Jessica's Jewels

Diamonds and pearls are a woman's best friends, aren't they.

Model: Jessica
Make-up: Lynnie, who was ill on the day of the shoot, so Jessica did the make-up at her house and travelled to the studio. We would so appreciate her presence at the studio to tidy up the hair and make-up.
Jewels: model's own

Do check out Jessica's own photoshop here

Marina Barrage: Take 2

Exactly 7 days after June's shoot, I brought Samantha back to the Marina Barrage for another shoot. Not that I love that place, just that because it's near my wife's office. Come to think about it, despite my second visit, I have actually not explored all of the Barrage.

Another Fashion Shoot with June Low

Doing photo stories is still my primary passion, but fashion photography is something that I've always desired to endeavour. A good fashion photograph has all the fashion elements: the outfit, the hair, the make-up, the location, the sets. Photography only comes after all these, and post-processing delivers the final packaging to the image.

I chose to shoot at the Marina Barrage. I was not expecting a large public crowd on a Wednesday late afternoon, but I forgot it was a school holiday week. When looking for locations for the photos, I had to be mindful of the crowd and so there were many potential backdrops that we could not set up on that day.

I'll be going back there very soon to explore more. Meanwhile, here are some photos taken of June. She has never done commercial print assignments, and we hope this will help her to get some attention in the industry.

More photos available at the links below:

Facebook Album

Flickr Album

Grace P

A fashion shoot was planned with a model weeks in advance. And we were counting down to the actual shoot day. But days before the shoot, there were signs that indicate that the shoot might not proceed as planned. First, she was busy with both school and modeling assignments. Then she requested to 'downgrade' the shoot from an actual shoot to a test shoot (difference is that we're not going all out in terms of hiring MUA, bringing all the attires). Finally, on the eve of the shoot, she went down with a bad diarrhoea. Cancellation seemed imminent.

So I quickly looked through my waiting list of models and see which ones are suited for the theme and location. Challenge is: I only have their email address, and asking them via email might be too slow. I had to also consider the possibility that more than one might agree, then I would have to reject those unselected again. I needed a more immediate kind of communication, like IM or mobile phone, to discuss the last-minute arrangements quickly.

Grace was lucky. She happened to be online at the right time. Grace was lucky, she was available and was willing to start the shoot at 7.30am.

I was lucky. I got the shots.














Special thanks to Ervine for giving me new perspectives in processing my photos.