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17/09/2024

The kind of wedding we absolutely love 😍

SINGAPORE — Having attended large weddings where she did not have the chance to speak to the bride and groom, architect Jezamine Chua, 30, always wanted her own big day to be a more meaningful affair for her guests.

13/02/2024

A cosy, simple, small and immensely fun wedding with a Chevy Impala to boot as the cool wedding ride.

Shot this almost a year ago but simply couldn’t find the time to share due to my various commitments and engagements but I guess better late than never. A cosy and small wedding complete with a Chevy Impala to boot as a wedding ride. Related posts: Darren & Theresa Louis & Sylvia Lawrence & Lorrai...

26/10/2023

When it comes to Pre-Wedding sessions, there aren’t many fast and hard rules. In fact, there aren’t any at all. With Pre Weddings, I always encourage wedding couples to follow their heart. What calls out to them? What’s the inspiration? So, things like “5 Best Wedding Locations in Singapore” simply didn’t make sense at all to me. Pre-Wedding sessions should be meaningful, memorable even.

When it comes to Pre-Wedding sessions, there aren't many fast and hard rules. In fact, there aren't any at all.

02/10/2023

I'll be honest. I'm not a huge fan of the rain vortex for wedding photos. Don't get me wrong. It's an architectural marvel and I stand in awe every time when I'm greeted by this monumental feature, but I'm not a huge fan of it when it comes to weddings. Then again, I was never a fan of all things normal and usual. So, this shouldn't come as a huge surprise. Imagine how glad I was when Alan & Tessa said they wanted to do a shoot in but without the rain vortex in it.

19/07/2023

This may have been shot almost 12 years ago but the recent family shoot with Soon Aun, Angie and their two lovely kids reminded me so much of this set of photos, as if they were just shot yesterday. People say photos are timeless but it's moments like this we realise exactly what they mean.

It poured the day before. It poured the day after and never stopped for the next few days. But not on the day we had the shoot. Or a least it wasn’t pouring when we were shooting. It was pouring when we had coffee but stopped when we wanted to have a shoot again. One…

13/07/2023

12 years ago, I shot for Soon Aun & Angie’s pre-wedding session at the historic Bukit Timah railway station back in the day when it was a functioning railway station. Now, they are a family of 4.

12 years ago, I shot for Soon Aun & Angie's pre-wedding session at the historic Bukit Timah railway station. Now, they are a family of 4!

28/06/2023

It’s interesting to think that not too long ago, a mask-less wedding like what we’re seeing here was something that was simply not possible, something we took for granted in the past.

It's interesting to think that not too long ago, a mask-less wedding like what we're seeing here was something that was simply not possible.

27/06/2023

Previously I wrote an article "Film or Digital?". I wrote about the differences between Analogue Film and Digital, more importantly how the film medium might just be the thing for you. Since then, I've had a number of questions and misconceptions about film. Some assumptions made about film are untrue and complete myths. So, in this article, I'm gonna attempt to debunk some of the misconceptions about film photography, and hopefully present the analogue film medium in a very different light.

Film is probably the most misunderstood medium. In this article, I'm gonna attempt to debunk some of the misconceptions about film photography.

01/06/2023

Giving a shout-out to my other company (yes, on days I'm not a photographer, I'm actually a speaker designer).

This would be my debut public appearance as a speaker designer and I'll be part of Asian Civilisation Museum () "Made By Hands" pop-up event happening from June 2 - 4 (4-9pm) along with many budding and established local artisans.

Most of the speakers I've designed will be making a public appearance.

Entrance is free. So, please swing by if you're around the area. Of course, I'll be speaking to you in a very different role than most of you are used to.

🗓️ June 2 - 4 (4-9pm)
🏛️ Asian Civilisation Museum (River Room, L2)

16/05/2023

Back at my favourite precinct on the eastern side of the island. This series was shot mainly on the Kodak Professional Portra 160 colour film and the Kodak TRI-X 400 black & white film with a smattering of digital shots peppered along the way.

Back at my favourite precinct on the eastern side. What better way to revisit this place than with company of these very lovely couple.

09/05/2023

I'm generally not known as a product photographer, so I don't get much of such assignments. The only time I actually get my hands dirty for product shoots is for my own speaker designs at .

The requirements are quite different. Plenty of patience, styling and trial and error is part and parcel for product shoots. Everything is scripted and as most of you are aware, I'm more of the unscripted sort.

To be even more honest, I don't usually accept such assignments. However, this is very different. It's for very dear friends who started . New business ventures excite me even though it's not mine.

Check them out and take a look at their all natural artisanal soap bars. Good for those with sensitive skin but in general it's good for anyone. I'm using them now and absolutely loving them, considering that I was more of a liquid soap person for a good part of my life and I believe for many of you too.

03/05/2023

🎞️ FujiFilm Natura 1600. This is my last roll of the Natura1600 high speed colour film, which shares very similar characteristics to the Superia 1600. While it's an expired roll, it's also very well preserved in cold storage, so the colours you'll expect from this highly versatile colour film are more or less there.

This also closes the curtain on my 15 year experience with FujiFilm's high speed colour film which started with the Superia 800 & 1600. They were a staple for my low lighting photojournalism work and continued to be so till the day they were discontinued.

There aren't many options for high speed film these days. There's the Portra 800 and Cinestill 800T. Both are good films in their own right but they are quite different from FujiFilm Superia series.

02/05/2023

A short & sweet church wedding ceremony for a lovely couple who love the analogue film medium just as much as I do. Filmed partly on FujiFilm Natura 1600 & Kodak Professional TRI-X 400

A short & sweet church wedding ceremony for a lovely couple who love the analogue film medium as much as I do.

20/04/2023

I swear by these lights!!!! Really awesome stuff

Try Storyblocks! - https://www.Storyblocks.com/PotatoJetHuge Thanks to Arri for the SuperTour - https://www.arri.com/

08/04/2023

Let's just say I'm thankful for this call time. Wedding photographers can probably emphatise with me..... actually brides too. Actually, anyone really. Let's face it - who doesn't like sleep 😂

04/04/2023

A casual, fun, playful and short wedding. That's really the only kind of wedding assignments I'm getting these days......and I'm loving it! Filmed partly on Kodak Professional Portra 160 & TRI-X analogue films.

Short wedding assignments are fun. They are usually very casual, relaxed, playful and absolutely pleasing to document.

20/03/2023

Some food for thought on an early Monday morning...

Why is it that wedding photography is such a demanding profession yet within the photography industry it isn't viewed with high regard?

14/03/2023

This series of shots were taken almost 2 years ago but for some reason, it completely slipped through my social media cracks. It only came to my realisation when I was trying to share some photos taken at the Joo Chiat precinct. Filmed partly on 🎞️ Kodak Professional Porta 160 & TRI-X 400

I clearly remembered this series being a shoot that was very casual, fun, spontaneous and one that required very little planning.