http://valenlim.com/blog Photography - Art of Observation Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:05:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was my trip to Penang alone because of my partner, Aki Lim, was not available on that day. About 4 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, and went to the bride's house for buffet dinner on the eve of wedding day. The asam laksa was amazing, which cooked ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2010/03/eiang-wei-chee-phengs-wedding/ Last month I received an email from an local production company. They asked me about maternity photography because they were preparing a pregnancy documentary for the Mother's Day. Part of their documentary would be the scene of the mother-to-be taking the maternity photos. So here I was during last week, Mandy's ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2010/03/maternity-shooting-with-astro-production-company/ Behold the mother with her newborn child! An icon of a hope that never dies. Death may label all we cherish lies, Yet this love lies too deep to be defiled. We clear an inner field where fate has smiled, Letting play the pleasures of surmise, Holding back all contrary replies, As though our thoughts might turn ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2010/02/behold-the-mother-with-her-newborn-child/ It was a fun photo shooting session with Abe and Zee, the TWO members from neuyabe, Malaysian Indie Band. Yes, only TWO members! Abe and Zee had to change clothes after each shot so that they could form a group of SIX members to play all the instruments! Here I introduce ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2010/02/neuyabe-malaysian-indie-band-portrait/ Introduce my new toy, it looks cool! Lubitel 166+! The Lubitel+ is a twin lens reflex camera. A viewing lens on top looks at your subject and a taking lens on the bottom shoots them. The viewing lens feeds an image to your eye via the top-down viewfinder, a smooth ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2010/02/lubitel-166/ Funtasia 2, presented by Professional Cultural Center Orchestra (PCCO). It was a music feast with the combination of traditional music, cartoon music and collective creation. 22 August 2009, that was a memorable day for me. I participated in Funtasia 2's event shooting at SJK(C) Chee Wen, USJ, with a group ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2009/11/funtasia-2-the-family-concert-part-1/ Project Beyond Sight has been started since September 2009. Previous classes, Jo Lynn went through the basic theory of photography with students. I understand that is a hard job for them due to visual limitation. Theory on photography, composition, ISO, aperture, shutter speed.... All these, do not apply for the students. ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2009/11/students-photography-work/ Look Out Point locates at Ampang, the great place to watch the view of Kuala Lumpur City. It is about 10km away from the Ampang town. Be careful if you drive at night, because it is quite dark. Refer to the map to there: You can go to Kompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau, a ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2009/10/night-view-at-look-out-point/ It is my pleasure to introduce you my logo! In Black! In White! Cheer! http://valenlim.com/blog/2009/10/logo-for-valen-lim-photography/ Congratulations to neuyabe for their successful album launch at Old China Cafe! Old China Cafe, maintains a semblance of the Chinese community's old social life which will soon fade into history. A great place to visit. 5 September 2009 was a wonderful night. Big claps to all performers. Silent Keat, the first guest ... http://valenlim.com/blog/2009/09/neuyabe-album-launching-part-1/