http://www.louispang.com An international award-winning wedding photographer who travels the world to photograph weddings, engagement sessions and modern portraits Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:46:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a new year it has been. Started it off with one amazing wedding after another. On February 20, I shot one of the most moving weddings ever. Irene and Dylan’s wedding touched me profoundly. Not just how madly they love each other, but those around them. Never seen more ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/03/1-wedding-3-funerals/ When I was a kid, Chinese New Year was THE event I looked forward to. Who can resent ang pow, great food, firecrackers and a week-long school break? Always looked at lion dance with wonder. How the lion could climb up the pole, pluck the lettuce and ang pows and ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/02/chinese-new-year-the-38th-edition/ We are in day 3 of the Hot Shoe Diaries workshop by Joe McNally. Each morning, Joe does a slide presentation and talks about his career as a photographer, his ups and downs, successes and failures. As much as I am inspired by his work, his life and tenacity inspires ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/02/3-days-on-im-still-inspired/ It is really happening. It sank in, finally. Joe McNally is in the house. I have attended quite a few workshops and conferences abroad...by far, Joe inspires & encouraged me more than anyone else. He is a photographer and person that is in a league of his own. Arguably the ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/02/day-1-hot-shoe-diaries/ Been operating on 4-5 hour sleep lately...it's going to be a dash to the finishing line for all the projects we are rolling out. So staying up late and getting up very early is the norm. The bonus of doing that is I get to see what I usually miss ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/daybreak/ I have never entered a new year with greater gusto and optimism. We are taking on so many new ventures simultaneously...not because we are over committing but because the window of opportunity is open. We must work while it is day time. When night falls, we will rest. For everyone ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/work-while-its-day/ You can have a private lunch with Joe McNally or me. Yes, one on one lunch + mentoring. You can ask any questions you have on photography, lighting, marketing or career as a photographer. All you need to do is outbid everyone else on eBay. This is an auction and ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/private-lunch-mentoring-session-with-joe-mcnally-or-me/ I will be speaking and judging at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) annual convention in Las Vegas in March. This is made possible by several generous sponsors whom I would like to acknowledge here. Asukabook: These exquisitely printed coffeetable books from Japan have been my main albums since I started ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/to-my-sponsors-thank-you/ Love shooting bridal sessions. We can shoot unhurriedly to get our shots technically strong and emotionally rich. Yes, I can do that on the wedding day as well, but I would be lucky if I could get an hour alone with the bride and groom. With a dedicated day just ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/lee-suan-calvin-bridal-session-in-singapore/ Nothing excites me more than creating something completely fresh...shots I had never achieved before. At Shelley & Kenny's wedding, I created quite a few of them. Here are two, fresh from the wedding on Sunday. High key, just next to a large window...Never shot a bride wearing red shoes with ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/first-shoot-of-2010/ What drives our photography forward? Gear? The latest gear? Scouring forums and blogs? More books perhaps? Great gear helps me do my job..and I love them. Buy quite a number of new equipment each year. Forums and blogs? They can be really useful. I have like 10-15 blogsites on my RSS ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/kick-start-2010-with-inspiration/ I was taught I must learn to number my days so I can live rightly. Part of that is to reflect on how I've lived my life in 2009, learn from the experience and chart a new course for 2010. There are so much to be thankful for in 2009. ... http://www.louispang.com/2010/01/goodbye-2009-hello-2010/ It was wonderful photographing Siew Ling and Nelson while they holidayed in Kota Kinabalu. Yes, Sabah is the perfect spot of destination weddings, bridal sessions and family portrait. There is a special charm to Sabah that most of us can't really put our fingers to. Here are my favourite shots ... http://www.louispang.com/2009/12/siew-ling-nelsons-bridal-session/ Fancy working in Malaysia's most awarded wedding photography studio where magic and new things happen weekly? We are a team of world beaters who are constantly looking for the next peak to climb. We love attempting the impossible, blazing a new trail rather than taking the beaten path. The only ... http://www.louispang.com/2009/12/we-are-hiring/ It was on the morning of my 37th birthday when I received the great news that we've won our 7th Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) award. This time first place with "Peace" in the Individual category. This is the sixth time we took part in this prestigious competition and ... http://www.louispang.com/2009/11/winning-1st-place-wppi-print-competition/