Leanne and Mathew, a mini photo session was done in February. Perth coast is always beautiful during summer.

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The reason I love outdoor photography is simple. I can get as much natural light I want and I can get all the space I want. This works perfectly with children photography. Kids love to run in open space and when they are enjoying the place. Their natural beauty, smile and cuteness will come along. Now capturing that moment is under my control.

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I don’t specialize in animal portrait, but I’ve done a few that I can share some tips on how I do it.

The images below are taken outdoor, so I’ll focus on how I did this session.
Dogs are hard to control as they usually run wildly once they are unleashed. That’s ok, we can start off with some photos capturing them running.
There are two situations; 1) The dog runs parallel with your camera. That is when they run across from left to right or right to left. 2) The dog runs toward or outward from your camera. The difference between the 2 situations is that for 1), the distance between doggie and you is constant whereas 2), the distance changes dramatically.
So the hard part is to capture the doggie in focus! For 1), since the distance is constant, the auto focus on the camera is pretty reliable. Keeping the shutter speed above 1/500 and/or aperture of f2.8 will get you many sharp images. You could also pan the dog and keep the dog within the frame while pressing the shutter. But the panning effect won’t be very noticeable as the shutter speed is too fast. So if you want panning effect. Slower the shutter speed to 1/125. I won’t go into too much detail of panning since I didn’t do that on my session.
For 2), when the dog is sprinting towards you, how can you get sharp images? Basically, unless you have top of the range camera body and lenses. Your auto focus is not capable of getting sharp images. Trust me, I used Nikon D700 and prime lens, but AF didn’t go too well. So what I did was I set manual focus and frame the location that I want to capture the dog and when the doggie runs into that spot, I press the shutter with the continuous mode turned on. So I ended up with at least 2-3 sharp images at aperture f4. With the dog running towards you a few times, you should have at least 10 nice sharp images.
I worked with a prime lens of 85mm. With this focal length, I could include more landscapes into the image. With a lens of 200mm and longer, you could get images of the dog fill up the frame.

After some running session, you and the dog probably needs to get some rest. So now is time to take some still photos. The doggie would spend more time sitting or lying. So lens selection can be anything you like. For me, I would use my 50mm to get some detailed photos on eyes, nose, feet and name badge. Even when the doggie moves a little, you can still manage the distance.
While the doggie is sitting or standing, to get him to look at the camera is also tricky. Dogs are really sensitive with sound, so they will get distracted and look away easily. What I did with my session was to make some strange noise that would keep his attention. This is all up to your creativity, there’s no standard sound that would keep your dog’s attention.

So that’s how I did my session. Not to mention that lighting is always important. I take photos 1-2 hours before sunset, so I don’t get harsh lights and the dog don’t get exhausted too easily. After all, it’s to enjoy the outdoor session.

This is the first time I photographed an Indian couple and witnessed their colorful dresses. Their wedding gown is something special. It is unlike the Chinese gowns where only focuses on the crafting on the dress. Indian wedding gowns are designed to make the bride really pretty and able to move lightly without breaking the dress. Their jewelries and body painting is amazing too. Although it wasn’t a full traditional Indian wedding, but it was a fantastic experience.

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In October, I photographed Olivia and Andy’s ceremony at Hong Kong Park. Here are the images taken on their wedding day at Island Shangri-La Hong Kong. Where they had the little family celebration in the Hotel room and getting ready for the reception.

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It’s another Shek O engagement session. This time we came up with a little fun with a chalkboard that Karen and Brian have prepared. With the fine sunshine, we were able to get the backlit photos again. Save the date! 27th Feb 2011.

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Early August, I took Angela and Eric to Shing Mun reservoir for an engagement photo session. And two months later, I was the wedding photographer for their big day. A Chinese wedding normally works on a busy schedule. Traditionally, the bride and the groom would start the ceremony a night before the wedding. They would then wake up early to get ready. For the photographer, normally would start the coverage at 7:30 am. A full day runs till 11pm. So for the photographer, it’s not an easy job. Neither it is for Angela and Eric, it was a long restless day. Even a simplified Chinese wedding, there are always tea ceremonies at the Bride’s and Groom’s home. Then travel to the marriage registry, if time is available would bring the newly wedded couple to a short photo session. Lastly to the reception with many group photos and sometimes more tea ceremonies. With all these activities in a Chinese wedding. The couple deserves a huge round of applause.

With the full day wedding run down, I knew Angela and Eric got tire after they finished the group photos at the marriage registry. I’m appreciated that they still went to have some photos taken inside the reception venue. I had a great time being their photographer! Here are some highlights on the wedding day.

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It was a sunny afternoon that gave Olivia and Andy a chance to get some lovely afternoon sunlight in their photos. Their ceremony was held at Hong Kong Park Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry. There were only family members and close friends witnessing the ceremony. We had the pre and post ceremony photo session at Hong Kong Park and also Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. I used as much sunlight as possible before the sun gets blocked behind the buildings. Olivia and Andy got pretty sweaty though. Hope they didn’t mind after seeing the photos.

I’ll be shooting their reception end of Nov. Looking forward to make pretty photos for them again.

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