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9 November 2023

Adriels 1st Birthday in Putra Heights

Adriel’s 1st Birthday was held at home in Putra Heights. There is nothing quite like having a children’s party to fill you with joy. In Malaysia it is a long accepted custom to put up marquees onto the street when having a wedding, birthday or wake. All races do it and drivers respect the practice. One of the problems at night is lighting them sufficiently for photography. Sharp eyed people will notice the use of off camera flash in these photos. In fact I do point out in one of the last images of this post to take note of them. This is a technique I have used at almost every shoot I have done for well over a decade. It really makes the colour POP!

Thank you bags

Kids love sweets.

The very joyful birthday boy

Great food supplied by Big Raja

Beaming Parents

Birthday Cake

The grandmothers were very happy

Time to cut the cake

The joy of having a nephew

Note how using remote flashes enabled lighting up the inside of the marquee

Goodnight!

9 November 2023

Sikh Birthday Celebrated at the Gurdwara

I was asked to cover the 1st birthday and baby dedication at a Sikh Gurdwara last weekend. The ceremony began with some prayers, then we went out to do some portraiture while we waited for the guests to arrive. Then the main blessing ceremony was conducted followed by the cool Mickey Mouse cake and party. As can be seen it was a colourful affair The photos below are small sample of the 350 images taken.

Sitting with Grandad

Cute as a button

Family portrait

Getting tired about now

Sikh blessing in progress

Cute Mickey cake

The children loved the cake and party snacks

8 November 2023

A Childrens birthday party at the Raintree in KL

I shoot birthdays quite frequently. The birthday featured below was a pool side one at the Raintree in KL. It included swimming, a clown, balloon artist and of course a nice birthday cake. Birthday photography is all about capturing the children having fun. Photographing the event is usually quite hard for the parents who are busy entertaining their children, or in the pool, or making sure the cake doesn’t melt! I make sure my rates are clear, simple, fair and straight forward, and this means I get called back again and again.

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5 November 2023

Toy Story Themed Childrens Birthday Photography

toy story themed childrens birthday party

Covered a wonderfully planned Toy Story themed birthday party recently in Setia Alam.

Photos below

Zerg!

Pizzas ooooo

Barbies party

Bo Peeps sheep were a hit

Lego of me!

Finger painted tree

Daniel turned 2!

The beaming family

1 November 2023

80th Birthday and 50th Wedding Anniversary Combo Celebration at the Clark Ballroom in the Le Meridien Hotel

le meridien hotel clark ballroom 80th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary

Valentines Day 2015. CY Hiew was blessed with a lovely Valentines Day combination celebration at the Clark ballroom in the Le Meridien hotel. It was his 80th birthday as well as 50th Wedding Anniversary with his lovely wife. The event was organized by his children and they blessed their father by displaying his milestones for his guests to enjoy. One of the highlights was the family tree, tracing the family lineage back 50 generations (800 years) to the Song dynasty.

I just received a whatssap from the family which made my day and will share it here: “I’m away with low bandwidth access, but was able to briefly look through the photos. They are lovely and thank you so much for capturing all the right moments. I’ve shared the photos with my family. It was a pleasure to work with you and thanks for the excellent work and demonstrating utmost professionalism.”