The lovely Freda Liu at her desk at the BFM studio in BU8.
I was interviewed by Freda Liu on BFM recently. A lot of friends from around the globe tuned in to hear it live. It was a bit nerve-racking when I realised there was a web cam trained on me! Everything is spontaneous and un-rehearsed. I hope you enjoy listening to the interview. Please note you can either view it below complete with a video slide show, or click the picture above which will open a new window or tab and play an mp3. Likely best you watch the show below. If you cannot see the below vimeo video then it is likely your browser is set to block certain multimedia files so check your plugins. Runs perfectly on the iPhone and iPad though.
Sugi called me from Canada to ask if I could be the photographer for her wedding in Kerala, India, where they had chosen a beautiful resort for the wedding. For those who have not been to Kerala, it is very beautiful and green, very similar to Malaysia in many ways with lots of jungle and rubber plantations. As the date got closer something came up so the venue was switched to the Accord Metropolitan hotel in the middle of Chennai (Madras). This posed some challenges as the Sapphire room which is where the wedding would happen was a windowless room deep in the basement with zero natural lighting and fairly poorly lit, making it probably one of the more difficult venues we had shot in up to that date. Considering we were using the Nikon D300 at that time, coupled with that camera not being known for it’s great low light performance, the wedding shoot would pose a challenge or two.
Happily the photos did come out well. Partly because we shoot in RAW format (I have posted elsewhere the reasons why you should never hire a photographer who is a jpeg only shooter) and partly because we brought additional studio lighting gear.
Once the wedding was over we did some portrature around the hotel. As it’s located the middle of Chennai, a massive bustling, noisy and dusty city, we did portraits both in and outside the building.
As a photographer, I would have to say I do like photographing weddings in India. It was my second trip, the first being a 7 week stint travelling through Hyderabad, Madurai, Trivandrum, Cochin and Chennai. We have had inquiries to be the wedding photographers for weddings in Delhi, Jaipur, and Jodhpur. Maybe we can shoot either yours or your friend’s wedding in the future?
It was a fabulous day for Andrew and Gemma’s wedding in Chilton Foliat, Hungerford.
Andrew and Gemma’s Wedding was in St Mary’s, Chilton Foliat, Berkshire, England. In UK churches flash photography is usually not allowed and as it was a dull wet day most of the interior church shots were taken at 6400ISO using available light. Chilton Foliat is just outside of the village of Hungerford, famed for its antiques. Andrew surprised his lovely bride Gemma by renting a beautiful Aston Martin as his wedding car for the day. The wedding breakfast reception was held on the family farm where they breed race horse for the Newbury races. It was a really special day, and ended with a fun time dancing with the band’s fun music. My good friend and long time shooting partner Lim Hock Seng joined me for this trip and did a beautiful job with his photos. We stayed in Hungerford, easy to reach as it is on the main rail line from London to Exeter, and as mentioned it has an excellent range of antiques. BTW it was COLD! You will notice how everyone is bundled up.
If there were one place in the world I would love to shoot regularly, it would have to be the UK. So, if you are from the UK and viewing this page, I would love to come and cover your wedding day! Drop me a line.
St Marys Church in Chilton Foliat, Berkshire
Andrew was beaming
Classic tasteful ceremony
The brides maids were as excited as the bride
The brides father. You can imagine his emotions and thoughts as he gave his daughter away.
Traditional wedding vows
Wedding rings exchanged
You may kiss the bride
So you can see the interior
The prayer of blessing
Congratulations all around
Group photos were taken outside the church
The wedding car. Aston Martin DB9. Classy.
Wedding portraits in St Mary’s Church
The brides was just beautiful
Hats, hats, hats.They are compulsory at all tasteful weddings 🙂
The beautiful wedding cake.
Light houses. Andrew and Gemma love visiting them and it made a great idea for the table seating
A blending of two cultures and a wedding celebration that spanned two countries on opposite sides of the world. Malaysia and the USA. The Malaysian celebration culminated in a dinner at the KLCC, whilst the Boston wedding at the Paulist Centre and following dinner was a treat. Special thanks to Randy and Yin Mei for choosing us for their celebration. I have lifelong memories I will always cherish. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
This Montage album was designed and produced for Mark and Liz’s wedding in July, 2006 at St Katherines in the village of Teversal, in Nottinghamshire. Their reception was held at Cockliffe Country House Hotel & Restaurant.
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