Photo Shoots

It's the photoshoot season! Every time this year I'll be so busy preparing for shoots and also getting my eyesight worsened by doing alot, ALOT of touch-ups and DIs. For those who still doesn't know what is DIs, it actually stands for Digital Imaging - which means altering the model's figure (make some parts bigger and make most parts smaller! Haha..), changing of colour, super-impose something or anything to enhance the feel of the pictures.

I must admit, I didn't learn how to do DI professionally. I just happened to pick it up from Joyce, whom use to do some touch-ups for models for PC. Then because I had no contacts for freelance DI artist and also I was thinking of helping my company save moola so I offered to do it since 2006. I just try my best to do and also pick up new skill since. I have enjoyed doing DI and bear with the consequences like getting my whole right arm cramped up til my shoulder from clicking the mouse and my myopia going from -3.00 to -4.00 on my right eye and also whole body ache. The only time I regretted for being a kind soul is when my manager takes me forgranted.

It really didn't get to her head how much I am saving for the company. I know.... alot of people will critised me for doing this. Like I asked for it. I could have sub it out to other people... etc.. etc.. But I really enjoying it right now... but all I ask for is some extra time for me to finish it up. Not like today shoot, tomorrow ask me if the pictures will be ready. Very irritating lor I tell you!

Anyway! Enough of her! Here's some behind the scene pictures of us fooling around and working hard as well. And for the 1st time I went to Old Changi hospital for loaction shoot! I almost got freaked out!

Shoot 1 - Happening lights!
We love the props so much that Dulcy and I took turns to shoot each other with Simon gege's EOS 1. So heavy lor his camera! I think got 4 or 5 kg!

Dulcy as Cheeky BatGirl!
It ain't heavy, it's me Bat!
Hahaha... lightning hits her ass!

Simon gege and Julia
Can tell that Simon really loved our fringed wig.
Look at him... I think he is trying to achieve the "大老爷" look with his
mistress next to him. Hahaha....

The girls!
What a lovely couple!
High-fashion version!
Hahaha....
Separated at Birth!!!!
After this pic I think I have a long lost sister between me and Essly!
Don't you think we looked so alike!!!
Dulcy's turn!

The 881 setup.
How happening!

I like the lights!

Shoot 2 - Old Changi Hospital

When I told Simon my collection is a lil ghastly kind of feel, he actually went to Old Changi hospital to recee and asked if I am interested to shoot there! I was like.... freaked out for a moment. But after seeing the photos.... I thought the feel was really quite good so no choice have to shoot there! If not there is like no where else!

Lucky we only have to shoot for half a day. We reached there at around 1.30pm and the sky was like getting dark. It looked like it was going to rain. There were a little sunlight.... Thank God. When we approached the slope going up the back of the defunct hospital, Julia suddenly told us that she had been here before..... AT NIGHT!!!

All of us immediately applauded her courage for going to the hospital at night especially me as I am the 胆小鬼 among all of them. As I stood outside the old, dilapidated building, I began to scare myself. There were burned joss sticks on the ground where the 2 big pieces of boulder (to block access of vehicles) were. The building looked old, dirty and covered with ugly graffiti. I walked in, going thru a few rooms at the back where we'll be shooting the few shots. The state of distressed are so natural and it's kinda nice in a way. I like the broken windows, the stained walls and also the decrepit furnitures left to rot there.

There was this room that had a toad in it! I was totally freaked out by then. Toads and frogs are the worse creatures ever!!! Grossss!!! I was hoping I don't have to go into that room and thank goodness, the wires were long enough for me to stay in the other room holding the lap top. PHEW! But I happened to peek at the toad trying to climb into a candle-holder and it's like so wierd! Funny but gross at the same time! Hahaha...

I'm so glad that Julia was really into the mood and she is like the most professional model ever besides Anastasia. She wasn't afraid of the creepy place nor the dirt or like having to change in make-shift places. She gave us super good shots. By 4pm. We were done for the day and ready to exit the place. Super fast. Fastest outdoor shoot ever! I'm so glad because it started to rain and I was cursing the sky and I was like so frightened that I might see something that I don't wish to see. Hahaha...

Simon's ready to shoot.

Julia seems to be like treading carefully to the place where she supposed to stand.

Angie sneak a pic too.
She gave us very nice goth makeup and hair!
Phin's the assistant of the day!


The Old skool doors.

Ugly grafitti marked the walls.
What a waste.

Dulcy, in one of the rooms.

This looks like it could be a dispensary last time with the little window there.


My right foot got bitten by mozzie even though I sprayed alot of repellent!

Simon's hard at work.
A sneak peek at my collection.

Oh! Courtesy Lion!

So 80s!

My artistic shot! Hahaha...

Algae-stained walls and ceilings.


Me, picking photos and hiding from the toad as well.

Dulcy showing how big the place is.
I was quite worried that when I load the pics, there will be something popping out from the windows at the back!
See how 胆小 I am!

ps. There were a strange happening when we were shooting the 2nd or 3rd set. One of the image of her close-up shot suddenly appeared in green in the laptop as I was going thru the pics when Simon shoots. As usual, i freaked out and asked him to change the pic's colour intensity immediately! I didn't touch the keyboard so there shouldn't be a reason why the colour will change by itself! And of all colour why GREEN?!!? So scary man!