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Wedding Showcase at Ivy & Establishment

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Pre Wedding Photography

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All Pre wedding sessions will be reduced in price by %30, as long as the bookings are made before 21st Aug 2010.
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YEE & ANDREW Sydney Observatory 16th May 2010

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Wedding of Sheri-Anne and Andrew, in Siena Italy

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Just had to put your wedding on our blog, photographers don’t this chance very often.
What a place, i mean this Villa.

so beautiful

Dejan

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Sydney Wedding Photographer in Bali

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Tanah Lot car park at Sunset

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BALI INDONESIA

LOVE THE LIGHT AND COLOUR ITS EVERYWHERE HERE.

LIZ & BEN

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Liz & Ben relaxing before the big night !

Thanks guys we had a great time with all of you. I love the above Hotel balcony shot, moody afternoon light and Hong Kong Habour one of the best.

Ben waiting to leave for Liz’s place, the anticipation!

Tea for many

Simply gorgeous! Could be a magazine spread

You get some interesting pics while your waiting. IFC with great backlighting.

Elaw’s make up & hair just beautiful!

Photography by Dejan & Simon

Wedding Photography Trends In America

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:28:42 +0000

By Mike Selvon

Wedding photography in every market is constantly in a state of flux and change. Both people and society evolve constantly, causing evolution in every part of our daily lives.

Weddings have become highly personalized affairs with couples competing to set their even apart from the ones that have come before.

Wedding photography in general must evolve to stay relevant and in line with the other elements in these unusual weddings. Presented here is a look at the latest trends in certain key markets around the country.

The main trend in California wedding photography is photojournalism. Photojournalistic wedding photography allows the marriage day to unfold naturally. Rather than playing an active role in posing shots, the photographer captures events as they happen.

This style of photography results in more candid and natural looking photographs. The major drawback to this style is that an inexperienced photojournalist may miss certain shots or fail to capture the shots well in the ambient light.

If you choose to go with the photojournalistic one, be certain that your photographer is experienced in this style.

The typical Seattle marriage photographer will blend the new trend of photojournalism with a more timeless traditional style. The Seattle trend seems to be creating a marriage album that highlights the best of all worlds, thus offering the most complete account of your special day.

Florida wedding photography has begun to move in the direction of candid photography, which is very similar to the photojournalistic one. The main difference between the candid and photojournalistic styles is that in photojournalism, the shots combine to create a dramatic storyline. Candid photography is more laid back in style, reflecting the general feel of a Florida marriage.

The trend in Toronto marriage photography appears to be “creative candid” photography. This style is a sort of offshoot of both the laid back candid photography popular in Florida and the dramatic photojournalism of the California market.

Rather than simply sitting passively and letting the events unfold, the creative candid photographer works to set up good candid shots, but without the posing required by the timeless style.

No matter which market we talk about, one common thread binds them all. People are trying to get away from pictures that look posed. Couples want their shots to look as natural and as candid as possible.

Natural compositions in photos lend overall warmth to the marriage album, something that was lacking in wedding photography in earlier days.

The style of wedding photography that you choose should match the style of your special day. A traditional ceremony is best documented through traditional photography.

A relaxed destination ceremony calls for equally relaxed candid photography, while a creative themed marriage would be best matched by a dramatic photojournalistic approach.

Despite local trends, wedding photography in most markets have a number of photographers from which to choose, all of whom offer their own personalized approach.

Shop around carefully to find the photographer whose personal style best matches yours, then work together to design the perfect wedding photography package.

Wedding photography can give you some great moments to treasure. Learn more about wedding photography in America at Mike Selvon portal. While you are there leave is a comment at our professional wedding photography blog, and receive your FREE gift.

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Photography tips for Wedding Guests

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Now that June is here, chances are that you will be attending a wedding or two sometime soon. And, chances are, you’ll be bringing your camera to the wedding along with a gift or two for the happy couple. Here are some tips from the pros at the New York Institute of Photography, the world’s largest photography school, to help you take great pictures of this memorable occasion.

“While most couples hire a professional photographer to photograph the ceremony and reception, there’s still plenty of room for you to also capture your perspective of this joyous occasion on film,” says Chuck DeLaney, Dean of NYI, America’s largest photo school. “There are lots of moments that happen among the guests that will never be captured by the professional wedding photographer,” explained DeLaney. “Stay out of the pro’s way. He or she has a big job to do. And, never shoot over the pro’s shoulder. That won’t be appreciated and could interfere with the job.”

Instead, DeLaney suggests concentrating on recording the fun that you and your family and friends have at the wedding. Not only will you have a record of the wedding for your own pleasure, but imagine the joy of the happy couple to receive prints of events that the professional photographer did not see or wasn’t asked to cover.

For instance, many wedding photographers no longer shoot those “table shots” of the guests because these photos don’t usually get purchased by the bride and groom. This is the perfect opportunity for you. But shoot these like a pro: Have some of the people at your table stand up and move behind those still seated and take a group shot. Avoid showing the entire table complete with half-eaten food, instead concentrate on the faces of the guests.

Another photo opportunity exists at your table. Many bridal receptions now include disposable “single use” cameras at every table. You may need to get the show rolling and coax your table mates to start taking pictures. Remember,the bride and groom can’t be at every table to take part in the festivities so candid photos from these cameras can show the guests having fun in a way that professional photographers aren’t likely to capture.

A couple of hints on wedding photography etiquette. If you want to take photos at a church, synagogue, mosque or chapel, take your cues from the professional photographer hired by the bridal couple. If you see that he or she is not taking photos at the ceremony, chances are it is because the clergy told the photographer not to do so. Respect the tradition and don’t take pictures. The same thing holds true for flash photography. Some places of worship will allow it at the ceremony, others will not. If you see that the pro is shooting, then take an aisle seat. It’s the best place to get nice close shots of the couple that fill the frame as they leave the church.

One other suggestion on wedding photography is to be respectful of the professional photographer. Don’t get in that individual’s way. You don’t want to ruin the photos that the bride and groom are paying the pro to take, and the pro can do a better job of capturing many parts of the event than you can. As we’ve indicated, there are plenty of different kinds of shots for you too.

Check out Seven Tips for Great Wedding Photos on this month’s New York Institute of Photography website at http://www.nyip.com for more hints on shooting at weddings and some great photos.

Trash the Dress

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A bride in a beautiful white wedding dress stands by a large hole several hundred yards into the jungles of Mexico. Followed by her immaculately clothed groom, she descends a ladder into the darkness, eventually entering the waist-high water on the floor of a Cenote cave. Flying bats veer crazily by her face, causing her to shriek, as she and her groom make their way toward a sort of island in the middle of a cavern, her dress dragging in the water. As they reach their goal, they step into a beam of light from the cave roof, and then strobes pop as photographers begin snapping pictures while the bats continue to swoop around them.

The result: Stunning, otherworldly photos unlike any of the shots produced at their wedding two days earlier; photos that express the couple’s personalities through a setting that may have been inconceivable in the past. And yet it works; the bride and groom’s love and dedication starkly highlighted and amplified in a mind-blowing, once-in-a-lifetime scene. The wedding dress may have gotten a little…um, trashed, but it was well worth it. After all, these moments will last forever through the photos.

Brides and grooms want awesome imagery from their wedding, period. They want the unscripted moments captured, but they also want a photographer that can get very creative during a portrait session. That’s why couples everywhere are donning their wedding finery and not only descending into caves, but plunging into breakers, walking through abandoned amusement parks, wandering through cornfields, wading into forest streams and chasing other wild pursuits in an increasingly popular ritual and edgy extension of wedding photojournalism called Trash the Dress (TTD).

Photo by Sol Tamargo
More couples these days are favoring the un-styled, un-planned moments of the wedding rather than the prescribed agenda of highly organized groups of people staring at the camera. Members of the WPJA already are masters of capturing real moments (check out our contest winning images), so why not this?

WPJA award-winners Sol Tamargo and Matt Adcock happen to be at the center of the TTD movement, and are among its foremost practitioners. As a married couple who often work together on TTD sessions, they have no shortage of enthusiastic newlyweds anxious to experience this ritual, with the number of interested people growing by the week.

“It’s really getting popular,” says Matt, who with Sol and their associate photographers at Del Sol Photography shoot more than 100 weddings each year. “Last year we shot 22 TTD sessions, and at this point now we’ve already shot 30 and change, and we’ll still do 8 to 10 more. We’ve had 89 inquiries for the month of July, and at least half of them are interested in TTD.” It’s all perpetuated through online forums – the brides talking about it – helped along by session videos that Sol, Matt and other wedding photojournalists put on their sites.

Drawing on this experience, Sol and Matt will be serving as judges in the first-ever WPJA Trash the Dress contest, open to WPJA members and any TTD image created prior to 2008.

REJECTING TRADITION: EMBRACING THE NEW AND UNUSUAL

Photo by Matt Adcock
So why all the interest in this unorthodox form of portraiture? Some photographers have become known for edgy, over-the-top Trash The Dress images. Sol and Matt, like most WPJA photographers who offer TTD photo sessions, don’t subscribe to any single definition. They prefer to shoot in a way that showcases the love surrounding the couple, yet they most definitely see the growing TTD trend as anti-traditional, a rejection of what has come before.

“Our brides are not only seeking out photos that are creative, artistic or fun,” Matt explains. “They have this stigma that is attached to their parents’ wedding photos – the setting up of the shots, the perfect dress and so forth. They dream about how horrible it would be for that to happen to them. So anything that jumps away from that makes life way happier for these brides. They’re trying to escape that traditional world of the wedding photographer making sure your dress is perfectly clean or spaced out uniformly over the ground.”

The growing trend in destination weddings is another factor that plays largely in the rising popularity of TTD. “Everyone just looks around and says ‘wow’ when they see the beautiful beaches, crystal clear water and exotic ruins,” Sol says. “Brides started realizing ‘hey, this is liberation.’ Everyone has a sense of adventure. So here comes an opportunity to book a session, climbing around on pyramids or swimming in a cave, and it’s available.”

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITURE AS PHOTOJOURNALISM
Great environmental portraits are no more a fad or a trend than any great wedding photojournalism. As a former staff photojournalist for The Hartford Courant and freelancer for AP, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, WPJA founder David Roberts estimates that 95 percent of his freelance photojournalism assignments were on-location portraits, as were at least a quarter of his daily assignments for The Hartford Courant.

Photo by Sol Tamargo
TTD is photojournalistic in that through this form of expression brides and grooms are saying something about who they really are. Yet because this form of portraiture is so different, the media will often misinterpret and belittle the TTD approach, as if the only purpose was to destroy the wedding dress as some sort of narcissistic gag. “I’ve seen some really bad TV interviews where they were treating this as a joke,” says Matt. “They make it look cheesy and artless.”

In fact, this rising form of expression is following a well-trod path of both wedding and news photojournalism – putting the subject in a location that adds context and meaning to who they are. “It’s brides being themselves,” Matt says, “expressing how crazy or free or how removed they are from their parents’ photographs.”

TTD sessions usually happen one or two days after the wedding, providing the luxury of an open schedule for capturing great imagery. “I love doing them because it gives you the freedom and the time to take amazing, creative portraits at a location that can’t happen on the wedding day,” Sol says. “Then you’re running against the clock. There’s not much time to shoot the bride, and after the ceremony you have to cover the reception, with not much opportunity in-between to think about going to another amazing place. With TTD you have all of the time and freedom to do all kinds of different stuff. It’s just a happy moment for the bride and groom and free rein for us to do whatever we want.”

GETTING CREATIVE: THE MANY LEVELS OF TTD
Matt notes that his and Sol’s clients are ready and willing to do just about anything, one client even writing to offer herself up as a Guinea Pig. “They see the option of no limits, and they think it’s so creative. So they’ll say ‘Please tell me to do anything you want and I’ll do it.’ The possibilities are limitless.”

Photo by Matt Adcock
Yet some brides may not want to totally trash their dress in water or mud, and there are in fact an unlimited number of ways to “step outside the box” with this kind of portraiture. Maybe the bride is only up for walking through fields, along railroad tracks or through abandoned buildings, all of which can work just as well. The risk to the dress is still there, of course, but real damage can be avoided.

“It’s really difficult to define the levels,” Matt says. “What is really considered ‘trash the dress’? How about sitting on horseback? It that actually trash the dress? Yes it is, because a bride would not ordinarily ever get on a horse. We had a client who wanted to do a sailboat, so we rented one and went out. If they have something unique – something they’ve seen or have been inspired to do, we’ll do it.”

Location, obviously, can really affect what kind of TTD session is possible, but any locale, from cities to cornfields, offer creative possibilities. “If you’re in a city you could go in a fountain, or perhaps shoot on a train track,” Matt offers, noting that one well-known photographer has even tied up a bride and put her on a railroad track. “So, you can go very dark or really artistic. In any case, the message being created, using creative light, should be about the love between the bride and groom, and that this dress is that it’s not going to be worn again.”

GOING TOO FAR?
There are really no limits to creativity when a photographer is working with clients that are willing to sacrifice the dress for the sake of making a killer image, but should there be?

Photo by Sol Tamargo
There are the personal safety issues that go hand-in-hand with dropping into a dank cave, wading in a river, climbing tall trees or swimming with wild animals in an ocean that could be hundreds of feet deep. “You put a bride in a wedding dress in the middle of the ocean, 100 feet deep, and who knows what might happen, so safety could be one of the limits,” Matt says, but there are no rules. For me, I don’t want there to be any limits or boundaries, because that’s the ultimate expression for this kind of session.”

“In my particular case the limit would be doing something that is not flattering to the bride,” Sol adds. “Stay close to the meaning of ‘we are just married and we are starting a new life together.’ It depends on what your clients like to some extent, but they are choosing you because they are seeing in your portfolio what they want to have.”

RISK AND REWARD
TTD also raises concerns about equipment. After all, you may be swimming underwater with lenses that cost $1,500, or with cameras that cost $3,000 to $4,000 and up. What happens if something breaks? Are you insured? What’s your liability? How you address those factors and the value of your own work depends on your region, location, and the demand for a session.

TYPICAL EQUIPMENT ON A DEL SOL TTD SHOOT:

Three to four Canon 5D bodies
Underwater housing for 5D
One of each of our prime lenses: 15mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm
One of each of our zoom lenses: 16-35mm, 24-70mm, usually two 70mm-200mm’s
Four Nikon SB-28 speedlight strobes
Monopods
One or two Associates (One is usually shooting and the other as a lighting technician/grip. Sometimes we have a swimmer/diver with the client in case of emergency in deep water.)
HD video camera
Underwater housing for video camera
One Sony video light
“You’re going extreme, and putting yourself and your property in jeopardy,” says Sol.

“Our location is torture on everything we have,” Matt adds. “The overspray that you get by the ocean at a nighttime reception, and the salty wind, is a beast. At night, the sea grape trees drip with moisture. Managing a big equipment load is a tax on the profits, for sure!”

Sol also notes that customer comfort should be a top priority in getting memorable shots. “Consider the location to where you’re going and bring stuff that is going to help you or accommodate the bride and groom and make them feel better. If we’re shooting in a crazy place like the jungle, we bring mosquito repellent. You need to think about all of this.”

Yet ultimately, says Sol, TTD is about the emotions and love that are surrounding the sessions, not the dark side on which some photographers may focus in an effort to provoke. “I want to make the images look beautiful, happy and sexy. I prefer to shoot the beauty. Go for love and photograph that.”

—by Michael Roney for the Wedding Photojournalist Association

Pre-wedding Day Chinese Wedding Customs

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Selection of auspicious dates 看日子

Auspicious dates are required for the chinese wedding, the betrothal and installation of the bridal bed. A chinese monk, a temple official or a fortune teller are able to advice on a suitable date based on the couple’s birth dates and times. Some may also refer to the chinese calendar or almanac for good days. Usually, even numbered months and dates are preferred and the lunar seventh month is avoided as it is the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival.

After the selection of the auspicious dates, wedding details such as types and quantities of betrothal gifts, return gifts, bride’s price 娉金, and number of tables at the wedding banquet provided by the groom’s parents for the bride’s parents’ guest are agreed.

Betrothal 过大礼/纳彩

Up to a month and at least three days before the wedding day, the groom and a friend or a matchmaker will deliver the betrothal gifts on the auspicious date chosen.

Western and chinese wedding cakes, peanut candies, together with two bottles of brandy, at least six tins of canned pork legs and even number of oranges are included in the wedding gift baskets. Two pairs of dragon and phoenix candles 龙凤烛are also included. Also included is gold jewellery from the groom’s parents to the bride such as the cantonese’s dragon and phoenix bangle 龙凤琢 or the teochew’s four items of gold四点金.

Some include the bride’s price with the betrothal gifts whereas some will only present it when the groom fetches the bride.

In the return gifts, the 2 bottles of brandy will be replaced with 2 bottles of orange syrup. An even numbered portion of all the other gifts are returned to the groom’s family together with the 2 phoenix candles. The bride’s side will light the 2 dragon candles and the groom’s side the phoenix candles on the morning of the wedding day.

Some hokkien family will also request for a bunch of bananas and red dates to be included in the return gifts. A red packet for the groom’s parents to buy shoes is required. The bride will also present towels to the parents, grandparents, aunt, uncles and groom’s siblings.

After the betrothal, the chinese wedding invitations are distributed.

Deliver the bride’s dowry 送嫁妆

The bride’s parents may include the bride’s dowry with the return gifts on the day of betrothal or deliver the dowry a few days before the wedding. The chinese dowry typically include

- beddings such as pillows, bolsters, comforter set, blankets, bed sheets, etc., all tied with red ribbons;

- new clothes in a suitcase for the bride (in the past, wardrobes or wooden wedding chests are used.);

- tea set for the wedding tea ceremony;

- baby bathtub, potty, face washbasin, tumblers, toothpaste and toothbrushes, mirror, comb;

- two pairs of red wooden clogs wedding slippers or bedroom slippers;

- sewing basket with even numbered rolls of colourful thread, needles, pincushion, scissors, and sewing wax with auspicious words on it;

- gold jewellery given by bride’s parents.

Install the bridal bed 按床

A good fortune woman will install the bridal bed in the bridal room up to 12 days before the wedding day on an auspicious date. New red or pink bedsheets are used and a plate of dried longans, lotus seeds, red dates, persimmons, sprig of pomegranate leaves together with 2 red packets are placed on the bed. A pair of bedside lamps is lit to symbolize adding sons to the family.

Hair combing ceremony 梳头

Good fortune women will conduct this ceremony for the bride and groom in their respective homes the night before the chinese wedding. After showering with water infused with pomelo or pomegranate leaves, the bride and groom will change into a new set of clothing and shoes. The good fortune women will bless them aloud as they sit in front of an open window with a visible moon or in front of the mirror.

The four blessings are:

一梳梳到尾，(First combing, together all your lives)

二梳百年好合，(Second combing, harmony in your marriage)

三梳子孙满堂，(Third combing, blessed with many children and grandchildren)

四梳白发齐眉。(Fourth combing, blessed with longevity.)

Sweet pink rice ball soup汤圆 will be served after the hair combing ceremony to wish the couple a complete and sweet marriage.

Chinese wedding decorations 大喜装饰

Double joy 双喜stickers will be placed on all wedding items such as the betrothal gifts, dowry, the couple’s toiletries and cosmetics. The bridal room furniture, especially the mirror and cupboards will also be decorated with the double joy or other wedding paper cutouts such as pairs of mandarin ducks, dragon and phoenix, etc. Such red wedding paper cutouts will also be put up on the main door, bridal room door and generally around the house.

A red banner 红彩帘 will be hung across the front doors of the two household to announce the joyous event.

Jina Boo is the editor of http://www.chinese-wedding-guide.com, a website dedicated to preserving chinese wedding customs and culture. The website features:

- significance of chinese wedding custom and traditions,
- the items and persons needed to perform them, and
- suggested timeframe for preparation of chinese wedding.

A guide for drafting your own chinese wedding invitation is also included.

Click on http://www.chinese-wedding-guide.com/ezinearticles to visit the site to learn more about chinese weddings.

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