Story of A Little White Cheongsam

Vintage Rabbit From The Moon

The title and theme of this are influenced by a song by Nine Days, Story of A Girl.  I thought it a pleasure to get Ashlynn Ng to smile for me long enough for me to capture it.

Many many months ago, I spoke to Ashlynn to do a photoshoot together, but in the end, we ended up not taking any initiative for it.  One night in Bambo9, to my surprise, she appeared in that little white thing and I thought, it'd make great black and white and sepia shots.

Voluntariamente Personaje

This would be my first shot of Ashlynn which was sort of impromptu.  The title is in Spanish, as to rub into the faces of those who supported Germany as Spain took the win during the South African World Cup 2010!  Thank the octopus~

Voluntariamente Personaje, literally means 'Voluntary Personage', which in this case, would refer to her lending me some of her time and letting me shoot her.  It was a privilege for me.

Have An Apple New Year!

Fast forward from Spain's Victory for the 2011 New Year's Eve, I met her again and she just so happened to be in apple green.  This was when we decided that it'd be perfect to do a cheongsam theme.  Great!  Now comes the hard part, the planning and the timing.

Invitation

Guess what, this looks like it's being set up, but really, it's just another impromptu shoot.  Since I manage to get a hold of her for the night, I suppose I can test out the capabilities of the D300 that's being held together with an awesome lense.

Winsome Smiles

Inside, I tried shooting while hiding much of the clutter and the other patrons.  I shot this against one of the tables with a light being bounced to the right side...against a black backdrop, hence, this is where the magic bounce card comes into play.  I think I did pretty well in capturing her well-defined curves.  Verdict?

Vintage Noir

Oddly enough, she managed to really twist at an angle that wasn't favourable.  It's rare that you are able to find someone who is good from all angles.  Perhaps I'll try to pay a little more attention to the details from now on.

Conclusion:  Lense > Camera.

I'll be looking around for a cheongsam to do this more seriously, but me thinks that it might be a tad silly to do a cheongsam shoot right after the Chinese New Year.  Oh, who am I kidding.  It's definitely a 'Good' silly.  *Smirk*

Gong Xi Fa Cai, every every everyone!

Stout signing off.  Will continue to pack for Jordan and Syria.

Look forward to more of my adventures.

Cheerio~