Samuel Chieng Photography

The Clarkes

2010-01-11T11:34:00.013+08:00

New Year. First post. It's been a while but let's kick things off with another family portrait session, this time with a close friend of mine and her family.

Cynthia and Roy COMMISIONED me (yes...my first paid photo session! I must be doing something right!) to take a family outing at the park. These photos are to be hung in their new house so they want pictures of them and their 2 boys, Damian and Darren.

Cynthia and Roy, Roy and Cynthia...You can't find a more fun loving couple in Kuching, and they brought out these traits for a fantastic and entertaining session.

Hot day it was...

Their two incredibly charming and handsome ladies' men. You'll see what I mean...

High Five to the awesome cameraman!

The Loving Mom

The Fun-Loving Dad

Killer-doey eyes!

England-The motherland

And my favourite part of the shoot-when angels came to bless the child and pass out Starbucks samplers from across the street.

Cynthia and Roy, Roy and Cynthia...the shoot was a blast and the pictures turned out better then I expected. Hoping at least one these makes it into your living room walls.

And now presenting, Man of the Year in his defining poses!

Slap 15 more years and some great publicity on him, he's your show stopper right there!

Ladies BEWARE!

Would like to thank my main man, Adrian Law Pang for his help during this session. Without him, the shoot would not have look this good. Bring on the funnies, man!

Baby Ellie and Family

2009-11-03T17:10:00.011+08:00

Seems like I'm going on a baby shooting spree lately...figuratively speaking of course. This time, the request to have baby memories came from Ivan and Winnie. Truth be told, this is my first shoot of other people's kid other then my family's. And it was a chance to test my prowess with my spanking new Nikon 35mm lens, which I purposely bought for this shoot.

We started the shoot with some shots inside the house before moving outdoors.

It was tough getting this kid to smile today. She was grumpy as hell. Even my dirty jokes don't work on her. :p
Nevertheless, we tried our best. I had a host of backup entertainers working to make her crack!

Only Mummy manage to make her smile...somewhat.

The "NooOoo....I'm a girl....." look :p

We moved back indoors when the sun came high.

WARNING! LOTS OF CUTENESS AHEAD.

What's a shoot without some mono, right?

Ivan and Winnie, it was a pleasure working with you. Thanks for the chance to shoot your family and to let me have an excuse to buy a new lens. :) Maybe we can do it again next time when Ellie turns 3 and actually understand my dirty jokes. I'm kidding. :)

Leia at Home

2009-10-19T20:50:00.007+08:00

This is my second niece, Leia at 4 months old...when cuteness comes into play, and the drooling never ends.

With Mommy.

And Daddy...

The great thing about having nieces is the chance to dote on these adorable little people without having to go through the messy stuff.

Look at me, gushing like a lil old aunty...can't help it...

PEEKABOO!

Your so cute now aren't you. Yes, you are....oh yes, you..ok stopping now.

Dried Leaves

2009-08-10T18:01:00.003+08:00

Red leaves stands out against the dead brown ones. No editing needed.

Concrete Columns

2009-07-30T16:45:00.000+08:00

Taken at the base of Satok Bridge.

Lisa, Laura and Hunter

2009-07-26T14:41:00.006+08:00

A session with the twins and their new Husky puppy, Hunter. Taking shots with animals is always a testy thing. When it's not trying to lick your lens its always running around making portrait shots of it really difficult. Nevertheless, got quite a few, very good shots. You can tell Lisa and Laura are truly in love with this dog. It has the most BLUEST eyes I've ever seen.

Take good care of Hunter girls. Maybe I can take it sledding next time. Kidding!

Rainforest World Music Festival 2009

2009-07-24T16:47:00.007+08:00

This year's mud fest continues on. Only managed to get a few good shots of the performers as the stage this year wasn't "photo-friendly".

Moana & The Tribe from New Zealand

They did the typical New Zealander Haka performances, with the body slapping and the hanging tongue.

Real mean looking...

Personally, I find their moves somewhat amusing.

Such as this:

The guy has a bad case of the cooties!

This guy was licking his chops! Was he eating something up there?!?

All in all, a good performance by them.

Jeff & Vida from the USA

A real life Redneck.

Lone Fisherman

2009-07-24T12:40:00.001+08:00

Sunsets in HDR

2009-07-24T12:26:00.006+08:00

Did a few shoots of sunsets by directly (and daringly) shooting into the glare. Composed of 4 different exposures and converted to HDR in CS3. Adjustment on color correction, white balance and levels.

Thai food

2009-07-24T12:24:00.002+08:00

Say wah??

2009-07-23T16:55:00.002+08:00

Cactus

2009-07-23T16:50:00.001+08:00

Drink and be merry!

2009-07-23T16:46:00.002+08:00

Time don't let it slip away. Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday. -Aerosmith-

Spiral Stairs

2009-07-23T16:43:00.001+08:00

Living Room

2009-07-23T16:39:00.004+08:00

Lee's Residence living room taken in high key and coverted to mono.

Baby Leia

2009-07-23T15:25:00.003+08:00

The birth of my second niece. Product of my sister Rebecca and bro-in-law Bensen. Probably one of the most beautiful little thing I've ever seen. Fell in love with her instantly.

Welcome, baby Leia

Angelic...

The curious elder sister...

Who too, fell for her little baby sister...

Have to start saving the big Ang Pow.

Rusted Pipes

2009-07-23T15:21:00.001+08:00

Typical Sunset

2009-07-23T15:18:00.003+08:00

Shot in Telaga Air after a fishing trip.

Motioned blurred to give the panning effect.

Torn Hoop

2009-07-23T15:12:00.001+08:00

Lizard Colors

2009-07-23T15:11:00.001+08:00

Beach Chairs

2009-07-23T15:00:00.003+08:00

Surreal

Santubong Shoot

2009-07-23T14:46:00.005+08:00

Manage to get this 2 shots on 30 sec exposure when it was close to total darkness. Shot in RAW and a did a little adjustment on the white balance and color correction.

Father's Day Lunch

2009-07-23T14:07:00.005+08:00

A lunch day with the family. Mostly, pictures of niece Rachel and dad.

In hyper mode!

Grandpa getting his Father's Day kiss.

Matang Shoot

2009-07-23T12:36:00.004+08:00

Rawa Island Pictures

2009-07-23T12:18:00.009+08:00

Rawa Island is one of the best overall island resort that I've been to.

White sandy beaches, crytal clear blue waters, great services and very relaxing.

Bali

2009-07-21T17:20:00.022+08:00

Ulu Watu Cliffs

Taken hand held on 3 different light settings (ISO 1600) as the sun was going down. The conversion to B&W adds more drama to the wild, dangerous cliffs.

Old Sarong Lady

There were a lot of this sarong sellers around, pestering tourists to buy their sarongs and what not. This shot was taken at a distance using 200mm lens. When she saw me taking her photos, she scattered. Guess that's one way to get rid of them.

Stone Carving

Bali is known for their intricate carvings of wood and rocks. This one caught my attention with the way the hibiscus stood out against the pale background of the sculpture.