B&W

I am always fascinated by B&W photos of the pros. I wonder how to achieve it in photoshop? Tried one today and i'm happy with the result. Here's the sample and the process used.

(Image > Adjustments > Desaturate & Image > Mode > Lab colors)

(Filter > Other > Highpass)

Make a new Curve filter layer

Have a play with the opacity of the highpass layer and the curve. Don’t overdo the highpass. Too high radius and you end up with halos around your subjects, especially in high contrast. Too much opacity on highpass will also look like a bad jpeg. Always use with moderation.

Arabian Ranches Fashion Shoot.

Time planned: 4 A.M. - 9 A.M.

Damn hard to wake up early morning when you had to edit 300 photos the night before.

But here I am excited about fashion shoots. I don't have a car yet and lugging my stuff for a location shoot is a very big problem. Good thing i have another photographer present at the shoot. Thank you so much Allain and Rochelle for the lift. 3 Models: Tanya, Therese and Anna blessed with height and graceful physique. After all the preparation,we started shooting at around 7 am. The first batch of photos looks great but after 8 AM the light became harsh and humidity is like raised to 100! Wonderful on location kind a setting. Used a part of an old toilet (even if the models were a bit uneasy with it.) I love their look when they say, "EEEWWWW YUCK!" hahaha


Everything went perfectly. Thanks to everyone's hard work we came out with magnificent photos in a short period of time. Very efficient people to work with.

This is a collaborative work with fashion designer Suzi Hawkins for her own brand SuziQ that you can find at .

Wedding time!

I've been asked to shoot a wedding. Never tried weddings before but it's always great to try something new. So here i am shooting engagement shoot for Jack and Rhea. Do you know how they found me? Through Facebook. yeah, that's right Facebook. The no.1 Social Networking out there. The internet is a real technological innovation that one should know how to use.

Going back, I'll be shooting my first wedding on the 2nd of October. I'll prepare for that one. I'll make sure to get a second shooter just in case something goes wrong. I pray nothing goes wrong but having a backup plan is better than answering to angry bride and groom for not having the asked photos of their wedding day.