Styling: Bohemian in the Wild

After taking two sets of pre-wedding photos for Scotty, I can say we have already build up a mutual confidence in each other and an upspoken consensus. That's why when I invited her to take a set of styling shots she immediately say "Yes" and completely confide in me. Bohemia has always been my ideal life-style. Instead of adopting the usual colorful tone, I want to express rather a bleak and desolate feel with a theme tone in copper and bronze. After all my favourite autumn is coming! Hope you like these pre-fall styling snaps!

Date: Sep 6, 2009

Venue: Sam Ka Tsuen @ Lei Yu Mun

Model: Scotty

Make-up Artist: Ekko

Apart from digital photos, I have also brought my Rolleiflex T to take some 120 film shots using Kodak Ektar 100 and Fuji Fortia 100. I really love to take films as they have very detailed layering and natural color tone. Some of you may remember that in a previous post I have made recommendations on the Ektar negative film. The Fuji Fortia 100 slide is a first-class film for taking portraits but it is no longer available in Hong Kong. If you like the performance of this film, may be you can find it in Japan!

Taken with Fortia 120 slide - you can see the  person standing out from the background profoundly.

Taken with Ektar 100 negative film - as I recommended before, the color tone is very natural and rich

Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI)

So excited I got my second professional membership yesterday. WPPI is internationally recognized and set up for catering the special interests and needs of the wedding and portraits photographers. Members can join their trade shows, seminars and print competitions. I am really looking forward to having more chances to share my experiences with top photographers from around the world!

New Face of My Website

I have just finished refurbishing my website! With improved classification of my works and a faster netvigation speed, I hope you have a more enjoyable experience visiting my site.

Also, check out the new photos in my gallery!

Maxim's Birthday Party @ Caribbean Coast Club House

This is the second year I was invited to capture the happy moments of Maxim's birthday. He is a very cute and pretty 4 year-old Chinese-French mix. No doubt he was the focus on his big day. With lots of lovely kids and funny games and clown around, we did have lots of fun there. I personally love taking children portraiture because their angelic faces always express simple beauty and happiness which seem to have lost in our adult world. I hope you enjoy this colorful and sunny set of photos too!

Joyeux Anniversaire Maxim!

Pre-wedding: Scotty & Keli @ Sanva Hotel Macau

courtesy of SanVa Hotel Macau

Here comes our most popular couple again! I believe that Scotty and Keli has been addicted to taking pre-wedding shots. This is good as we really love shooting their camera face. To give you some new feel we invited them to go Macau for the set. We have been to 6 places with 3 different stylings. I believe this is the farthest we can get for a one-day shooting. Despite the hot weather and the fatigue, we kept burning our excited mood. The outcome are really nice and we know that this set will become our new favourite!

The Couple: Scotty & Keli

Make-up Artist: Phoebe Lee

Date: August 15 2009

Venue: Macau

the making of....

the bridegroom shooting the bride...

Pre-wedding: Keny & Rainer

This is our very first cooperation of our team. It was really a challenge as Keny and Rainer know exactly what they want and how they can get the best out of what they can get. Although the weather was gloomy, it did not affect a bit our zealous mood and passion for capturing the beautiful moments. This set was taken in the library and the roof-top function room of Island Shangri-la Hotel. It has been a hard job for the couple and our crew since there was no air-condition in one of the function rooms. We kept sweating yet we kept laughing. We love some of the shots so much and appreciate the way Keny and Rainer tried their best to fulfill our requirements. Thank you for confiding in us and making this a memorable experience!


The couple: Keny & Rainer
Make-up Artist: Phoebe Lee
Date: August 12 2009
Venue: Island Shangri-la Hotel

the making of.....



their theme is love bird...



a close up of the bride...



tired?



Photos of this set were posted on http://hue-production.blogspot.com/

Hue Production

I haven't update my blog recently as I have been busy at setting up a new company with my partner. It's called HUE PRODUCTION. I handle the main photography load, while my partner Jomond plays the role of the second shooter. We have an almighty helper Joyce doing bits of this and that to keep the operation running smoothly. We set up this new brand as we strongly believe in and support each other's talents and abilities, plus we share the common goal of operating a successful studio together. We have many plans for future, including continuing to develop our wedding photography and in other fields such as commercial and product photography, digital art and graphic design. Hopefully we will open our own studio by the first quarter of next year. You may click on below link for more information. We can be contacted at info@hueproduction.com.