Deep in thought.

...she was a showgirl.

Smile.

I’ve got nothing against post-processing, it’s just like a visit to the dark room in the past but I do think that post-processing needs to have a point. Like Megan Baker’s work, post-processing can actually help find the essence of a scene. But for me, at the end of the day I’d still go for natural lighting and a candid smile. This portrait of San San, even though it was posed, has a lovely smile because someone made her laugh just at the right moment. No edits and no forced expressions.

Capturing such moments is what I live for in photography.

Glitter that shines even in black and white.

I’m very very pleased to have been selected as one of the 6 finalist for the SDD Omy.sg blogging competition. I’m not much of a long post blogger as seen from my standard 1 picture posts (it is a photoblog after all), but I’m really looking forward to the exposure. And the dancing, of course. =)

Representin' the old school.

Gin Lam leading the way.

Synchrony.

A short note for today. This was from Ash Ali’s routine at the Ball, and it was my favourite routine in terms of concept. As a storyteller, I loved how it actually told a story from start to finish, as opposed to most routines these days which rely on the “a day in the life of” formula. Bravo!

"You taste like glitter mixed with rock and roll."

Maliq in Kate's item, utterly fierce. Terrific model for shoots.

2 days after Singapore Dance Delight was the I-AM the System Choreographers’ Ball, which was unexpected in scale and had many, many moments of brilliance. Over the next few I’ll be posting pictures from the event. All the dance photography is keeping me sane and happy-ish. =)