52 Portrait Project – 5/52

February 2, 2014 by [ayu]

This father & daughter moment was captured from far away, using a 80-200mm lens lent to me by a dear friend. I’ve been watching my family playing with some cheap toys we just bought at the local bazaar at the outside lawn of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The sun was almost setting, though it still shone very brightly. These two weren’t even aware that I was following them with my lens. I love how the essence of […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014, telling stories • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, 52 Project 2014, family, father daughter, Lifestyle photography, playful

the wild west

December 14, 2013 by [ayu]

My children are at the enjoyable age to hang around with. Yes they fight sometimes, but they also love to play together. When they play, it’s so much fun to watch, or listen to. They are not always welcome spectators, let alone a spectator with a lens, but this one day, they didn’t mind me hovering around. The scene was the Wild West. We just got back from a local fair where my son bought a Cowboys showbag. As soon […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: child play, childhood, children photography, cowboy play, Lifestyle photography, portrait

the party gig

November 2, 2013 by [ayu]

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to do another gig, which was to document a special birthday party. I was excited for this gig, because this type of photography, lifestyle photography, is exactly what I aim to specialise on, in my photography services. I love this type of people photography because I love taking portraits of people. Period. And this type of people photography, it’s all about documenting real-life events, which tend to have more emotional value to those […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: birthday party, bungendore, event portraiture, Lifestyle photography, party gig, photography, photography services, the scented rose garden and tea house