The Nicol David TVC Behind the Scenes

That’s what we did! By the beach, covering a TV Commercial shoot. It was one of the few unique assignments we got.

 

We got up in the wee hours of the morning for the morning call. And this place was not behind our houses! It was quite a distance away. But no matter, our spirits were up and we were very excited to be part of this.

And of course, we were very excited to be able to meet in person, the world champion! She is a very easy going person.

None of those “I am famous therefore you shall worship the ground I walk on” attitude. Easy going, easy to chat with, gets on well with others and even had her lunch with the rest of the crew.

As you can expect, it was extremely hot and sunny at the beach.

Jason has his army hat and.. erm.. what do you call that thing anyway? Facecover?

That hat thing that covers almost the entire face.. as protection from the elements, in this case, the sun.

Fortunately we had ample supply of this, it was a Revive commercial anyway.

And there was enough shade being set up should anyone need to escape the sun for a while.

They too brought in mobile toilets. Not those portaloos you see on construction sites. These are full on toilets, complete with aircond!

Check out the rest of the photos! There’s lots of them.

 

Trying to stay out of the way of the crew.

Can you spot anyone familiar?

This needs a special mention. That thing you see next to Jason, that’s similar to one of those studio lights, except that it is used outdoors, when extra lighting is needed to compete with the afternoon sun!

Check out the lights in action. And.. oh look!! that’s me again trying to sneak in a shot and at the same time trying not to get in the way.

5 men are needed to move this thing around. That fella in green is so huge, I counted him twice!

And when it shines on you, trust me you can feel it’s “eyes” on you. Literally! The glare and the heat from this thing is intense!

The photo of Jason above is an example of the light in action, and it was shot right in the mid-day sun!

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And time for some posing shots!

Those lights behind me are the Arri lights mentioned earlier on. They were so bright, they made this photo looked like it was taken at night, or.. almost night.

With some adjustments made.

Me with some props.

 

and finally….

See, so friendly.

A Little Glimpse

Just a little glimpse of what we did some time back.



This is the location. And yes, it took place at a beach.



… a beach is not one of Jason’s most natural environment. Stay tuned to see how he made it through the 2-day assignment.

 

 

 

A Quick Update

I just got an update from my web host guys. There are some changes to our website database and stuff were fine tuned. Yeah, stuff. We are not very tech-savvy guys. We know posing, lighting, taking photos and food. But not web site related stuff, and definitely not database stuff

Anyways, that’s very good news for us. However, we would greatly appreciate it if you guys let us know through our Facebook if you are still experiencing difficulties accessing this blog.

In the mean time, like always, a blog entry without a photo is extremely bare and boring. So..

This was taken quite a while back, when a friend dropped by with her brand new toy. I had fun with her new toy as well, experimenting and checking out it’s features and capabilities. It’s a nifty little camera indeed.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to review cameras? *wink wink* anyone?

BTW, it’s true what they say that the best camera is the one you have in your pocket. This photo was taken using a smartphone camera.

 

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In the mean time, here's a quick photo teaser to one of the next upcoming blog entries. It was one of our more exciting photoshoots.



So do check back often ya.

There's a quite a bit of exciting blogs coming soon. And yeah, there's a bit of a backlog, but it's all good. Check back for updates!

Bryan and Sherene

Bryan and Sherene is such a sweet and nice couple. They are warm, friendly and fun to be around. So it was no surprise that their wedding was a real joy to photograph.






This wedding saw one of the most fun encounters between the groom’s men and the bride’s maid. Both sides filled equally with fun. The bride had a bevy of pretty bride's maids while the groom had his team of zany brothers, eager to take on the challenges which awaits them. The result was a great fun time and a great retrieval of the bride.

By the way, there's a slideshow after the photos. So do continue all the way to the bottom ya! :)



As you can see in the following photos, our cameras love them as both Bryan and Sherene are naturals in front of the camera and this made our job so much easier.



























The day started early in the morning as usual. The cheerful bride was extremely excited while the she prepares for the day ahead.























And.. after much preparation..



… they were all set and ready!!





On the groom’s side….



The groom and his brother’s were all set to face the fury of the bride’s maids.



This was just before all the fun started. All prim and proper!



And this was during the games. A bunch of fun and very sporting fellows.



I could not help myself from laughing during the games. They were really into it.











After much fun, laughter, screams and painted faces… the groom left with the bride!



And made their way back to the groom’s place.







And before they called it a day to prepare for the dinner reception, the obligatory bridal bouquet toss!!



Any guess which one of the beautiful bride’s maids got the bouquet?



And one final photo … or two… with the bride’s maids and ..



the brothers.

One exciting and fun wedding this was. And thanks for having us as your photographers. We wish you all the best!

Oh.. and do check out the slideshow we prepared for them for their dinner reception.

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