David Chua Photography

My self-portrait during one of my project shoots

Busy, busy, busy… … so sorry for the long gap in updating. My thoughts on this whole blogging trend lately can be found here.

Many more hidden in my closet.. tons.. I believe I’m gonna smell fixer (since today’s stop bath is ordorless) continuously for 14 days, not to mention the color slides, digital files, etc. But, I AM LOVING IT!

Biggest Aircon Compressor I've ever seen

Man feeding pigeons

See the man?

PART 1: (the rest will follow soon…) Enjoy…

New course details are updated in our “Courses” page. For all interested, please check it out. Recently, I have just started the 3rd batch of basic class and 1st class on wedding photojournalism.

1. I quit shooting weddings after weddings, which is what I have been doing for many years, no time to think of what I really want to achieve artistically, neglected many clients in my busy schedule which I feel bad till today.

2. I quit from the repeated routine of shooting weddings. Artists need to break their usual routine, that’s when they can breathe some fresh air, and mature in their thoughts and feelings, thereafter reflected in their works.

3. I quit following the world in believing being rich and famous is an essential. There are just too many things in life that money cannot buy.

To all who cares for me and love my works, don’t you worry. I still shoot weddings, just that I only shoot a certain number of weddings per year. 38 weddings per year is way too many for me. I am a part-time wedding photographer, freelance teacher, freelance editorial and non-profit community photographer now. I love training people, believe in effective personal training and mentoring, enjoy the sincere company of my few associates from 1 Avenue Photography.

Are we aware that there are many children without a home, without a family, without the love of mum and dad? They are just around us, near us, everyday, unnoticed, living their lives daily not knowing what’s going to happen tomorrow. To know how you can help, click here.

Rumah Kids 2 is the second home set up after Rumah Kids 1. There’s about 20 children in Rumah Kids 2 today. Today is the opening ceremony. It’s in an urban neighbourhood in USJ1 Subang Jaya, where we could be spending at The Summit, often forgetting that a home just near us needs our help. Time, talent or treasure… I’m sure we all have at least one of them to give. Agree?

It’s amazing how photography has developed since the introduction of digital cameras. Respect for photographers also has dropped over the years since the digital age has made photography “easier and easier”. With the latest advanced technology in today’s DSLRs, more and more “photographers” arise, snapping thousands, picking tens to put up in their blogs after using easily-available software to tweak (or repair rather) their “works” (snapshots rather). “Repairing” or tweaking an image is no longer hard nowadays with more and more “one button away” software readily available. It’s getting harder and harder to trust the selected works featured in blogs, harder and harder to select a wedding photographer when there’s tons around, all with impressive images featured in their blogs. How do we ever know we are paying the right guy to do the job?

Yesterday we took painstaking effort even in family snapshots, cause it’ll cost you 60sen if you make a mistake. Today, we snap away like nobody’s business leaving tons of trash images in our computer unedited, unseen for years. It’s time to really re-consider photography. Art or Junk? Vision or Chance? Switch to multiple-shots mode and snap away everyday non-stop so you won’t miss a chance OR think, imagine, previsualize and feel before you shoot? Digital shooters, it’s time to slow down and think who you wanna be.

Slow Down!

Yesterday

Today

Yesterday's snapshot

Michelle, you are sooooo… cute la!!!

Images from Michelle & Aravind’s Kampar Wedding.

These are the gallery prints I could have put up during the previous joint-exhibition held by “hiplist” magazine at Times Bookstore-Pavilion KL. Only two of the following were exhibited, printed for the first time on HP Canvas. Well, I’m still perfecting my printing skills, but I must say, though the canvas were impressive, I still prefer Epson printers for it’s tonality, gamut and details.

pavilion exhibit-1

pavilion exhibit-2

The above are the 2 canvas I exhibited at Pavilion Times Bookstore. The one that attracted most attention is exhibit-1. I truly enjoyed the workshop I conducted there on a Sunday and enjoyed making new friends through the workshop like Andy from Penang, Joo, Juliana, etc. Keep your photography passion growing, guys! And not to forget, a “Big Thank You” to the 1 Avenue bunch who came to support me.

Love the expressions!

A fleeting moment of fun

Preparation

Ring Bearer

candle-lit environment

One of the toughest environment to shoot when you wanna preserve the beautiful candle-lit moods and yet keep the faces exposed correctly.. Fun!

a candid moment

Or Kodak moment you call it.. why not Fuji moment, Canon moment, Nikon moment.. aiya.. cut the crap.. it’s… “ta dah”… Baby Chloe’s moment!!! (not her real name).

Love the composition!

One of my favourite drinks

I must say - the bride, Lizi’s favourite drink is the above and probably her only drink since Hin Tong gotta used that to get into her room in the morning

dancing bridesmaids

moving dishes

The following are some images from Michelle & Aravind’s wedding recently, a beautiful Indian wedding. Life is not always at F16 sharp all the time. We dream, our imaginations run, we all have a child in us who love to daydream and linger in our own little world at times… and my best time is when I’m on my potty.. ha ha

To view full set of images, click on the link below.

Michelle & Aravind - KL Wedding

preparation-I just love her eyes!

details-one of my favourite shots

Love-my favourite!

I like the beard

The Ceremonial Walk

solitude

Looking at the mirror

Mum's Hug