2 more wedding/ROM featured!

(All images under JLP's copyrights have been removed)

Very happy to present 2 very lovely and beautiful couples I have captured in December...

At http://johnlimphotography.wordpress.com/

cheers!

and we had a great xmas party at our place! will post the photos shortly. :)

Merry Christmas!

tomorrow, we will rock and roll in our house with 8 of our favourite ppl in the world :)

i love home party. it helps the husband to speed up his cleaning act. :p

Congrats, Beatrice & Thirtha

today i had a chance to attend, finally, as a guest at a wedding dinner of a lovely couple, Beatrice & Thirtha, whom I had covered their pre-wedding photography.

however, my husband happily saw his own hands with a pair of rusty saw by accident when he was doing some DIY jobs at home and I had to get him to a doc to get a jab and make sure everything's fine.

in the end, i missed the wedding dinner!!!!!

I was looking forward to their indian dance session and of course, having the pleasure of seeing my album on display.

wellwell, i guess, some things are just not meant to be, and i am just glad my hubby's hands is fine now.

I will follow up with a nice angbao, ok?? :)

Adopt a pet and give it love this Christmas

Side track from weddings and photography. I hope to promote SPCA's fundraising and adopt-a-pet scheme today, perhaps cos my eyes were filled with tears when i looked through the spca site.. poor dogs..

I am working out to volunteer at SPCA and help out in the photography aspect. :)

I hope you can think about that too. you can never imagine the difference a pet makes to your life, until you lived that life, my 2 dogs are truly blessings to us.

Maomao was adopted at about 2 yrs of age and saved from an early end, he has since become a great companion, our house cisco alarm system, he's also the door bell and security guard. a great playmate to QQ, although much bigger than qq, he never had bullied her and always give in to her. such a sweetie.

i'm going to pop by rivervale mall to buy calendars from spca booth in show of support now!

Woohoo beautiful weddings!

great! the yr is coming to an end soon and 2009 will b a whole new year and a great year for me, because, I will be launching my own photography brand!

For someone who didn't give it a thought just earlier this year, this decision has taken some pple by storm and happily surprised many others. i am so excited and I hope you be too.

itwillbegreat! the website is lovely, the blog will be filled with juicy stuff and i promise to blog everyday(or so i hope)

this yr was filled with so many beautiful weddings, i will be posting the top 10 images before the yr ends!

year 2008...last couple of the year... :)

I am happy to be shooting the last couple of the year tomorrow and end the year of 2008 with JLP!!!!

This year has been amazing, the switch to full-time photography has been a blessing.

In fact, God has been so good, I have way exceeded the number of weddings I have set out to shoot this year. :)

Thank you, God and all my lovely couples.

Looking back, in yr 2007, on new yr eve, dylan and i were shooting a wedding together.. fast forward to this year, i expect to be warm and cosy in bed with hot chocolate for the last day of this great wonderful yr.

new website on its way

I love love love my new website, you will too!

regina's email

Hi, if you have gotten here using address from my old namecard, do note that the email bookings@reginalimphotography.com is no longer valid.

you can look for me at regina84@singnet.com.sg

cheers,
regina

In the afternoon break

hihi,

I am here taking a break after a wonderful morning shooting a gorgeous couple.

I have decided that plenty of coffee will do me good and some blogging, instead of napping, for I cannot nap for just one - two hours, I am such a pig, it's either a 10 hr straight or nothing.

I had an inspiring day today for a few reasons, tried out a new lens, loved it too - the 135mm f2L. created beautiful images that I can't wait to show off. In fact, I worked hard to challenge myself and to shoot differently for this wedding, and I am happy with the results. :)

and I worked with another lady today, a videographer who gave me good insights into her experience in this industry for many yrs and how to tie in a family with this job.

i reviewed and renewed my love for photography and bridal joy.

o yeah, this is one good day :)

off to my evening at shangri-la again, this time, maybe I will have the chance to shoot another sunset differently :)

leaving the world a better place

recently i realised, that one bit of living is about leaving this earth a better place.

I do hope and believe my photography and every other talented photographers are doing precisely this by leaving behind beautiful memories for many families and couples in love.

in the future, i will probably contribute to this cause by adding beautiful children to this world, just as my parents had done so for me.

in my life, i am continuously searching for the meaning of life, purpose and the higher truth you may call it.

in my work, many couples had taught and shown me precisly this, through their love for one another and their families.

So today, i dare say, i learnt sth new, that i am making this world a better place. :)

late nights

it's been late nights for me recently. till 4 am some days.

nope, it's not tonnes of work, there's work but I can handle it.

Sometimes, some feelings can keep you up the entire night. and you can't get rid of it.

tis the season to be merry soon!

xmas is coming to our family! this year we decide to have a mini xmas tree that the dogs cannot pee on as it's on our dining table! and it's supposedly a cosy xmas with shiyi (best pal of 16 years.. so scary) over to laugh over old times, sigh over aging and growing old, talk about having children and getting married :)

Great Shangri-La times

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A great wedding at Shangri-La, covered by me :) This is the nice sunset Dyl (my pg assistant of the day) and me enjoyed from the view of the hotel's suite.

Click on http://johnlimphotography.wordpress.com/ to see the rest

exciting times ahead

I must say, I am, for the first time in my life, sensing a finanical storm.

I have never stared at a calculator that hard in my life before.

I believe couples will still engage someone worthy to cover their big day so I am positive.

Just that reading and listening to news have been big time depressing... in some sense, what an exciting time... now news are really news that we take an interest in..

And I finally enageged a professional to start working on my website, i really like it, you will get to see it before CNY!

Killer sat in JB

had a killer sat in jb, fun but tiring to the max.

was there to cover a wedding of a lovely couple... :)

will hopefully post sth when I get down to work!

Gorgeous wedding couple... and k-drama addiction

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I had the honour of shooting the wedding of a really gorgeous couple, and had great fun with their friends too :)

I love weddings like this!

Go to http://johnlimphotography.wordpress.com/ for the rest :)

By the way, i know it's probably past my age, but recently, I am kinda in a korea drama craze, like seriously, regina, don't you have better things to do?? Like process another wedding images??

But since I am such a great fan, take a look at who I have been happily watching! o dear, I am so past the teenage years...



I have watched 3 dad 1 mom (Korea drama -2008) for like 2 times all over again, Dyl's going crazy about me doing that but I cannot help it.

It does not help that Jo Hyun Jae is such a charmer. hahaha.

And I especially loved this song:


Well, I guess perhaps I loved such shows because it shows the warmth of people, and a baby, always makes the world go round...

And I think the character of Jo Hyun Jae in the show really reminds me of dyl... :p

Go on and watch it, I strongly recommend it. :)

My idol!

Chenin boutwell has once again proven me that pregnancy doesn't stop one from being a great wedding photographer!

so inspiring. one thing though, i definitely need a second shooter on every shoot (just in case)- vacancy still available!

honeymoon bliss vs health insurance!

recently a friend asked me about honeymoon destination, logic being to travel to a furthest possible place before they start a family, sounds like fun..

putting aside the destination, my main advice (to all my brides and grooms too!) is to ensure you tag the destination to your funds. esp if you are intending to start a family within the year of marriage, make sure you and your spouse have good adequate health insurance of a minimum $100k worth, each person. coming from a healthcare background, that's the minimum responsibility to your future children and the family you are going to start.

no, I don't sell insurance but I understand the need.

so after you work out your commitment to the insurance and insurance for your parents, take whatever remaining funds and go to the furthest possible place! (unless you bring in 5-digit a month, likely is, the destination sounds like bali)

hahaha. that's why we went to bintan!

Love. Through my photography.

If you had been following this blog realy closely, you would have realised that I have been very much occupied with the search for paradise, for meaning of life, for the truth of the end of the journey. sometimes, I am very occupied with these, esp late at nights in bed.

I am a wedding photographer, I capture love, beauty, zest, passion. I love what I do and nothing can replace that... whenever I am at a wedding, I feel love, I remember what we are here for...

when I look at my husband, I remember love. he's now my assistant at weddings, something I know he takes on because he loves me deeply, and nothing else. just love. he doesn't like to shoot, obviously doesn't like to lug heavy lenses all around, doesn't like the heat... but he does it happily, because he loves me, and he knows I need an assistant, and he wants to be there for me.

thank you, my husband, you are the love of my life.

as you can see, the best time of my life is now, it's always now, because I have everything I want for now... it's not tomorrow, not next year, it's now.

I have lost a few families and friends in the past years that I have grown paronoid to loss.

And as for where these people are now, I often wonder.

Recently I got to know of this brave's lady's blog and I want to share this bit from her blog:

Paradise Declined
When somebody dies, why do people say that person has gone to "a better place"? Could somebody please tell me what this "better place" is? Is it a land of milk and honey where there is no pain or suffering, only angels serenading you with their harps? Is it a place where you can sit "on the right hand of God" and bask in his glory? These just don't appeal to me at all. I have yet to hear a description of heaven or an afterlife that's better than what I have now. There is no better place than this one, with my husband and my kids.

If I were living in a famine-stricken land somewhere and had to watch my kids waste away from malnutrition, walk 30 kilometers each day to get a bucketful of clean water for them, and live in fear of warlords coming to slaughter my husband, rape me, and force my kids to become child soldiers, then yes, maybe I'd think of an afterlife, no matter how vague, as a better place to go. But I have a comfortable life, a really nice guy for a husband, and healthy, happy kids. Sure, I could do without the cancer. I could even do with a few tweaks to Tony's and the kids' habits and behaviors. But for the most part, I have everything I need and want.

After I die, please don't say I've gone to a better place. No place is better if Tony and the kids aren't there. I don't want to be with God. I want to be with my family. Tell me. What do you imagine heaven or the afterlife to be? What does it look like? What will you do there for eternity? I'm curious. Maybe I just don't have much of an imagination.

If you are here because you want to view my wedding portfolio, do click on the links on the right... else, have a chance to know who I am, my heart and what I seek to do in life.

Spread love. Through my photography.

Busy Nov

I need to get my butt to ICA to get my passport renewed... before my malaysia wedding shoot this month!

10 years went by so fast, I still remember renewing my last passport 10 yrs ago as a young student with my dad.

November is a pretty busy month for me.. I know I am booked to meet friends and they had to be pushed to dec... pls forgive me!

Work is a great thrill to me, doing up photos, shooting, though I feel a lil puzzled recently.. seems like I am going to start on my search for the deeper meaning of life again... seriously.. i want to shoot what's life's all about...

Time out...

I am trying to get a time-out period. really time out, no housework, no dog walks,(ok, maybe dog walks cannot be eliminated), no editing, no shoots, no charging of camera batteries... etc etc.

just rest. for like a whole week? I am thinking next week. well, I still have 3 weddings to edit... o gosh, is that where the word "backlog" comes in? and tonnes of people I need to meet.

I am feeling really unwell these days, coupled with being slightly drunk after john's wedding lunch yesterday.

well, gotta go charge the batteries for tomorrow's wedding, check the gear, meet mabel, go to nursing home for therapy work (trying to end that soon!), call candy my cousin about my namecards and logo design, finish up editing a wedding dinner photos, bring stuff down to the studio, bug for my cheque, bring the dog down for another walk, iron clothes, upload photos from john's wedding...and some more (can't even rememebr)

and I thought I will be more relaxed in this job. hahahaha.

new wedding post!

another wedding from me on http://johnlimphotography.wordpress.com/

cheers!

buzz...

sorry for lack of constant update. clearing lots of weddings and work...

spending time with dyl and the dogs..

:)

baby year off?

i am wondering how to get a yr off to have a baby, maybe I will still shoot somehow... somehow, I feel that, we are getting ready for the big duty.

after all, QQ and maomao has been brought up well so far.

Pc woes

3 trips to sim lim and a lot of frustration, accidents, installation etc later...

my new super pc is finally up. building your own pc can be fun. can be hell of a bad time.

it was not easy, made me swear to buy a mac next time round.

More Weddings highlights

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Go ahead and view more of Ben & Cel's wedding highlights at http://johnlimphotography.wordpress.com/

In sad times, it's best to remember the happy things, to keep all of us going...

tears..

I am very affected by the death of my second aunt.

it's like an emotional turmoil and I really dread tomorrow, tomorrow we will be sending her off to forever, I hope she is in heaven and she is freed of pain and suffering, and her broken heart is healed.

such a great person, always kind, always filled with love, she doesn't deserve this sort of ending. she is supposed to die at 90 in a warm bed with grandchildren and children by her side, peacefully.. not like this, not alone, not this early.

nobody should be allowed to die alone.

Goodbye.. till we meet again

I have a great aunt who passed away over the weekend from cancer.

she was a sweet family to have and I will miss her.

I feel extremely guilty that I did not see her before her last days.

some chances once gone, will never come back again..

awesome and pregnant photographer

she is pregnant and shooting amazing weddings still.

she is my top role model! :) When my time comes, I want to do that too!

by the way, I saw this song and mtv that brought tears to my eyes.... would like to share with everyone, that ultimely, when this lifetime comes to an end, nothing matters but your loved ones, especially, the person you chose to marry and embrace.

Exciting new times

the most exciting part of a business venture is the beginning. I am really thrilled in the whole new branding process, sometimes a little overwhelmed but mostly pleasantly surprised all the time.

to reward myself, I am going to dine at my faovourite jap restaurant and have a bowl of cheese udon! :)

Okok, I pamper myself way too much, but I only live once!

What is good?

These few weeks have been exploration of what is good for the family, what we want, what I want, what should be achieved etc.

Sometimes, I go a bit off-track and get excited about a whole new plans, but thinking back to the core matters, my family, I need to get back into perspective and remember who I am working for.

at least, I have the life I enjoy now, no corporate functions, no early morning meetings (yeah!), no audit... etc etc...

but who and how am I going to work out the upcoming plans, the new launch of my website, the re-branding etc, I haven't settled my mind.

in fact, even the idea of who to work with is confusing, there's just too many choices to choose from. a fun and exciting time with one, a dynamic and family oriented time with another, and so on... the possibilities are endless.

I should seriously make up my mind.

Personal: The google box

I have never known the tv consume such a great bit of me. yes, I know I watch tv quite excessively esp on tue night, think csi and criminal mind etc.

And I am glued to the tv before I go to work - think repeat broadcast of old SBC shows.

but since qq killed the tv cable about 2 days ago (i wasn't even angry, just amused), I am on a tv fast.

I told dyl not to buy a new cable at all, I wanna go cold turkey to kick the habit of tv.

that also explains the posts here, since I am kinda bored and restless. haha.

the first day I was experiencing such bad withdrawal symptoms that I was kinda depressed.
but soon, I realised how much work I can accomplished during all the time I watched tv!

the house is much cleaner now and dyl and I had a great dinner yesterday at a japanese restaurant, all without the need to rush home to watch tv!

I play more fetch with qq and mm too.

and .... I know why india goverment encourage tv, it does decrease birth rate since people are busying watching tv and getting tired from watching tv... hmm, you know what's our new favourite entertainment now...

we also talked more, shared more and even when drinking sapporo beer at home, we had no tv to watch but to look at one another...

and I completed one set of image processing that I have been dragging along. :)

yeah!

I love my dogs, I hope you love yours too

remember these for their sake :)
1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you get me.
2. Give me some time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long, and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, entertainment and friends. I have only you.
5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your voice. 6
. Be aware that however you treat me, I'll never forget it.
7. Please don't hit me. I can't hit back, but I can bite and scratch and I really don't want to do that.
8. Before you scold me for being so uncooperative, obstinate or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food or I've been out in the sun too long, or my heart is old and weak.
9. Take care of me when I get old. You, too will grow old.
10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say "I can't bear to watch" or "let it happen in my absence". Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember I love you.

Interesting findings

once upon a time, when we were out drinking with friends, we joked that the most effective birth control method was to look at the moon... and decide. I realised that it may not be a joke afterall! was surfing around (cos qq the puppy chewed up my Tv cable and we are waiting to get a new one) and found this

Interestingly, fertility got something to do with the moon indeed. (possibly so!)

What a talented photographer

She, Jingna, gotta be one of the most talented female young photographer around...

http://zemotion.blogspot.com/

When's my turn for an Arthouse exhibition? haha.

new policy!

after more or less settling into the regime of a new job, I have worked out my priorities and policy in my life and work.

definitely, my family and health come first. and I know with me working nights and weekends, I have less and less time with dyl, something I totally do not agree with. somehow, I can feel us drifting apart sometimes, in a very subtle way.

at least, I realised it before it's too late.

therefore, I have promised that I will - be home every thursday (my off day), be home every weekend that I am not shooting an assignment, only take one assignment per weekend, no back to back weddings, only shoot with an assistant (help my poor back).

give time and make effort to keep up with the marriage and spice things up between us, (think fireworks...)

cook healthy nutritious food for my family.

clean and upkeep the house.

you know, being a woman is not easy. hahaha.

reginalimphotography

by the way, just a note that I have renewed my domain - reginalimphotography

So the address www.reginalimphotography.com will stay, you don't have to change the link.

:)

I wanna attend seminar

I am planning and planning how to catch some of my favourite photographers in action at the various seminar, I hope to catch their world tour in australia( nearest and cheapest!) versus flying to the states. :)

It will be so fun! Like this:

Our family :)

Too bad mao mao was too barky to bring out to the studio.. so we got to be contented with just our first puppy. (almost used the word firstborn - my parents will kill me for that!)

PS: Hi there, thanks for the photo :)

Ben & Cel's wedding part 1!

Yeah, finally got my butt down to work out some of the highlights and my personal favourites from Ben & Cel's wedding...

There you go... click here!

Accounting nightmares

I am good at maths, at least I used to be.

I just am not so good at dollars. once there's a dollar sign in front of the number, it's no longer maths, it's accounting!

I am pulling my hair out from the accounting bits that I am so going to .. argh.

...............................................................

Okok, there's many other fun bits to look forward to.. so I shall not get dishearten at the maths...

on second thoughts, JLP seems like a nice cosy place, at least I don't need to do the maths myself. :)

Shoot me!

Sometimes, I realised that a photographer tend to be the one who takes the least amount of photo of herself in her lifetime!

Thanks to a great photographer friend, (actually it was for light test.. haha, and who's a better subject than me and my favourite QQ!) here's Regina & QQ.

:)

I love my friends. :) the world is a much better place with these nice people around!

More to come, when I have time to process some family shot we took recently. :)

A note about stress

Ok, I feel the stress.

Kinda dislike it, never the kind of life i wanted. But the process of even of thinking of setting up a studio is driving me sleepless. the long list of things to be done, things to buy, people to meet, and on and on.

I am calculating to see how i can add in a personal assistant and that will really be helpful. :)

I feel that one of the biggest mistakes photographers make sometimes is to run a one-man show...I have tried it and even on a smaller scale, it was really tiring. So the one good lesson I learnt from my real estate friend is to hire a PA.

Energy, time and relaxation is important for creative mind and space.

Getting a talented PA is not a easy feat and I am definitely blessed to have good choices around me.

:)

My own photography label... in the making..

hihi,

For those who knows, I am in the process of delivering to the world my own photography label!

For those who didn't know, now you do!

What does that means?

Honestly, I have not settled the full plan of when, where, how and who.. but I am making progress now and then..

The most difficult of them all, is surprisingly a simple process... the studio's name! haaha.

I have to get that out first in order to move on to everything else, the website, the logo etc.

And talking about logo, I would like to thank my very talented multi award winning cousin, Candy, owner of her own advertising firm and also whitedogbobby site for agreeing to help to design the logo, I am sure it will be beautiful logo!

It feels great to be surrounded by such talented and inspiring family and friends. :)

I may not have settled the exact plans but I know what I want.. I want a place to let my dogs roam while i work, creative and fun people to hang out with and have a cup of coffee now and then to laugh over things, dynamic working environment, somewhere very much me and decorated the way I like it, someplace to meet all my couples (Xbox will be included! Idea from one of the groom I will be shooting), someplace to put a baby cot in when baby arrives, dylan to enjoy being around, dad and mum to drop by and fuss around now and then, perhaps a parrot to entertain the guest - dylan's idea, he really wants a parrot and since I strongly rejected to have a parrot in my house, he can have it in our studio next time!

With so many things happening and so many pets around, I cannot image a small studio in town but somewhere like wessex estate! that will be great :) the problem is that, it is so hard to get a place there!

Will I be staying around with JLP? I am working out that option. I believe that no matter what, John has been a great photography mentor and we will make sensible, responsible decision towards this consideration.

Just like summer camps, everything in life has to come to an end somehow and start anew in another way. It doesn't feel good sometimes, but we will all get over it, just like the empty feeling after a fun camp has ended or when you graduated out of college and took your last walk out the school gate.

Out on the limb is where the fruit is, if you do not climb trees and risk breaking an arm or two for the fruits, you wouldn't get to taste the fruit of your labour. :)

Recent weddings and events!

Photos to share of our company's recent fun at a charity golf event with the celebrities sports club and a recent wedding from me.. all at here..

Enjoy! :)

A journey begins with one first step

Today I had a surprise encouragement from a friend, and I think it's such a blessing to have great friends and support from God all the time. :)

She reminded me that little by little, one can go very far. And my journey of having my own photography label starts with just a single step. 

And I have just done that step, i think (it's just happened in a moment)... haha. call me and i will let you know what it is.

As I have always believe, running a photography label is no easy feat. I believe in piling resources, sensible networking and sharing ideas, joys and pain with somebody. Right now, this person is a great mentor, John. 

What lies ahead? Only God knows. And I trust in him wholeheartedly. 

And guess what, I am so thrilled to find out that there's government paid maternity leave for me! (when that happens some time later.. hopefully by then, there'll be more months of maternity leave! but seriously, how many months can it get to? a whole yr?)

Ok, our baby project 2011 is on its way.....

Way too fast...

This year is going by too fast.. way too fast..

Despite being happy that things at work and photography are going well, I can't help but noticed how much time has been spent on work...

I am going to reflect on how I can be a better wife and prepare myself to be a good mother... on top of being a fun and great photographer. :)

When I quit my job in the hospital and joined JLP full time, I thought that I would naturally have more time for my husband... but I was wrong. I may have more time but I am so dead tired in those time, from work. Time spent with family, also has to be quality time.

So a new challenge will be to balance my work and my family. at a time where more and more photography assignments are falling into my laps.. some bringing me out of Singapore across the causeway to Malaysia... (holiday at the same time!)

That's why I hold firm that I will only work four weekdays a week - and keep thursday to my family and to my contribution back to society at the nursing home. :)

Alot of what I thought I should do, can do, want to do, has changed. I don't want to shoot 100 weddings a year.. work my ass off.... nope nope.

I just want to be a good photographer, a good wife...

Re-branding process

I'm in the process of re-branding and re-aligning my directions of my photography, especially my favourite wedding photography. It takes a lot of time, headache, money, effort etc. :)

But it will be worth it but pls hang in there cos it will take a while.

Generally, I am figuring out how to align myself better with the team I am working with at John Lim Photography. The directions to go from here, the methods to do it, the changes involved etc. I thank God for his blessings everyday - it has been nearing a year since I started on wedding photography seriously and I thank him for giving me strength, wisdom, creativity, a great husband, a wonderful mentor, lovely couples all year round.

It has been such a exciting journey. :)

belly dancing me?

Ok , i didn't get down to singing but i definitely will start dancing.

I have a belly dancing class early tomorrow morning. Well, I do have a belly but i don't know whether it can dance.

What have i got myself into????

lalalala. my singing adventure

I am going to make sure that in this lifetime, I can sing, like without killing people listening. (most times, I really pity my co-workers at the studio, I can't sing, but i insisted on singing. like al l the time. It's quite infectious cos my next door colleague is singing nowadays too. but at least, she can sing.:P)

So i am signing up for singing lesson!!! :)

so fun.

o, talking about that, will be posting up some crazy photos of our ktv session celebrating dear Sarah's birthday - filled with variety of happy birthday songs.

now i know, singing happy birthday songs in different language and version can really drive someone mad.

:)

Moving out of blogspot in a while

Hi dear friends and readers,

I am making plans to move out of blogspot to wordpress pro photographer instead.

Will take some time to get that done, will let you know so that you can stop coming by here. And I promise to blog a lot more often, more interesting and more photos!!!!

And I promise a brand new website. designed by great artist and filled with photographs that I really loved from my career thus far. :)

I feel that I am in a crossroad now. I didn't think that this crossroad will come so fast, and I thank God that things in the photography world has picked up well for me in a short span of time. Praise the Lord!!! Of course, will never make it without the support of my husband, Dylan. And my mentor, John.

Cheers,
Regina

and my shootsac!

the world's greatest camera bag :)

and i have one... all the way from the states.. cost a bomb but i love it! it's the LV of camera gear! ya i know i look absolutely silly... 

I so want to get away! and do disgustingly happy stuff with dyl!

yup yup,

I so want to get away. roll in the sand with qq and mm licking my face, suntan, play in the waters with dyl. eat eat eat at hotel buffet breakfast (our personal fav!!!!!) and great mind blowing sex on beds that we don't have to tidy...... I want a holiday!!!!!

Of course, I can't.

But just dreaming about it makes me happy. makes us happy. dyl and i was fascinating about going to taiwan later this year. but i still have bills to clear and where's the leftover money going to come from??

Ok, more inspiration to shoot more weddings.... hahaha. :p

Okok, that aside, I really love the sunlight on this wedding I shot on 080808! great day and very lucky number. for that, I missed the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the olympics but it's all worth it.

Head over here for more pics by yours truly.

mummy, pls stay at home!

every day when i get out of the house, i look back at the dogs and i can hear them say "mummy, pls stay at home with us"

o, how i wish too. actually, i'm looking forward to that happening one day. I do hope to work from home eventually, somehow, somewhere. :)

Because home is where the heart is.

And I love my dogs. how can i let a huge part of their life pass by without me around them?

another sweet union

Pleased to be the photographer for another sweet union between 2 very devoted souls!

Was sweet knowing that they too are children of God, so thank God for bringing all of us together. I am not too religious but I have started to realise the deep meaning of my religion on my life.

There's always new friends to meet everyday right?

I love my job. :)

View more of the photos here

Cheers!

the-i-really-do-not-like-this days

where does this journey leads to?

thank God for husband and dogs to return home to. :)

pardon me, this is worst than PMS days. urgh.

one and a half yr down the road.

it's a blissful picture one and a half year down the road after we said "I do".

somedays it is very good. today, we just got onto each other's nerve.

I think I am stressed. I shouted at my husband. (very very bad behaviour... definitely not God-fearing)

Ok, maybe it's because I shot a very sweet solemnization this afternoon and worked on albums till 8 pm without dinner and then came back to an empty house and be expected to clear up some errands and my husband is in the movies with friends.

ok, he has been very sweet, doing household chores, caring for the dogs, rubbing my back. just some days, i think, he has enough of being put into this role.

argh, sorry, there's no head or tail here and i am just grumpy.

but the solemnisation this afternoon was really sweet. shall share some photos on our studio's blog soon.

maybe i should go rub his back now.

fantastic camera bag for ladies!

I cannot take it anymore. 

i got myself a shootsac, to celebrate my switch from nikon to canon. haha. muz find excuse for it. :p

yes, elizabeth, i got the shootsac!!! shiyi, this is the bag you re subsidising for my bday :)

look here for details on the greatest looking camera bag ever, made by jessica claire, a talented photographer.

and it's the best bag for quick change of lens, after shooting today at a solemnization using the crumpler - so difficult to pull the lens out, i totally cannot wait for the shootsac to arrive!!

yeah yeah! pls ship it fast!

Our new family member - Mao mao!

Announcing the latest addition to the ever-expanding Lim household - Mao mao!

(PS: all pics are taken with my camera phone as i'm currently in between dslr! Nikon to canon)

Dylan and myself welcomed mao mao into our house as a companion to our beloved and very pampered and extremely spolit Qianqian - the queen of the household.

Mao mao came from a very sad background, lack of love and attention, totally insecured, not well toilet trained, fed low quality foodstock, suspected to be abused, he is a total contrast to our very happy QQ.

MM is a mix, suspected to be between terrier and schnauzer, maybe a bit of poodle. Has patches of wound all over his body, likely self-inflicted due to insecurity.

So far, the good news is that QQ likes MM! she trickles and annoy him a bit but he's tolerating this bouncy 1 yr old shih tzu very well. they sleep together (not in the humping yet), goes for long walk together, eat together. This is the second day and MM opened up slightly to us but still not keen to play, only likes to hide in corners.

I look forward to a new life with a new dog. :) hopefully, we can make mao mao's life a better one and heal his broken soul and heart.

The dogs teach us so much about life, forgiveness, love and companionship.

Thank you, QQ and MM. :)

(thinking ahead, we will have 2 heartbreak to deal with when this journey ends!)

QQ is constantly trying to get him out to play. QQ - you are so fortunate, do you know? QQ will never understand MM's experience but i hope she will bring the happy side out of him, just like she brings the best out of dyl and me. :)

saying bye bye to my trusty old nikons

i finally got my butt off the sofa and started photographing my cameras in preparation to sell them off. i am not quitting this job, :p, i am upgrading the cameras and hmm, doing a switch over to canon for a whole lot of reasons - ask me if you are interested.

to those whom i have strongly recommended a nikon dslr (i know quite a handful who bought after my suggestions), do not despair, it's still great! in fact, i have quite a bit of nikon stuff (pretty brand new) to let go off. just email me at regina84@singnet.com.sg

I still strongly promote the nikon d3, it's a great great camera in many ways, so yup, was great while it lasted.

clubsnap, here i come. :)

a great wedding!

on saturday, i was honoured to cover this couple's wedding dinner at Hilton hotel. :)

it was so much fun and i am so glad they enjoyed themselves during the photoshoot before the wedding. 

This is also the first time I was hired from overseas, K&W lives in Germany and engaged my services through email. cool. It feels good to be trusted so much. :p

I must say, this photo is one of my favourite. I should learn to kiss this well.. hahaha.

Head over to here for more photos!

Sale at our studio!

yeah, we are having a sale. :)
PS: this is going to be the top post here till the 6 july - scroll down for my new updates :)

Date: July 5-6 (Sat & Sun)
Time: 12-5pm on Sat , 12-6pm on Sun

Great discounts on pre-weddings, actual day and ROM photography.

You are welcomed to drop by before the sale to have a little chat with us, take a look at our works, and chill out. :)

Promotions are only valid during the two days, so if you like what you see, mark out the dates and time, we will see you at our studio located at 41 Temple st, #02-01. Call us at 6223 7003 / 9821 6091 to book a slot for the sale.

If you are tying the knots soon, or know of someone who is, you are welcomed to visit us! :)

Cheers,

regina

close to my heart

ok, i decided i need to share something close to my heart here...

i guess this realisation and imprints of how precious life and health is started from my previous work with people who are sick, then having friends and families who are dying, and now, reading about photographers who, despite being at the top of their career, being sucessful, having everything, but health.

i take it as a warning to myself always to take care of myself and people around me. that includes my husband, my family, friends, and the great team i work with at the studio.
o, even my darling qq.

u see, i have been a great fan of the bebbs studio, who is named as one of the greatest photographers in the world, no doubt, since she is not only a great wedding photographer, she is a very good businesswoman, and a mentor, running many seminars. recently i found out that she has been very quiet recently as she has a bad brush with cancer. and had to remove everything in her pelvic region, that's really really bad for a woman. seriously. luckily, she had kids already. Bebbs' story at http://bebbblog.squarespace.com/

ok, basically, something in her story struck me close to heart - "On April 3rd I cried. A lot. I thought about my boys and how important they are to me. I thought about Steve and how it was way too soon for this to happen to us. I thought about my friends and family and how to tell them the news. I thought about my clients and wondered how I was going to shoot their weddings while dealing with this. "

the last line was something i truly understand and that's the great difference between being a therapist and being someone's appointed photographer. so when friends commented that it must be fun doing photography, haha, i realised that on top of being fun, it is also a HUGE responsiblity.

so for the sake of my loved ones and my couples, i got to take really good care of myself! and i am so going to nag dyl to go have his heart check-up immediately. and i am so going to nag elizabeth to not skip lunch, and i am so going to nag john to take regular meals, and i am going to bring qq for her vaccination next week. :p
(these are the 4 people i see everyday - well,qq is a person to me)

hahahahaha.

Im the mother hen.

tilt shift lens... (if u know what i am talking abt :p)

added another brillant photographers, couple team, on the fav list. they are great with tilt shift lens and i really can learn so much from them ;) in fact, they shoot quite exclusively with tilt shift lens and that's what they are famous for. the mark brooke pgs.

people asked me why there's no local photographers on the list... well, to be really fair, i only put people outside of SG :) because locally, of course i like myself and the team at JLP best! hohohoho. kinda thick skin, i know.

o by the way, Jieling, i just recently saw the comment you left for me! wanna go to gym together?? haha. and can i pls have the invitation to your blog?? :p

what a wonderful world!

woke up feeling happy, happy to be alive, kicking, doing what i love, being with my loved ones, having qq... what a wonderful world!

then i thought of the grannies locked up in a nursing home when i work at some days, and got a little depressed...

but dyl and i have decided to volunteer at old folks' home to bring some joy to the elderly tomorrow morning.

it's sad that after a whole life of contribution to the family and society,the grannies are left forgotten and to die alone...without l.o.v.e.

i hope we can make their world a little more wonderful.

Boudoir shoot....for me?

noticed on Jessica C (my absolute idol)'s web some boudoir shoot that I really adore..

I am determined to get something on this line done for myself (before i balloon even further) and of course, knowing that post-pregnancy, i will probably never have such figure again. Though it's probably far away but still, i must capture my youth!

And imagine blowing up a big big picture and putting in my bedroom / bathroom. so kinky! woohoo!

and of course, plenty of wallet size photos for the husband to admire in the office. :p

now, i just have to go hunt for a photographer that I feel absolutely comfortable around being naked. I strongly believe, it will be a lady :)

So exciting!

O ya, and it's been a long long time since i took a portrait of myself and with the help of a dear colleague Ah bird (that's fine right?:p)

Trying to act cool. :p

Anthony & Yvonne's pretty photos!

dear friends,

go to johnlimphotography's blog to view their wedding highlights!

love,

regina

a dog's love!

the other day, i was having fun watching the tv when qq decided to drop by and kiss me all over.

my dog loves me so much! :)

seriously, my heart will be so broken when she's gone. i will need one month heartbreak mc.. serious.

of smiles and laughter

ok, i have been away for a while, busy busy like a bee.





recently had the honour to shoot yvonne and anthony's wedding day! woohoo!





They are incredible! they are 1) the most carefree wedding couples i have ever seen 2) the funniest too! they smile and laugh like all the time... and i got myself all silly with them too... :) it was really hard trying to find a "mood" moment among all that happiness.. and i am glad, cos it's so them. :p





Congratulations to Anthony & Yvonne!





(edited:I will be showcasing the wedding on John Lim Photography's blog. Wait that space!

Thank you, Yvonne for your compliment :) I will be shifting your compliments over too. back from Bali? contact me! :)

QQ all bald

this is qq, all botak and sleepy...

going , going, and gone.... :)

photography time

from tomorrow onwards, i will b in the studio in the day, fixed timing, so i think it would be very nice to take out one hour a day in the morning to shoot.

like a daily dose of photography.

just like how i promised qq i would walk her every day for at least 15 min (that's still walk).

hmm.... i am starting to set a lot of routine for myself, wonder if i would stick to it.

wise man

i thank God that there are wise men and women in the world.

let me not be frustrated and await for the truth be told.

I must set a good example and a good living testimony as a child of God.

Encountered a rather frustrating situation today but God has been good, once again.

Amen.

back to the gym

i have decided it's finally time to hit the gym and return to my exercise program. i have told myself and dylan that i would do so when i quit my hospital job - so now's the time to fulfil that!

But since exercise is not my top favourite activity - i told dyl i thought sleeping was my fav sports but he says sleeping is not a sport (discounting other events that can/may/would like to take place before we sleep - but that doesn't provide enough cardiovascular workout :p )

so i have to convince myself why: here's the top 3 reasons:

- for work: a photographer needs to be fit so that she can run in 3 secs from the back of the couple to all the way to the front during the march in.

- for love: healthy and fit helps in love-making.

- for personal: losing some fats helps in self-esteem. (i have clients say that i look like olinda choo -how to spelll her name? you got it, the size. argh)

so i will hit the gym next week. (this weekend i sure start with swimming first.)

i will report back here and you can throw stones at me if i haven't done it yet by next friday. (must give myself more allowance)

My favourite photographers

I have added a list of my daily readings and inspiration - my fav photographers.

U would notice that all but one are women photographers! They are really great women and i am so proud of them. :)

Just to share a meaning verse for my life...
"The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land."
Proverbs 31:11,12, 23

I am learning, but i will always make it a top priority to be a good wife. whatever the case, family comes first.

getting a kick

i didn't know that other than getting nice photos, scrubbing the kitchen clean gives me such a high too. - i can now consider being a stay-at-home wife! woohoo!

ok, the progress of cleaning the house wasn't fun though.

i shall take some photos of the kitchen... will b back.

it's all over

It's all over.

2 years of my life, the hospital.

Sense of loss, woke up feeling odd. no need to rush for the 730pm presentation.

yet, i still woke up by 8 plus - argh, thought finally it's going to be a late day.

Well, time to walk qq and enjoy a short break!

3 more days...

3 more days to go.. to freedom! haha (or another prison?? - the studio?? ) who knows? I don't care.

I am so happy, i am going to clap.

And hug dylan and dance around the house. :P

first on my to-do list, other than continuing to polish up my skills, is to learn how to cook better, and dyl thinks that there's huge improvement already! yuppie!

I am so happy. I can dance.

QQ

here's an update on qq- she turned one recently! this photo was taken during CNY party this year when she felt kinda neglected and retreated to a corner... so cute. :)

i really dunno what will become of our life if we don't have a dog, especially such a darling.

QQ!

somewhat a sad day

something instinctively made me pick up a copy of straits times today. i rarely buy papers, i prefer watching the news.

then i spotted the news about the young radio talk show who passed on after losing the fight to stomach cancer... and i thought about a good pal's sister who at just 27 was also losing the fight to the same type of cancer. it was her illness that drew me to seek medical treatment for my long term gastric issues and at just 23, i braved a colonoscopy and endoscopy just to be sure as my grandfather died of stomach cancer. (family history counts big time). the results came out well - no signs of cancer. (but i will repeat it every few years just to be sure. yes, it's expensive but health is priceless)

and as instinctively, i opened the obituaries page and... i saw her sister's obituary. she left on the same day as the talkshow host. same illness, same fight, same day to pass on.

it seems like God sent me a big signal, as a time when i am struggling with my career choice, my family life... i suddenly realised where i was heading - switching to photography was worthed every single cents and sweat, for life can be very short, and you don't know when it's your turn to move on. so i am glad i made the switch and fulfiled an important part of my life. my family- i will make an effort to spend more time and fulfil my role as a wife, daughter, mother to QQ.

i did spend some time pondering whether the switch to photography was right, i kept thinking, why don't you just follow the general route and climb the corporate ladder? but, that's not what i want for my life! i love taking pictures and making it my job has been a dream come true.

now, today, i can firmly and happily says, i am proud to be a photographer.

and for you, although i have never known you, but i have heard lots about your struggle. you have fought the good fight... all the way, till the end. i hope i have the strength like you..

farewell, my friends, my patients.

In another 2 weeks. this crazy schedule better be over. QQ and my husband seriously need nurturing.

and i need some time to rest.

photoshop, my fav

some time ago, i had my first dslr as a graduation gift. now, i am turning pro.

cool :)

today i am really thrilled cos after looking back at things that was done previously, i realised how greatly i have improved in my photography, especially in my post editing skills.

not that photoshop saves bad photo, i have realised how extremely important it is to shoot good photo, because photoshop can only enhance a good photo, not save a bad one.

so here's sharing a ROM photo i have just processed and i really liked this photo, maybe cos i really like the couple too.

:)

This labour day, i am labouring on the computer... haha.. well, that's my life. :)

and the countdown begins

finally, i'm in my last month of service in the hospital.

this year, or rather just the past few months, i have conquered a lot of "first -time"
-first resignation letter (and i had to call a colleague to find out how to write it.. haha.. now i know, always start with "thank you for...."

-first resume (well, i was a scholar previously so never had a chance to write a resume. in school, i thought i would never write one as i thought i will always be in this hospital - now i know, never say never.)

-first OT interview! (in fact, just had it this afternoon! went well :) o yeah, let's not count my previous interview for holidays job etc... this can be counted as my first OT job interview , and it was good...)

-first one month notice - well, first resignation so of course first one month notice! it 's a funny feeling, seriously.

anyway, i have decided to continue as a therapist for 1-2 mornings a week so that I am always in touch with the OT world. (OT= occupational therapist, in case you are new to the blog)

The rest of the time, i will be in the studio, or at home, working on my photography and spending time with the greatest people on earth - my husband and QQ!

Life is soooooo good. who says dreams are hard to come true?? :)

From college friends to lovers!

Woohoo, i love weddings where the couple met in school and the friendship grew and grew and eventually, they are together!

(Ok, i guess a part of me like such ending since my college affair didn't go so well, so it's nice to see that it's actually possible.. hahaha)

Sharing some photos I shot at this wedding =)

see, i love my job... =)

taxes... argh

i have finally completed what i felt was a really boring part of working life - filing taxes.

and after recovering from the bouts of dizziness post sedation, i returned to the studio to reply email and was supposed to get work done but argh, i am getting allergy to photoshop.

even after i reached home, i am still feeling down.

work, photoshop, shoot... i can do it.

i can't wait for the days of climbing up early in the morning to go to the hospital to be over.... in about 1 month's time!

all knocked out

It hasn't been the best day today as I went for a long-delayed endoscopy of the digestive system... (sounds kinda gross huh?) - it was honestly, horrible. in the sense that I was all knocked out from sedation, so good that it didn't hurt or anything, but when I woke up - till now, I have been alternating between throwing up and feeling dizzy and drowsy, basically, an absolutely horrible feeling.

I can't wait for the drug to leave my body so I can feel normal again. I am so sick of sitting in front of the toilet bowl.

argh.

Our new blog on johnlimphotography

hurray, we have a blog now on our studio's website, but if you want to get there fast, just click here

John's in Italy now, while I am here, keeping the studio going. When will i be in Italy too?? I will surely love the food... pasta is my favourite!!!

QQ the dog is really naughty recently, I will post some pics of the new her soon, getting way too fat for her own good (like her owner, me)

=)

New actual day portofolio!

I have a new Actual day portfolio up on the studio's website - click here

I really love the new pictures on display and it was a great and fun wedding to shoot. =)

Life is so busy now but able to take a quick breather as the mad rush to finish up works before john depart for Italy is over! no more 2 am nights for 3 weeks... hahaha. yeah. my husband finally has someone to hug to sleep. =p

will be back!

God is good!

I brought the 85mm f1.4 nikon lens to a wedding job on saturday and had a blast shooting with it. it was really cool!

Will post some pictures of it soon. =)

Anyway, I am tying up loose ends at the hospital and slowly packing my stuff... to leave! o yeah!

God is good.

the leap year superdog

Remember how i mentioned sparky (Yi's doggie) is a leap year superdog?

We had quite a blast celebrating her birthday @ Happy Daze and she naturally, ate up all the food and totally ignored QQ. hahaha.

So much fun.... =)

What pushes me on...

Recently, I shot my own farewell lunch from the hospital.

Such an interesting experience.. it was quite overwhelming, when i finally decided to leave this job as an occupational therapist to pursue my passion and calling in photography wholeheartedly.

It was even more interesting that the night before my farewell lunch, i had a cosy welcome dinner from johnlimphotography. hahaha... what an irony. a welcome here, a farewell there... but that really did made my day.

of course, this marks a new beginning in my life, a new chapter... a time to move on.. =)

Somedays, when i look around the hospital, i feel sad about leaving but this is what keeps me going.... sharing a recent compliment from a customer and dear friend, Yvonne K:

"Dear Regina, we have decided to engage your services as our actual day photographer! :) we are excited! and happy, knowing that our photographs would turn out lovely and beautiful in your hands...."

yes, i would still be making a difference, in another way, by creating beautiful memories. =)

i hope in my humble ways, to continue to be a joy in others' life... and sharing their very special day makes me feel so honoured...

Thank you, to all my friends, my customers...

I will always do my best, for you.

Moving on...

I am glad I have a job I love... celebrating love and intimacy.

In a short while, I will be probably leaving my other job in healthcare to pursue my photography career.

I feel that in life, it it always about choices, if I want to excel in my photography, I have to make a choice and move on.

Which I had, and i am glad for that.

I hope that life in the family will return to a normal rountine once i am settled with only my photography career and not having to juggle both my healthcare work and this.

Of course, to a certain extent, I will miss the smell of the hospital, the sound of call bells, nice patients, the satisfaction of sending a patient home with adequate care plan.

Those will remain in my memory for a long long time.

Perhaps married to the computer and photoshop

Seriously, I am spending more time in front of the computer and photoshop than 1) walking QQ 2) playing with QQ 3) talking to dyl 4) looking at dyl.

So to strike a balance, i am going to have a good few hours off this weekend to spend time with dyl, while the car gets sent to the workshop for maintainence.

O and very importantly, tomorrow is Sparky's birthday! (Shiyi's dog) and I will be going out on a birthday trip with sparky and Yi on sat, hopefully to shoot nice potraits of sparky! =) interestingly, this is sparky's 1st birthday in 4 years. the leap year dog.

Today, my days with my old blog ended and here I am, a fresh start to this mousey year with this new blog to celebrate my life, my family and to share my works - my love for photography. =)

I will changing a whole new perspective to this site with a new blogskin soon.

Anyway to start off this new beginning, i would like to share a photo which i really liked...

A good sign, that last year ended with a really great wedding =)

Shifting my personal blog over here?

I am seriously considering to shift my personal blog over here and let it fuse with my photography blog. well, i am too caught up recently to maintain two blogs. and i love the blogspot features.

will be back soon.

A new start to photography by Regina Lim

Hi,

I am excited and happy to announce that I will be shifting home to www.johnlimphotography.com soon.

It's been a short but fruitful journey over here at reginalimphotography and I am happily bringing my portfolio and joining John Lim Photography.

John is a great photographer (in fact, he was my wedding photographer!) and it's such an honour to be working with him.

It's going to be a great experience... I am sure. =)

Love,
Regina

Undergoing Revamp.

Be patience.

We are undergoing revamp...

Will be back by Mar 08.

Regina will be working with another studio for wedding photography - more details will be revealed along the way.

Meanwhile, contact Regina for portfolio!

Cheers.