Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Marcus and Xiao Yan's Wedding.. - 6:26 PM
Last sat I went for a wedding shoot with my one of my colleague. I was blessed to meet this couple who was so kind to us and their joy is contagious, especially the groom, Marcus. He is such a spontaneous and expressive person, i could see Xiao Yan's joy whenever she was with him. Most of the time, during a wedding, a couple has so many things to be concerned about (eg, tight schedules, the ceremonies, guests...) to the point that they find it hard to enjoy the day. This is my first time seeing a couple enjoying themselves so much..
Don't be shocked, this is not another episode of brokeback mountain. They were told to pass a small piece of seaweed using their lips during the gatecrash.. These guys were really sporty! .. and did it without hesitation..
I took a picture of Marcus' family members when he was giving a speech which was so touching. They were laughing with tears of joy.. but too bad, the tears are only visible when i view this picture in a higher resolution..
This is Marcus' parents. It warms my heart when i see such a lovely old couple..
Labels: Wedding Day
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sentosa Flower Festival - 4:17 PM
Here's some flowers i took during the sentosa flower festival last month.. i was so engrossed in wanting to shoot nice pictures of them that I totally failed to appreciate the beauty of these flowers.. What a pity! During one of the fireworks festival, i was so engrossed in shooting. For the whole of 15 mins, there was a series of amazing fireworks but i was looking into the view finder all the time n missed the awesome show. So subsequently, i went to watch fireworks without my camera but at times i do regret not bringing it.. Quite a contradiction..
This is my favourite flower.. The size of this flower is smaller than a 20 cents coin and not significant at all until you take a closer look at it. I love the little flowers within this flower that look like stars. Amazed at how God has designed this flower and the little details in it though as small as it is.
Labels: Macro
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Tangible Memories - Oxymoron? - 1:48 PM
Hi, i want to thank you for visiting my blog..Thought of sharing with you the reason i named this blog as "tangible memories" though it sounded like a contradictory statement since memories are not tangible. When i was younger, i loved taking pictures using my family's first compact film camera. After many years, whenever i look at the pictures, they never fail to stir up fond memories of the past. It makes me feel nostalgic which is not a very nice feeling bcos of the longings to travel back to the past yet unable to do so. Well, traveling back to the past is impossible unless you are a "superhero" with special abilities. Though it makes my heart feel restless but as a typical melancholic, i love to dwell in the past.
Nowadays, computer memory storage is so cheap and large, we can store as many movies, music, pictures and data so long our pockets enable us to. But no matter how advanced technology is, it will never be as powerful as human memory because computer memory is made by man but human memory is made by God. We are familiar with short-term and long-term memory but interestingly, there is another part of the human memory called the "sensory memory". Memories can be stirred by our senses such that when we see photos, smell a familiar scent or hear a familiar tune, it can trigger a floodgate of memories and stir our emotions till we are overwhelmed.
Now, as a wedding photographer, i hope to learn as much to captures the most important event in one's life (oops, mistake, it's "two persons' life"), to make these moments tangible in the form of photographs.. Well.. I guess it's a process of learning, a never-ending journey and my journey begins here...