We always believe that photography should have an element of fun in it. Half the fun of a photoshoot outing is the bonding among photographers and models, and the fun they have during the photoshoot.

That weekend, we headed to Cyberjaya; the city hailed to be the Information Technology hub. Wanting to have a colourful theme to the photoshoot, we first headed to a park where there’s a nice colourful playground and we worked our magic.

but first… we have to set up the music which Ian gladly did

One of the more important aspect in photographer is the angle.

Angles can make or break a great photo. So it’s important that you find that angle.

Even if it means that you have to get down to a compromising position.

Of course you can take photos standing up ‘normally’ like this. But where’s the fun in that?

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So we tried many different positions. There were 3 of us that day. I really do hope that none of us have the same angle and composition. That would be boring ain’t it?

This seems fun!

This is a good position I guess. Same direction, different angle. Let’s see how the photos turn out in the next blog entry.

Oh.. by the way, it was rather hot and humid that day. I was sweating like a I was in a sauna.

Hmm… I think Jason got too much sun exposure.

Jason guiding the Wen San on posing and positioning.

Multiple angles.

Besides angles… you have to check if there’s other distracting objects, or in this case, people, in the frame.

The infamous pangsai stance. Very stable. Very good for shooting with telephoto lenses.

Apparently it’s quite good for chimping as well

Can you spot the photographer? hehe

and… last but not least..

The group photo… hahaha…

ok ok .. here’s the more proper group photo

Stay tune for the upcoming end results of the photoshoot.

You have seen the white.. now witness the black!!

That’s all folks.

We hope these photos are enjoyable to you as they are to us.

Alright, after all the behind the scenes, here’s some of the results from the photoshoot. We tried several different processing techniques. We like the results. We hope that Nicole and yourselves like it too

Check back soon for the next instalment : Black

Here’s another look at some of behind the scenes during Nicole’s photoshoot.

This time around, we came prepared with some entertainment. Not bad for such a small package. It packed quite a punch.

iPod and iPod dock thanks to Ian.

On the spot make up

That day, somehow there were more mosquitoes around than I remembered. Good thing Ian brought some mozzie repellent.

Somehow, there are somethings women just does better than men…

You see.. somehow… something is just not right when men does it.

Jason giving a helping hand… and putting the final touches..

And then he went on to demonstrate what kind of pose he wanted. Sometimes we find that demonstrating the pose is easier than instructing the model how to pose. It’s gives a better visual reference. Plus.. leading by example is the best.. no?

Then the shoot starts..

Nicole is a very .. erm… alert model? Anytime you point your camera at her.. she’s ready!! Even when taking a break…

Anyways, our shoot continues and .. if a photoshoot is all about photoshoot, it gets a bit monotonous. Hence the need for some.. erm.. wackiness.

It was quite a hot day. And we were getting really  hot and tired. And hungry. We wrapped up when Nicole showed us this face of hers…

So.. we packed up and off we went for some McDonalds.

Where are the results of the photoshoot? It’s coming. Patience ya. We had our hands full for the past week. It should be ready soon. This weekend we are off to the highlands for a pre-wedding shoot. So probably sometime next week we will upload the photos … of Nicole.

Till then… cheerio!!

Hmm.. it has indeed been a very long time since we updated our blog. But no matter. Better some than none. We had the honour of meeting Nicole a couple of weeks back during of our mamak-ing sessions. She strike me as a very nice and bubbly person. Thanks to Ian who made arrangements to have Nicole as our model of the day last weekend.

This is Ian.. with the camera which he would be replacing very soon with something he has been salivating over ever since he tried one out. More on that when he finally gets one.

The day started off with everyone arriving at location with 5 minutes of each other. Not bad considering how deeply rooted we are on ‘Malaysian-timing’. Nicole went to work immediately on her make up..

The rest of us? …

We were a bit restless and kan cheong. So we started to photograph her making up

Both sets also we kancheong take the photos.

Our theme for that shoot was black and white. Well, we based it loosely on black and white.

And a little bit of creative lighting to add some drama to the photos.

Of course most of the time, I was on available light. I do not know how the photos come out yet. Jason probably had completed processing his set of photos. I have yet to get started. He has a very good reason to have completed his processing. That is another blog entry. We shall wait while he compiles photos and put into words about his new toy soon.

And last but not least… the obligatory group shot.

Coming up next… photos from the shoot.

Stay tuned.