First post in 2013, my family vacation in Guilin and Yangshuo in China. It was the coldest time to visit Yangshuo, the temperature was between 1 to 4 degrees Celcius, it took us about 1 day to get used to the chilly weather. We spent only 1 night in Guilin, as the main attraction was…
It’s a rare occasion when we get the time to go for a short trip, so we jumped at the chance to go somewhere a bit further than the shopping mall during the Hari Raya Haji holiday.
Finally, my long-awaited 2nd e-book series has been released! This brand-new series is called SimpleSLR Portrait Lighting Guide and Portrait Recipes (3 Volumes). This series of guides aims to help photographers master a key aspect of wedding and portrait photography, which is lighting using a variety of methods: speedlights, available light as well as natural…
Christmas shopping starts now, and what a great time to brush up on your photography skills for the festive season! For one month starting from today, my Simple SLR Hands-On Photography Ebook will be available at USD25 instead of its regular price of USD29.99 Simply use the discount code GREATXMASPICS2011 when buying on the official…
Super September SALE! This special price will be valid for the next 6 days only. USD18 for my SimpleSLR E-Book, a hands-on photography guide for beginners. Use this code: SUPERSEPTSALE11 at https://www.simpleslr.info Here’s what my readers say about my e-book as well as my PhotoGuru Photography Workshops: One word to describe your new ebook..…
My SimpleSLR e-book is now available in EPUB format, available on Amazon! This format is meant for Amazon’s Kindle devices, which display the e-book in black and white. The Kindle is an e-book reader that’s growing in popularity, and e-book sales will eventually overtake those of printed books. The Kindle edition is available on Amazon…
I recently conducted my PhotoGuru Photography Workshops for the photography enthusiasts among the staff of GlaxoSmithKline. This was a customized session because we had a mix of beginners and intermediate level photographers. Which made for an interesting session as we ran almost a full spectrum of techniques from basic foundation stuff to off-camera lighting and…
PhotoGuru Photography Workshops is celebrating its 5th year of providing simple-to-understand photography training for beginners. Who would have thought that a humble little class which started in FRIM in 2006 (thanks to those of you who attended my classes during those early days) would still be running 5 years on, now in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.…
My wife and I were supposed to be in Europe 2 weeks ago. But thank God our flight was canceled due to the volcanic ash all over Europe, otherwise we probably would have been stranded there. We were desperate for a getaway, so a quick look at the world map brought us to Taiwan. We…
Just got back from our 9-day trip to Victoria, Australia. The main purpose was to photograph a wedding in Melbourne (view the photos here), but my wife and I took the opportunity to enjoy the countryside as well. My apologies to those who emailed or called me, I’ll reply your emails as soon as I…
I will be in Melbourne from 1st to 11th October 2009, to photograph a wedding on 3rd and 4th October 2009. If you would like to have your photos taken by me within the Melbourne and surrounding areas from 5th to 9th October 2009, please contact me for rates. As I would already be there,…
If you’ve been emailing me without getting a reply for the past 1 week, I promise you that I’ll reply within the next few days (there’s a huge backlog of emails!). My wife Junnie and I were holidaying in Sabah, a much needed vacation 🙂 We spent 3 days at the foot of Mount Kinabalu,…
I spoke on travel and landscape photography at Nikon’s Photography Talks and Tips roadshow at Ikano Power Centre in Mutiara Damansara over the weekend. Go check it out, you might even pick up a few tips from the speakers. There are also exhibition panels featuring prints from several photographers, including mine. That’s me on Saturday…
The joy that family brings needs no words to describe…