Nicole and Jerry (featuring May and Ivan!)

Today was hot, humid, stuffy and extremely bright and we stuck out in the midday sun for over three hours! Eventhough we only stayed in TST's "Red House" it was not a very comfortable experience especially for Nicole and Jerry!

Jerry is Ivan's cousin (friend of mine) and Ivan and his wife (May) also tagged along to help out during the day, if it wasn't for their help, I'm sure the three of us will be melted already.


Nicole and Jerry was a fun pair to work with (especially after they've eaten lunch) so the hot weather and bright sunlight didn't affect us from enjoying the day.



We've stayed in the shadows (but believe me..not much cooler) for most of the three hours since whenever we are out in the sun, Jerry will sweat like crazy...if you look closely...you can see Jerry's sweat (deliberately didn't remove it from the photos heehee...)



Eventhough it was hot, the couple still perform exceptionally well, even under the sun!


As you can see from their bright smiles, they certainly did enjoy the day!




As the sun was high up during midday...I took this chance to try out infrared photography...eventhough the photo didn't turned out as good as I expected it to be...but I think is worth trying again next time....

As May and Ivan was also here...we took a couple of photos while Nicole and Jerry was having lunch (yep...in their wedding outfit right in the middle of TST)





Hope all of you like the photos and thank you for making this extremely hot day goes a bit faster... =)

Clarice is two months old today la!

So happy that Clarice is two months old today!! She's a very happy child and sincerely hope that she will remain this way for the whole of her life and more importantly bring the same happiness to the people around her!

Wendy and Kenneth

Today was a dreadful day...heavy rains, thunderstorms, tight schedule and can't take any outdoor portraits...however, this didn't dampen Wendy and Kenneth's enthusiasms and determinations on their big day!

It was these enthusiasms and willingness to make the best out of the weather that got us through a very hectic day and I was very thankful that I had such a nice couple to work with!



Wendy does have very beautiful eyes...


The 兄弟 didn't have to walk along the 石春路, they have to JUMP on it!


Kenneth followed chinese traditions (which was a first for me!) when picking up the bride!





Due to the very very bad weather, we only can take photos in the clubhouse...hope it didn't spoil their feelings too much...




Their great day was topped up by a stunning performance from 呂姍!! Hope you like our photos and hope you are not that disappointed for not able to take outdoor portraits la!

Vince and Eddy

This was my first job after my three months paternity leave and I was very very lucky to have Vince and Eddy as my first couple! They were friendly, talkative, helpful and extremely willing to try new ideas even in such a hot day!

During the dinner time, I found out they've hired Kenneth (from The Stage) for their pre-wedding and Irene (also from The Stage) for their registration...luckily I find this out during dinner...if it was in the morning, I probably will stress myself too much from knowing the two best photographers from The Stage has taken photos for them!


As there was no registration today, we've had plenty of free time in taking photos and also allow us to try many new things, eventhough some of them didn't worked as much as I wanted but it was a great experiences!










Hope my photos didn't disappoint both of you too much and sincerely hope both of you a happy married life!!

Clarice Yeung

My Baby Daughter, Clarice Yeung.

Born on 3rd of April, 2009, weighing in at 7.6 pounds and measuring at 50cm long!

Eventhough my life changed after her arrival, have to wake up several times at night, almost no social life, but is all worth it when I see her smiles...

Hope she will be a healthy and a good girl la.

WPHK - Wedding Photographers of Hong Kong

WPHK's website has rolled out!


What is WPHK (quoted directly from the website):

"Established in 2008, the WPHK is a not-for-profit organization run voluntarily for and by wedding professional photographers and industry representatives who seek to set a standard of excellence within the photographic industry.

The WPHK strives to promote and maintain the highest standards of professional competence and business ethics in the industry. The WPHK provides ongoing education via seminars, workshops and events; the WPHK is a brand of trust in the photographic industry."

The Stage and Lawrence Tsang are proudly to be one of the several founding members of WPHK and hopefully, through our competences, dedications and aspirations we can assist WPHK to become one of most valued and unbiased wedding photographers organisation in HK.

WPHK's Website: http://www.wphk.com.hk

Paternity Leave

I'm currently on "paternity leave" till the middle of May, can't wait for my baby girl since I finally have a model that won't say NO (at least until she can speaks) when I want to take photos..hehehe

My Partners - Partners that never say no!

Recently, one of the photographer I usually work with had his worst wedding in 7 years. Worst wedding not because the couple dislike his photos, but it was purely because they disliked the camera brand he was using, reason being they work for the competition brand.

From my point of view, the couple certainly have the rights to express their loyalty to the company they are working for, however, they should have communicated to the photographer before the wedding so they can make necessary arrangements to avoid such "embarrassment".

In many online forums, people tend to class others that uses top of the range equipments as "professionals" and they believe by having the top of the range equipments they can take professional photos....I'm not trying to argue whether this is right or wrong, but I have to say, in a given situation, if you have better equipments it does allow you to have a greater varieties of shots...however, this does not mean you can take great photos if you have top of the range equipments!

Think about it this way...photographers 20 years ago don't have fast focusing lenses, instant photos review and/or photo editing softwares, but does this mean they didn't take great photos...certainly not, actually, I feel photos taken in the "older" days are much better since they are more thoroughly thought through before the shutter was pressed, unlike digital photographers now-a-days where we (yes, including myself.... =P) presses the shutter non-stop and later hope that we've got the shots we wanted.

Personally, I believe good photography is how to capture "moments" and how to make ordinary day to day people feel relaxed in front of the camera. Good photographers can capture "moments" and make ordinary people feel relaxed regardless of the brand of camera they are using, just like Lawrence Tsang.

I have to admit though, different brand does give different colour tones and people do have some bias toward tones given by a specific camera brand...that's why I like to take this opportunity to let you know that I uses NIKON!

For the ones who are even interested in what Nikon equipments I use, the following is the list of my working partners...partners that will never say no or let me down!

Body:
Nikon D3 (Digital)
Nikon D200 (Digital - Modified for Infrared Photography)
Nikon F5 (Film)

Lenses:
Nikkor 14 - 24mm f/2.8 AF-S
Nikkor 24 - 70mm f/2.8 AF-S
Nikkor 70 - 200mm f/2.8 AF-S
Nikkor 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Nikkor 28mm f/1.4
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
Nikkor 85mm f/1.4
Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AF-S Micro
Nikkor 300mm f/4 AF-S
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 Macro

Others:
SB-900
SB-800
SD-8A


Ironically, the photo was taken with a Canon! hahaha

Wallis and Michael

Woke up at 5:30am, I was the driver, "brother", MC as well as the part time photographer of this wedding and it was all for free but is certainly worth it as Michael is a friend of mine for 20 years!

Mike and I went to the same high school and uni and we know each other for two-thirds of our life and I'm so happy and relieved that he finally got married to a very beautiful, kind-hearted and respectful wife, Wallis.



The main photographer of the day was Irene Chui and so happy to have worked alongside her eventhough it was a brief moment...actually, should have many more chances to work with her since she just recently joined The Stage.


As I've said earlier, Mike and I known each other for 20 years and it was very touching to see him finally got married to a wonderful girl...Mike was very emotional that day and I have to say, it was one of the most emotional day I've seen so far and I did shed a tear while listening to his opening speech for the evening....never expected Mike's speech can be so touching.






Of course, apart from the couple, Auntie and Uncle was also very happy as their only son finally got married!!

Eunice and Peter

I've met Eunice and Peter awhile ago, during the interview, Peter was asking most of the questions while Eunice was sitting quietly "absorbing"...this was also the case when we have phone conversations couple of weeks prior to their wedding day...but everything changed!

During the day, Peter was very tense but from smiles on his face after he picked up Eunice, I realised he was very eager to pick up his beautiful bride!





It was a very hectic day, but the couple seems to have unlimited amount of energy as well as smiles! The ceremony was held in Rosemary Church (one of the church I like very much) and it was a very emotional moment for their friends and relatives.



The day was completed flawlessly and I sincerely hope Eunice and Peter will now believe we deliver what we promises!

Congratulations Eunice and Peter!!

PS: Believe it or not, we've worked with the same Make Up Artist (Maggie) for two days in a row eventhough the couples don't know each other!! What a co-incident!