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Semi vintage look – Before and After Series

jeffchan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:33:07 +0000

This week I found this photo I did for Matt and Cass during our pre-wedding photography in Queenstown, South Island. I got them to take a stroll up a lane with the mountains in the background. The sky was overexpose as I was exposing on the couple. So I thought I do something in post edit to give it a semi vintage look. Applying texture from Flypapers, I got this result. I removed the tree, light post and girl walking for a cleaner look.

South Island Photography

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Natasha Glamour Photography – Styleculture Model Search 2010 winner

jeffchan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:03:25 +0000

We are proud to present the lovely Natasha Fagan, winner of Styleculture Model Search 2010. Here’s her winning prize, a collection of 12 photoshoot comprising of different location shoots, studio shoots and a combination of different themes. It was a joy to photograph Natasha as she is ever so willing to strike a pose and so comfortable in front of the camera. From fashion shoots, beach wear, hip hop, wild west and evening wear, she is able to let her natural beauty shine. Here are some of our favorite photos from an extensive list of collection.

Hair, makeup and styling by my talented wife – Dorin Ranee

Fashion and Glamour photography - Natasha Fagan

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John + Lydia || Wedding day video

jeffchan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:11:24 +0000

Wedding details:
Ceremony: St Mary’s Catholic Church, Birkenhead
Bridal party shoot: Old Government House, Auckland City
Photographer: Jeffery
Videographer: Dorin

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Texturing for a vintage look

jeffchan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:52:59 +0000

In the coming weeks, I will be showcasing some before and after series. For this week, we start with the recent photo I posted in John + Lydia. The photo I took below was at the entrance of the church where the ceremony took place. The lighting was quite dim with only side lighting from the entrance. That helped to keep the background dark and less distracting. As the wedding theme was vintage, it makes sense to edit the photo to give it the vintage look.

I used a couple of texture layers from Flypapers Spring edition. The fun part about texturing is you never know what you will get till you try it. No magic formulas to follow…just the flow of your own creativity. To some extend it feels like painting with the capability to undo any mistake. The finish photo on the right is how I would imagine vintage to look like.

Texturing with a vintage look

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John + Lydia || Sneak Peek Wedding Photos

jeffchan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:54:57 +0000

Sneak peek of John and Lydia’s wedding photos. Such a lovely couple to photograph. Starting at the ceremony at St Mary’s Catholic Church and ending with the bridal party shoot around the vicinity of the Old Government House, Auckland.

More photos to come…watch this space.

Photographer: Jeff Chan

Ceremony venue: St Mary’s Catholic Church

Couple shoot location: Around the vicinity of Old Government House, Auckland

Raghad + Jawdat @ Cassels

jeffchan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:55:48 +0000

Here’s the highlights from their wedding day in the lovely surroundings of Cassels. Video shot and editing by our talented videographer Joe.

Camera+ for iphonegraphers

jeffchan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:33:44 +0000

I have been using Camera+ as my default camera app on my iphone 4S and I must say it’s amazing! It helps that the 4S takes amazing photos but Camera+ just tops it off. The edits you can do after taking the photo is superb. From exposure adjustment, white balance, crop, effects and borders. They didn’t just stop there, the best part of taking photos on your mobile is the ability to share it instantly to facebook, twitter, flickr and email. Now I just need to find a way to upload it to my blog.

I took these photos out in the garden and applied the HDR effect. The effect is amazing and I totally like how the photo was processed. I must say it was rather quick for HDR, thanks to the dual core chip in the 4S.

One good feature of the app is the ability to focus and set the exposure separately. You need to use 2 fingers for this, the first is for the focus and if you touch again it will set the exposure on the area selected. Great feature for high contrast scenes where you don’t want the camera to adjust exposure to middle grey.

The following photos shows this result and with the help of HDR, sky and shadow area are clearly visible.

Sarmad + Sama Wedding Day

jeffchan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:11:40 +0000

This is must be our first middle eastern christian wedding. It was great to photograph Sarmad and Sama as they became one at St Mary’s Catholic Church. It gave us an opportunity to meet fellow christian community.

Here are the photo’s of the day as it unfolds…

samsama

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Sama getting ready

Primary photographer: Jeff Chan

Videographer: Tommy

Hani + Rita Engagement

jeffchan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:39:39 +0000

This must be one of our most extravagant engagement. It almost feel like it was a wedding. Held at the Stamford Hotel, Auckland. From the decorations to the attire, everything was at its finest. Here’s the event as it unfolds…

hani-rita

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Engagement at Stamford Hotel

Sneak Peek – Sarmad + Sama Wedding day

jeffchan — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:09:08 +0000

A sneak peek into Sarmad and Sama wedding day. Just like the day before, the weather wasn’t playing nice. Nevertheless, that didn’t dampen the mood inside St Mary’s church on 18 Dec. It was a lovely church wedding and the newly wed looked fantastic. We will release more photos soon.

Sarmad + Sama wedding day photo