Hey everyone, I currently have 2 confirmed trips for 2009.
April 11 - April 16 - Brisbane
May 16 - May 22 - Paris
Do mail me if you or anyone you know is keen and we can chat 
Now, back to regular programming
I shot Tommie and Joanne’s bridals a couple of months ago - one of the images from that shoot even managed a placing in WPJA Q2’s competition. So their big day finally came yesterday. Whilst I knew it’d be a fun wedding given their characters, I wasn’t really looking forward to the highlights part because we were very pressed for time. Ernest, who was the videographer, also didn’t realise that he had so little time for the highlights until I computed the hours to him! But all’s well that ends well - both of us managed to get the highlights out on time. I had a great time with a great couple nonetheless, and I especially enjoyed the outdoor segment that we had and I thought some of the best images of the day came from there :). I also bumped into Georgie, who happens to be Joanne’s colleague. It’s been a while since I shot her wedding - too bad I didn’t get much time to chat…another day perhaps! Here are some images that were used for highlights
It’s finally done! 180 pages of sweat, frustration, long hours and sleepless nights. Believe or not, this was our task - to produce Nan Hua’s 90th Anniversary book - when we became parent volunteers for Clarisse’s new primary school. By regulation, parent volunteer work is 40 hours. I think I must’ve spent at least 800 hours on this book - from the design and layout, to photography, and even some of the copy writing! I guess at the end, it’s worth it (kind of…) when you see the final result in print, just like when I see the albums of the couples’ that I shoot for. I don’t think I could’ve done this without the wife’s help - so she’s as much a part of this as me!
It’s been a long week, and now’s a good time as ever to blog with everyone still asleep. I’m still not fully recovered from a long shooting day yesterday (coupled with highlights!). Will blog about the wedding later.
Clarisse finally completed her kindergarten years last week. She’d been with the school for 3 years, starting from pre-nursery through to K2. The end of this chapter in her young life was, as with all things, a bitter-sweet experience for her no doubt. She doesn’t really show it outwardly, but I’m sure the thought of not being able to see her school friends everyday will bug her once in a while. On the other hand, I think the challenge of a new school and new friends does excite her (I hope!). We made cards with her contact that she gave out to her friends at school, so hopefully they’ll be able to keep in touch :).
Coincidentally, Celeste’s school graduation was held on the same day. Fortunately for us, it was in the evening whilst jie jie’s was in the morning - so we actually got to attend both! It was such a joy seeing the kids perform, albeit at different levels. Clarisse’s class performance was a lot more polished, given that they’ve been doing this since pre-nursery! Celeste’s, on the other hand, was so adorable as she sang and danced on stage, without a hint of stage fright - but that’s really her - the gungho little girl :). I didn’t manage to get many pictures - given the schools’ “No Photography” policy at the performance venues. Now that I photograph weddings for a living, I respect these companies’ need to protect their business interests. So I just sat back and enjoyed myself at the 2 performances (and expect to pay a lot for the 5R images heh).
There are more low-res images of Celeste’s concert which the wife downloaded from the school’s website. She’s blogged about it here.
I wanna be like Jie Jie too when I grow up
The face says it all - Too many photos already…stop!
That’s Claudia, Clarisse’s best friend at school - they’ve been together since pre-nursery!
Clarisse’s turn to be in the audience
Five Little Ducks went out one day…I felt so proud for this little 2-year-old!
Celeste received an award for being the most improved in her class - but she’s obviously more interested in something else!
Still more interested in something else than her own trophy 
The kids hadn’t been treat or tricking before this so it was good fun for them going door-to-door collecting treats. There wasn’t much of tricks - can’t really expect much for 2 “angels” heh. It was truly…exhausting 
Hey, we will be in Europe the same weekend.