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Shoes & Wallet!

2012-02-09T23:40:00.000+08:00

Bello Make Up Academy Portfolio Shoot

2011-12-20T18:27:00.000+08:00

Oh shit.

3 months d since my previous blog post. Don worry I am still alive xD. I was just... buried with tonnes of works and some personal issues and it was really hard to get into mood of photography at such critical period. PC was slow, internet was kinda sucks , and the color management issues make my life even miserable. I will talk about it in the next post. (maybe :D)

Anyway, things getting better now but still tonnes of photos are waiting to be retouched. However, this is definitely a good thing for me, am i right? =D Oh ya last month I also have a chance to visit Studio 807 by Azrul Kevin Abdullah. Really thanks him for his kindness and passion, also his guidance and advise which is priceless for me. Really appreciate it.

Okay, done with the shitty update about myself. This photos series was actually shot exactly 3 months ago =.=, a few days after posting of my previous blogpost =.=. I admit that I always spend a goddamn long time to retouch photos. (Ya I heard some complains already xD)

Make Up: Anni from Bello

Models: Lovie, Janice, & HarnXin
Art Direction & Photography: Tony

Thanks everyone for making this happen. Don't forget to check Bello's Facebook page.

It was 6:30pm. Off to retouching again. >.<

PS: X Mas is coming! Check out my coming blogpost about my early x mas present xD

SIMPLY RETRO!

2011-09-18T14:34:00.000+08:00

Make Up & Hair: Cass

Styling: Pauline

Model: Joan

I spent too much time retouching these series of photos. The tricky retro color tone and the reflections on the shades caused me headache for weeks. Damn. Especially the color tone that looked so ridiculously different in different monitors. Anyway I have "optimised" it so that you can see almost the same colour on every screen. Okay I agree that I am a goddamn perfectionist. Thanks Cass for her superb & fabulous make-up and Pauline for her effort in assisting in the styling. Of course, the model Joan is awesomely talented!

So, which shades you prefer the most? =D

PS: These photos are not shot in a studio. It's done in a corridor.

PS: Stay tune for the upcoming news and portfolio photos. I will also update more often in my facebook, twitter, and google+, and of course also in flickr and deviantart, so do follow!

Random Update

2011-07-13T01:56:00.002+08:00

Life has never been easy.

I have been working in e-gallery for about a month, doing post processing, album design, photo shooting and everything else. Working life has never been easy for me who is so inconsistent and sucky in time management. And also, due to my engineering background, it's very difficult to take a huge leap to another world that is not belongs to me(yet!). New environment, new people, new frens, and new topics to be talked of everyday. It does really need sometime to adapt.

What I do during free time? Well there is definitely no free time for me in these few weeks. Personal projects planning, ideas brainstorming, discussions and meetings, etc. are almost filling my time up everyday. Okay, what I do when I was really free? Of course surfing around deviantart and flickr, where so many inspirations can be found there. Also I love to browse around behance.net and model mayhelm.com. The artworks really can blow your eyes out!

Alright, just a random update. Share with you guys a nice song that really motivating, for me. He is my idol. =)

Too much to share, too little time to talk about. Tired. Off to bed now.

P/S: Looking for talented models, make up artists, and stylists for upcoming personal projects. Interested please drop me a message here or via my email info.tonywan@gmail.com. =)

NATALIE

2011-05-21T18:07:00.002+08:00

I am still the same - lazy photographer and love to break rules. These sets were all shots with natural light only. I always believe that photographer must have the eyes to see thing differently and to use lighting creatively. Credit to Natalie that is so talented and passionate in making everything great.

P/S: Currently having short holiday in Penang. Will get back to PJ next week. Holidays do really helps in recharging and lots of photography ideas popping out without the constraint of study LOL. More artworks coming soon in tonywan.com! (really soon!)

By the way: check out my art contributions in deviantart and flickr. They are really great and funny. =)

LIFE

2011-05-11T09:36:00.001+08:00

I was so emo this morning after some chit chat with my family members about my career. Yes, I have quite an excellent academic and engineering background but it's so sick for me to continue doing things that I don't like. I always believe that to be great in something, no matter what is it, you have to fall in love with it. Things just can't be done without any passion and strong interest.

Forgive my aggressiveness but I have to insist that we do not have be so traditional and conservative just like any other Asian family and society. I already been asked too many times not to waste my time and effort "playing around in photography" but to continue in engineering career, and it's really annoying. Honestly, i like physics, science.. but engineering? Definitely not. I understand that in this modern society, conservative thinking about how good to have a high academic certificate doesn't work all the time. I have no negative opinion about those who are really interested and passionate in their study. But the cocky educational system in our country had sadly produce lots of youngsters that doesn't even know what they wanna do, or what they wanna be in the future (I was one of the victim). Sadly this case can be seen in my university, which call themselves the oldest and toppest university in this country (not anymore lol).

Alright stop talking bad things about others, but what I wanna say is education is important but only a correct one ensure everything's going great. One should known what is their true interest and true passion in their life. Merely following the trend and following what people do is always not the right way. Life's too short that it isn't going to be wasted just like that. We need to find our true love, we need to do things that make us feel alive, we need to be ourself. Things could be difficult initially but what you should do is simply persist on it and don't give up easily. Be yourself, and live your life!

Oh ya a great article to read about: http://blog.zhangjingna.com/2009/09/my-education.html

"when we are alive, we need to do things that make us feel right
things that give us that feeling that we are living our own lives, our own choices
and if we are honest with our own feelings
we ought not feel bad for making others sad
because lying is worse"

This is one of my favourite quote from this article that keeps me motivated and believe in myself all the time.

Off now. May the force be with me. =)

Btw, a sneak peek picture of my next blog post. Stay tuned.

p/s: i beg ur forgiveness about my sucky written english LOL.

Jing Jing & Nian Shee @ Graduation Recital

2011-05-08T22:56:00.000+08:00

This is my first time shooting recital event in my university. Feel so happy to know some musical and artistic friends.

Your guys are superb! Congratulations!

P/s: Special thanks to Malcolm and Chrono (for his 180mm Nikkor lol).

Bridal Portraiture: Classical

2011-04-19T00:02:00.000+08:00

The warm version of "Purple Fadin' In" lol

Art Direction & Photography: Tony Wan

Make-up & Hair Do: Bello Make Up Academy

Models: May & Amanda

Special thanks to Anni and Harnni from Bello Make Up Academy and Fitou Brasserie.

Christelle Travel Shots

2011-03-31T04:48:00.000+08:00

Few months ago I was travelling around Malacca Town, hoping to take some great pictures of that historical city. I have an old friend staying at Malacca so I decided to invite her to be my model and tour guide for one day. Haha... Anyway, what I got from this trip... landscape shots are more than portrait shots. Hope that she wont kill me. LOL.

p/s: I miss malacca chendol very much

p/s: I just created a watermark photoshop actions for web optimized photos. It works both for landscape and portrait orientated photos. I nvr know that it's so easy lol

Celest Ong Profile Portrait

2011-03-15T19:32:00.001+08:00

Huey Fei & Kien Wei Wedding Day

2011-02-12T23:39:00.000+08:00

My 1st wedding day shooting in 2011. Congratulation to Huey Fei and Kien Wei, such a beautiful and photogenic couple. All photos are taken using available light, no flash gun or video light is used. I love natural light very much =)

Happy Chinese New Year!

2011-02-02T22:55:00.000+08:00

Wow, time really flies, CNY is coming tomorrow! This is really a hectic year for us to establish this online gallery. In January, there are lots of shooting assignments and we are working hard in post processing of those photos(even in this CNY lol). But we promise that they will be in this blog very soon! At the same time, we are establishing this online gallery to make it more complete, especially at the business side such as the detail information about our services, what we shoot, and what shooting packages we actually provide.

So, stay tune! A more completed tonywan.com is coming very soon! Stay tune for the portrait shooting promotion packages that will be announced this month. For enquiry please email to tonywangallery@gmail.com. Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy New Year!

Taiwan Artscapes

2011-01-19T00:18:00.000+08:00

I have a chance to step on the land of Taiwan last December. It was cold! Really very cold!

I love photo-shooting landscapes and streets post-process them in different ways. I love to use some unparallel post processing techniques to make my artscapes photos some 'modern fine art' products. This time in this vacation, I tried to shoot those buildings and streets in brand different ways and angles and attempt a 'huge' post processing methods on them. The photos looked very different from how they look like in the camera, but the mood of every picture remains the same.

At Fisherman's Wharf.

There's no snow in Taiwan but the weather and the low temperature is enough to "cool you down". It was only about 9 degree Celsius around Taipei area. Although there's no thick forest to be seen in this vacation, I love the natural dried woods in the winter.

Contrast 1: Night and Day.

Contrast 2: Rider in the city & old folk at the dock.

Lastly, I love this photo very much. It's just like a painting. And about the composition, the subjects at lower left & right corners and the center form a long & wide triangle, which makes it looked very interesting!

Ker Ching's Graduation

2011-01-16T17:54:00.000+08:00

Pauline's Travel Fine Art Print

2011-01-12T12:33:00.000+08:00

I love traveling with Pauline. She's just so photogenic and love to pose! Our passion in photography comes out a lot of concepts and shooting ideas during vacation. Have a look!

Unjoanable

2011-01-10T02:51:00.000+08:00

Jeslyn's Graduation Day

2011-01-06T01:45:00.000+08:00

Jeslyn, a sweet friend of mine has finally graduated. What a romantic graduation day isn't it?

Welcome & Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T23:13:00.000+08:00

Hi!

Happy new year and welcome to tonywan online gallery, a fresh new site that will be the home of my fine art photography journey.

Over the next few entries will be some of stories and the pictures I took back in 2010. Also, anticipating for the 3 shooting assignments in this very 1st month of 2011. Stay tuned!