Alhamdulillah, this is the 2nd time i shoot my friends wedding this year. Tariq was my housemate when we studied at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia few years back. He engaged me early this year and i am pleased to shoot for a friend. Shooting at friend’s wedding is totally different experience compare to shooting a new clients/friends. Almaklumlah, kita dah tahu sikit perangai dan kehendak dorang. Hehe. Majlis akad nikah Tariq dan Wahidah dilangsungkan di rumah pengantin perempuan di Simpang Renggam, Johor. Here are few photos that i manage to document at their solemnization that night.

Majlis akad nikah berlangsung baik dengan disaksikan oleh ahli-ahli keluarga dari kedua2 belah pihak. Dengan sekali lafaz, sorang lagi kawan aku dah jadi suami orang. Majlis akad nikah tak terhenti di situ saja sebab di negeri Johor ada adat serahan (kalau tak silap). It was an intimate moment during Wahidah and her parents applying the custom. Being a wedding photographer, i did pickup some adat2 dari tempat2 yang berbeza. It is fun and satisfying experience for being a wedding photographer

Tahniah Tariq dan Wahidah! and congrat to both family. Till then, see you guys in next update, their reception!

This is their last entry untuk sesi bersama jurugambar perkahwinan pilihan dorang. hehe. This outdoor session or portraiture was done in two session. Satu sesi selepas majlis resepsi dan satu lagi pada sebelah malamnya. Selesai majlis resepsi pada petang tu, saya ajak pengantin baru; Don & Siti; untuk buat outdoor dekat area2 rumah kerana kebetulan cuaca baik pada tu.

Dan pada sebelah malam, sesi outdoor dilakukan di sekitar bandar Kota Bharu. The light was not ideal enough but somehow we manage to shoot in few location around bandar Kota Bharu. And thanks pada dua orang assistant ad hoc saya pada malam tu sebab sudi tolong pegang flash. My strobist session in Kota Bharu went well. Pengantin tetap sporting untuk pose walaupun dah penat. hehe

To Don & Siti, Selamat Pengantin Baru. and thanks for hiring AzamHashim Photography to document your wedding. Kalau perlukan khidmat jurugambar lagi, jangan segan2 contact.

This second part of Don & Siti entry will display their reception day that held the day after the solemnization ceremony. It was Saturday, it was hot and it was a good day for a celebration of love here in Kg Cherang, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. I myself as a wedding photographer feels fortunate to be part of this lovely milestone of the Don & Siti life.

Good food, good laugh, lovely smile, friendly people,  apa lagi yang jurugambar perkahwinan perlukan. It was a good day to be a wedding photographer. And thanks to Don, Siti and their family members to show such a good sport for me to photograph the event. Without the co-operation from everyone, it’s hard for me to do what i love to do which is photographing and documenting weddings. Terima kasih semua. I salute you!

There will be another entry for Don & Siti, entry of their outdoor shoot.

This entry had brought me to negeri Cik Siti Wan Kembang, Kelantan. I remember in early April this year, Siti engaged me to photograph her big day. And to my surprise, it was in Kelantan. Agak excited juga lah untuk travel ke Kelantan just to photograph a wedding. Inilah salah satu yang seronoknye jadi jurugambar perkahwinan ni. Hehe. Thanks Siti and Don for bringing me to Kg Cherang, Kota Bharu. Here are the photos,  at their solemnization cermony.

The event start with a perfect weather. Setibanya rombongan pengantin lelaki yang datang dari Johor, majlis akad nikah berjaya dilangsungkan dengan sederhana bersaksikan oleh ahli-ahli keluarga dari kedua-dua belah pihak. Acara akad dilangsungkan sendiri oleh bapa pengantin perempuan. Selesai akad nikah, maka rasmilah Don & Siti bergelar husband and wife. A well spend evening, here in Kota Bharu

Congrats to both Don and Siti. Kita jumpa next entry. Kawe try kecek kelate pulok nnt.

This will last entry for Hizrat & Bai. After the reception ceremony earlier, we went out for some outdoor session. Along the way to the outdoor location, we stopped by the paddy field to shoot some few shoots. The light was great. The yellowish late evening light did bring out the colors of the scene and it was lovely.

Along the way to the actual location, rain starts to pour and we thought we’re are out of luck to shoot more outdoor portraits. But luckily, Hizrat reroute  to another location and it’s was a bit dark when we arrived. So, we have to used what we have. The sun nowhere to be found, i guess we’ve already passed the sunset. hehe. But nonetheless, we able to shoot few photos just for Hizrat and Bai to remember their lovely day. Alhamdulillah, everything goes well although it was not according to the actual plan Thanks Hizrat and Bai for inviting me to shoot your memorable day. Thanks juga pada family members yang bagi kerjasama sepanjang proses merakam gambar. Dan thanks pada saudara Nizam yang banyak membantu. Selamat pengantin baru Hizrat & Bai

Sehari selepas majlis akad nikah, majlis resepsi pula menyusul. Mengenakan baju berwarna kuning keemasan, memang sesuai sekali untuk dipanggil raja sehari. hehe. Had an ample time to shoot few details shoot semasa tunggu pengantin lelaki sampai. Sekali sekala memang seronok kalau dapat ambik details shoot ni. For me as a wedding photographer, these details shoot would tell the characters or the uniqueness of a wedding from the others.

It was a fine day for a reception. Although ada tanda2 nak hujan tengahhari tu, the day pass with a perfect weather. The event ran smoothly and kerja2 jurugambar kahwin pun senang bila event berjalan lancar. Thanks to both couple yang tak jemu2 memberi kejersama semasa proses ‘mengambil gambar’ berlangsung. Pengantin camera friendly, pelamin pun camera friendly, lighting pun camera friendly. Nice! Thanks juga pada assistant ‘ad hoc’ pada hari tu, saudara nizam yang banyak memberi bantuan. Syok sikit kerja hari tu sebab ada geng. hehe

Tunggu entri seterusnya. Outdoor session at paddy field and by the beach. It’s penang yaw!

Entri kahwin first untuk tahun ni. Dah lama tunggu nak shoot wedding untuk 2010 and Hizrat lah orang first yang confirm untuk hire Azam Hashim Photography for the first job of the year 2010. Thanks Hizrat. Hehe. Hizrat is a friend during my studies in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. And he is also into photography and doing wedding photography as a part time. Kira senang juga kalau kerja dengan orang yang dalam same industry ni sebab dia dah tahu flow dan selok belok kerja2 ambik gambar kahwin ni. Entri ni adalah entri untuk majlis pernikahan yang berlangsung di Guar Perahu, Pulau Pinang

Majlis berlangsung ringkas dan dihadiri oleh sanak saudara di kedua2 belah pihak. Kawan2 juga ada turut bersama pada pagi tu. Kira-kira pukul 11pagi, dengan sekali lafaz dan dinikahkan oleh ayah Bai, Hizrat dan Bai secara rasminya bergelar suami dan isteri. Maka dengan itu, sorang lagi kawan aku dah kahwin. hehe.

Tahniah untuk Hizrat & Bai. Tunggu entri seterusnya untuk gambar-gambar majlis persandingan pula.

22 May 2010 marked a new milestone to this band in their many years in Malaysia local music scene. They are Seven Collar T-Shirt. Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Center (KLPAC) had turn into a ‘war zone’ for ‘The Battle Protocol’. This was their last stop after touring to many different ‘war zone’ all across Malaysia promoting their newest album, ‘The Great Battle’. They have toured Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Melaka and Kedah before 22 May.

The entire battle was divided into 4 scenes, giving a different feel, tempo and mood on each scene. The battle started with TET offensive featuring the percussion unit. The loud beat from the big drum do gives the energy needed to start the battle. While in scene 2, they were support by ambiance players. Scene 2 was eclectic with Fragile, Fibres, Drones, War is over and Chemicals. After 10minutes interval, scene 3 starts with summary and Yuna comes out to do duet with Duan on few songs. The last scene started with a solo drum session by Aidil and finish with a big bang of the song titled Lights.

This is the day they prove they are evolving and maturing in their 10 years as a band. What a night, what a battle, it start and finish awesomely. Siapa2 yang terlepas ‘The Battle Protocol’, memang sangat rugi. Till next battle, SCTS won this battle wickedly!

An opportunity not to be missed. I had an opportunity to shoot family photos after my last update on my Mother’s Day post. One thing i love shooting portraiture is the different energy i have to give into each session, especially shooting kids. Shooting kids is hard and fun at the same time. For this entry, I had an opportunity shooting Jue and her kids. Jue is a friend of Asya. And we did this session at the same day as i did asya and tasya session.

In the session with Jue and her kids, shooting Hadif is a difficult one because he is so playful and love to run around. And yeah, he is really fast. Hadif memang hero. hehe. While shooting the cute Nuha isn’t a big difficult. What’s really special about shooting family portraiture like this Mother’s Day Portrait is i got too capture the bonding within the family members. It’s a beauty experience and fun too.

Thanks Jue and her kids, Hadif and Nuha for an awesome session! And happy belated mother’s day to all mothers in Malaysia and all over the world.

This is a very late entry for a mother’s day. hehe.  Last month, i did manage to shoot few mother’s day portrait in conjunction with the celebration of mother’s day and this is the other shoot that i manage to work on.

Asya and tasya did come prepared with beautiful clothes and props. White is always suitable in any occasion or photo shoot, and i would recommended it if you want to do a photo shoot. It suit the green background and the blue skies. hehe. The weather was good on that day.

Asya and tasya did great in front of the camera. Tasya are very camera friendly. It was easy for me to shoot them. Enjoy the photos!