Michele + Michael = …

Posted by Eugene Khoo on Jun 26, 2011 in Featured, Portraiture Sessions | Comments Off

Just this June, we had the privilege and joy of shooting Michele and Michael. Michele’s about 32 weeks into her pregnancy and they actually came all the way up to KL from Singapore. We’ve done almost all our portraiture and other photography either on site or in places of the couple or individual’s choosing, i.e. KLCC, nearby parks, hotels, or homes so this was the third time we actually used the “home” part of our home studio.

After our own little miracle from God, it’s a totally different experience shooting another expectant couple. Of course, if they’re first-timer’s like we were then they do appreciate some of our experiences and challenges we faced and still face. We had lots of fun over cheese tarts and poppy seed cakes, books, iPads and toys! The entire shoot was done at our little home studio. Thanks again to Michele and Michael and we pray little Michaela will be delivered just fine, in the hands of our good Lord.

Nine Emperor Gods

Posted by Eugene Khoo on Nov 5, 2010 in Other Photography | Comments Off

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Chinese: 九皇爺; Cantonese: Kow Wong Yeh) is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

It was a hot afternoon that we visited the Ampang temple on the 14th of October. According to many, it’s suppose to rain for nine days and nine nights but nary a drop of water was seen and it was literally a scorcher of a week. Arriving at four made it easier to get parking and of course avoid the times where there would be hundreds of people everywhere! That made it easier to shoot. We did bump into a couple of photographers, including Cheryl Hoffman who runs the 9 Emperor God’s blog here. It’s always fun to meet online friends in real life!

Anyways, here are my shots from that day. Sorry for the delay as my schedule got quite hectic after that. And, yes, today’s Diwali day so for my Hindu reader’s, Happy Diwali!

For the Photographers, the shots were primarily taken on 2 lenses, a Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 and my favorite, the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS II.

An easy breezy wedding weekend

Posted by Eugene Khoo on Mar 21, 2010 in Notes and Thoughts | Comments Off

Pretty laid-back, tropical feel to this weekend’s wedding. Gotta grab a snack, load up the equipment and head out. Hope the rain eases up a bit. It’s pouring with unabated fury at this moment…