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2 November 2023

A Wedding at the Majestic Hotel in KL, Ceremony at SFX Church, and Dinner Banquet at the Lake Club

pre-wedding portraits in lake gardens KL

Over Chinese New Year we covered a wonderful wedding in KL. We all started off at the Majestic Hotel which is simply beautiful. The wedding cars were a classic Rolls Royce and a Bentley which both wafted the wedding couple to SFX church in Petaling Jaya for their wedding ceremony. We then went to the Lake Gardens for portraiture and I would have to say the Fujifilm X-T1 paired with the Fuji 56mm APD 1.2 is simply stunning as a light weight portrait combination. It seemed I couldn’t take a bad shot of the wedding couple. The following wedding dinner banquet was held in the ballroom of the Lake Club.

These photos were taken with a combination of the Fujifilm X-T1, Sony A7, and Canon cameras.

2 November 2023

Reunion Luncheon Party at Kompassion in Damansara Kim

friends reunion lunch party at kompassion in damansara kim

Tiffany was visiting from a long stint overseas and asked if I could join her and her friends for a reunion lunch come party at the Thai restaurant Kompassion in Damansara Kim. So I did.

1 November 2023

Valentines Day Pub and Bar Photography at Happer’s

Fuji XT-1 APD high ISO Matchzsticks Valentines Day party at Happer's Pub Bar

I was asked to shoot an “Anti-Valentines Day” singles get together at Happer’s Bar and Pub in Damansara Jaya near the Atria shopping Mall for Matchzsticks on Valentines day. It was a fun event and lots of singles got together to meet old friends and make new ones. Shooting was fairly challenging as it was mostly lit by candle light. Due to this most of the photos below were shot between ISO 6,000 and 10,000 using the Fuji X-T1 with 56mm APD F1.2 and a Canon 5DMk3 with a 24-70 F2.8, hence the graininess of some of the images.

The popping of the Piñata was certainly a highlight of the evening 🙂

Happer’s Bar and Pub in Damansara Jaya. This is at a very high ISO so a bit grainy.

Canon 5DMk3 at ISO10,000

1 November 2023

80th Birthday and 50th Wedding Anniversary Combo Celebration at the Clark Ballroom in the Le Meridien Hotel

le meridien hotel clark ballroom 80th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary

Valentines Day 2015. CY Hiew was blessed with a lovely Valentines Day combination celebration at the Clark ballroom in the Le Meridien hotel. It was his 80th birthday as well as 50th Wedding Anniversary with his lovely wife. The event was organized by his children and they blessed their father by displaying his milestones for his guests to enjoy. One of the highlights was the family tree, tracing the family lineage back 50 generations (800 years) to the Song dynasty.

I just received a whatssap from the family which made my day and will share it here: “I’m away with low bandwidth access, but was able to briefly look through the photos. They are lovely and thank you so much for capturing all the right moments. I’ve shared the photos with my family. It was a pleasure to work with you and thanks for the excellent work and demonstrating utmost professionalism.”

Welcoming table

The birthday cake.

A long and illustrious family tree

Yum Seng!

The choral group sang sieveral times

Cutting of the birthday cake

It was Valentines day

More Valentines day

More Valentines day.

Even more Valentines day

The Lovely couple

Large Family photo

1 November 2023

1st Birthday Party Baby Photography at the Westin Hotel

family photography westin hotel photographer

Natalie’s 1st Birthday was held at pool side at the Westin hotel and featured family, friends, ice cream (Yummy!), birthday treats and a balloon sculpting clown. It was a fun and relaxed afternoon. Later we did some family portraits pool side. This was also my first experience with the new Fuji 56mm APD f1.2. Unlike Canon’s 85mm f1.2 this lens inspires confidence because it focuses faster than the Canon, and is almost always in sharp focus.