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Mid-June, SEMOA celebrated their 10th anniversary at Metro Tabernacle church in KL with a lot of worship, dance and the launch of the BM worship CD. Gracing the occasion was YB Dato Seri Idris Jala and family. Also in attendance was Henry K Pillai of Grace Community Services, Patrick Lau from Calvary Assembly Singapore and Ong Sek Leang, Senior Pastor of Metro Tabernacle church. They also had famed Indonesian Gospel singer Natasha Nikita.
Always great to cover one of their events because you never know what you’ll see but also it’s always good to witness their outpouring love for the marginalized aboriginal peoples and see how God has been faithful to them. Two umbrellas, a couple of speedlites and my radiopoppers we put into quick service for a impromptu group portrait in five minutes.
As photographers, many of us sometimes don’t know how to give back to society. Photography charity is not as common as other types but there’s still a role for photography to play. The most obvious is to highlight or enlighten people about the cause. For me, it’s partnering with SEMOA Berhad who works for the advancement of the Orang Asli in the Peninsular. Besides providing a 4×4 vehicle and driving, the photography can be used to help illustrate the plight of the people and their living conditions. They also can show what ordinary people can do to help. Giving of yourself or your skills is actually very uplifting and encouraging and you not only feel better about yourself but also touch the lives of others. Here’s some photos from last Saturday’s trip along with Sanofi-Aventis.
The interiors were lit with two Canon 580EX IIs triggered by RadioPopper PXs. One flash was justin-clamped to the roof with a Sto-fen diffuser to provide ambient light while another unit was fired through a Lastolite EzyBox hotshoe for directional light.
A packed day shooting over thirty groups of people… two thousand frames, post-processing and print delivery within 14 days!
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