I was present at the launching of the 1MDB Head Office in Menara IMC and thought I would share some of the images here. The Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak and other senior members were present along with a delegation from China. There were great hopes on this day for great things to happen.
Many people know me as a wedding photographer ONLY. Well yes weddings are my passion, and it is the most “up front” and noticeable photography I do in Malaysia, however I also do a lot of corporate and commercial photography as well. These photos are from concerts I photographed for Acts School of Dance. The dance school is located in Plaza Damas. I have had a long history of shooting for them ever since 2007. I LOVE photographing the performing arts, particularly dance and ballet!
Children excited for their concert with Acts School of Dance
More of the girls from Acts School of Dance.
Expat girls did a Chinese themed dance at the schools performance
Tha dancers warming up
She’s a cutie. A natural model.
Sometimes you just want to watch. One of the youngest ballet performers.
Putting on her ballet shoes
Part of the fairy dance was having a lie down
Backroom dance preparations
Girls waiting before they are called to perform
Some of the girls love the camera
The dancers welcoming their parents to the Acts School of Dance Concert
The juniors perform their ballet
Acts School of Dance also trains dancers in jazz
Motion was captured by slowing the shutter speed way down
These dancers were moving so fast it was hard to capture them!
This shoot was done for an Australian magazine called “In the Black”. They wanted a shoot of Mr Robert Khaw the owner of ISTHMUS restaurant for one of their stories.
“Thank you for the photos. You are the best photographer I’ve ever known! You captured the joy and inner strength of everyone! Thanks again, Jackie”
So read the email I just received. What a wonderful way to start my morning. An overjoyed client, happy with the photos just sent half way around the world to the them.
To set the record straight, I am not the best photographer in the world. I can only wish! Every photographer can, and will receive many emails or SMS messages similar to this over the course of their career. I have had many myself, but I never let it go to my head. Sometimes a clients expectations and the deliverables match perfectly, other times they don’t. For me they were pretty much my “bread and butter” normal photography, however for the client the exceeded expectations.
The photo shoot concerned was for the University of New Haven’s Alumni event at the Mandarin Oriental. The President Dr. Steven H. Kaplan of the university, along with the current Minister of Higher Education, Yang Berhormat Menteri Dato’ Seri Haji Idris bin Jusoh both graced the event.
My tips for this kind of shoot:
Be communicative. Enter the spirit of the day. People are there to have fun so enhance it. Talk to people.
Control the light. Most venues have strong down lighting so panda eyes are unavoidable unless you control it. I use remote control strobes at nearly every shoot I do.
Bring the right gear. A good 70-200mm F2.8 it is every professionals go to lens.
Over deliver.
President of the University of New Haven Steven H. Kaplan
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