Busy busy busy...

I would sincerely like to extend my apologies to everyone for not updating the blog lately due to my heavy workload. Tonight we got together to brainstorm new ideas and plans for the future and we're glad we managed to pull out some great stuff from everybody :)

Backlight

The use of backlight is a very powerful way to make your images look even more dramatic. The light source can either come from your strobe, an open window, street lights etc. All you have to do is to position your subject in such a way to make the most of this lighting.

I prefer to use snoot and color gels to create most of my backlights in my photoshoots. This will enable me to have more control on the composition as well as the position of the light source. Here are some examples of backlit images taken recently.

Tighten The Belt

With our current economic situation, a lot of us had to tighten our belts one way or the other to make ends meet. Don't give up hope and keep the spirits up! :)

SEED...

I have been so busy with work that I've not had the time to update my blog :( Had a lot of photoshoots over the last few weeks that I'm now backloged in photo delivery..lol. Anyways on top of adding new speedlites to my gears, I've also managed to find new techniques to shoot the night portraitures.

As with all good things, it all starts with a good seed which we have to nurture it daily and so that was the topic for last night's photoshoot of Kristen and Lee :)

Full series can be viewed in my flickr stream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinchooi/

Penang Dog Trials - PAA June 2009

Had to cover the Penang Dog Trials event organized by PAA (Penang Agility Association) last weekend over a period of 2 days. Shooting an event has always been a straight forward affair but when it comes to animals (in this case dogs), one has to be on the alert at all times for that special moment as animals like children are highly unpredictable

Here's a shot of a Schnauzer waiting for its turn at the agility course while another one flying through the air :)

Wonderful Weekend!

What a wonderful and hectic weekend this was. I had to shoot 3 events, catch Transformers - Rise of the Fallen, shoot my daily 365 project and took my parents out shopping! The movie was awesome to say the least and almost every single one of the cinema in the cineplex was showing this movie and talk about the crowd..dang! there were so many people there that ants wouldn't have been able to move.

Anyway, we should always cherish these moments as all of this would not have been possible without PEACE, topic of tonight's shoot :)

Next week I'll try to do a review on a new cheap speedlite which I hope I'll be able to make use of in my daily strobist shoots.

R.I.P. MJ

A sad day for us all as we bear witness to the passing of a legend. Nothing much left to be said except thank you and R.I.P. MJ.