Welcome to DCP 2009 Website - still under construction

Hi Everyone... (All images in this website are taken by me. To view my associate photographers' works, please go to 1 Avenue Photography). Now, from taking full control of previsualization to final prints, I'm taking full control of my own website in 2009. :) Please feel free to give me your comments in order to help me improve. I am a professional photographer who specializes in portraits, editorial photography, non-profit humanitarian photography, street photography and wedding photojournalism. I shoot in Black and White most of the time. I believe in real and honest photography. For weddings, I personalize each couple's portraits, capture the real personalities and moods, hate exact duplication of shots, love the challenges in capturing unpredicted moments in real situations. I hate choreographed shots that are too perfect, believe in shots with simplicity, true meaning and moments that can't be repeated. They last much longer than any choreographed shots! I sincerely believe in Black and White, treat colors as only an ornament to photographs that can be done without. I was trained in pure Black & White Fine Art Photography by Fred Kuan in Singapore in 1990. I prefer the traditional old manner of meeting people in person, sincerely making new friends, rather than hiding behind my desktop. So, feel free to call me at +6012-636 2128 / +65-9358 8138.

Self Portrait June 2009

My self-portrait during one of my project shoots

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.

Street 12 May 2009 - Part 1

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!

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Biggest Aircon Compressor I've ever seen

Biggest Aircon Compressor I've ever seen

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Man feeding pigeons

Man feeding pigeons

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See the man?

See the man?

Michelle & Aravind - Kampar Wedding Part 2

Michelle & Aravind, Kampar Wedding - Preparation

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

New Course Details Updated

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.

I Quit

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.

Rumah Kids 2 Opening Ceremony

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?

Photography yesterday and today, what’s in for the future?

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!

Slow Down!

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Yesterday

Yesterday

Today

Today

Yesterday's snapshot

Yesterday's snapshot

Michelle, you are sooooo… cute la!!!

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Images from Michelle & Aravind’s Kampar Wedding.

Pavilion Times has no space for these…

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-1

pavilion exhibit-2

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!

Love the expressions!

A fleeting moment of fun

A fleeting moment of fun

Preparation

Preparation

Ring Bearer

Ring Bearer

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candle-lit environment

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

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!

Love the composition!

One of my favourite drinks

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 :)

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dancing bridesmaids

dancing bridesmaids

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moving dishes

Blur is Beautiful

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

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preparation-I just love her eyes!

preparation-I just love her eyes!

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details-one of my favourite shots

details-one of my favourite shots

Love-my favourite!

Love-my favourite!

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I like the beard

I like the beard

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The Ceremonial Walk

The Ceremonial Walk

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Looking at the mirror

Looking at the mirror

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Mum's Hug

Mum's Hug