Indian Wedding Photography @ Sri Kandaswamy Kovil, Brickfields

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Kept this as a private posting at the request of the client, been covering Indian engagements & wedding events this month, I've been told that  it is a very auspicious month and there are many Indian weddings taking place this month.  It was a very moving wedding, everything was beautifully detailed and colorful, everything had a symbolical significance and the act of the parents transferring their hopes and blessings to the young couple was full of love and tenderness.

Lawrence & Florence

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This posting was inspired by a casual chat with another photographer,  he commented why I post so few photos of each wedding on my blog? "Orang suka tengok banyak macam-macam bro!".  So I took heed and tried out his suggestion, it does makes a difference, rather than showing a few scattered shots throughout the wedding day, posting more photos provides context and conveys more of a story which is much more engaging.

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This set of wedding photos were processed using Adobe's Lightroom 4, the enhancements to this software is simply amazing! It's ability to adjust exposure, pull back highlights & and recover details from the shadows is like magic!  After this experience I've decided to shoot all future events in RAW as it is clear that although JPEG is more convenient, having the RAW format as a digital negative gives so much more flexibility to recover & post process for the desired effect. Only challenge is managing the 30GB's of data from each event!

Florence & Lawrence Wedding (Groom's side)

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Both my self and our 2nd wedding photographer started our day at 3AM this morning in Port Dickson & Ulu Yam respectively. When the sun came out it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day perfect for a wedding! Despite the early hours both Lawrence & Florence were radiant and well rested for their big day. Got to see a lot more of Lawrence's fun side today as he commandeered the games and made his way to his bride in waiting.  Both of them are very deserving and truly blessed as they have very caring and supportive families behind them all the way.







Looking at the wedding photos above it's an illustration of how varied and demanding the wedding shooting conditions can be throughout the wedding day. One moment I'm shooting in the dark, next I'm indoors shooting the bride's make-up scene under florescent lighting, then into the bride's room for portraits with the morning sun through the window, out door in the blazing afternoon sun and into the ball room for the evening where we have guest, stage, complete darkness for the walk-in and impromptu group portraits. In all situations we take advantage of the lighting, the environment and pushing our equipment to it's limits to capture that perfect wedding moment of a lifetime.

It was a pleasure working with Lawrence & Florence as they were such a thoughtful and considerate couple, furthermore the kindness of their family members who really went out of their way to make sure we were well taken care of during their actual wedding day shoot. Despite the long travel and long hours it is s such small thoughtful tokens which makes my role as a wedding photographer enjoyable and inspired.

Florence & Lawrence

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This is a short post as it's the bride's side wedding dinner under the full moon in PD, more to follow next week when we cover the full wedding by the groom  from Ulu Yam to PD all the way back to KL.

200mm, f2.8 with rim lighting via video light from the rear

Every wedding dinner is a new adventure of us and we never know what photographic opportunities would present themselves.  For the photo above we caught the wedding couple during one of those rare moments where they were not busy attending to guest or worrying about dress changes or what to do next, the expressions were genuine. From their eyes and gaze at each other, this photo tells a story of love, hope and promise of a life together. 

YH & Grace Wedding

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Covering a wedding midweek we always have to be mindful of traffic conditions, fortunately the wedding couple was very organised as they provided us with all the contacts, schedules & programme way ahead of time and when we arrive for the shoot everything as very well laid out. 

Grandma! Look at the camera.

The bride having a quiet moment to herself, 

while the groom horses around the the cutest kid at the dinner!

This kid was just too cute!

Let the Yam Seng begin!

The dining hall was low ceilinged, had off colored walls and warm white fluorescent lighting and we had to gel our flashes so that the photos did not look like expired 1970's film!

The Express Edit Video

 

Tonight I managed to put my newly acquired 35-70mm f2.8 into action and it did not disappoint! I am very pleased with the results! Fast, sharp and a very versatile zoom range which i can shoot with confidence wide open. The other workhorse for the evening was the 80-200mm f2.8 which was really useful for sneaking in those candid wedding moments from an unintrusive distance.

Sam & Bee Suang

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Ameer & Sharifah's Wedding

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Ameer & I were just born to be friends!  The moment we meet we connected and it was as if we've known each other forever.  So when he called me and told me that he was getting married, the first thing I said to him excitedly was "Can I be your wedding photographer?".  In Ameer's style, it was truly a fairy tale wedding! Big, bold and not short of details! The march in was the highlight of the evening as it was a very large and long hall at the Matrade centre and the couple really took their stride confidently & gracefully as wedding celebrities on the red carpet!

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