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11 November 2023

Interior Design Photography taken with the Fujifilm X-T1 and 10-24mm

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Recently I was asked to do an interior design shoot for a show home that is going to be featured in a European home style magazine. I brought along a full frame DSLR mounted on a tripod with the intention of shooting tethered composites using multi-flash. However as the shoot developed, and due to both time and constraints on positioning of the camera I reached into my bag and pulled out my trusty Fuji-film X-T1 and mounted the the very handy 10mm-24mm F4 lens. This lens gives a ultra wide angle view and benefits in being a rectilinear design, so the straight lines stay as straight lines. The photos below were all shot at F8 which gave good depth of field, great sharpness and lack of chromatic aberrations that can start coming in at F11 or higher.

I have been employed by many realtors as well as interior designers to showcase properties and real estate. This also includes 360 degree virtual tours. These really give them a leg up in their very competitive industry.

Drop me a line if interested.

Tethered DSLR composite photo using multi flash.

Fujifilm X-T1 and 10-24mm at F8

9 November 2023

Event Group Photo at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur

Group Photo at Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur

Just a quick post today. I was covering an event at the Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur in Sentral this morning for the INCF event. I was asked to do a group photo for it so got to work. Part of a successful group photo is to feel at ease in front of a crowd of strangers and chat away in a good natured manner explaining what you need from them. Once they know you are wanting to make them look good people will work with you. Important when it is warm and muggy outside. Note the smiles and that everyone is visible. I asked some of them to stand on tip toes in order to achieve that.

This photo was taken with a 24mm lens. This focal length is usually classed as too wide for groups shots because people on the corners start to distort. Switching to anything wider would have been very noticeable and introduced branches from the trees that were adjacent to me into the sides and top of the frame. I would have been happier going to 35mm for a more pleasing photo, but in this case it was simply impossible. That said, the hotel was happy and have a copy of the photo for their future clients reference. Thumbs up.

7 November 2023

Food Photography Shoot in Episode Restaurant at Publika

Fresh Lobster in Episode restaurant publika

Episode Restaurant in Publika is a fantastic place owned by Wolfgang. His vision is to provide great food at reasonable prices. Believe me, the food is AWESOME. They serve lobster just how I like it. The owner is a food importer for many hotels and restaurants and saw a niche market for providing quality food at affordable prices. The photos below were shot using medium format PhaseOne and small format Sony A7 cameras. If you would like to know more their facebook page is here.

Beautiful coffee machine produced great coffee

A sit down chat with the owner of the restaurant

Wolfgang is bringing freshness and quality to a new level

Food was as sumptuous as it looked

Fresh fish prepared expertly

They serve non-pork Chinese dishes

I love fresh lobster. Episode does it beautifully

Only the freshest lobsters used

Episode has a lot of ambience.

Fine dining in style

The Episode Team

6 November 2023

A Medical Drug Rehabiltation Center in Kuala Lumpur

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The University of Florida contacted me to take photos of one of their post-graduate medical students at work in one of the drug rehab centres he has been working with since the middle of last year. It was sobering to meet people with HIV and Hepatitis C. I found my heart going out to them as they struggle, often alone except for the sterling service provided by the medical staff at these centres. I had to be very discreet with shooting due to the sensitivity. I am including on my web site solely to show that I do a wide variety of shoots.

5 November 2023

Behind the scenes at Asian Food Channels “Family Kitchen” with Sherson Lian

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I was asked to take behind the scenes photos for a TV production called “Family Kitchen” starring Sherson Lian which is shown on the Asian Food Channel. The photo shoot was for 4 days and part of the brief necessitated shooting and moving quietly while the TV camera’s were rolling. I looked at my equipment and it was a no brainer that I leave the professional looking DSLRs at home and take my Fuji X-T1.

Why the X-T1? Because it is quiet. In fact it is absolutely SILENT, which was an essential requirement for this coverage. Auto focus is also fast, shutter response very good, and if I needed to rapidly fire off a burst it can shoot at 8 frames per second. There is also the further benefit that due to the “wysiwyg” screen (what you see is what you get) I could also rely on the jpegs coming out of the camera being accurate to what I was seeing in the viewfinder. I was very happy with the ease of use and the unobtrusiveness of the camera. In the photos below you will see just how crowded it was!

On the final day I brought a normal DSLR just for the change in shooting experience and it was amusing when someone mentioned I had brought the “professional” camera for the final day. I think this is one of those cases I have heard Zak Arias mention on his blog…. that the issue isn’t that the X-T1 cannot shoot professional images, it’s that people’s perception is the bigger the camera the better.