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Do you wish to know how I’ve always managed to showcase great outdoor portraits every time?

Wonder how I can acquire amazing images using only available lights?

Wonder how I can achieve balanced lighting when using off camera flash technique?

You don’t have pro grade equipments? Don’t worry.. You can still attain amazing images with your kit lens..

I can show you how..

Join my workshops on these dates below.

JANUARY

2. 31/1/10 – RM180

FEBRUARY
No Class available

MARCH
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APRIL

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Call or SMS to these numbers :

017.6364.916
019.518.0100

escapism

K-E-R-J-A

Kebiasaannya, kerja yang sama dilakukan sekian lama lambat laun akan sampai ke satu tahap yang agak kronik juga. Hari2 mengadap benda yang sama dicampur dengan stress, kekurangan masa, pengurusan masa dan schedule, appointments sana sini pasti akan memualkan kita kadang kala. Cara apa yang baik untuk mengurangkan stress? Bercuti? Menonton wayang? Karaoke? Shopping? Dining? Macam2 cara yang boleh kita lakukan untuk menghilangkan stress.

Menjadi seorang jurugambar juga tidak lari dari masalah stress ini. Walaupun saya melakukan kerja yang amat saya minati iaitu “Wedding Photography”, ada ketikanya sampai juga tahap kronik dan mulalah saya mencari jalan mudah untuk keluar. Biasanya saya akan mengambil Day Off dari melakukan sebarang kerja berkaitan fotografi. Farmville dan Rollercoaster Kingdom menjadi pilihan hati. Selalu juga studio saya dijadikan padang bolasepak dimana saya bermain dengan anak kesayangan saya “Eva”. Dan DVD yang lama dipasang berulang kali sehinggakan kadangkalasaya dah boleh hafal skripnya.

Kali ini saya mengambil satu langkah lain. Stress release yang dah lama tak dapat saya lakukan.

“SHOOT WHATEVER”

Sudah bertahun rasanya saya tidak memberi ruang untuk diri mengambil gambar2 basic seperti pokok bunga, serangga, kucing, sunset, landscape dan sebagainya. Alhamdulillah hari ini saya telah ditemani oleh dua org rakan saya Hafiz dan Zul, kami keluar mencari sesuatu yang menarik untuk dirakam. Alhamdulillah, saya dapat merakamkan beberapa gambar yang agak menarik. Yang paling penting sekali adalah kepuasan dalam diri kerana akhirnya setelah bertahun lamanya saya dapat meluangkan sedikit masa untuk mengamati keindahan ciptaan tuhan dan merakamkannya melalui lensa kamera saya.

Saya harap selepas ini saya dapat mempunyai lebih masa untuk mengambil gambar2 basic seperti ini lagi sebagai ESCAPISM saya. Tak perlu membazir berkaraoke, menonton wayang ataupung bercuti. Stress dapat dikurangkan sekiranya kita dapat mengambil sedikit dari masa kita dan menikmati anugerah yang maha esa.. SubhanAllah..

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Gloomy feelings sorounds.. In less than 24 hours, we will officially say farewell to our good friend, advisor, student and senior photographer Azizi Ahmad.. Azizi will be migrating to Libya as an expat..

Azizi Ahmad is a very talented photographer.. He sees things differently from other and he has his own unique way to capture images.. In a way, I would say that he is quite original in his photographic approach.. The most amazing part is that he takes amazing images all using only his eyes with minimal camera knowledge.. He captures images full of emotions and moods.. He started out as a junior photographer for Shutterbugz less than a year ago and climbed his way to seniorship within just a few months.. He is the kind of person who took challenges and takes no as an option.. Even with just sufficient camera control, his weaknesses never stops him from producing amazing images.. Too bad that he couldn’t be with us longer to further his knowledge with us.. But knowing him, I am sure he will never stop learning and becomes a great photographer on his own..

Before Azizi, another great fellow of Shutterbugz had left too.. Aidil left us on 15th of December 09.. He left us to pursue his dreams of becoming an architect.. He received an offer to further his studies in architecture in a local university.. Aidil was my sidekick.. He was my PA and assistant.. I doubt that I would ever find one hell of a cool sidekick ever again.. Wishing Aidil the best of luck on his studies..

Well, Azizi and Aidil aren’t the only people who contributes and the only members of Shutterbugz.. We have the brilliant 19 years old photographer Shafeeq who also takes astounding shots.. No one could guess that his images comes from a person of such a young age.. He had started taking photos for the past 3-4 years and to make things even more impressive is that he started out photography with film.. It is true passion to him taking photographs of weddings.. Salut~

Our junior photographer Shereen also has been an amazing sport.. She was persistent when applying to join us as an apprentice.. She sent me her resume and portfolio twice and she went all the way to bug me.. Emails, SMSes and asked other fellows of Shutterbugz to inform me of her existrence.. Well, she deserves to be in the team.. I admire this kind of effort in people..  She is now making real progress.. Tungguuu~

The most important person in the company must be the owner.. Yanty is my wife, my soulmate.. She is the founder of Shutterbugz Studio and she had been there with me through thick and thin.. She is an amazing photographer herself.. For now, she stops taking photos for a while due to pregnancy.. She is now the head designer for our albums.. What I can tell you is that she designs albums so great that some of our clients actually had tears running down their cheeks.. Yanty could orchestrate an album beautifully.. The arrangements and the melody.. The peaks and the lows.. The best album designer ever.. Thank you very much dear.. Shutterbugz would be nothing, non existence, yadda2 without you.. Thank you for being by my side all this while.. U RAWK!!!

To Azizi.. Remember us as your friends.. Have a nice and safe journey.. Have a good life abroad.. We are very proud to have a friend, a collegue and a PHOTOGRPAHER like you.. You will always remain as a Shutterbugz member.. Bon Voyage~

This was the first time that I’ve met Azizi when he tagged me to a wedding in KL Tower..

Izwan & Izzah Reception @ Melaka

Apa nak diceritakan ttg pasangan hot 2009 nih?

Saya kenal Izwan ni genap setahun.. Kenal masa dia jadi pengapit dalam satu majlis perkahwinan yang pernah saya shoot dulu..

Alhamdulillah tak sangka dia minat sgn style saya ambil gambar jadi Izwan dengan penuh ke”hensem”an beliau telah mengambil pakej kami dari pre-wedding ke Nikah & Sanding di belah Izzah (shot by Shafeex) and belah Izwan sendiri di Melaka..

Izwan ni architect.. Jadi dia faham konsep2 art.. Masa datang mula2 dulu dia siap admit lagi yg dia ni very extremely fussy.. Kitorg pun dah cuak masa tu.. Tapi Alhamdulillah.. Fussy si Izwan ni kira ok2 la.. Kitorang pun prefer client datang cakap bebetul.. Jangan datang manis2 mintak diskaun itu ini pehtu bila dah habis kang jadi harimau demand itu ini pulak.. (tak ada kena mengena dengan client2 saya yek..)..

Saya ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada Izwan dan Izzah kerana percaya kan kami dan atas segala layanan baik dan mesra korang sepanjang kami bertugas.. It was really an honour.. For a certain reason, saya betul2 rasa teruja bila Izwan melayan kami dengan baik..

Presenting my humble images of Izwan N Izzah’s reception in Melaka..

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Mas & Helmi Reception

Alhamdulillah..

Akhirnya musim paling sibuk dalam setiap tahun dah pun berlalu.. Sibuk betul kami semua di hujung2 tahun ni..

Dalam sibuk2 ni kita tak boleh lah nak buat excuse.. Kerja kena jalan jugak.. Kalau tak jalan maknanya tak makan lah.. hehe..

Mas & Helmy ni antara client yang best jugak ni.. Mak dan Ayah diorang memang super cool n sporting.. Layanan pun sangat baik.. Bertuah rasa badan dapat client2 macam ni.. Rasa macam dihargai..

Terima kasih banyak2 kepada Mas dan Helmy atas layanan yang cukup baik diberikan kepada kami dari mula berjumpa hingga la habis upacara..

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Teaser : Izwan & Izzah Pre-Wed

This session was done a month back.. I was so busy that I really didnt have much time to actually upload their photos.. Anywas, here’s a teaser for you guys..

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We are now in Damansara

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Alhamdulillah..

Setelah 3 bulan kami berhijrah ke Klang Valley ni, akhirnya kami dapat sebuah premis yang sesuai untuk kami bertapak.. Office baru kami kini terletak di Ara Damansara.

Kat bawah ni adalah google map kedudukan office baru kami.. Its an interactive map, kalau siapa2 yang tak biasa pakai boleh right click kat arrow hijau tu and pilih “direction to here”.. Senang kan? hehe..


View Shutterbugz Studio & Academy in a larger map

Danish’s Day Out

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Danish’s Day Out is a complimentary gift from me to our most valued client; Zul & Ana..

Zul and Ana has been our most supportive client since my early days as a professional. Both of them had hired us for their engagement, wedding and birthday party. They even introduced us with some other clients as well. In Ana’s blog, she is very proud to showcase our works.

To show them how much we appreciate them, we offered their family for a free “Outdoor Family Portraiture” in Taiping Lake Gardens and Taiping’s famous Zoo.

I hope that I could maintain this kind of good relationship with all my clients.

Thank you very much Zul and Ana.. :)

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Business Manifesto

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Salam all..

A while back I had a nice chat with my cousin Azdi.. Azdi is a cousin of mine whom I am very close to.. He is also a business owner running an IT solution and branding company.. The best thing about us is that when we sit down together, 89% of our conversation is about business.. We share our experiences, our problems, our plans, brainstorming and now we also share the same roof.. His company and mine both operates under one roof in Damansara Uptown..

Well, back to my first line, the chat..

One interesting business strategy that he told me was to have our own “Business Manifesto”.. A manifesto is a public declaration of an organization’s intentions, principles, and direction (taken from google).

Honestly, I still couldn’t come up with my own proper manifesto, but from journals that I have read, there is no specific ways or rules when creating a manifesto.. It can be in any format and style.. It can be formal or casual..

What could be my manifesto?

1. Core Values – What drives Shutterbugz forward?
a. Passion – We have the deepest passion in wedding photography.. We love taking pictures of people.. We love being given the responsibility to freeze memories for people to cherish the rest of their lives (and to pass on their next generations).. We love the challenge a wedding has to offer.. We believe that Wedding Photojournalism is the hardest type of photography of all..
b. Integrity – Having a high standard of integrity resulting that clients’ interest are well taken care of.. It is a high priority to make sure that clients are always happy with our service and products so that they could recommend us to their circle of people..
c. Responsibility – Shutterbugz Studio trains and educate all our staffs to always be responsible.. Responsibility of taking astounding images. Being responsible to any mistakes we’ve done.. Responsibility to always deliver above average all the time.. Responsibility towards the company and much more. (responsibility is very broad).
d. Ambition – Shutterbugz Studio educates all members of the company to develop a very high ambition.. We train people not to become a follower or a passenger in our company.. We train them to become an entrepreneur themselves.. We train our staffs to become our competitor.. They are required to treat Shutterbugz Studio as their own business..

2. Motivation – how we keep our interests alive?
a. Photography – We burry in our heads that no matter how good the images we had for the last assignment, we would never be happy with it.. We criticize our own work and we look forward for the next assignment to acquire better images.. the process never stops.. We love progression and its our way of life.. To be better each day..
b. Business – A business without profit is never a business.. We work hard to gain as much profit as we can.. The profit that we gained are not meant for personal pleasure.. We require profit (huge profit) to actually give it back to our clients.. Having profit enables Shutterbugz Studio to hire the best staff for everything.. The best image editor, the best album designer, product R&D, the best PA, the best photographer and to the extent of the best dispatch.. With profit, we would be able to acquire the best tools that we need thus ensuring that clients will always get the best results every time.. Profit enables us to buy the best work stations, the best cameras, top of the line lenses and more.. Profit resulting to a stable and strong company which ensures that the company will be around for a long time to come.

We are driven by profit but at the same time, offer clients value for their money..

3. Way of life – We work hard, we play harder.
a. We believe in having fun and go crazy every now and then. All jobs in the world could give a person some level of stress.. Doing photography also have its own passion killer.. We do our best to always stay calm and composed at all times to avoid feeling disappointed and demoralized.. We ensure that we have a very positive ambience and aura revolves around us.. We smile a lot, laugh a lot, act silly a lot while being serious on the outcome.. We are result oriented but we never put stresses on ourselves.. “To happily achieve” is what we believe in.
b. In the near future, we wish to be more active for charity.. Helping people will become our next way of life.. To help the less fortunate and to help our own industry.. We believe that doing charity and giving is addictive and helps us to feel good about ourselves thus ensuring a constant drive.

For now, this is our Business Manifesto.. It is very casual and clear for everyone to understand.. This manifesto is not fixed.. I (as the founder of the company) shall always revise our manifesto and improvise it every now and then..

As for my own.. I would love to have good income and ample time so that I can spend more money and effort for charity.. InsyaAllah..

I urge everybody to have their own manifesto.. You don’t need to have a business or a political party to have one manofesto.. There is no format, no rules, no wrong manifestos.. It is all about personal interests.. Good luck to those who’ll be making one for their own..

Me signing off..

3 things to consider

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“Which photographer should I choose for my big day? It is the most important event in my life and I wish not to mess up my memories.. How do I decide?”

I believe ramai antara anda semua pasti memikirkan perkara yang sama seperti ungkapan di atas..

Semenjak dua menjak ini, perkhidmatan fotografi perkahwinan bagaikan dilanda tsunami.. Rata2 kita dapat melihat begitu banyak website2 dan blogsite yang menyediakan perkhidmatan fotografi perkahwinan..

Fenomena ini saya percaya akibat kemudahan mendapatkan kamera DSLR dengan harga yang mampu milik.. Boleh dikatakan setiap hari kita dapat melihat ada saja orang yang menggalas beg camera dan tidak kurang juga manusia2 yang menggalas camera di bahu mereka.. Begitu ramai sekali fotografer2 yang timbul sekarang ini..

Saya masih ingat ketika saya mula2 melibatkan diri saya dalam bidang ini.. Camera pertama saya pada waktu itu cuma berharga RM1,100 sahaja (which is wayyyyy cheaper than DSLR).. Tapi masa itu camera digital masih belum wujud.. Pada waktu itu AMAT SUSAH untuk kita bertemu dengan jurugambar2 lain.. Saya cuma dapat melihat jurugambar beraksi pada ketika terdapat event2 besar danjurugambar yang hadir cuma jurugambar press.. Hobbyist memang tak ada.. I was alone in my own world back then..

Fast forward ke tahun 2009, harga DSLR kini sudah turun pada average RM2000 untuk entry level kit set.. Harganya masih tinggi berbanding kit set analog saya dahulu tetapi ramai sungguh org membelinya dan mengusungnya kesana kemari.. Sekarang pada saya fotografi bukan lagi satu hobi tetapi kini ianya sudah menjadi trend.. Its a “Must Have” gadget for most people..

Apabila ini berlaku, ramai fotografer mempunyai tanggapan “I need to make some bucks to fund for my next camera gear.. I think wedding is the easiest way to do it..”

Haaaa.. This is the kind of mentality yang common pada KEBANYAKKAN jurugambar2 wedding sekarang ini.. Mereka tidak melakukannya kerana minat.. Bukan kerana tanggungjawab.. Bukan kerana mereka appreciate wedding anda.. Mereka cuma memberi perkhidmatan wedding untuk mengumpul duit bagi membeli equipment2 terbaru di pasaran.. There are no heart involved.. They are pure cold blooded bloodsucking opportunists.. Would you jeopardize the memories of the most important event of your life by giving them the task?

I am not saying that they are bad at photography, some of them are really2 good..

So how do you decide?

1. The Photographer
A photographer should present themselves neat and tidy at all times. Their image represents you since you were the one who chose them. The photographers should at all times projects themselves as professionals and know what they are doing without much (or any hiccups). The photographers should always watch their manners and respects your event. The photographer should always be responsible. (This is why we URGE everybody to come and meet us for consultations thus we do not practices sending out our quotations through emails or on the phone.)

2. The pictures
When we browse around looking for photographers, we will DEFINITELY be presented ONLY with their best shots. Some showcases only 1 best shot for that event and some can go up to 10. Only a few will actually show you the coverage they had for the WHOLE event. I myself practices showcasing the best images that I’ve shot the Whole event. Be wary of photographers who only showcases images during preparation/makeover and portraitures only. Shortlist photographers who showcases images during events such as berarak, merenjis, candids and such.. Outdoor portraitures, makeover photos and such are not that hard to do.. Its a piece of cake to get good images during the mentioned event.

3. The albums
Each photographers interprets your event differently. Some emphasizes on your events with lots of candid and story telling. Some emphasizes on portrait shots (which makes you always look good in the album). Some have the combination of both. And some have their own unique way. Find the photographer who can interpret what you want in your album and this can be achieved by having a good communication. ( again, this is why we urge people to meet us for consultations).

It is not easy to choose the “Right” photographer for you. Dont let your budget constraint you.. It should be your biggest investment during you wedding day.. Photographs worth more that your fresh flowers deco, more than the taste of the nasi minyak, more than your jimmy choo heels, tag heuer watches, paul smiths and hemes (which you bought for your hantaran)..

Please remember……….

“Wedding photography is actually an INVESTMENT”

How do we charge our clients?

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Ramai yang tidak tahu bagaimana kami meletakkan harga pakej kami.. Ada yang menganggap bahawa kami pakai hantam je letak harga suka2 hati.. Tapi sebenarnya tidak..

Banyak perkara yang pelu dipertimbangkan untuk menetapkan sesebuah pakej..

Antaranya adalah upah jurugambar (photographer’s fee), cost album dan lain2 produk, overhead seperti sewa kedai, internet, current, phone, kereta (yes.. kereta perlu dimasukkan juga sebab kita tak pergi ke wedding assignment naik basikal kan?), equipment depreciation, marketing cost dan baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyak lagi..

Setelah anda membuat pengiraan ini, baru anda boleh lihat samada anda sebenarnya dalam keuntungan ataupun running on deficit..

Ramai photographer berkata, “aku charge harga ni kira ok laa.. ada la untuk RM200-RM300.. Kalau sebulan ada 4 job dah dapat seribu lebih dah..” YES.. betul.. itu yang saya sangka pada mulanya.. sikit2 lama2 jadi bukit.. Sekali flash rosak, habis untung kerja sebulan tu.. Flash bukan murah bang.. 430EX pun dah RM1200.. Belum 580ex II lagi.. SB-900 lagi.. Lepas tu nak upgrade lens lagi.. Pro-lenses yang paaaaaaaaaaaling hampeh pun dah nak cecah RM3k.. Kalau duit untung seribu lebih tu digunakan untuk bayar benda2 lain, bila nak dapat beli pro grade lenses? sampai bila nak tipu diri sendiri dengan mengatakan “its not the camera but its the man behind it?”.. Yes true jugak.. Kalau nak ambil gambar landscape ke, interior ke, food and small products ke.. Memang la boleh guna kit lens 18-55mm.. Siap chun melechun lagi.. Tapi bila dapat assignment dalam hall dengan high ceiling dah mula menggelabah.. sebab lens tak cukup fast.. haaa.. nasib sendiri lah kan? show me how the man behind the entry level camera n lenses nak handle benda tu and still comes out with great results..

Another example, masa saya mula2 buat wedding photography bisnes ni, saya charge harga yang agak rendah.. Masa tu harga pakej kami cuma RM1600 untuk 2 session, satu custom, satu sticky, softcopy dan frame.. Job masa tu memang banyak.. Seronok rasanya tengok duit masuk.. Tapi duit keluar pun boleh tahan jugak.. So, masa hujung tahun tu kami buat account closing dan masa tu baru lah kami terkejut beruk tengok the actual figure of our profit..

Selepas setahun berhempas pulas, bertungkus lumus shoot wedding dan buat album, keuntungan yang tinggal cuma RM2,600 sahaja..

So, amat penting untuk setiap jurugambar membuat costing.. A proper costing to be exact.. Bukan pakai hantam je.. Kira betul2 berapa cost kita, kemudian kita set target dan determine berapa banyak job kita perlukan setahun.. Bila dah nampak hala tuju macam tu baru kita boleh dapatkan pro-forma dan kita boleh buat proper planning untuk masa depan.. Kita boleh tahu bila masa yang sesuai untuk beli camera baru, beli lens baru, beli powermac, beli macbook pro.. dan macam2 lagi..

The point is, semuanya bermula as simple as get your package right.. Do the costing and plan for profit.. Profit bukan hanya untuk poket sendiri sahaja, but kembalikan semula kepada client2 dengan memberikan mereka gambar2 yang cantik dan menarik.. Gambar2 yang diambil dengan bukaan f/1.2.. kekekeke.. Stop dreaming and start calculating..

Join this cheap seminar for a brighter future guys.. Make the move!!!

Reza & Hajar's Portrait Session

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As promised malam semalam, presenting to everyone my latest work.

Alhamdulillah sesi portraiture outdoor Reza dan Hajar telah berlangsung dengan amat lancar sekali. Biasanya kami akan buat outdoor shooting pada belah pagi untuk dapatkan warna yg lebih sejuk. Tapi untuk Reza dan Hajar, kami buat shooting pada waktu petang. Agak mencabar jugak kerana sesi ini melibatkan keadaan lighting yang agak harsh (terlalu keras) kerana matahari masih lagi terpacak. Susah jugak nak dapatkan angle2 menarik yang sesuai dengan keadaan lighting pada ketika itu.. Tapi alhamdulillah pada hujung2 sesi ini matahari telah mula turun pada sudut yang agak menarik memberikan saya satu kesan pencahayaan yang terbayekkk! :D

Taman Tasik Taiping tidak pernah mengecewakan saya..

Selamat pengantin baru my new friend Reza and Hajar. Semoga berbahagia ke akhir hayat..

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak

Pejam celik pejam celik dah sampai masanya kita menyambut bulan yang paling dinanti2kan  oleh setiap muslim seluruh dunia. Bulan suci bulan mulia bulan penghapusan dosa dan segala yang elok.

InsyaAllah kita semua dapat menunaikan ibadat puasa dan beramal tanpa sebarang halangan dan godaan nafsu sendiri.

Ingin saya mengambil kesempatan ini bagi mengucapkan kepada semua, “Selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak dan Selamat Berpuasa”.

:D

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Sneak : Reza & Hajar post wed

Sneak preview sikit gambar2 post wedding Reza n Hajar yang super cool ni. Lokasi penggambaran adalah di Taman Tasik Taiping. Taman tasik tercantekkk di Malaysia.. (hehehe.. bukan saya yang declare tau.. saya baca kat mana ntah dulu dah lupa.. :P )

Tungguuuuu~

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Fieza & Joe | Part Deux

Allrite..

Dalam kelam kabut menyiapkan beberapa projek baru, saya sempat jugak curi2 masa untuk edit gambar2 Day 2 Fieza n Joe..

Anyways, saya nak ambil kesempatan ni untuk ucap terima kasih kepada both Joe n Fieza kerana sudi invite kami for the BBQ party last Saturday.. I’d have to say that ayam tu mmg terbayek lah.. No joke man.. Sedap gilo.. Next time nak bawak Eva “mandi sungai” kat situ bleh tak? hehehe..

Ok guys.. Presenting the Final entry to your wedding images..

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Fieza & Joe @ Sitiawan, Perak

Wah.. Lama jugak saya “berjaya” tak update blog ni.. Terlalu sibuk sekarang ni dengan beberapa projek baru semenjak berpindah ke USJ ni.. Alhamdulillah tindakkan “Hijrah” ni nampaknya membuahkan hasil..

Saya baru sahaja balik dari bercuti (sambil bekerja.. tapi banyaknya kerja lah.. :P ) ke Bandung minggu lepas bersama keluarga.. Lepas balik je terus busy dengan macam2 perkara.. Gambar2 perlu di edit, website perlu dibuat, email perlu dijawab, bill perlu dibayar (bayar lambat sebab nak shopping kat Bandung dulu.. hehehe..), vendor baru untuk dijumpa dan macam2 hal lagi.. But semua ni menggembirakan saya kerana saya tahu bahawa “Being busy is good”.. Tapi balasannya saya perlu berdepan dengan migrain yang agak kerap lah.. Well, its part of growing up.. InsyaAllah one day saya akan kurang bekerja dan kurangkan serangan migrain ni..

Joe weds Fieza

Okay.. Kembali kepada topik besar di atas..

Assignment kali ini adalah antara wedding yang agak cool bagi saya pada tahun ini.. Asalnya Fieza memilih untuk ambil pakej Yanty.. Tapi atas sebab2 tertentu Yanty tak dapat pergi dan saya gantikan Yanty sebagai photographer Fieza pada hari itu.. Saya turun bersama2 Shafeeq untuk assignment ni.. Best jugak rasanya sebab dah lama tak berganding bahu dengan Shafeeq.. Decoration untuk wedding Fieza pun telah diberikan kepercayaan kepada kawan baik saya, Razak dari D’Anjung RF Bridal dari Taiping.

Bila kami sampai je kat venue Fieza ni, terus je kitorg macam “WOW!” tengok decoration Fieza ni.. The theme was gorgeous.. Merah dan Hitam.. I likeeee~

So, our shutters starts to berbunyi lah lepas tu.. Starts dari make up, ke majlis pernikahan, batal wudhu, makan2 dan dihabiskan dengan simple portraiture.. To my surprise, after travelling 3 jam and lepas habis shooting, I was still full of energy.. I assume that it was because the suasana masa tu betul2 happening dengan gelak tawa semua orang which then transmits all the positive energy around.. Best!

Okay guys.. Terimalah part 1 of your wedding pics k..

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Maya & YM Tengku Shahreza | The solemnization

Okay..

Ramai orang dah mula bertanyakan gambar2 pernikahan Maya dengan Tengku.. Seperti client2 lain, set gambar Maya harus ikut que yang sedia ada.. Namun untuk tontonan umum saya upload juga beberapa gambar2 Maya yang berlangsung pada Jumaat tempohari..

Ini merupakan celebrity wedding kedua yang kami cover..

Dimulakan dengan make up session oleh jurusolek tersohor Nurul Shukor di hotel Flamingo Ampang. Seronok masa ni sebab dapat berjumpa dengan rakan2 artis Maya seperti Nadia dan Haiza yang cukup sporting dan happening.. Saya asyik tergelak tersenyum je masa ambil gambar make up ni.. Kelakar2 statemente yang keluar masa tu.. Sampai kami pun diorang bomb sekali.. Shafeeq jadi mangsa haritu sebab bila dia masuk je bilik make up tu semua orang tengok dia and ada yang cakap “Hensemnyeeeeeee~”.. Kembang la shafeeq masa tu sebab artis2 yang cakap macam tu.. Hahaha.. Saham naik la tuuu..

Lepas habis make up, kami ramai2 convoy dari flamingo menuju ke Masjid Darul Ehsan di Taman TAR..

Nanti saya akan cerita lagi tentang pengalaman shoot celebrity ni di masjid pulak (agak mencabar jugak)..

For now, enjoy our part 1 of Maya’s and YM Tengku Shahreza’s Solemnization..

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Maz & Ariff | The Reception

Salam semua..

Bila dah ada gambar nikah, kita mesti la nak sambung dengan gambar2 reception pulak kan?

Okay previous entry saya dah masukkan gambar2 pernikahan Maz dan Ariff.. So kali ni saya nak showcasekan gambar2 reception pulak..

Reception Maz telah dilangsungkan di Dewan Mawar Johor Bahru.. Best reception Maz ni.. Lighting condition yang mencabar memberikan saya keseronokkan untuk mengabadikan moment2 yang ada dengan sebaik mungkin..

Challenges and obstacles merupakan sesuatu yang memberikan kepuasan yang sangat tinggi dalam wedding photography..

Wedding tidak seperti mengambil gambar studio dimana kita boleh dapatkan lighting dan ambience yang tepat setiap masa.. Mengambil gambar wedding secara photojournalism tidak memberikan ruang untuk mendapatkan lighting dan ambience secara konsisten.. Setiap hall dan rumah mempunyai ciri2 yang amat berbeza dan keadaan pencahayaan yang kadangkala cantik dan selalunya amat mencabar.. Lebih2 lagi bila ia melibatkan high ceiling halls..

Di sini tools yang ada memainkan peranan yang termat penting.. Mengapa kami harus melaburkan duit sehingga puluhan ribu ringgit  hanya untuk membeli equipment kamera sedangkan kami hanya memberikan khidmat fotografi perkahwinan? Jawapannya adalah untuk menghadapi cabaran2 seperti di atas..

Tahukan anda bahawa setiap kali saya cover sesuatu event, saya membawa equipment yang tidak kurang nilainya dari RM18,000? Untuk apa investment yang sebegitu tinggi atas peralatan kecil dan hanya untuk mengambil gambar perkahwinan?

Perkahwinan satu pasangan hanyalah sekali dalam seumur hidup.. Sebagai pasangan yang sudah berkahwin, kami tahu nilai sebenar gambar2 perkahwinan.. Ianya bukan sekadar untuk mengabadikan kenangan pada hari perkahwinan.. Ianya adalah satu peringatan tentang tujuan kita berkahwin iaitu “to be happy”..

To be sincere, saya masih lagi sehingga kini membelek album perkahwinan kami.. Setiap kali saya menatap gambar hari perkahwinan kami, perasaan cinta/sayang/rindu/muda remaja/dsb datang kembali kedalam diri.. Melihat espression candid kami ketika berada di atas pelamin, ketika suap munyuap satu sama lain dengan penuh keceriaan mengingatkan saya kembali kepada tujuan asal saya berkahwin dengan Yanty.. CINTA..

Menyedari sebab “kenapa?” saya berkahwin pada asalnya telah memberi saya satu leverage apabila saya menekan shutter camera saya.. Ada 2 perkara penting yang harus di cari oleh setiap jurugambar shutterbugz untuk setiap assignment dan salah satunya adalah CINTA.. Adalah wajib untuk setiap jurugambar shutterbugz mendapatkan gambar2 yang mempunyai sifat CINTA.. Bagaimanakah gambar2 yang mempunyai nilai CINTA itu? Buat masa ini biarlah ianya menjadi satu secret ingredient jurugambar Shutterbugz dan saya akan berkongsi resipi ini dengan student2 saya..

So to sum things up.. I would like to tell people that we dont just “simply” shoot candids.. We shoot LOVE.. We shoot emotions.. We shoot espressions.. We shoot JOY!!!

Afterall, a wedding is all about LOVE a.k.a CINTA..

Tips untuk photographers : Eyes do not lie..

Okay all.. Thank you for reading.. Feast your eyes on our (mine and Yanty’s) best shots..

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Maz & Ariff @ JayBee

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Musim kahwin dah surut dahhh.. Lepas ni dah takde berhempas pulas shooting.. Lepas ni berhempas pulas menyiapkan album.. Banyaknyeee.. Hahahha.. Masak le jawabnye lepas ni..

Actually saya tak boleh nak membebel banyak harini kerana esok pagi saya dah nak bertolak ke KL untuk Pameran Pengantin di Ampang Point..

So saya mengubat rindu saya kepada blog ini dengan gambar2 terbaru saya..

Saya juga nak mengambil peluang ini untuk mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada Maz N Ariff kerana cukup sporting dan boleh tahan dengan karenah saya n Yanty.. Kena buli je Maz N Ariff ni.. Jangan marah ye Maz N Ariff..

Persenting to all.. The solemnization of Maz & Ariff by WanTai & Yanty..

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Pameran Pengantin Ampang Point

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Salam all..

I would like to inform my readers and fans that we will be participating in tis wedding expo at Ampang Point next week.

I had been invited by a friend of mine to help him out with his wedding boutique.. I will be joining QAREEZMA Boutique and brief his clients about photography..

As part of the promotion for the event, I am giving away 50% discounts for all of shutterbugz’s packages for clients who book us during the event (t&c applies).. Call me on my mobile and meet me at the expo to learn more on how you can get the 50% discounts from us..

Please refer to our rate from the menu “Wedding Packages” above and see how much money you would be able to save..

All readers are invited to come to book, to inquire, to say “Hi!”, to have a chat, or to ask for autographs (hehehe..) and for whatever reasons (good reasons of course)..

I really hope that I can meet all of my readers and fans during the expo..

p/s : Me and Yanty will be heading to JayBee in a few hours.. We will be extremely busy prior to the expo.. Tak dapat nak upload our latest work lagi.. Sedih.. Pray for us having a nice and safe trip k..

Bye all~

Photoshop Lightroom Seminar

Dear photographer friends..

One of my good buddy, Saudara Azhar Ariff akan mengadakan satu seminar mengenai Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Kepada rakan2 photographer yang ada masalah dengan workflow, saya amat recommend anda untuk join class ni. Masalah paling besar dalam apa jua bisnes adalah pengurusan. Bukan sahaja pengurusan administration dan kewangan. Pegurusan gambar juga adalah satu masalah besar.

Beberapa software boleh digunakan untuk mengurus gambar² dan salah satunya adalah Adobe Photoshop LIghtroom. Lightroom merupakan satu perisian komputer yang sangat powerful. Anda boleh membuat apa sahaja dengan menggunakannya. Tidak perlu lagi menggunakan Adobe Bridge. Direct antara Lightroom dan Photoshop.

Kepada jurugambar2 yang mempunyai masalah dalam workflow anda yang secara tidak langsung menyebabkan album delivery anda delay terlalu lama, saya amat AMAT amat menyarankan anda untuk menyertai seminar dari saudara Azhar Ariff ini.

Sila lawati Personal Blog Azhar Ariff untuk lebih info.

Alhamdulillah

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Alhamdulillah.. Tuhan yang maha kaya yang maha menentukan segala dan berkuasa ke atas segala rezeki di dunia dan akhirat..

Aku bersyukur.. Teramat bersyukur kepadanya..

Setelah masuk 3 tahun bergiat dalam bidang ini, saya dah melalui begitu banyak pengalaman pahit dan manis.. Jatuh dan bangun.. Gembira dan sedih.. Driven dan de-motivated.. Banyak betul ups n downs nya..

Bulan lepas merupakan satu bulan yang amat hampeh selama saya bergiat secara professional ini.. Designer a.k.a photographer harapan telah menghampakan saya sehingga ke tahap tertonggeng.. kekeke.. Setelah saya bagi training, support, peluang dan sebagainya, apa yang saya dapat cuma kekecewaan.. Reputasi yang dibina dengan begitu payah hancur luluh sebegitu sahaja..

Mana tak nya.. Album2 yang harus disiapkan tidak disiapkan SAMA SEKALI.. ZERO OUTPUT.. Gambar2 yang diambil hancur.. Kenapa gambar hancur? Kerana otak tidak fokus pada tanggungjawab.. Otak hanya mahu berfikir kearah keseronokkan.. Tatkala sedang shoot wedding, dalam kepala beliau (agaknya) hanya berfikir “Ishhhh.. Lambatnya event ni nak habis.. Cepat la sikit habis.. Aku nak pergi jumpa awek ni.. Rugi la aku jalan jauh2 camni tapi tak dapat jumpa cek mek..” sambil tekan shutter dengan malasnya..

SHALLOW!!! Itu yang diskripsi yang paling sesuai boleh saya berikan.. Shallow merangkumi pelbagai tafsiran negatif antaranya seperti berfikiran sempit, syok sendiri dan juga TIDAK BERTANGGUNGJAWAB.. As a photographer, memang tanggungjawab kita untuk sentiasa berikan 200% ketika tugasan wedding (malah apa2 event jua).. Wedding bukan satu event yang boleh diulang.. Ianya hanya sekali.. Akad nikah sekali, berarak sekali, bersanding sekali, bla bla blaaa.. We do not have the rights at all untuk rosakkan majlis client lebih2 lagi apabila kita diberi tugasan.. Kami di Shutterbugz percaya bahawa client memberi KEPERCAYAAN kepada kami untuk mengabadikan moment2 mereka adalah satu PENGHORMATAN dan bukan sekadar income.. Oleh kerana penghormatan yang diberikan itu, kami dengan berbesar hati akan menjalankan tugas pada kadar 200%.. All out and more.. Sekiranya ada jurugambar yang beranggapan bahawa jadi jurugambar perkahwinan hanyalah untuk mendapat side income dan menjadi kaya cepat, please get out of my face.. We are in a different path.. And to my ex-staff, I hope you understand why you’ve been kicked out.. Yes, I am harsh when it comes to reputation.. It is not easy to build one and you think you can take it away from me and get away with it? I am more than happy to let you go.. (sorry kepada readers.. Saya betul2 marah dengan dia ni.. and entry ni asalnya nak cerita pendek dah jadi panjang lebar.. hehe..) Anyways, gambar2 event client tu selamat juga kerana ada backup photographer yang ikut sekali masa tu.. Nasib baikkkk..

TAPI, setelah saya berjaya menapis semua aura2 negatif ini, saya telah diberikan Allah cahaya baru yang lebih bersinar..

Saya telah mendapat seorang designer baru yang sangat bagus.. Beliau masih lagi dalam training, tapi beliau faham konsep Honor dan Responsibility.. Walaupun editing beliau masih lagi slow, tapi beliau dengan gigih mempelajari segala selok belok photoshop dan amat teliti.. Ketelitian beliau sudahpun diterapkan didalam diri beliau sendiri even sebelum saya buat SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) yang strict.. InsyaAllah beliau tidak akan mempunyai masalah dengan SOP kami.. Fitri, keep it up!!!

Kemudian, seorang jurugambar baru juga telah muncul out of nowhere dan email kami dengan hasrat untuk menjadi junior kami.. Ujian pertama beliau telah PASS with B+.. (To Azizi : Yes.. Nikah haritu was a test for you..).. I gave him few more assignments and the feedback I received from clients was good.. Alhamdulillah, Azizi setuju untuk sign contract dengan Shutterbugz Studio.. Kini Shafeeq sudah mempunyai seorang “Sparring Partner”.. All four of them (Fitri, Joe, Shafeeq and Azizi) are great people and we are all are like one family.. We love and respect each other.. Yeap.. I love my staffs.. They are the best!!! (saya still boss korang.. so jangan perasan nak main gelak2 tepuk2 sukahati aaaa.. :) ) )

Apart from our internal issues, kami juga telah dapat pelbagai peluang perniagaan lagi yang lebih besar insyaAllah.. Dan semuanya masih lagi melibatkan photography.. We are here to stay insyaAllah..

Tambah lagi… Sifoo kami (Saiful Nang) dengan kerasnya push saya untuk menerajui Shutterbugz Studio ke new and further direction.. He opened my eyes and motivates me to reach out and shoot for the stars.. He guided me and showed me the way to be successful in photography.. I would like to thank him a Zillion kerana telah support kami and brought us to this height.. We are forever grateful and only Allah knows how we appreciate the things that you have taught us.. Thank you for all the opportunity and thank you for your guidance all these years..

All the gifts given to me are from Allah.. I am forever grateful to Allah..
ALHAMDULILLAH..

To all our clients, our fans and our stalkers (hehe..).. We have reset(ed) our ECU and cleared our RAM (memory).. We are going forward stronger than ever.. Please pray for our success and please keep on giving us your support.. We are nothing without you guys..

Rajin2 la promote kami ni k.. hehehe..

Till then.. Bye all~

Me!!!

Yeah.. Had been active with Facebook for quite a while now.. Along the way, ramai lah orang tag photos of me.. Seronok pulak rasanya.. Hahhaa.. anyways,, Entry kali ni adalah tentang gambar2 saya sendiri.. Saja je perasan lebey.. :P

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Thank you all for the piccas.. Appreciate it lots.. :D

Cameron Highlands

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Salam sejahtera.. (eceawahhh)

Leganya dapat balik ke Taiping.. Sesak2 hilang, hangat panas hilang, jem sana sini hilang, makanan mahal hilang.. Aman damai je kat sini.. Hehehe..

Seminggu berada di USJ memang sudah lebih dari cukup untuk membuatkan saya migrain.. No offence, but saya memang tak boleh duduk kat sana lama2..

Ramai orang tanya, “kenapa korang tak duduk KL je? Job korang kan banyak kat sini?”.. Jawapan saya mudah je.. “I am free to do what I love most”.. Apa yang saya suka?

1. Saya suka ambil gambar
2. Saya suka drive kereta saya
3. Saya suka travel
4. Saya suka jumpa orang
5. Saya suka Taiping
6. I love my job

Yes it is true that kalau saya berada di KL, insyaAllah perkhidmatan saya akan lebih membuahkan hasil.. Tapi kenapa saya still BELUM mahu pindah sana walaupun sudah mempunyai sebuah rumah di USJ..

Kembali kepada reason2 di atas.. I am a very free spirited man.. Dari kecil lagi saya sentiasa membuat haluan sendiri.. Saya tidak mengikut trend dan saya tidak terpengaruh dengan rakan sebaya.. Apa yang saya buat adalah atas pilihan sendiri..

Fotografi adalah pilihan saya kini.. Kenapa? kerana ianya memberikan kepuasan kepada saya.. Untuk sentiasa progress dan menghasilkan karya2 unik lain dari yang lain.. Saya pilih bidang ini kerana ianya memberikan freedom kepada saya dan ini memberikan saya ruang untuk sentiasa lebih maju dari hari ke hari.. Saya pilih untuk tinggal di Taiping kerana suasananya yang aman, yang relax, yang sejuk dan nyaman, kemudahan untuk bergerak dan ketiadaan perasaan sesak nafas.. Orang kata “comfort zone” jugak lah.. Saya sentiasa ditegur oleh mentor saya untuk keluar dari comfort zone and I do.. Kalau saya terlalu pentingkan comfort zone, saya akan berada di Kuala Lumpur 24-7.. Berada jauh dari kota metropolitan memerlukan effort yang lebih berbanding rakan2 seperjuangan yang berada di sana.. Saya harus sentiasa berulang alik Taiping-KL untuk pelbagai reason.. Saya harus berusaha untuk mendapatkan kepercayaan client bahawa “Jurugambar Kampung” juga setaraf dengan jurugambar KL, MALAH LEBIH HEBAT LAGI.. Saya terpaksa membuktikan professionalisme saya walaupun tidak mempunyai sebarang premis perniagaan di KL.. (saya masih tidak merasakan apa yang saya lakukan kini adalah sebuah perniagaan.. Tetapi itu adalah apa yang mahu dilihat oleh pelanggan.. proper business ethics).. Well, to put food on the table and to make ends meet, I have to become a proper enterpreneur walaupun saya prefer to be laid back and deliver top notch quality images and products.. You are the reason I am here promoting my service.. Lama kelamaan I am becoming to love doing photography as a business.. Who knows one day I might be moving to KL afterall.. The plans are there.. hehehe..

Well, berbalik kepada tajuk besar di atas.. Minggu lepas merupakan satu minggu yang cukup panas.. Bahangnya cukup membuatkan rumah bertukar menjadi sauna.. Tidur malam pun susah.. Saya membuat keputusan untuk bawak family naik bukit untuk satu malam.. Pikir punya pikir, we concluded that we should go to Cameron Highlands sebab ada better photographic opportunity and family oriented activity.. So, On Wednesday kami gerak ke Cameron and spent the night kat sana..

It was a good experience.. It was chilly, relaxing and refreshing.. Kami ambil hotel biasa2 je kat Brinchang.. Rosa apa ntah nama penuh dia (never really paid attention.. :P ).. Checked in pun dah lewat almost 6pm.. So, after check in kami just jalan2 around the town area and bought some small souvinirs.. Malam tu we had a special meal.. “Steamboat”.. The last time that we had one was when we were in Sabah for Tisya and Hizzol’s wedding.. The steamboat that night was okay but it was no where near the one we had in Sabah.. But the price was ok.. RM25/head.. Can’t complain much.. huhuhu.. Lepas makan, kitorang headed out again untuk beli air minum bekalan dalam bilik and then balik bilik and watched some movie..

The next morning, we had a very light breakfast and quickly made a move to one (of so many) strawberry farm.. There, they gave us a basket and pair of scissors so that we can “pick-our-own” fresh berries.. Masa ni memang best ambik gambar.. Loving the photo set.. Eva pulak punya suka la makan strawberry tu.. Tak ku sangka.. hahaha..

Lepas melawat farm tu, kami balik ke bilik untuk check out.. Settle semua benda and we went down untuk pergi ke “Cameron Valley” where the tea plantations are.. Baru je keluar dari basement parking tu, Eva dah terlelap.. Aiyakkkk.. Kesian kat dia, we decided untuk lepak kat Starbucks Tanah Rata kejap.. Kasik Eva tido and kami pun pulun guna free wi-fi kat situ.. Minum ice blended and makan Sheperd’s Pie.. Share dua orang (jimat sikit.. hihihi.. ).. Lebih kurang setengah jam camtu, Eva pun bangun.. Then kitorang sambung perjalanan.. Tapi kan, memang rekod lah Eva.. Selamba je tido terbongkang atas sofa Starbucks.. Styleeee lah Eva!!! :D

Kat Cameron Valley, kami turun sampai half way ke bawah.. Masuk celah2 ladang teh tu and shoot gambar banyak gilo.. This is one of the reason kenapa saya nak pergi Cameron.. It is because saya nak tambah collection stock photos untuk dijual later on.. Stock photos creates passive income for photographers..

Lepas puas tekan shutter sampai lenguh, kami pun teruskan perjalan turun bukit and headed home to Taiping.. Penat betul.. Sampai je tepeng terus lembik tak boleh buat apa.. Tengok TV kejap, then transfer gambar dari camera masuk ke PC.. Elok je habis transfer, saya terus landing atas sofa.. Pejam la mata kejap.. Bila celik je mata.. ALAMAKKKK!! dah pukul 9 pagi.. Kekeke.. Tido atas sofa aku malam tadi.. Aiyooooooo~

Habis cerita.. Moh tengok gambo..

Sampai je Cameron terus pekena teh..

Sampai je Cameron terus pekena teh..

Fresh tea tu Eva..

Fresh tea tu Eva..

Tepi tingkap bilik hotel

Tepi tingkap bilik hotel

Eva pun layan gak sekali

Eva pun layan gak sekali

Seronok Eva dapat glove.. First glove ever for Eva.. hihihi..

Seronok Eva dapat glove.. First glove ever for Eva.. hihihi..

Dinner time : Strawberry smoothies

Dinner time : Strawberry smoothies

Dinner time : Steamboat

Dinner time : Steamboat

Breakfast pulak : Teh lagi........... haha..

Breakfast pulak : Teh lagi........... haha..

The strawberry farm

The strawberry farm

Pick the best yek dear..

Pick the best yek dear..

Mana cukup tuuu.. Amik lagi....

Mana cukup tuuu.. Amik lagi....

Eva really enjoying her berries..

Eva really enjoying her berries..

Kat Starbucks.. Tengok Eva tido camano.. huhuuu.. anak abohhh~

Kat Starbucks.. Tengok Eva tido camano.. huhuuu.. anak abohhh~

Kono cokik..

Kono cokik..

My precious..

My precious..

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Heading back to KL.. Againnnn..

It has only been 3 days that we are back home in Taiping.. But tomorrow we have to make a trip to KL again.. Friday evening we will be meeting with Maz and Fieza at Sunway Damansara for a consultation and we have another TBC appointment on Saturday.. Saturday morning I will be at Sunway Lagoon to cover an event.. Sunday I will be at Datarn Merdeka for an extreme sports competition..

The whole of next week we will be busy. We are assigned to shoot two buildings in Bukit Tungku and another one at MinDef Sg Besi.. We have to make it back to Taiping by Saturday as we have two events to cover on Saturday.. Morning session will be a portraiture session for Abu Yazid and Later in the afternoon we will be covering an engagement for Nadia (our cousin).

Anyways, since we will be staying in KL for a week (USJ to be precise), we would like to welcome anybody who wishes to meet us for Teh Tarik, Consultations, album viewing and anything else..

Hope to see you guys while we are in KL..

My number is >> 017.6364.916

Till then.. Bye~

-WanTai-