Frozen Moment photography

A good photographer captures good pictures, the best photographer captures emotions

Overdue photo field trip… October 20, 2007

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Sorry Andy and Daniel these are some of the pics.. sorry for the delays mate but good stuff u have daniel.. here are some of mine if u guys wanna take a look… and daniel.. next time dont piss the JB chiq off again.. lolz… Man i i miss my flash~ cheers

GPO

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Telstra dome, Spencer street Bridge

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Docklands

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ACCA

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Daniel and Andy

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THE WEDDING PROJECT #1 October 16, 2007

THE WEDDING PROJECT #1 – COMPLETE-

It was a super sunny day and with the help of Bonita from Bonita Leonie bridal boutique, we were able to fit our model with the appropriate dresses although its a tad big but with some bulldog clips and photoshop everything went smooth and we had fun! Here are a sample set of the 800 + pictures taken.. 
Take a look and leave us some comments.. cheers… *click* to enlarge

Poor Ann Nguyen a.k.a Keego, needed to endure the high heels and heavy dress for 7 hours… Just wanna let you know we really appreaciate it… :)

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Pictures taken – approx 800 (combined)
MELBOURNE GPO

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FITZROYS GARDENS (i think)*

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Silly moments in the park.. cute..

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 The ACCA….

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Mount dandenong October 12, 2007

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Trying something different in mount dandenong… enough of the Ultra sharp clear and perfect pics.. screw that.. lolz…

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THE WEDDING PROJECT #1 October 11, 2007

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Today is a cold and rainy day.. and it is the start of our 1st ‘wedding project’ . I searched the net high and low for a suitable model. Finally i found 3 models that i think would suit my criteria.

Starting off with the 1st project

THE WEDDING PROJECT #1
Objectives: To acquire as much ‘creative’ wedding shots as possible from an outdoor shoot with minimal lighting help and as much natural lighting as possible. Photos need to be ‘non-conventional’ and has a story behind it. A picture without a story is like a plate of nachos without cheese or chocolate fondue without chocolate… well you get the idea.. In every picture i take it must and I insist it MUST have a mood/story that speaks for itself when an individual looks at it. A story without a plot is like reading a book without an ending.

The reason for such a project is to submit these pictures to competitions that are coming up and WIPP conventions for exhibition and promotion purposes.

The reason for this project is to explore the amount of creativity that can be achieved without time constrains that you have in a real wedding.. Let the juices flow and the camera snapping. Our 1st project has been set and ready to go… Here are the details.. people wishing to join in can email me on weddings@couple.com and we are always happy to give out ‘Time for Print/CD’ services as long as we have time for it…

When: 14 of OCTOBER 2007
Location: Parliament Garden,ACCA, GPO
Models: Keego nguyen /Ann Nguyen http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=514870
Equipment: Canon 30D, 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM, 17-55mm f/2.8, 580ex speedlite, Fz-50 (backup)Equipment 2: Nikon D200, 70-200 f/2.8 VR, 60mm f/2.8, SB800
Photographers: Sebastian TTW & Andy Luu
Duration: 7 hours
Gown: Thanks to ‘Bonita Leonie Bridal’ for sponsoring us the gowns www.bonitaleonie.com.au

All pictures would be updated on this site by Wednesday, 17th of October.. no later..

THE WEDDING PROJECT #2

-COMING SOON-

THE WEDDING PROJECT #3

-COMING SOON-

and i got nominated woohoo~

 

DINNER @ bamboe October 9, 2007

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OH man i was so excited driving my ass over to mount waverly on my way to collect my 17-50mm f/2.8 lens… On my way there i was gasping with anticipation to see how doest the quality of the Tamron is compared to the 17-55mm Canon.. I’ve read like a million posts and agreed that the Tamron is way more worth it compared to the 1k+ Canon 17-55.. The pro is that they have IS which brings them to an advantage with lighting issues but other than that… nah it aint worth the extra $500.. i got the so called famously “noisy” Tamron which to my amazement did a very good job! I was really amazed at the quality it produced… for $470 i understood why it won a whole lot of awards.. No regrets..

On my way home i stopped by Bamboe restaurant an Indonesian restaurant apparently were famous around that area of homesglen college. I stopped by whipped out my camera and went snap crazy.. Here are the results after some editing..

poor GF o mine becoming my test subject :P

MUAR!

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My unsuspecting cutie victim for my Tamron 17-55mm

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*SNAP*

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*SNAP* starting to get frustrated :P

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*SNAP* Opppss i think she has enough….. stop for now…

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OK…..

Time for food photography and leave my grumpy Gal alone..

Nasi ??? Cant remember but it was darn good…

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Nasi kuning..Not bad as well

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Overall i think Bamboe is good and cheap as well… :>
worth it I’ll give it a 7.5/10

LUV MY LENS :P

 

24th Birthday @ Barbarinos and Wongs October 6, 2007

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Wow~ i am getting so old~ Did not know already 24 years have passed and i am still doing nonsense like these… Blogging my life away. Taking pictures of life itself each frame i take, is a life passed but stored in the 2 gig CF card..haha.. but heck i have one of the best meals thanks to my dearest Sutji who brought me to a place called Barbarinos and Wongs. Asian Western Fusion. And i tell you… it is superb! Started off with an e tree of sweet succulent fresh oysters… 6 raw 6 Kirkpatrick… reminded me of some one when i saw the oysters :P .. you know who you are…

Anyway~ got down to 3 mains that we ordered to share.. the Lamb Shank, the Fish curry with roti and last of all the BBQ ribs and chicken wings… all were fairly delicious but all meat! no veg…-.- meatetarian~

After the meal had some fun taking pictures with Sutji’s aunty and her and as usual being a photographer.. they expect me to be like a know it all of photography ordering me to take this and that.. etc etc.. geez~ anyways it was fun

Last but not least headed to Michael and Jasons place to have a cake cutting ceremony and thats it for the day.. have to work the next day~ geez~

Menu board… love the chalk writting and the texture of the door!

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Reception Barbarinos & Wongs.. moody nya~

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Mind you i am an interior designer as well and the lights are simply magic! although it can get a little glaring when you are eating.

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Things i do while waiting on my food… *hungry*

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ENTREE has arrived!!

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GONE in 60 seconds!! haha..

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FISHY curry with roti… superb~

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LAMB shank~ i give it 7.5/10 … had betta elsewhere

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BBQ ribs and chicken wings~ nothing special but tasty!!! the ribs!! yumimg_0260.jpg

I took the pics at ISO800-1600 because the place is as dark as a cave and therefore it explains the excessive noise level but i kind of like the noise because it gives it a sort of character that i have always try to achieve with all my photos a sense of mood and texture. I hope i manage to archive it hehe.. thats it for my Barbarinos and Wongs Birthday experience…Thanks to them and my luvly Su for organizing and shouting for me.. :P cheers

Mind you.. all the pics are copyrighted to Frozen moments and Melting moments.

 

In office and blogging :P October 2, 2007

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While bored in office i came across this comic for photographers! lolz~ really boosted my spirits for the day~ enjoy all~

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Introducing What the duck

 

Met up with good old Ray Chua~ 1 of the best photojournalist i know~ October 1, 2007

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Today i met up my my old friend’s friend Mr Ray chua, a photojournalist in Singapore.. came here to do a wedding photoshoot for his frenz and we met up for dinner and coffee~ Nice bloke with alot of experience and talent behind his back.. Check him out in www.themeetingpoint.com.sg Not promoting him or anything but seriously he is good.

Well anyway we met up for coffee and had a blast talking about all stuff photography as well as all stuff not photography related.. and best of all i got my hands on his canon 5d!!! Man oh man with the BG-E4 attached and the 24-105 f/4 L IS USM… man i was on fire~*snap* here *snap* there… snap a few more!! “TI TI TI TI TI” Memory card full after 5 shots~ wtf~ i asked him what CF card he has… he replied… a 512mb~~ !!!!! wth~ one of the best photo journalist and only a 512?? man~ he told me he was going to change soon :P but we had a great time.. i introduced him to some idol wedding photographers of mine and he took it down to pen and paper and we studied how they compose their subjects and Ray showed me some of the wedding shots he had taken for the day. I introduced him to David Jay and he is one of my idols in wedding photography.. just the way he takes the pictures as well as his personality! I dont know him personally but i already know i would like him when i see him… if i see him.. lolz~ Anywayz thats it for today and keep in touch my friend Ray Chua~

 

Hate waiting for my bought stuffs~ New bag~ New lens~ October 1, 2007

My 30D is here sitting next to me, with its new grip and still lensless.. all i can do is pick it up turn it on and hear the burst shots at 5fps… THATS IT! WTF!! I just ordered in a 70-200 f/2.8 L lens and it would only be here on Thursday the earliest!!!! Its like eating something and you cant swallow! Its like having a million bucks but you cant access!! the feeling is depressing!

But to make things worse… I have a meeting with clients on a Thursday~ how am i to show them a lensless body n i cant even take a 1st meeting shot..hope it come soon hallelujah

Another thing is that i just ordered in more stuff than i need.. a new 2gig ultra III, a battery grip, a screen protector..and my favourite photography bag.. the CRUMPLER!! EURO version~ slurp~ ! sweet!! The series is a Pretty Boy maxi XXXL 7500 series and it can only be ordered in from Europe!! quick!! send it to me~ i am so in lovev with it~

The rest are all my other dream lenses that i will get my hands on in the future :>

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CRUPLER!! EURO version~ slurp~

FITS 2 body and 4-6 lenses~~ after all its XXXL

MY Bazooka~ 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM (cant afford the IS) :P

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My Other baby.. Canon 30D

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My soon to be baby lens~ 16-35mm f/2.8 L

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My other future to be~85mm f/1.2 L

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