Lyrical Moments | Singapore Wedding Photography

February 14, 2010

Tools of the Trade – inside the Wedding Photographer’s bag (part 1)

“So what camera / lens do you use?”  This is probably one question that haunts me throughout my career as a professional wedding photographer, and they either come from friends, other photographers, or even my clients (occasionally).

Yes, equipment discussion is not really my cup of tea, but some of you might find this post interesting to read, maybe.  First, let me qualify myself. 

1.  This is purely for info sake.  I’m not sponsored by any photographic related companies nor paid by anyone for writing this. 

2. One should use equipment according to his /her photography style – there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all-uber-setup. 

3. These equipment that I’m reviewing are based on what I’ve used and what has worked for me.  To put it simply, this setup compliments my style of photography. 

4. Good photography is not about how well-equipped you are, it’s about how well you use your equipment. 

5. When in doubt, please refer to point #1 :)  

Ok, here’s a snap shot of my bag just before I packed the contents into my dry box. 

Equipment

What's in my bag

A. Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L Image StabliserB. Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L Mk 2

C. Canon EF 85mm f1.2L Mk2

D. Canon EF 35mm f1.4L

E. Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L

F. Canon EOS 1Ds mk 3

G. Canon EOS 5D

H. My trusty 8-year old Swiss-made blower

I. Gary Fong’s flash diffuser.  Some call it Fongdom, most of my clients call it the tupperware :D

A. Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

One of my first Canon ‘L’ series lenses that I bought back in 2002.  Use this mainly for outdoor portraits and / or in situation where I want to compress the scene.  I don’t use this alot indoors because f2.8 is just not fast enough for me. Personally, I find this lens very useful on a dull day, especially when we want to isolate the subject from the background. For example, the photo I shot in Bath, UK

Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS 

or use to compress the scene, as in this example that I shot in Marina Barage, Singapore.

 Equipment - Lenses

or for a reasonable amount of bokeh or background blur…

Equipment

to be continued…

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February 13, 2010

Overseas shoot in Munch

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Stephen @ 2:47 am

Will be in Munich for a shoot from 20 to 27 April, if there’s another one else who would like to have a session in Berlin, Dresden or Munich, do drop me an email stephen@lyricalmoments.net Let me know if anyone’s interested to assist the shoot there, preferably those who’s not afraid to drive around Europe ;)

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February 12, 2010

Overall 5th placing on AGWPJA for 2009!!!

Filed under: annoucements, awards, photography, wedding — Tags: , , , , — Stephen @ 11:59 pm

I’m delighted to announce that after 4 quarterly AGWPJA competitions, with 12 winning entries, I have been placed overall #5 for the year 2009! Last year, I was placed overall #5 for WPJA for year 2008 and wondered if I could pull off the same for the AGWPJA…and it finally came true! Many many thanks to all my couples for going against the grain and putting their faith in the quest for more experimental and cutting edge work. I don’t think any of these would have happened without their support, so thank you, thank you, thank you! :)

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The Beginning of an End

Filed under: bridal, photography, wedding — Tags: , , , — Stephen @ 11:29 pm

Luke and Rachel is another one of my couples who have come a long way – in fact both knew each other since primary school and after a long distance relationship between Los Angeles and Singapore, they have decided to tie the knot :)

Titled this post “The Beginning of an End” to refer to this photo shoot being the last job of 2009, and it marked the beginning of a radically different style from the images that I’ve created previously.  The kind of post-production involved isn’t something that can be achieved simply by running some plugins or quick-fix-witch-doctor software; instead each of these images are meticulously crafted, giving me total control to the different elements in the photo.

Shall let the images speak for themselves. Who says Singapore Wedding Photographers can’t create images like these in Singapore? :)

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