Danny Chew Photography

I spent a week at the inaugural CreativeAsia conference. It was definitely an eye opening experience, especially on the print judging. There are so many creative photographers out there coming up with fantastic works. The judges gave very constructive and sometimes harsh feedback which is good so that everyone can learn and improve. Being a wedding and portrait photographer, I believe in continuous investment in education and exposure to improve my craft. The speakers at the conferences cover such a wide breath of topics, it boggles my mind just recalling all the sharing I’ve absorbed over the week.

The best part of the conference was the two day workshop that I signed up with Manny Librodo. It was indeed a unique experience to have hands-on practice on how to create colourful and glamorous portraits. This is definitely something that I will be working to create for each and every one of my brides! The above is my favourite image from the workshop of the talented Evon Tan, and the rest below are of the beautiful Cay.

Danielle & Loong Wei are such a lovely couple. They are so funny and we had a blast doing their portraits. The day started out with a simple tea ceremony at Eastin Hotel Penang with family and relatives; followed by a small and close luncheon with relatives and friends. We spent the rest of the afternoon doing portraits around the hotel and at Peranakan Mansion. Peranakan Mansion is one of my favourite places for portraits due to the architecture and richness of the place. We finished up in the evening at Tanjung Marina catching the city lights.

When Tze Thai told me that he was getting married I was pleasantly shocked and happy for him! He was one of those confident guys who I thought would hold up to the last minute before tying the knot; but when I got to know SheauWen I can understand the reason Sheau Wen is one of the sweetest and most patient person I know and I guess that’s why Tze Thai got swept off his feet. I was even more delighted when he asked me to photography their big day. Both bridge and groom had great ‘heng tai’ and ‘chee muis’ which made the day more memorable. After the morning ceremony, they had their luncheon at the peaceful Equatorial Penang where we did their portraits as well.

Here are some of my favourites.

Here’s a human tripod

Tze Thai is all smiles.

Ching Wei has such a lovely smile and is a real natural in front of the camera. And once See Loong got warmed up we got great shots of both of them. We had a portrait session at the popular Peranakan Mansion which is always a great place for portraits.

Here are some of our favourites!

Kar Jin & Selena traveled back to Penang to have their ROM with family and friends. They are such a lovely couple. Kar Jin has that cool as a cucumber look while Selena is such a fun person laughing almost the whole duration of the shoot! After the ROM we were at the fantastic Peranakan Mansion. The mansion is culturally rich and is a wonderful place for a pre-wedding session.

Enjoy the photos!

Madeleine and Chu Siang had their wedding party travel up with them all the way up to cultural Penang from KL. And I’m not saying 2-3 people, I’m talking about more than 20 of them! Talk about great friends! It was a blast as all the heng tais very so sporting and did everything that the chi muis threw at them. Madeleine and Chu Siang are such a lovely and fun couple, they are constantly smiling and laughing. Thanks guys for giving me the chance to capture these moments.

Enjoy some of my favourites.

Mimi & Joo Hong’s wedding was held in the quaint town of Segamat, Johor. The great thing about small towns are the smooth traffic flow! It’s so easy and fast to get around. Anyway, Mimi and Joo Hong were great hosts and we had fun doing our relax portraits eventhough the weather was not cooperative.

Here are some of my favs.

Getting they keys out from cold ICE water!

Mimi’s parents are really sporting.

Edward and Kelly gave me the privilege to fly all the way down from Penang to Kulai, Johor, to photograph and immortalize their precious moments. They were both fantastic hosts ensuring my wife (who was assisting me) and myself were well fed and taken care off during the whole sessions. They were both such a humble and warm couple that we had a fantastic time photographing them and came up with some great shots.

Here are my favourites!