Praise God for the rain this morning. Holiday + Rain + Morning = AWESOME TIME FOR SLEEPING! I was so refreshed that I even managed to prepare breakfast for my family. Hallelujah!
Was supposed to do some family portrait shooting this morning...but was delayed cuz of rain. It wasn't until afternoon that we managed to arrive at Chin's house. Was pleasantly surprised that Pastor Cheng & his family were there too.
So it was my pleasure to take this family portrait for my beloved pastor.
Talking about taking family portraits...it isn't exactly as easy as one might think. First and foremost, u must learn how to CONTROL the subjects. Some can be quite difficult to cooperate...
Then u gotta learn how to POSE ur subjects. Most people are not born with "posing talent".
Beside the "people issues", u must consider the SETTING too - backdrop, prop, weather, lighting, angle, exposure...etc etc. For instance this overexposed photo was taken in light rain thus making the background a bit distracting. But of course some people might like it.
Next, nowadays, one must have some post-processing tools. DIGITAL EDITING becomes almost compulsory for most situations. It could be just a simple cropping or color adjustment...OR it could be something "more than meets the eyes" as above... ;) Can u spot it?
Once u have all that basic stuff done right, u should be able to get some decent photos. Don't be afraid to experiment and have fun.
U will have photos that u will enjoy and cherish for a long time to come.
Though mankind do not yet posses the technology to do time travel, but at least we are able to capture a moment in time in a 2-dimensional way that we could all appreciate and share with loved ones. Memories encapsulated in a digital file that is both timeless and priceless. Cool, eh?
So folks, take ur time, be patient and take full opportunities of this festive season to take AS MANY shots as u can. All the hard work & sweats are WORTH it!!! So learn to enjoy every moment.
After the photo session, we decided to visit Frank & Belinda. It was so refreshing (and healthy) to be served with tea instead of soda. Glad to see the kids enjoying the tea too.
And we have group photo of course.
Next stop, Johnny & Edel's house.
We learned that Johnny & Bebhinn were a bit sick (must be too much soda).
So we helped ourselves to the food & everything...
Until Johnny quickly woke up and did the smartest thing by fulfilling what the kids were there for in the first place ;) Just KIDDING!
Next stop - refilling station. Since this IS CNY, that means the WHOLE city is SHUT down. So the choice for outside food usually boils down to either fast-food or non-chinese food.
My choice was this delicious lamb nasi bryani. Surprisingly good!
Last family group photo for the day - at my house. It is always great that we could come together to fellowship and share the things of God.
Praise the LORD for this wonderful day. And as usual, it is especially true during such joyous season and time that our hearts go out to those friends & relatives of ours who have yet to come to know the Lord Jesus. It is our prayer that all our family members will be saved... that one day we will all be able to enjoy fellowship in the Kingdom of God for all eternity.
As such I would like to share this video on salvation of our souls:
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