Poor little neglected blog!
This year started with a bang (got my 8 to 5 job on weekdays and photo works on weekends) and has continued to keep a hectic pace. And I just couldn’t find the time to up date this blog, though I have so many photos that I want to share, especially photos of my babies, but right now I need to keep it short.
These past couple of weeks I have been busy photographing kids headshots and family photos. I just wanted to stop by really quick and share one of my favorite images from one of the many sessions I had recently. Enjoy this adorable smile!
I was looking for photo properties in my huge rattan box one day and came across this bee costume. And this suddenly reminds me of my baby when he was so small and easy. I first took his pictures with this costume almost 12 months ago, before he learnt how to run away from camera, before he learnt how to climb up and down from the chair himself, before he could recognize lady gaga and beyonce, before could shout “kakak dhasya” … “mama” … “ayah”
oh my tiny little one, how far you have come!
What I love about having and/or attending a garden party is that it’s very intimate and very relaxed.
Like this wedding photo below, the party was held in a garden just before the sun sets. The couple invited only their relatives and close friends. Less than 100 people were there, so it was not hard to organize a photo session with all the guests. Super cool friends, super cool family members. I met some old friends, it made me feel like I was one of the guests too. The party turned into a pretty relaxed afternoon.
And look at this killer sunset sky as the backdrop of the party, the sky is so real, phew!
Taking pictures was my favorite thing to do. I started using my first SLR when I was in high school. But I never knew I wanted to be a photographer, I always thought taking pictures was just something I did kinda like reading. I can do it whenever I want to. All I know is that taking pictures makes me happy and I should do what makes me happy.
Until one day I realized that I was not happy with my 8 to 5 job anymore, I hated it so much that I often had sleepless nights just thinking about it, so I left it early last year to take some time to try to get my photo career on track. Though after a while, I find that to get started on this career is incredibly time consuming, expensive and tough. And to make it in the extraordinarily competitive world of photography, you must be willing to give up a lot! Your weekends for example, and of course your savings. I have attended countless hours of various workshops, I don’t know how much work I have seen, or how many source of ideas and inspiration I have read, in the end it’s all talking about the same thing, basic ingredient, is to make a great work!
You satisfy yourself first, do not go looking for approval, know what you want to accomplish and you go for it.
O well, I am not an expert and I’m still trying to make my way in this career. In the meantime I’m gonna leave this to you “every moment of every day is entirely up to you. You can keep waiting for your life to change so that you can choose differently or you can choose differently so that your life can change”.
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Recently, a few of my dearest friends commented that I should put a photo on the back of my card. After reviewing nearly a hundred of my favorite shots, i choose this one ….
Little miss Kiera was stealing a glance at her mom + sister when I took this shot. Thank you so much little miss Kiera, and thank you all for viewing!
I’m kind of obsessed with natural moments, the moments in between. In wedding photography, it’s not a secret that the portrait session of the bride and groom is the easy part of the day. But showing them or you something that you don’t see on the day is the hardest part. I have been hired for candid session in wedding reception couple of times, but seriously I still find it difficult and complicated.Anyone can point and shoot, but not everyone can capture the emotion.
Anyway the images below were taken at the wedding ceremony of Elsa & Christian. It was a beautiful day, beautiful weather, beautiful couple and beautiful wedding.
My camera with 24-70 f/2.8L attached to it had destroyed my wrists after over 10 hours of shooting 2 weddings, ouch!
My poor blog has been so neglected, and unfortunately I don’t think I will ever have enough time to play catch up with all the photo shoots I have had the last couple of months! I have been a bad blogger, no excuses!
And to make up for it, I’d like to share a recent session I had with Emile. This gorgeous lady hired me for some head shots for her personal collection. Shooting Emile was an incredible fun experience. She knows her way in front of camera and will do anything (everything) I asked her to. And so we were able to get done (with 4 different wardrobe changes) in 2 hours! I was impressed!
Enjoy!
When my day is all chaotic and I feel like pulling my hair out … there he is, this happy, smiling adorable little boy who wants nothing more than to snuggle and be loved. And then, my day is just awesome no matter what came before …
And I asked him to stop growing today, I want him to forever stay this way!
by anne
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