Bridal Gown | Steven Leong's Blog

Avillion Port Dickson stands for the calming wonders of water. It is a place that brings forth an invitation to reawaken the senses as it endlessly draws the splendor of the sea…

…it was really a location I have been dreaming about to do a photoshoot and as such, as soon as I got the confirmation for an editorial shoot for a leading Bridal Magazine in Malaysia, Bridal Guide, I really nearly fell off my chair.

The assignment this time was to shoot 8-10 bridal gowns and with a elegant and classy look. Due to some unforseen circumstance, we had to work twice as fast as normal as we had only 3hrs plus before sundown to complete the shoot.

Why complete the shoot before sundown? If you shoot in Avillion and you miss the sunset, you might consider yourself having NOT shot at Avillion at all… the sunsets there are gorgeous and our luck did hold out… I got a gorgoeous sunset and got all the shots that me and my client wanted.

Did I succeed or did I fail? Take a look at these photos and tell me what you think.

If you want more photos, go grab a copy of Bridal Guide Issue 11, it has been on the shelves since early June.

It rained… it rained and it rained… wasn’t really expecting that and that is what I dread most about any outdoor shoots; planned so hard to avoid the potential of bad weather during the evening but alas, it still rained.

By the time me and Sheryl (the model) got to the location, it was all wet and miserable and we had to opt to shoot at an area with a roof which completely messed up my original plans to shoot the beautiful cityscape of Putrajaya in late evening light.

While it continued to rain outside, it was time for improvisation; the glass-wall, the metal-sheathed columns, the benches, the trees and even the shadows cast by the nasty down-lights were used. Conditions were certainly not ideal.

Luckily, we did come home with a couple of shots that we both liked.

p.s. Thank you to MMC for inspiring me on this series. Continue reading →