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A list of all the latest family, corporate, model shoots and wedding photography shoots in a chronological order. This is by no means and extensive list. It takes time to put posts together and the busier I am the less likely for me to update here. I am also constrained by server space.
I shoot for Transmarco (and other companies) for their company dinner and awards night. Transmarco are best known as the distributor of Hush Puppies. I have to say they have a fantastic creative team on board as every year they surprise me. This years concept was fancy dress with a fairy tale theme. Everyone put in a big effort to look great. The night included a magician, talent quest as well as awards for performance through out the year as well as best costume and act. Whoever is working in their HR department I would have to say they are doing a great job building team spirit! I know you will enjoy the images below.
Blenheim Palace is a very pretty location for wedding portraits
Alan and Khami’s wedding was a two day event. The first day was a Hindu wedding at the new Shri Subramanya Shrine in Birmingham. It was on the same day as Prince William And Kate Middleton’s big day, so auspicious as they come. The second event was wedding portraiture and a fantastic wedding breakfast at the Orangery, Blenheim Palace, Oxford. The gardens there are phenomenal. Weather turned out great and everyone had a wonderful time. Special thanks to my good friend and fellow photographer Johnny Woo for accompanying me on this trip and especially for his help during the portraiture around the gardens.
Nice rural feel to the portrait session
There are some nice locations for portraiture around Blenheim Palace
Classy wedding breakfast menus in the Orangery
Blenheim Palace Orangery set up is classy
The beautiful wedding cake
Friends enjoyed cocktails as they waited for the couples arrival.
The friends were thrilled when Alan and Khami arrived.
The wedding couples arrival
Sarees just look great!
Group photo time at the Orangery
Alan and Khami’s entry into the Orangery
The brides father
The brides brother enjoying himself
The head table in the Orangery
Ben and Gemma, a couple whose wedding I covered in Bristol
Time to cut the wedding cake
Wall to wall doctors
Sarees look great
Another nice saree
Wedding breakfast over. It was a great day.
The brides parents bid farewell
The expansive grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
A beautiful Hindu wedding celebrated at the Holiday Villa in Subang Jaya and then a banquet at the Eastin Hotel in Petaling Jaya. Due to the size of the wedding we decided on three of us to be in the photography team for the day. This enabled us to photograph from many angles without having to struggle to maneuver around the guests. They loved their photos and their mum went on to use them in advertising for her wedding business.
We covered the Kings College Alumni get together at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The highlight was Tan Sri Dr Augustine Soon Hock Ong receiving a Doctorate from Kings College UK. Tan Sri Dr Augustine Ong is the President of the Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association and fellow of the London Royal Society of Chemistry.
I love this image. The wedding car reminded me of a beautiful carriage. (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Over the many years I have been shooting weddings I have been blessed with being trusted by most of the larger camera manufacturers to test their cameras and lenses in actual wedding day situations. In the past I have tested out both of Nikon’s monster 200mm f2.0G and 200-400 F4G lenses, a full Canon5D Mk3 system, Fuji Films Xpro1, the Olympus E1, and for this wedding the Sony Alpha 900. One thing is for sure, it does not matter which system you settle on for your photography as they are all good. Each has its strengths and quirks. There is no best system.
As I was reviewing the photos of Melissa and Bernard’s wedding I realised the Sony Alpha system is very capable. This is largely due to the Alpha systems long and illustrious pedigree, as they were once known as Minolta. Minolta (later known as “Konica Minolta”) was once one of the giants in the Japanese camera industry. They had the first modern autofocus SLR in the market as well as one of the most advanced multi-flash systems. Sony aspired to enter the DSLR business and Minolta was ripe for a take over, so here we are. The A900 has a mostly intuitive control layout due in no small part to its older film camera legacy. The lenses I used on the A900 for this wedding were the 24mm F2.0 ZA and the 85mm F1.4 ZA. I usually shoot with two cameras so it was easy to stick with these two primes for the Sony A900, while my Nikon D3 was used with f2.8 zooms. Other cameras used were the 5Dmk2 and 1D Mk4. There was a certain something about how the Sony A900 images came out that I really liked. Can’t quite put my finger on what it was though.
Regarding the wedding: The couple, Melissa and Bernard, had planned the wedding ceremony to be held at St Johns Cathedral in central Kuala Lumpur. Bernard and his family are from Florida so it was a major trip for his family to come all the way out for the wedding, and typical Malaysian hospitality greeted them. Many of the weddings we cover are early in the morning (making for a very long day!) however the wedding ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon, starting at 4:00pm. This alters the lighting in the church as well and it gave quite a different look.
After the wedding ceremony we all went to the Royal Chulan Hotel which is situated in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. The wedding banquet was held in the main ballroom and was a relaxed and intimate dinner. The photos below speak volumes.
Melissa’s Bridal preparations at the Royal Chulan Hotel
Lovely gown detail (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Melissa’s necklace complemented her wedding gown (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Pretty flowers make a nice hood ornament on the wedding car as it waits outside St Johns Cathedral (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
The wedding car was a classic! (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
The grooms sister was one of the brides maids (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Melissa’s final walk as a single woman (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
The boys anxiously wait
The very pretty flower girl
A close up of the wedding rings
St Johns Cathedral wedding ceremony (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
The grooms family coping with the heat prretty well
The wedding kiss. I like the assistants expression.
View of the St Johns Cathedral interior from the left side
View of the St Johns Cathedral interior from the right side
Bernard and Melissa prepare to leave the church (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
The happy bride and groom (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
We’re married! (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Wedding Portraits were taken at the Royal Chulan Hotel (Sony Alpha 900 with 85mm F1.4 ZA)
Bernard and Melissa’s grand entrance to their wedding banquet at the Royal Chulan dinner
Bernard and Melissa were so happy that evening.
The loving look says it all.
A special daddy-daughter moment
Melissa and Bernard cut their wedding cake
Bernard delivers his speech.
The bride and grooms first dance
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