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Tried something different for this particular wedding montage. What is different about this? Click on the image below and take a look for yourself.

If a wedding can be called a modern Malaysian Chinese wedding, this would be one of them… such a fun and interesting couple I have the honor of photographing, Colin was amazing, Michelle was nothing short of gorgeous.

Here are some of my favorites.

Nearly 2 months ago, I had the privilege of being employed by Aaron and Marianne for their wedding. It was a very different wedding with a meticulously planned flight-themed dinner at Hotel Istana and I was very lucky indeed to have the chance to shoot such an elaborate, well-planned and well-executed wedding.

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It was early 2008 that Shirley called me on the phone; she still hasn’t fixed her wedding date yet on that time but was just scouting around and doing some research regarding wedding photography. I could still remember she asked me, “Steven, I don’t even have my wedding date confirmed yet, are you sure you don’t mind meeting me to discuss in more detail?” And I told her, “No… I don’t mind that you will probably not book anytime soon, come over.”

We met and she became a friend and not just a client.

I guess this is actually quite common for wedding photographers, many of our clients eventually become our friends as most would have met their wedding photographers months if not a year or more in advance; from the 1st meeting to the actual wedding, we would meet and talk so much that sometimes I even think of things in my sleep that I would like to tell some of my clients. Having seen and being part of so many weddings, there are many things I can advice my clients to do or not to do.

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Today (20 October 2009) wasn’t any other day for me. I was selected by Canon Malaysia as one of the first nine to be initiated into the Canon EOS Hall of Fame.

Canon’s EOS Hall of Fame is a new exclusive and elite circle for established photographers who are masters of their craft and who have been users of Canon equipment. The photographers initiated into this circle are active in the media and are drawn from different facets of photography.

I am deeply honored that Canon, a household name for photography equipment and the leading equipment provider to professional photographers have chosen me to be part of the first nine.

It was both humbling as well as exciting to be sharing the stage today together with such names as Allan Chai, renowned commercial photographer; Ng Kok Leong, veteran photographer and photo editor of the largest English newspaper in Malaysia, The Star; Yau Choon Hiam, veteran photojournalist with the leading Chinese daily, Nanyang Siang Pau; Zung, from The Photoz, one of the leading wedding photographers in Malaysia… as well as many others.

Sometimes, in one’s career, you reach a milestone and today, I have reached one of my own and would strive to be better so that I may reach another soon.

Note : Photos courtesy of Norman Hiu

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p.s. please excuse the pose… not too good at posing on stage