Project 52 started more than a year ago. It was a branch from my previous Project 365. I’m ashamed to admit that Project365 failed halfway but I’m glad it taught me a lot of things. Project52 was a mild success because the timeline was screwed up in the middle of the year and I had some irregular stints once in a while. However, I am glad it was completed. Here are some of the highlights and the things going through my head when I shot them.
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Bali trip. It was there I saw how devout the people in Bali are towards their religion and prayers. This lady was kneeling down beside a market under the hot sun giving thanks to their lord. In a place where I am so mesmerized by their architecture and culture, a lady kneeling down giving thanks is the most beautiful image I could capture.
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Cecilia Yong or fondly known as CC to those who watched her progress in SYTYCD. Up and coming personality in the latin dance arena, she is a force to be reckoned with. I look forward to working with her in the near future for this amazing project we're talking about. She did this pose against a door ledge to show off her flexibility. I didn't do anything to pose her. I just made her beautiful. Don't you just love the reflection of light from her hair?
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YinOoi. Another friend of mine since I was 13. A bubbly goofy diva personality but a kind hearted person at best. I've been meeting her less and less after she moved down to KL and I have to say, I miss her at the oddest times like when I passed St George's Cathedral in Penang. No, she's not Christian but we did this History project together on St George when we were 15? She's beautiful but such a drag to capture because she complains she's fat in almost every other pic. She'll go 'EEWWW' and then I would be like... 'WTF? You must be looking through a 10x uglifying glass'. Hope to see her this CNY though!
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I was at a modelling agency to shoot their models and I stumbled across this young thing called Nabila. She had a bubbly personality and was not shy in front of cameras. I guess she did it quite often. I love working with her because she tries her best in every pose and in return, I will definitely make her beautiful. Above are some of the poses I had her do with a white backdrop. Sometimes I'm amazed at her beauty when I look at this image.
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After a soft shoot for a pre-wedding, we goofed around at the railway station. I had each and every one of them on a singular wall and stitched them together in post-process. The result is the goofy image you see above.
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A promo shoot for Cabaret. This foursome trio is a part of their main ensemble with Nish Tham leading the group. They wanted an iL-Divo kinda look and it must be in black and white. I took this photograph against a black backdrop and with their costume in black, I lighted only their face with minor gradations in shadows. Notice how the lead has the brightest light?
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Another one from the Bali trip. This lady was sitting there with beautiful light from the right. She was roasting her coffee and as I stood there listening to one of the guides telling us about coffee, I was more interested in the light and texture of the wall.
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Samantha Ang Huynh. A wonderful friend since I was 13. She's the epitome of a girl a guy could ever ask for and here she is, flipping her hair for that winging hair shot I've always wanted. I could have mistaken her for the rock girl down at the concert. Anyway, we took this shot a couple of times. I had her against the wall flipping her hair up and down before I managed to capture this shot.
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Chelsia Ng for a project I sponsored. It was a simple Green Ribbon campaign for Organ Donation. We shot this during her filming of Papadom II and I had the opportunity to interact with Afdlin Shauki. Such a pity we had so limited time or it would be a much more awesome shoot. I absolutely love the expression in her eyes for this shot, it was as if her eyes are talking about the need for organ donation awareness.
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My god daughter. Yasmeen. I travelled to Kelantan just to see this little bugger. She's such a cutie and now, growing like a Michelin tyre, she's even more adorable. I did this compilation for her mother because I think a mother should always have a memory of the reason they fell in love with their children.
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Davina Goh. You may have caught her in Khairil M Bahar's Relationship Status in cinemas currently. She was shot here during her stage performance for Cabaret by PAN Productions. She was sitting on a chair. Her back towards me. That beautiful stage light from above silhouetted her and I asked her to turn her cheeks towards me. I'm in love with this shot not because of the light but because of the imagination it invokes.
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Chelsia Ng, soon to be a household name. Now her 'taitai'ness is being aired on Hua Hee Dai, Astro. Anyway, we wanted a beach shoot. She was wearing white and it suited her more demure look. One thing I noticed about Chelsia is th
at her personality always shine through the shoots I've done with her. She is a Penang girl through and through. She likes the beach, she isn't a diva. Once you get to know her, she's the kindest, most cheerful girl I've ever known. However, her voice is a little too upbeat all the time. It's like she's irresponsibly HAPPY all the freaking time. Contagious I tell you. She is the reason I'm into photography and commercial photography. She believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. A toast to this superstar.
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