I reached Joyce's house at 6.00am and she is in the middle of preparing her make up and hairdressing. I captured a few shots which i try not to bother her in order to captured her natural moment in this special occasion. As a wedding photographer,i really enjoy the cherish & joyful moments in each of the wedding photography assignment that i had participated in. This is one of the reason i 'm in love with wedding photography...
This is my 1st attempt on Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) photography. Special thanks to my brother Aaron for inviting his beautiful friends -Agnes to be our model. This is not the 1st time that we work together with Agnes, we have an outdoor photography session with her about a years ago. But I'm not quite satisfied with most of the shoot i taken....now i have be given the 2nd chance. :p
It is a happening night on Last Friday 2 July 2010 in Financial Park Convention Hall where by the Annual Dinner of Labuan Corporation take place. Total of 587 staff are invited to the Annual Dinner party with the theme "Black & White".Boys & girls, man & woman all dress up nicely. You can see people dress up like Cowboy, litter Indian, 80's rock star and etc. The programs is started after the speech given by YB Dato Basiran- CEO of Labuan Corporation and the presentation of "Best Performance Award" to shortlisted staffs. Singing and dancing is what i normally see in an annual dinner party but there is something else with this Annual Dinner - The Acting Tournament. Staffs from different departments of the corporation work together to act on the stage and to be judge by judges. Not to forget the Lucky Draw, a total 120 prizes are ready to be won including the Grand Prize - 42" LCD TV.
Below are some of the highlight of the events,
The View from Level 2
Traditional Dance
Speech by YB Dato Basiran
Singer Performance
Yummy!
Kawaii!
Acting
Acting
Acting
Acting
80's Rock Star
Devil Visit?
World Cup Fever 2010
Let's go Party.
Best Costume Winner
Group Photo Session
Best Costume Winner
Photo Taking Session
Group Photo
Enjoy the show!
Flowers are an important item when it comes to a wedding, flowers for the bride’s bouquet, the groom’s corsage, for the best man and bridesmaid, the decorations for the reception and venue and such. Before you engaged with any of the florist listed below, please make sure you have what you want in mind. What is your favourite flower?The colour? The design? and so on.Choose the flower that best suite your wedding theme.It would be great if you manage to browse through the internet to get some sample pictures and show it to you assign florist.My advised is try to be creative and make your wedding day the most special and memorable one.Below are some of the Florist shops you can find in Labuan.
1.YUN FLORIST
Gound Floor Lot U041 Jalan Bunga Dahlia P.O.Box 29
Labuan, Wilayah Persekutuan 87008
Malaysia
Tel: +60 608-7419358
2.D'Florist & Gift Centre
U0194 Jalan Merdeka, Labuan,
Wilayah Persekutuan, 87100, Malaysia
Tel :+608-7422422
Fax: +608-7422422
Person to deal with : Steven
3.Jack Boutique & Florist
1st Floor, Labuan Financial Park 1, Jln Merdeka, 87000 Labuan, Sabah
Tel: 087-45 1511
4.SS Floret
No. 10, Saguking Warehouse, Jln Patau Patau, 87000 Labuan, Sabah
Tel: 087-442 5237
P/s:This article will keep on update if i manage to come across any new florist in Labuan.
2009 NICKGAN PHOTOGRAPHY WEDDING PACKAGE
SILVER PACKAGE
• Approximately 6 Hours coverage for the whole wedding Events
- Additional charged for Extra Hours
- from 2 locations (Indoor only)
• Unlimited No of Shoot
• Total 200 pcs 4R photos presented in an Album
• Digital Files returned in DVD format
• Portraits Session Included
• 1 Photographer in Duty
GOLD PACKAGE
• Approximately 6 Hours coverage for the whole wedding Events
- Additional charged for Extra Hours
• Unlimited No of Shoot
• Total 260 pcs 4R photos presented in an Album
• Digital colour enhancement & retouching
• Digital Files returned in CD/DVD format
• Portraits Session Included
• 2 pieces 10R (10”x12”) size photo + Laminating
• 1 Photographer in Duty
• 1 x Musical wedding story slide show in DVD Format (Photographer's choice with 2 songs or within 10 minute)
PLATINUM PACKAGE
• Approximately 8 Hours coverage for the whole wedding Events
- Additional charged for Extra Hours
• Unlimited No of Shoot
• Total 300 pcs 4R photos presented in an imported design Album
• Digital colour enhancement & retouching
• Digital Files returned in CD/DVD format
• Portraits Session Included
• 1 x Photo Book (22 Pages A4 size) + Editing
• 4 pieces 10R (10”x12”) size photo + Laminating
• 1 pieces 8" X 12" Photo Frame
• 1 Photographer in Duty
• 1 x Musical wedding story slide show in DVD Format (Photographer's choice with 3 songs or within 20 minute)
ADD ON:
• Additional Photographer (Full Day)
• Additional Photographer (Half Day)
• Outdoor Photography Session ( 1 Hours of shoot)+Editing
• Photo Book Package (Conventional)
• Story Board Photo Album
• Photo Enlargement services to as big as 24" x 32"
• DVD Slide Show
OUTSTATION ASSIGNMENTS (outside of Klang Valley within Malaysia)
- transportation & accommodation charges apply (at cost with supporting documents)
client shall provide all reasonable food & beverages for photographer during shooting period (on location shoot only)
- client shall provide car service for photographer to & back from location(s) shoot
- FULL PAYMENT required before date of departure
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS (outside of Malaysia. ANYWHERE MY PASSPORT PERMITS!)
- transportation, accommodation & meal charges apply (at cost with supporting documents)
client shall provide all reasonable food & beverages for photographer during shooting period (on location shoot only)
- client shall provide car service for photographer to & back from location(s) shoot
- FULL PAYMENT required before date of departure
STANDARD DELIVERIES = High resolution digital files [post-processed with a mixture of special treatments (whenever I see fit) on DVD] within 1 month AFTER shoot date.
PRICES AND AVAILABILITY = Are subject to change without notice. Confirmation only upon non-refundable retainer fee and signing of photography contract
Besides the above packages, NickGan Photography also offers tailor-pricing wedding day packages to accommodate our clients’ needs.
To avoid any disappointment, kindly let us know in advance your date and locations to check for availability.
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Recently, I’ve been given a chance to shoot both Chinese and Malay wedding ceremony. To shoot a wedding photography is not easy and the pressure is definitely there as it is once in a life time experiences for the couples. If you ruin the wedding photography session, you are ruining everything. During the wedding photography session, I had learned a lot of things and would like to share with you guys with some tips that I found out myself while taking wedding photography.
My Tips For Wedding Photography
1. Communication
You need to communicate with the couples a few days before the wedding to find out thing like what shots that they’d like you to capture on the day and compile a list so that you can check them off. For example, the couples will request you to put priority with his/her family members than shooting a lot of the invited guests.
2. Look for one Family Photo Coordinator
I find the family photo part of the day can be quite stressful. People are going everywhere. Get the couple to nominate a family member who can be the ‘director’ of the shoot. They can round everyone up, help get them in the shot and keep things moving so that the couple can get back to the party. If not, you not only wasting your time in gathering peoples but also wasting energy to run here and there to look for the “family VIP”
3. Scout and visit the wedding Location
Visit the locations of the different places that you’ll be shooting before the big day. I find it really helpful to know where we’re going and what is the process.
4. Preparation is key and always get yourself a backup plan
You need to be well prepared and have a backup plan (in case of bad weather). Beside, ready an extra memory card, battery and camera in case one of it not functioning.
6. Shoot the small details
Photograph rings, wedding dresses, shoes, flowers, table settings and etc will help to give the end album an extra element. You can get some inspiration from some wedding magazines available at nearest bookstore in town.
7. Consider a Second Photographer
One to capture the formal shots and the other to get candid shots during the big day and it make sure that you guys didn’t miss any cherish moment that worth a million to capture.
8. Shoot in RAW
Weddings can present photographers with complicated lighting which result in the need to control exposure and white balance after the shoot - RAW will help with this considerably. Most of the photographer did not like to shoot in raw due to extra processing work after the jobs but shooting in RAW is like buying insurance for the pictures you took.
9. Consider Your Backgrounds
One of the challenges of weddings is that there are often people going everywhere - including the backgrounds of your shots. You need to react fast in such situation and find yourself a good background to shoot…
10. Don’t simply delete your “awful” shoot.
The problem with this is that you might just be getting rid of some of the more interesting and useable images. Keep in mind that images can be cropped or manipulated later with selected computer software.
11. Creative shots.
Be creative and try different angle while shooting. If you have both wide and tele lenses would make it even better.
12. Fill Flash
When shooting outside after a ceremony or during the posed shots you’ll probably want to keep your flash attached to give a little fill in flash. I tend to dial it back a little (a stop or two) so that shots are not blown out - but particularly in backlit or midday shooting conditions where there can be a lot of shadow, fill in flash is a must
13. Continuous Shooting Mode
Having the ability to shoot a lot of images fast is very handy on a wedding day so switch your camera to continuous shooting mode and use it
14. Have Fun
Enjoy yourself as a wedding photographer to the newly wed and have fun.