kelvin : Bells-A-Ringing...

Yesterday and today marked another step forward in our lives together. Yes, the much anticipated (or to some, dreadful) wedding photos! Much of Saturday was spent on interior shootings, in all we spent about 7 hours, switching between 5 outfits. (See Jac's post below) In fact, most of my time was spent on the couch, battling on my PSP while the makeup artists doodle all over Jackie's face. Trust me, yes it was that long, I managed to complete the Bomberman game for goodness' sake!

The whole package set us back about RMB6,800+ (about S$1,300), with a couple of standard albums, frames, 48 photos to keep and an additional free casual shoot, known as a 写真. It's cheap considering the average package in Singapore would cost about $2.5k to $4k. The China studio was pretty neat as well, 5 storeys in all, with us settling nicely on the top VIP floor. (Note : Singapore studios are pretty pathetic in this aspect) Staff are patient, friendly and the cameramen (from Taiwan) are pretty pro in the staff they do, or at least their cameras looks pro! Haha..

Anyhow today we did a single interior shot and the rest of it on an outdoor studio. They actually made a mockup 1:1 scale of castle backdrops, Greece-like whitewashed buildings, cute shopping malls, etc etc in a huge warehouse! Quite amazing and we're pretty sure the backdrop would look spectacular in our photos. One complaint though : it's freaking hot in there, which made the whole freeze-and-smile-and-act-like-we're-totally-enjoying-it process a little more painful. Today, I finally understand the emotions of actors/models when they do outdoor shooting. Nah, I don't think we're ready for it anytime soon!

On the bright side, this part is done and dealt with, and hopefully next Thursday we could go back and start picking photos. We'd made a pact not to feel too emotional about the photos and to stick to picking ONLY 48 photos, without any additions! Additions would cost about RMB70 each, which would add up to quite a lot without much self-control in place. Would definately compare Singapore photo-shoot experience with this (not placing a lot of faith personally) and see which will come up tops!



















The legendary 周Sir directing Jac's posture to perfection!



















I look gorgeous with my big red ball! Hey where's the other one???



















Us and da crew in perfect harmony. 1,2,3... SCREAM!



















Us on the way for our outdoor shots.




















The outdoor shooting crew, with the mockup set as the background.