Sarah & Stanley

It was meant to be a very tough day today, however, working with Alex, Dragon, Ming and Jessy changed all that! As usual, it was great fun working with Alex, eventhough I was the "Standard Photographer" today I've learnt so much from him AGAIN, don't know why this guy can improve and learn new things so quickly!


Let's go brothers!


Yes, open door games included the very typical "One Hundred Push Ups", from the look on his face...it should be his 99th push up!



The bride and bridesmaids loved to pose...which certainly made our jobs much easier!

Once again, very "educational" working with Alex again, looking forward in seeing you in Sydney or Hong Kong again very soon!

HDR - Second Encounter

Woke up at 6am this morning for a wedding job, haven't done that for a very long while..but it was well worth it since I was presented with this tremendous cloud formations...

I know the photo might not be as good as it should...but just trying HDR again....

=)

Valerie and Marco - Part 2

Ok...after two days of resting...we started our second and last photoshoot for this trip...eventhough my legs were still tired from the last shoot (yes...very old now) I was very excited since this is the first time I get to shoot Sydney at night...and at the same time...I was very worried about whether it will work or not...




Anyway...before the night sets in, we took a couple of warm up shots, but it was very windy and cold...I was in long sleeves and still shivering and I can't believe Valerie can still dress in tube top for the whole duration of the shoot...but I guess this proves most girls "愛靚唔愛命"!



Anyway, after the sun has fully set, we played around with night shooting, it took me a while to get the flashes to work properly and thankfully Nicky and Doris were there to help out...and I think the photos came out great!





We moved on to another location for a couple of shots and I can't disclosed what happened after this shot hehehe...


As I was playing with HDR photos yesterday, I couldn't resist from trying it on the couple...it turned out quite funny...the effects made them looked "old" but I guess is a nice way to see how they look when they are old!

Thank you to Valerie and Marco for a great trip, it was great fun and a great experience, hope you like the photos la!

HDR - My First Encounter

OK, out of Weddings, Portraits, Events, Products and Landscapes photography, I have to say Landscape is not one of my top interest...basically, is because of three reasons:

1) What I'm shooting doesn't move
2) I'm too lazy to walk and walk and walk to get to a scenic place just to take couple of photos
3) I'm too impatient to wait and wait and wait for the right moment

However, I was very fortunate enough to came across some websites that shows HDR (High Dynamic Range) Landscape photography...after doing more research, I decided to give it a try...and my first impression was...wow...is not as easy as it looks.

Anyway...after spending 4 - 5 hours sitting and waiting...I took almost 30 sets of photos...however, I'm still trying to figure out how to make it look "un-ugly"...anyway..I've posted some of the "not-so-ugly" ones...and as you can see...still have plenty to learn...but is FUN!!!

Valerie and Marco - Part 1

I thought Melbourne is the only city in Australia that can have four seasons within the same day...but I was wrong, it can also happen in Sydney!! This photo shoot was very special for me in many ways...

First of all...we've planned this for quite a long time...and there was a 90% chance we have to call it off because I can't get on the flight...actually...I've waited in the Hong Kong airport for two nights (7 flights in total) before I can get on...

After getting on the plane, the flight was delayed by two hours "due to bad weather", which means I won't arrive in Sydney until 10:30am. After getting off the plane (luckily no more delays) I rushed home, took a quick shower and waited for Marco and Valerie to pick me up....

At first the weather was great, as you can see from the photo above...then....


Then thunderstorm starting to closes in....


After taking the photo above, I was stranded on the cliff as heavy rains started...I've tried my best to protect my equipments however my t-shirt was soaked in the mini mud falls that was created from the rain...what an experience!


I've waited on the cliff for more than 5 minutes and decided to climb off because the rain seems like they don't want to stop...and as soon as I got off the cliff...the rain stopped and blue skies appear again....damn it!! Luckily it was blue skies all the way from then on!


Back to the couple....Valerie and Marco married almost three years ago, it was a very special wedding they've had...I still remember the fun we had in their banquet (as well as the very long speeches...heee) can't believe time passes so quickly.


But from what I observed this time, their love and care for each other still haven't changed a bit...not to mention they are still as childish as three years ago....hey...but why does it matters, if it wasn't for their childishness, we would not have such a great time!


They were so co-operative that day, they even won't mind doing "not so stylish" (aka STUPID THINGS) poses and/or requests that I've asked them to...things like...walking along the beaches, kicking water, lying on the wooden jetty with a white dress and even kicking her thongs!!!



We went to "Long Jetty" again, same as last time, it was quiet and peaceful...






We waited for the sun to set and the mood was just perfect!