Life in Lomo.....

Recently I have seen quite lot of Lomo photos was uploaded to Facebook by my friends, the Lomo trend is back?? or maybe nowadays the Lomo photo can be easily obtain by LOMO application by iPhone. It's not like past 10 or 20yrs, only the LOMO camera able to produce it.

Basically the Lomo photos have high contrast, twisted colors and a noticeable vignette if compare to the photo which taken by normal camera and iPhone's LOMO application have done a good job on it....

The another powerful application it capable to simulate the effects of the Lomo too, it's PHOTOSHOP. You can produce the Lomo feel as what you like by adjusting the curve, contrast, brightness, vignette...etc on any photos...

(photo by Keep Gallery Wedding Studio......)

Met A Star.....

If I'm not mistaken today is my first time ever to stay back in office after working hour. OT for working??? Definitely NOPE, I am not a hardworking guy..... hahahaha... in fact is to waiting a Hong Kong movie actor visit over here and since my office is just in front of the field so I decided to stay back for just a meet......

While waiting the star visit the Lights Wonderland - i-City, I had taken photos to those lighting trees that I was missed in my previous shooting....

Plum blossom with sunset and some called the Avatar's trees........


all the lighting trees was installed by the LED, a low voltage lighting bulk, safe the earth.......


9.45pm, the star - Simon Yam finally arrived.... (he was late 15minutes.... :S)

The trip he was here is to promote the Canon new product - IXUS 300 HS digital camera....
He was surrounded by group of fans while testing the video recorder, he shooting to everybody and everybody shooting to him too.....


Interviewing by rtm1 reporter and he is promoting how powerful of the Canon IXUS 300....


and congrats to him was gained his 1st Hong Kong Film Award - Best Actor in his career life since yr 1970 in 29th Hong Kong Film Award ceremony past a month.
(photo from xxxxxx website.)
the another achievement for his career life......


By the way, i got my award too which is imported from LA, USA
That is..........................................................

Tang! Tang!..... BEST LOVER award..... =p from Hollywood, no kidding...
one of my achievement in my life too..... hahahaha~~~~

Portrait Never Be Easy.....

To taking a stunning portrait it's never be an easy task.... (for me).... the model's expressions and posing; environment lighting and background; photo angle and composition must handle very well for each elements so that can give the WOW effect from a portrait.

Without a decent studio, ideal scenery, perferct equipments such as portrait lens, flashgun, diffuser...etc. So, I have started my ever first portrait shooting lesson in a room with a simple wall, a window, with my kit lens (14-45mm, f/3.5-5.6) and natural light...... end up, the outcome looks normal.... FAILED.....

Anyhow, POST PRODUCTION by Photoshop CS4, it able to produce the photo as what you prefer. Color tuning, correction of exposure, contrast, white balance, filter applies...etc.


Simple correction for exposure and lighting.


color vibrance tuning


color balance tuning

...and recently i had learnt the new skill in CS4, Texture Applies, from the magazine and book. By applying the texture, it made my portrait looks classic and with 80's sense..... hehehe...



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I believe after with this effect can get a little bit WOW factor from my portrait.... hahahaha..

Learning never ending... Keep it up! up! UP!!!!
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opsss...forgot to appreciated to my part time model - Grace Teong, aka my fiancee.

Putrajaya BIG Balloon

Today woke up at very early morning and headed to Putrajaya....... For what???

-------Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010------

The balloon fun fly starts at 7:45 am. I'm travel alone to Putrajaya because my brother put me an EARLY AEROPLANE, feel sleeping while driving because wake up from the raining morning.... Damn It!!!!!

While arrive the Putrajaya, the event was started....... and a lot of ppl too.............


the balloons on the sky~~~~

The participator is controlling the balloon..... Up! Up! Up!~~~~



...beside the Hot Air Balloon, the others activity such as Para Motor.....

The view took from the opposite side....


Well, the balloon is over, for sure must take some scenery photo before leaving the Putrajaya...

Batu Cave 黑风洞

KL - Batu Caves is one of the Malaysia's most famous tourist destinations. A place of Hindu shrines and especially for the colourful Thaipusam festival.


To reach the cave, you have to climb a steep flight of 272 steps.... (sweat)


the biggest cave - Temple cave, inside the cave have 2 Hindu temples.


one of the temple inside the Temple cave...



the monkey seems like interested to something while eating the banana... and it is male... :p


the pigeons were at around the entrance of the Batu Caves....