A Super Duper New Year!!!

2011 has been a great year for us at LRDP...

I am extremely pleased to announce that through my portfolio as a wedding photographer, i have been accepted and offered a place in the University of the Arts, London to pursue my postgraduate studies in Photojournalism.

After 5 years as a wedding photographer, it is really time for me to explore the true meaning of Photojournalism. My work in wedding photography have touched the lives of the couples i photographed. It is now time for me to seek a larger audience and challenge myself out of my comfort zone.

2012 will be a brand new and exciting year for us. We will be moving our base to London and in celebration of our big move, we will be offering a super attractive package for Prewedding in London. All you need to do is pack your bags and get on a flight and we will be ready for you. So stay tune on our blog for more details!!

We would like to sincerely thank all our couples for their support and

to all people we have met through the course of our work..

we would like to wish you a Super Duper Happy New Year!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! :)

The last Wedding of the Season...

Guess who i saw in this wedding?! :) Our 2009 couple, Lawrence & Grace.. :)

It is no small world though.... the groom, Alfred is actually Grace's brother.. Time really flies and it is such an honor to once again be part of this family wedding celebration..

What a great way to end the season with the wedding of 2 lovely people, Alfred & Jin Ming...

We had a great time working with the couple, meeting old friends and they have some really nice and friendly relatives too.. making the otherwise tiring day so much more enjoyable and fun... :)

A photo with our old friends, Lawrence & Grace... :)

And for those who have missed out on their Still+Motion Xpresshighlights...

Here you go...

The Season of Love & Giving...

The Christmas decorations are out!!

I am so in the mood now... :)

Stay tune for more images from this beautiful wedding!! :)

Gabriel & Genevieve Xpresshighlights...

I knew Gabriel & Genevieve since our poly days...

It seems like only yesterday when we first got to know each other from the many student's activities that we were involved in.. we had so much fun then. Time really flies... n it's my honor to be able to document and witness these 2 wonderful people becoming Man & Wife...

Check out the Still+Motion Xpresshighlights of their wedding day.. :)

Congratulation Gabriel & Genevieve!! Enjoy your minimoon in HK!! :)

Of Love, Trees & HDB...

On set the famous 90's Mediacorp chinese sitcom,

Don't Worry be Happy...

My Best Friend's Wedding!!!

It's 80% work, 20% play and 101% effort for my best pal wedding...

So happy to be part of their big day... and looking at the pictures.. really remains me of our good old days when we were still in school... :)

Once again.. Congratulation to Harold & Joelle!! :)

Our final group photo of the day!!

All about light...

The light stealing a smile from the beautiful Bride...

The Musical Finale...

This photo reminds me of a musical drama...

You know those where everyone will be happily singing and bouncing around... :)

And here we have a finale jump by the dancers surrounding the leading actor & actress!!

minus the fireworks and cheesy music of course.. :P

Check it out!!

Thanks to the couple Jason & Veronica , and all the Brothers & Sisters for being so cooperative under such extreme hot weather!! :) Yes.. we did more than 1 jump to achieve this image.. :)

Snow in Singapore?!

Snowing in Singapore?!

(Photo taken with Ricoh GRDIV)

Gavin & Ashley Wedding Day...

They have one of the longest Tea Ceremony session i have ever photographed..

Ok! maybe not as long as the one i documented in Ipoh a few years back.. where almost the whole village was there... :P Still Gavin & Ashley's Tea Ceremony was still pretty long by Singapore standard... :)

Here are some of the images taken on that beautiful day... Check it out!! :)

The Ricoh GRDIV...

I've been thinking of getting a "serious compact" camera for awhile now...

and as a DSLR user of both Canon 5d MK1 & MK2, i am used to getting excellent quality pictures.... So when it come to a compact camera there is no exception... it has to at least match the capability of a DSLR...

I have been doing a fair bit of traveling and will be traveling even more in the coming months... Having a DSLR is definitely useful... but the weight and bulkiness just turn me off (it's just reminds me of work) :P... so i decided to get a smaller camera...

Leica is way out of the question with its astronomical price tag... So the next best thing is the Ricoh flagship camera, GRD4... With a fast 28mm len of f1.9... the GRD4 is able to handle situation that even a DSLR may find it challenging.. n yes... it may not have the dynamic range of the bigger sensor camera... but image quality this compact produced is rather pleasing..

Of course there are better camera out there... but i am happy with the Ricoh GR Digital4...

at least for now!! :)

Photo taken with an Iphone 3G (another excellent compact camera)...

A trip down Memory Lane...

I am so happy to finally see one of my best buddy, Joelle getting hitched today...

Finally tying the knot with her long time sweetheart, Harold... :)

Here is a quick sneak peek of them and their entourage of good friends waiting for a bus

that never came... :P

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A trip down Memory Lane....

Here is a picture of us taken a few months back during my own wedding... :)

2 finally off the rack... Guess who is still on the shelve.. :P

Can't wait for tonight dinner!! It's gonna rock!! :)

Gavin & Ashley Wedding Xpresshighlight...

It had been a long & exhausting day... having to churn out the Xpresshighlight within that few hours is never easy... n having it done just in time to get to the hotel... there was really no time for a break... As stressful as it may be... it is rewarding to know that your work is much appreciated and well received by the couple and audiences.. :) It is also a pleasure working with Gavin & Ashley... a motivating factor to push myself further to the limit... :)

However, it is not all smooth sailing though... i was rather disappointed that the person controlling the laptop during the screening of the Xpresshighlight decided to skip the opening page and end credit of the video... It is not the lost of advertising opportunity that i am upset with but rather the due credit an artist deserved for the every effort he had put in to create that very masterpiece... So a lesson learned.. from the "School of Hardknock"... always give clear instruction to have it play from beginning to the end...

Nevertheless, I am glad that we were able to meet the couple expectation... n like i always said, working with such lovely people just make your job so much more enjoyable... :)

Check out the "Full Version" Still+Motion Xpresshighlight of Gavin & Ashley Wedding Day... :)

Do stay tune for more images from this lovely wedding!! :)

Daniel & Sharon...

Today is such a great day to clear the backlog of wedding images... nice and cooling weather.. need to keep the momentum going for the hectic months ahead!! :)

I have just done up the highlights from Daniel & Sharon Wedding... They are such a wonderful couple who are so easy going... we hit it off pretty well during our first meet up... and it is really nice to see them finally tying the knot...

We shall now let the pictures unfold the story of their wedding day... :)