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On a bright, sunny day, Li Lian & Leong had their marriage registered at the Thean Hou Temple in KL. The Thean Hou temple is a pretty amazing temple with lots of intricate carvings, motifs and colors. During the Lunar New Year, it is decked out with lanterns and more.
As it’s only another 3 months to the Lunar New Year, the temple is busy preparing for the big day. This meant lots of scaffolding, workers and activity. That did not stop a couple of tourist buses so it definitely did not stop us from having loads of fun.
As I was shooting alone, my Manfrotto lightstand had to do duty as my assistant to provide crucial fill light as well as directional lighting (1/2 CTO gelled of course) when the sun didn’t shine in the shaded areas.
Congratulations to Li Lian & Leong on their marriage registration!
When Dila called me to book an engagement session, she had her heart set on KL PAC and Sentul Park. Unfortunately, the shooting permits were beyond her budget. Even though I did offer to pay some of the fees, she decided to have her shoot in Lake Gardens.
The evening before, a massive thunderstorm hit and I was praying that no large trees would be uprooted. Prayers were definitely answered — it was a lovely and nice day and despite the potential for bad traffic due to road closures, there were none!
We had good fun and we managed to finish on time before the massive evening crowd arrived and packed up the place. To the family and photographer who was shooting nearby, I thank you for being gracious in lending us the bubble blower. We didn’t use it much but I love the shots I got from them. If you’re the photographer, drop me an email and I’ll buy you coffee!
On a gray, overcast day, 15 participants were eagerly waiting at the basement of PJEFC Heritage Center. They were all ready to participate in our first ever PhotoWalk trip. Eddy, our friendly bus driver was already there waiting by the roadside.
The benefit of the cloudy sky was that the usually harsh sun that blights tropical Malaysia from mid-morning till late afternoon was turned into a giant softbox. That allowed the colors to pop. All the following shots were minimally processed — straight out of camera with a bit of contrast and level tweak. For many of the shots, I wanted an old-time look to it so they were mostly desaturated and faded. For a couple of shots, I did boost the colors slightly, namely numbers 17 through 21.
Most of my white balance was set to shade with the occasional usage of daylight and cloudy. If you don’t know what I’m writing above and the settings below, time to attend the 101 class here.
4. EF85mm f/1.8 lens at f/3.2, ISO 320, 1/60
5. EF85mm f/1.8 lens at f/2.2, ISO 320, 1/50, 580EX II flash with full CTO Gel, EV-1 on right.
6. EF85mm f/1.8 lens at f/3.2, ISO 320, 1/60
7. EF85mm f/1.8 lens at f/3.2, ISO 320, 1/100
8. EF24-105mm f/4 lens at f/4, ISO 800, 1/40
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