Annual Ballet School Performance

Annual Gala Performance is definitely a highlight for me every year. After all, the whole school spent many months working towards that one performance, and parent, teachers and students alike take so much pride and joy seeing the fruit of their hard work. Personally, I really love seeing all these happy littlies perform and older littlies minding, helping and instructing the younger ones and working together toward the same goal.

Here are the pics from one school - The Caprice School of Ballet. As much as I would like to show these pics, you can appreciate that I am obliged to protect these children's privacy, etc. Please go to The Caprice School of Ballet for the rest of the pics.

Boroondara Kids At Rocket Park

Never been to this park so I wondered why it is called Rocklet Park. Now I know! :D

I want a Onesie! OK, so I have said it.

No prize for guessing what dance they were doing and the backing music! 

Of course PSY Gangnam Style! :D

Family/Children Portrait Photography

Bought a new mattress recently and was offered a big discount voucher for family portrait deal. Shame and salesman won't give me the discount instead of the voucher. I did find out details about the deal and thought to myself, "Boy, this is really expansive!" No, I mean really worth it! :D

Did my first family portrait on location - at the family home. I didn't get the chance to be there first to examine the environment, lighting, etc so I just brought along everything I have... Sorry, couldn't show you pics of it for privacy reasons but I do want to say a few words. I should have take a pic of the set without anyone inside... Keep that thought for next time!

It was fun! My 6 foot tall collapsible backdrop worked well as the wall to block out clutter in the background bringing the focus squarely onto the subject - the family and baby girl Olivia. It is not big enough for the whole family but for the baby girl alone, it is more than sufficient. The family had specifically requested for a black background in keeping with previous studio shots taken before. So I just let Olivia lie on it, curl up the end to make a really really simple black (or white) background. That worked well and Olivia was so nice she didn't put a mark on it at all. :)

Children are impatient, they need direction. And it takes patience and perseverance to work with them. But they are really lovely subject too. They brings tremendous joy. Thank you Andrew for engaging me for this job! All the best to your lovely family.

Waverley Meadows Pre-school

Had an amazing opportunity to photograph a pre-school, the Waverley Meadows Pre-school. What I discovered is a school filled with lots of fun and warmth. It is a very colourful place with lots of teaching materials and activities for the kids. It has a large, well equipped outdoor games area, car park. It is next to a park and is a very secure aka safe environment for the kids.

Thank you so much Wendy for this job and accompanying me during the session. Thank you for the permission to photograph you and your kids. This is Wendy with her lovely kids. Love this pic! :)



















This is the chicken barn intended for the chickens I believe. However, it appeared that they prefer to congregate at this colourful playhouse above instead. Who can blame them?

I couldn't resist the temptation to get into the playhouse to snap a few close ups. I liked the experience and result, but am not sure if they share my feeling. ;)

The Caprice School of Ballet

Had an amazing time at The Caprice School of Ballet last week. The kids were incredibly well behaved - they are not camera shy and they know how to pose and their costumes were beautiful. The camera absolutely loves them.

Many parents helped out this year which was really wonderful considering the large amount of materials - costumes, etc that need to be transported, for all the different acts, hair styling, make-up equipments and so on.

The pro studio photographer (Nicole) from National Images was really experienced and great with the kids. It was a wonderful watching her work. I could mistake her to be a dancer if I wasn't told she isn't!

All these put together made the job very efficient and fun. :)

The only trouble I had on the day was that I was hungry! Tried several times going to the canteen to buy a humble little Four'N Twenty pie for lunch but failing every single time. The pies were either not ready or they were sold out. Thank God at least I got some orange juice to keep me going. Must bring food next time!

Here are some rehearsal pics, I can't wait til the gala performance evening!

Jaslyn has a new brother - Jonah

Almost two years ago, Jaslyn was born to proud parents, and good friends of mine, Chong Yau and Lynette. Two years later, God blessed the family with another bundle of joy - Jonah.

Jonah is about 4 days old here. A very pleasant baby, he didn't cry at all and was happy to be carried by me. Jonah didn't seem to mind too much of the flash either, mind you that the flash wasn't firing into his eyes. Chong Yau wasn't there but I think Jonah really looks like his dad!

Go ahead and take a look at Jaslyn when she was one day old and when she was three weeks old and see how they look like each other. Congratulations Lynette and Chong Yau!

Happy Birthday Sophie

What a fantastic party everybody had at Sophie's birthday party! Job well done to Sophie's mum, dad and brother! Thank God also for giving us great weather on the day!

We had Kikkii the clown to provide entertainment for the kids and that was definitely the highlight. If you are scared of clowns, click this or Back quickly now!

Kikkii the clown was fantastic with kids and she put a smile on everybody's faces - not only the kids but all the adults as well. She and her star performer, appropriately named, Star, was indeed the star of the show especially since Sophie, and all the other kids, absolutely love our canine friend.

Both Kikkii and Star were great posers for the photographer also! Thank you guys! Highly Recommended! A++++ (LOL, ebay comment...) If you want to contact them, checkout http://www.kikkii.com/. The number is in the picture also for you convenience. Note that Star is a Bichon Frise which is known to be a hypoallergenic (aka non-allergenic) dog breed because it sheds little hair.

I must clarify that I do not receive any commission for writing this and I am not affiliated to Kikkii the clown! :)


Check out the little sneakers Star wore here. She doesn't wear them on her hind paws, just front paws. I wonder what my own canine friend would say about that! May be he would actually like it because he doesn't like getting his paws wet... ;)


Check this out! Star also wear glasses! I'd love to train mine to wear sunnies to protect his eyes!




Cheeky Star sticking out her tongue at the photographer! :P

Thank you very much Stacey for the job! Thank you! Thank you!

Happy Birthday Reuben

Congratulations to proud father Aasheesh and mother Divya for your beautiful creation Reuben who just turned one.

With much hard work from the parents, a humble warehouse was transformed into a fantastic party hall, Pooh bear themed decorations, cup cakes, and an absolutely fabulous birthday cake, wonderful Indian foods and over 60 friends and family to share this special day with.

Thank you for having us capture this wonderful occasion for you. Hope you love the results! :)

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Reuben!
Happy birthday to you!

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