DJ Yoon is a Chinese radio DJ (Mandarin stations) in Malaysia and I was taking photos with her in a studio for a local product shoot.
The Delightful DJ Yoon from One FM Malaysia
The Lovely Model Felixia Yeap during a Food Product Shoot
I spent a very pleasant morning with the Malaysian model Felixia Yeap. She was absolutely delightful and as a model very easy to work with. This was part of a product shoot and includes photos of Felixia in the kitchen and relaxing on a couch. Tips for girls wanting to be a model, feel relaxed in front of the camera and change poses quickly every time you hear the shutter click.
Model Portraits with the Fujifilm X-T1 and 56mm F1.2 Lens
A couple of days ago I went out for a model shoot with my Fujifilm X-T1 coupled with the 56mm F1.2 lens attached. Both the camera and my model Jane were a pleasure to work with. I have been using the Fujifilm X-T1 alongside my larger Nikon and Canon SLRs at more and more weddings. It is a very light weight piece of kit. The big plus with Fuji cameras is the built in Astia, Velvia and black and white filter simulations. These were mostly shot as Astia.
Hartalega Nitrile and Latex Gloves Product Shoot
These photos are from a recent product photography shoot we did for Hartelega. Hartelega employs about 6,000 people and make 1 BILLION gloves per month, mostly for export. They are an OEM rubber glove producer for medical companies all over the world including Japan and the USA. The term “rubber gloves” covers both Latex and Nitrile glove materials. Nitrile gloves complement normal latex gloves as they are more resistant than natural rubber to oils and acids** and are about 300% more resistant to punctures than normal latex gloves. They are also used by those with latex allergies. On the other hand (that wasn’t an intentional pun but worked well) latex gloves are a lot more stretchy!
All of the gloves have to either meet or exceed international standards. The photo shoot was in one of their testing labs and I would have to admit it was nice to be in research and testing facility again. The model for this shoot was…..me. :-) We needed someone with western sized hands so I ended up as the obvious choice and had one of those rare moments of being on the other side of the camera.
**NB while this is a photography web site and not a chemistry one, I would hate for anyone taking this as a blanket statement. Strong acids and especially Nitric Acid can cause Nitrile gloves some problems. If you are handling nitric acid on a regular basis I am sure you are well aware of these potential issues.
My dad was an organic chemist.
Gloves are an essential protection against corrosive chemicals and dangerous biologicals
This shows how stretchy the latex gloves are.
Pretty Green
This shouldn’t hurt a bit. I like the orange gloves.
Dangerous Chemicals – No Problem
The gloves give good tactile feeling
Annual Report Photography for Hartalega
Unless you are in the industry, many people don’t know that Malaysia is well known worldwide for making rubber gloves for many international brands. I know I didn’t until we headed down to Hartalega to take photos for some of their managers and directors for their Annual Report. I will do some posting of our product shoot – in which I was the hand model! 🙂 – in another posting but for now lets see how great their managers look.
These images were shot in their new office foyer using their entry way back wall as the photo back drop. Ended up as a three light set up.
