Please contact me through email to find out more about the package. I’m not kidding, it really is a good price, I promise

I’ll be travelling to NYC in early November, and will be there for a week. If you’re interested in doing a pre-wedding and/or casual shoot there, drop me an email, and we’ll arrange something

Just some details:

• The shoot will take place from the 2-5 November (1.5 days – 1 day for the gown shoot, 0.5 day for casual).
• This promotion only covers the photography services, which includes the following:
  • a 12″ x 15″ Coffee Table Collage Album (24 pages)
  • Choice of 50 images for the layout
  • DVD slideshow of 50 said images
  • a 30″ x 20″ canvas print
• Photographer’s air ticket and accommodation are included under this promotion.

Promo price – S$1,888

Contact me if you’re interested!

I’ve been trying to think of a sexier title for this post, but I guess “Bali Pre-Wed – end July” should suffice, since it’s much more to the point

For those who have been wondering where I’ve been this past week, I’ve been busy putting together an overseas pre-wedding in Bali.

As I won’t be going alone, I’ve taken some time to ensure that everything is in order before I put this post up for all to view. Without further ado, I present to you the following promotion:

Click on the image to view more details in a PDF file. Please contact me if you have any queries. The trip is currently planned for the last week of July.

Have a great week ahead

Yup, have been back for about 2 weeks or so now. Things have been pretty hectic at work since I got back, but they’ve pretty much settled down for now.

My recent trip to Japan proved to be just the pick-me-up that I needed to get things going. It’s always nice to revisit a city you so love, and going back to favourite haunts, not to mention exploring new places as well.

I finally managed to catch a glimpse of the fish auction at Tsukiji Fish Market, after having missed it on my first two trips to Tokyo. That said, hauling oneself out of bed at 4am in the morning to catch the first train out from Ikebukuro is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but the experience was still worth the effort (and the late night before, too).

That said, here are some of my favourite shots taken during this trip

Cheers, and in case I don’t check back in again this week, have a great week ahead!

If you’re reading this, it would mean I’m now in Tokyo, or making the final approach to land in Narita Airport  :)

This makes it the fourth trip to Japan for me, having previously gone to Hokkaido the first time round, Tokyo for the second, and Tokyo/Kyoto for the third.

I will have limited (or no) access to my email from 25 Feb to 3 Mar. If you’ve emailed me re: my rates during this period, I will reply as soon as I get back

Cheers!

Woah, I just realised how long it has been since I last blogged. Been too busy preparing for my own wedding that I’ve almost neglected to post!

Anyhows, I’ve recently shot a pre-wedding with Derrick Ong (blog here) for one of my best friends, Maurice and Esther.

I first knew Maurice back in secondary school, when we first started playing Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game (more about that here) with Herby, another of my best friends from secondary school. And Wee Lock, whom we met while playing Magic. The four of us have known each other for 15 years, and it was certainly an honour and  privilege to shoot for Maurice and Esther’s pre-wedding.

While the weather wasn’t great that day, Derrick and I made the most out of our shots, revising the angles and exposures to achieve what we thought was best for Maurice and Esther. Below are some shots we managed to get from that day. You can find the slideshow here.

New York City – the city so immortalized in Hollywood movies, so adored by people the world over, and home of some of the most well known skyscrapers in the world. It  is easily considered to be the city the world; walk through the long avenues and the cozy sidewalks and you can just meet people of varying nationalities in just one minute.

My first trip (and only trip so far) to NYC was during my first job, where we had to meet with one of the international clients. Though it was supposed to be a business trip, my colleagues and I decided to extend our stay there since it already costs so much just to fly there. This was also the first time where I really used my camera to its fullest; some of my favourite shots were from here too.

That said, enjoy the photos!

P.S. – I’m looking forward to going back to NYC again, preferably after Christmas when they have their annual post-Christmas sale. Yes, S, I’ll want to go with you this time round.

P.S.S. – Viv,  can I stay over at your place again if I do go over?

First-time travellers to Japan are usually overwhelmed by the apparent difference in culture. You can probably find no other people on Earth who are more polite than the Japanese. However, although you may feel that it’s somewhat refreshing when you first arrive, you may eventually come to realise that there’s a certain coldness and efficiency that comes with these seemingly pleasant greetings. Still, it certainly beats New York, or even Singapore for that matter.

I’ve been to Japan three times in the past three years. My first trip was a sponsored one – my dad had just retired, and good ol’ SPH was kind enough to offer him a paid trip for two to any destination he wanted. So, off to Hokkaido we went. Looking back, I realised that my photos weren’t exactly top-notch. Then again, it isn’t exactly top-notch now either, but I do see an immense improvement in how I look at the world and how I shoot my photos. The little nitty gritty details just come popping out, and you appreciate the world more as you start opening your eyes to the the stuff that no one hardly pays any attention to.

So, on my other two trips back to Japan, I embarked on a voyage of experiencing what I failed to do otherwise. And the photos started getting better. Here are some shots from my 2nd and 3rd trips to Japan (in no particular order). Will upload some more once I manage to dig them out from storage.

Edit: You can find the slideshow here.

There are many exotic destinations just a stone’s throw away from Singapore. Cambodia’s just one of the many places that’s rich in history and culture.

For one, there’s the Ankor Wat. Built in the 12th century,  the structures are seemingly on the verge of collapsing, disintegrating even. Piece by piece, the stone, the bricks, the mortar are all coming apart. It won’t be long before the entire complex will be deemed unstable. So that said, catch a glimpse of what an ancient civilization like the Ankor were before they close it off for good.

I was lucky enough to have visited Cambodia with Julian W. (courtesy of Sony), who brought a class of avid photographers up to Phnom Penh for a photo safari. Besides the ancient architecture, beautiful sunrises and extremely hot (almost sans humidity) weather, the people were simply warm, friendly, and weren’t exactly camera shy either.

These are just some of the photos that I’ve taken during my 4 days stay there. Take a trip up to Cambodia when you can; I’m sure you won’t regret it.

Whoopie!!! Finally managed to get the blog going properly – the images are in order, everything’s displaying correctly, and chances are this is how it will stay for a while, until another fantastic theme comes along.

So, the next few posts that you read were based on my travels as a PHOTOVIDEOi™ writer. Being a tech writer definitely has perks; travelling’s just one of them. Here’s a big thank you to Panasonic for sending me in 2008 – first to attend a product launch at the Palms Hotel (you can find it on Google Maps here, or visit their website at www.palms.com), and then to attend the PMA 2008 exhibition, where I got to have the first taste of what it was like at an international conference/exhibition/trade show.

While there, however, I regretted not doing a couple of things:

1. Attend a show, any show
2. Shop more
3. Fremont Street Experience

It was a pity that Wayne Brady performed at one of the casinos AFTER we had to leave. Extending my trip then was certainly inadvisable, given that the US dollar was trading at around S$1.54, and accommodation there wasn’t exactly cheap to begin with. Could’ve gotten more shopping in too, especially at the Chelsea Premium Outlets (map here). A pity Aldo wasn’t open yet, else I might have just gone crazy there.

Also, not visiting the Fremont Street Experience (map here) proved to be a mistake. Then again, that was on the last day (the night before we were to leave LV), and for some reason serious jet lag had overtaken my colleague Timothy and I that very night. Either that or we were just working our asses off earlier in the week. I guess I’ll be bringing the missus there to LV when we can afford to go. But then again, she may just go crazy at the Kate Spade outlet…

Anyway, below you’ll find a collection of photos I took during my trip to LV.  Enjoy them!