Portrait swop with Zurina Bryant

A few months ago, fellow photographer Zurina Bryant posted on her Facebook that she is looking to update her profile picture and welcome any photographer to do a portrait swop with her. I thought it would be a fun challenge and responded to her request seeing that I needed some pictures myself :p We did her session first as my hair was still a mess from the short crop done over CNY. We had a blast and lots of laughs during the session. In case you do not know, photographers are horrible in front of the camera but check out Miss Z! She totally looked like a seasoned model ;)

Thanks again for the opportunity Zurina, till we meet again for my session. Cheers! :)

Getting Gold

A couple of days ago I shot the wacky duo of Tim O and Denise Tan who are the new hosts for the evening drivetime belt "Homestretch" on Gold 90.5.

When Kim from the station called me to arrange for the shoot, I was expecting errrm (how can I phrase this nicely) a couple of DJs closer to the age of Hamish Brown and maybe even Brian Richmond (my dad's favourite DJ). So when Tim and Denise waltz in I was quite surprised as they were about my age. That got me thinking if I should be switching to Gold from the likes of Class 95, Power 98 and Heart 91.3? Gasp! I am now listening to the station my dad tunes in to! Getting old, oops I mean GOLD :p

Anyway thanks guys for the shoot, you two are really fun to work with and I wish you all the best on your programme :)


these DJs can really jump!










Don't friend you!

































makeup and hair by charlene!

Le Petit Portrait @ The Pond

Slightly more than a week ago i mentioned that i was bringing Kayden and myself to The Pond for a portrait session with local portrait photographer, Tan Ngiap Heng. i came to know of him when my good friend Yvonne hired him for her wedding day photography. In 2006, i attended a studio lighting course conducted by Heng at Objectifs. He did a daylight shoot for us and here are two of the photos i chose for printing :)





the other photos can be viewed on my Facebook.

Igniting the passion

No, i am not talking about passion in the bedroom (which is almost non existence with your kid sleeping between you both ;p) but getting the passion back for photography. As with most jobs, after you've been doing the same thing day in and day out for money, it begins to get boring and mundane. For the later part of last year, i have been struggling to get my passion back into shooting without it feeling like work. i guess the trick is to start shooting from the heart again and getting inspired.

Shooting my son at home provided this opportunity and i must say i felt somewhat encouraged by the results and was determined to bring this inspiration into the studio. On Monday, i met the most lovely couple who came into the studio for their Bloom shoot. i totally enjoyed my session with Gervynne. She and hubby were a fun couple to shoot plus it was also a weekday so we had time to try out new shots and poses and i was pleased with what i got out of the session - physically & mentally.

*****PHOTOS REMOVED AT CLIENT'S REQUEST*****

Then yesterday i got inspired again when a sweet lady, Sherina decided that the best gift she could give her husband for their 10th anniversary would be some black & white portraits of herself wearing her mother-in-law's stage costumes (MIL was a singer in her younger days), awwwww! :) i must say the outfits fitted her beautifully and they were in immaculate condition and actually quite sexy! We did some nude shots as well and she was very happy with the results. i was delighted to play a part in this gift idea of hers and hope that her husband will love the present. Here are a few of the photos:












thank you son, Gervynn and Sherina for igniting my passion for shooting again :)