Is it a moon? or a sun? Been non-stop travelling for one week between Perak and Selangor, partly to attend my friend wedding and to complete my wedding assignment held in Teluk Intan. I believe i have travelled more than 1000km for this week. In a nice Sunday, I thought I could have a good rest in home and start to process my wedding assignment. I got a call from friend, we have planned to go shooting for quite some decade. In fact, we have planned to visit this place 2 months ago, was an unfortunate that I was hit by a car. We have cancelled the trip instead. After 2 months, we finally visited this place. This is an amazing place named Sekinchan, is about 2 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. It has fishing village and paddy. Is always crowded during weekend and public holidays. The most attractive would be the seafood, because they are not charged high.
HAHA, That is me, I got a new sceptical. The main reason why i like to visit this place again and again. Is the paddy field. No matter how strong is the sun, you will still get winds, relaxing wind. And the atmosphere here, is so calm, and relaxing. I visit this place where is my pre wedding spot. The first picture, it is a Sun, have you guessed it correctly?
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I have given myself a refreshment break last week, I chilled out with friends at a place with my wonderful memories. I would say most of my friends stay here, and they have been so nice. The amazing Ipoh.
Seeing different from my friend from time to time, I tend to learned from them, the spirit and the belief on them. Ng, amazing friend of mine, he started being an unknown person in shoes making industry, because he started working inside his father's business. And then he tried very hard to finished up his shoes designing course. Not long after his course, his father facing fund problem in the business and most of his family member moved to Johor to work in other shoes manufacturing factory. He is lucky because Bonia's shoes manufacturing factory is looking for designer. He always complains that he is doing quality control in the factory. However, he has not given up. Until the factory finally decided to outsource the manufacturing process to other factory. He becomes jobless again. He struggle a lot between continue working in Kuala Lumpur or back to Ipoh to run his own business. And ya, he is running his own business and now is very successful. In these few days, he told me, he always go find successful person and talk to them, learn from their successful story, and the management. I am so impressed, at the time he came to Kuala Lumpur, he was like so innocent and now he has been so successful. Times flies with joys. I need to get back to Kuala Lumpur after few days. Something came into my mind, I need to shoot a wedding at Teluk Intan very soon. I do have the address, but I just cannot trust GPS navigation so much due to my past experience. Therefore I set my client's house location and started my journey to Teluk Intan. I would say this place is another most develop place in Perak. This time, the navigation bring me to the right places. Of course I have to return to Kuala Lumpur next. Along the road, I saw a road sign "Langkap". And my friend Lean just came into my mind. He stays here and he is working in his father's business. I gave him a call, but his is not in Langkap but not far from Langkap. He appointed a coffee shop in Langkap, I travelled about 30 minutes to reach this shop named "Pao Lao". First thing I am surprise, the shop is so crowded! I chosen a table and seat down, one Indian lady came by and ask for order. Here come the second surprise, she was holding a PDA, I was like, WHAT???? Can you imagine, a small village, and a coffee shop? That is how they cope with new era. Finally my friend Lean arrived after 20 minutes. We had a long chat, and we had dinner together. We tell our story to each other. Is also a big change on him, he went to America for working holiday. That changes him a lot. Love his way treating any case. Set you objective, achieve it with variety of solution as long as it is not hurting the others. Learning never end, no matter at which stage you are in, you shouldn't stop learning. Keep trying like the trees in the picture, I believe it has not given up to survive and grow until it really withered. As you can see from the image, it is a traditional costume for Chinese during the wedding.
Female costume named "Long Feng Gua" in Chinese, the word "Long" mean Dragon, where the "Feng" refers to Phoenix. As it become commercialised, new "Long Feng Gua" is sewed by machine whereby in the past, it is sewed pin by pin, is a very valuable costume. Chinese has a lot beliefs, they put most of the good believe in the "Long Feng Gua". Just like the name, basically dragon and phoenix will sewed on the dress. They believe Dragon and Phoenix attracts the energy of harmonious communication in a marriage. Red color is chosen because Chinese believe red symbolizes good fortune and joy. There are more different meaning of color in chinese culture. For male costume, it usually match with a black long sleeve jacket. There are some actually match with Tuxedo, combining the eastern and the western in the wedding day, would be quite common in recent day. I spent my weekend doing on this lovely couple wedding receptions held in Ipoh, Perak. A small village I spent my high school time. People stays here are very relaxing, that I can even felt it during the shooting.
Guests arrive restaurant punctually unlike the wedding receptions held in Kuala Lumpur. I have even more punctual wedding reception experience, that is held in Sandakan, a village in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. It was an bad experience because the newly couple is my brother and sister-in-law!!!! Back to the story in Ipoh. Hence, couple and their parents has a lot of time interact with guests. They walk around and toast with guests, table to table with a very relaxing rhythm. You can hear "Yam Seng!!!!!!" any moments in the restaurant and every hanging their big smile face. Due to their relaxing rhythm, couple's expression is so amazing and I have captured this picture that I like so much. Enjoy your weekends !!! It's Saturday!! I believe it is going to be holiday mood for everyone. However, I still have to finish my wedding assignment photos in home. Listening to Yiruma piano collection from youtube, is such an enjoyment!!
I believe at this time, if I were to have some Sake in the form of hot or cold, it will boost up my speed to finish up the assignment. While I am trying hard to finish up wedding assignment photos, I took a few hours out to shoot this series. There are more things I can do into this series, but I only have limited lights to do this series. At the same time, if you have any idea how to make better photos, please leave a comment below, or you can send an email to me @ [email protected] Hmmm, I felt like going out to a Japanese Restaurant to have some Sake.. Don't you? Been walking around looking for suitable stuffs for shooting. Lucky to have some inspiration entering famous RM 5 shop in malaysia.
Yes, I purposely do this, stay tune to see what am I shooting.. Cheer... I can't remember how long I never travel to a place for sunset. This time, I am really in stress, I really need a place that really can release my stress.
I love the wave sound, I like the wind, that make me so calm and relax. It is also proven by doctor that seaside has a variety of benefits. This beautiful seaside named Pantai Kelanang. About 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. We reached here slightly early as to recce spot for our sunset. As we found this spot, we were shocked there are other photographers that is much earlier than us. One was shooting pre-wedding photos for newly marriage couple. We stay there until the lights really weak, yet we are not giving up shooting good photos, until the mosquito army came and attack us. Ha ha, we have no choice but run, I believe these mosquitoes is VERY HUNGRY!! I did a timelapse in this amazing place. However, I felt unfortunate as it is too short. Enjoy :) I have been shooting wedding actual and dinner for more than 3 years. I always thought, beautiful place create beautiful images. However, I usually don't have much chance to shoot in grand hotels, it doesn't mean I had given up shooting good photos. Here is my latest shooting assignment in Ipoh, a city surrounded by mountains. Simple restaurant, simple decoration. The name of the restaurant is East Ocean Seafood Restaurant. I had a friend rice before the assignment, and it taste awesome! I assume the dishes served to guests were good too. Well, I am a bit dissapointed on this, because they used flower that is rotten. :(
This is one of the most amazing game for the groom and the best man during the Wedding Ceremony. The bridesmaid prepared a "Male Bride". Groom went into the Bride's room without sight. Slowly walked toward the "Male Bride", gave "her" a big hug. Yes, during the first few decade, groom is still not aware he is in a trap because this is the first time ever, i saw a "Male Bride" during the wedding ceremony. Slowly he realised that he is not hugging his wife. Well, after he found out that there is a fake bride, he finally get his wife. Congratulation Yee Hoe & Bee Yee. An lifetime memorable Kiss after all.
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