Hello, hello, hello! Ya, memang it has been too long since the last time we wrote here. And yes, I have promised not to be a bad blogger, but hey, I’ve got lots and lots of idea to blog about, and it’s been lining up in the draft queue for so long. Hopefully it will be enough to make up for the broken promise 
. I know, I know, I can hear you saying “Yeah, right!” 
. Saya terima dengan seikhlas hati 
. Ok, enough of my rantings.
Ain and Kay first met when they were working in the same building years ago. At first, we were planning to have a pre-wedding session, but we had to change the plan as Kay was working in Kuantan (if I’m not mistaken. Ain, please correct me if I’m wrong) and time is definitely an issue. So, they agreed to have a post-wedding portraiture session, which was done a day after the wedding reception.
During our earlier discussion, when pre-wedding session was planned, we discussed about the storyline of the session and how it can be materialised. We suggested that the storyline shows how they first get to know each other, and the usual places/spots that will always remind them of their ‘zaman mengorat’ (courtship period). It was all fun, fun, fun! Not to mention the ‘cucur udang’ that accompanied our discussion that afternoon was also delicious, that Fadhil can’t help himself from ordering another additional plate, and that adds-up to the fun of the whole discussion 
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During the several series of meeting with Ain, we have not met Kay, not before the wedding day itself. So we do not know what to expect of his character. Adakah Kay seorang yang spontaneous, adakah Kay seorang yang pemalu, semua itu kami tak tahu. Walaupun Ain sendiri pernah bercerita tentang Kay, but we all know how some people might act differently when being around people they are not very close with, kan?
So when the plan changed to post-wedding session, I quickly drafted some ideas on how to create LIFE in their photos, instead of normal dramatic poses. And so, the session was carried out at Bagan Lalang beach, on Monday afternoon. Though we were expecting to start at around 4 pm, tapi, kami faham betapa sibuknya newly-wed couple walaupun setelah sehari selesai majlis resepsi sebab sudah tentu mereka masih sibuk menerima kunjungan saudara-mara yang datang melawat ke rumah. Jadi, kami mulakan sessi hari itu lebih kurang pukul 5 petang (atau mungkin menghampiri pukul 6 petang) and some of the pre-planned ideas (yang sengaja dirahsiakan daripada Ain dan kay) terpaksa dibatalkan to make sure that we could finish the session on time. Nevertheless, we still had fun ‘bullying’ the couple .
For a start, as usual, I briefed them on how the session will be carried out, and some dos and donts during the session (Notes to other budding photographers : Yes, communication SANGAT penting. In wedding photography, klien anda (berkemungkinan besar) adalah bukan model, jadi sebagai jurugambar yang diberi tanggungjawab memotret mereka, kita haruslah memberi panduan/guidance kepada mereka supaya dapat membantu mengabadikan gambar-gambar yang terbaik sempena perkahwinan mereka). Hmm, why am I talking/writing like a Miss-Know-It-All here, eh..? No, lah, just sharing some thoughts, tak salah kan?
And so, the session started with some normal pose shots of the couple, before we continue with some ‘idea-idea membuli’ . Tak, tak, jangan takut, kami buli demi kebaikan bersama . Tidak ada sesiapa yang tercedera (kecuali saya, luka sedikit di bahagian belakang lutut, dan saya hanya sedar bila Ain tegur ada darah di kaki saya) sewaktu sesi ini dijalankan. And so, cubaan membuli Ain dan Kay telah menghasilkan antara gambar-gambar kesukaan kami (saya dan Fadhil. I don’t know if Ain and Kay liked them as well, I hope they do) yang tunjukkan di bawah.
Selepas membaca entry ini, jangan pula nanti ada yang takut untuk ber- ‘personal affair’ dengan kami kerana takut dibuli . Sumpah, kami buli untuk kebaikan. Nak tau apa yang kami ‘paksa’ Ain dan Kay lakukan? Tengoklah gambar seterusnya di bawah. Kami pasangkan lagu yang sesuai untuk menaikkan mood mereka, dan kami ‘paksa’ Ain dan Kay to have their first dance together on the beach, tapi dalam ruang yang amat terbatas - kami minta mereka menari dalam kotak kecil yang kami lukis di atas pasir itu. Setiap beberapa saat, muzik akan kami hentikan dan kotak itu akan menjadi semakin kecil, semakin kecil dan semakin kecil, sehingga Kay perlu mendukung Ain untuk menyempurnakan tarian mereka . (And owh, mind the blur object on the top-left frame of the photo, that was my hand holding my beloved smartphone which was playing the song Lucky-Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat.) Perhaps some of you know this game, it is similar to the Newspaper Dance game, whereby 2 people dance with music on a sheet of newspaper. After a while, the newspaper is folded in half and then they dance again.
No worries, I was not too strict on them. When Kay lifted Ain and danced, he was’nt actually dancing in the box, but hey, who cares?(I don’t think he knows that before I wrote this, hahaha. Do you, Kay?
). As long as they had great bonding time, great moments and we manage to capture great emotions, and everybody is happy, what more can we ask, betul tak? The game was conducted just to help the couple to cheer up a lil’ bit and make themselves comfortable with our presence there.
Jadi, siapa kata seorang jurugambar cuma seorang jurugambar? We never say that, because we treat each and every assignment as personal, as if it’s our own precious moments. We personally consult the client by ourself, we personally get to know the client, we personally shoot the client, and we personally value the whole process as much as the couple personally value it as their investment. We don’t make your wedding/event as a traning ground. After all, It’s Our Personal Affair . Thank you, Ain and Kay for willingly having an affair with us, even if it’s just for a while. We certainly love working with both of you, and wish you a happy and loving married life together.
Till my next ranting in the next entry (I hope it wont be long), here ’s their online web gallery. Ciao!
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. Sabar, ya? Bulan Ramadhan ni, banyakkan bersabar dan selamat meneruskan ibadah puasa 
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