second post on this wedding, a transfer from my old site which has more than 100 more photos. Please note that as the following images are a transfer from my old website that they are of lower resolution than my newer postings. That said I do know they look great on my iPhone 6.
Originally posted 2009-09-09 15:09:49.
Dominic and Lauren contacted me to be their wedding couple for their destination beach resort wedding…at where else? The Four Seasons Langkawi. They were a really very sweet couple and had a touching wedding on the beach conducted by one of their friends who flew in from the USA. Lauren had thought things out well. She had brought print outs on how she wanted her hair and make up to look which really helped the makeup and hair stylists. Another great idea was printing out name badges for everyone. You know how awkward it can be to be faced with a lot of new strangers/friends and remembering every ones name can be a chore. This was a simple fix!
Fortunately it wasn’t crazy hot on this occasion however I still remember how hard it was to run up the beach and stairs to get the wide overlooking photo featured in the set below. Why run? Beach and “modern” weddings are really fast! 5-10 minutes max for the ceremony, so its a good idea to have two photographers (like we usually do) to get as many angles as quickly as possible.
Regarding the dinner: In the Serai which is where it often is. There was a karaoke going most of the night and I think everyone except me had a turn! lots of fun and the party just didn’t stop. Exactly how I like them.
Hope you enjoy the photos.
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Lauren making sure the bouquet is perfect
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Final touches
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Lauren and her mum.
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The calm before the storm…well not quite. No storm. Party on the horizon tho.
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Dom looking slightly anxious. All grooms are a wee bit.
All thats missing is…..
….the bride. And here she comes
Handing over responsibility
One of their friends is a Minister so she conducted the service
A better view of the wedding location
Exchanging wedding vows
The ring exchange
Of course we need a kiss
We’re married! Can relax now.
All done and time for a kiss
Group photo on the beach
Portraits when the sun sets. In the tropics the sun sets VERY fast.
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A more relaxed portrait
Excellent way of avoiding those awkward moments when two families meet the first time.
Classy dinner menu
I think by the end of the night everyone had sung at the karaoke
Cutting the cake
A thank you for a great evening
Final wishes
It was my pleasure to see Douglas Lim in my studio recently to spruce up his online portfolio. Not so long ago I had the pleasure of covering his wedding day and we have kept in touch since that time. Douglas is a quite well known Malaysian comedian and his stand up is well worth the viewing. I am including only a small handful of the images below.
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Douglas Lim
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We started playing with some lighting
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Simulating the on stage look in the studio
Originally posted 2009-08-18 20:33:38.
Kevin and Monica’s wedding was at the first City Harvest Church in Subang. The old building was never a great place to shoot, with everything dark and blue, there being no windows whatsoever and the sewage aeration ponds across the road. Not nice! This is quite different from their new location which is such a nice set up for weddings that it is difficult to get a bad photo there. Despite that, it was always a favorite church to shoot in, being one of the more lively and “happening” churches in KL. You will also see our additional lighting in some of these photos. This was years before radio strobes became popular. You will also see a very young Pastor Kevin Loo.
After the main ceremony we headed to the Holiday Inn, Glenmarie, for the Chinese tea ceremonies and dinner banquet. You will also notice in one of these photos my good friend Louis Pang (a wedding photographer from KK) and I posing for a shot. He is one of the relatives and also in the tea ceremony photos.
Please note the following images are a transfer from my old website and therefore may be of lower resolution than later postings. I do know they will look great on your phone.
