jcl photography http://jamesclau.com/blog capturing life's perfect...and not so perfect...moments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sam + Fiona http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=110 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=110#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:08:28 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=110 I had a great time shooting with Leo Chan at Sam and Fiona’s wedding.  We stayed out in Mississauga the evening before and woke up bright and early to shoot.  Their service and reception was emotional and authentic, as they displayed their love for each other and their families.

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fiona checking out her dress

fiona checking out her dress

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tea ceremony

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Sam's speech to family

Sam's speech to family

Entire bridal party fit into one golf cart

Entire bridal party fit into one golf cart

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Congrats you two – all the best for your new life together in Hong Kong.

]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=110 0 Daniel + Amanda http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=107 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=107#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:42:46 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=107 Been very busy having shoots every week and have been trying to edit, meet with clients and shoot but it’s been great.  Here’s a sneak teaser from Daniel & Amanda’s e-shoot.

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]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=107 1 Sam + Fiona http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=84 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=84#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:33:33 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=84 Been shooting many weekends and am totally backlogged with updating the site but wanted to put up a few pictures from Sam and Fi’s engagement shoot a couple weeks ago.  Sam flew in earlier from Hong Kong and Fi flew in on Friday evening and we did the shoot Saturday morning but regardless, they looked great!  We had a lot of fun despite the rain and bugs and the early morning – on to the pictures!

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]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=84 0 Mike + Ev http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=79 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=79#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 23:43:51 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=79 It’s been a while since I’ve posted as I’ve been busy shooting different events, traveling and enjoying my winter hibernation.  However, nothing better to get back into the swing of things than having an engagement shoot with a cute and endearing couple.  Mike and Evelyn were troopers despite the wet weather and gloomy clouds and we had a great time laughing and capturing images.  Enjoy!

]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=79 0 Ken & Teisha http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=75 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=75#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:10:52 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=75 It’s been a long while since I’ve uploaded pics so I should put up some pictures from the past wedding season.  As you saw from Ken & Teisha’s wedding teaser, their wedding was full of fun and laughter.  Here are some pics!

Teisha was a beautiful bride!

Ken was a gentleman doing rounds in the rain holding the umbrella for all the ladies.

Congrats guys!

]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=75 1 Europe & Africa http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=71 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=71#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:09:50 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=71 I’ve been so busy out of town that I haven’t had a chance to post anything in a while.  I recently got back and have a ton of pics from my travels to post which I’ll get up shortly but for now, I’ll share with you a couple of my favourite pictures from my Europe and Africa trip this past month.  I’m looking to launch a personal travel photography site in the short term and will announce more details here on my blog shortly.  Thanks for faithfully following despite the lack of updates recently!

Sintra, Portugal

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Marrakech, Morocco

]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=71 0 Ken + Teisha teaser http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=65 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=65#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:56:56 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=65 Had a great time shooting Ken and Teisha’s wedding last night – I’ll post more about it later but here’s a short teaser – enjoy!  Hope the happy couple is having a great time on their honeymoon. Play it via the vimeo link below to view in HD.

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]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=65 0 Richard + Assunta http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=59 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=59#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:02:20 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=59 I really want to give props to Richard, who’s been one of my good friends in life and who’s helped me immensely in getting this website up.  Everything from the main page to the subpages to the design of the blog you see here, he’s been a big part of.

I was delighted when he asked me to shoot his second engagement (to the same girl!)  Why? – 1) cause he’s just the kind of guy who will go one step beyond for Assunta and 2) cause he’s just that confident that she’ll say yes again and 3) he wanted a few pics since he didn’t have any that first time.  So he set up some lights (which still kept it almost pitch black in there, shooting at 3200 ISO), got a couple hundred candles and put them all over the backyard, set up some music and popped the question…again.

I’ll share a couple from that day, but don’t worry I’ll exclude the potato chips Assunta!

]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=59 4 Alfred + Anna + Taylor http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=47 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=47#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:12:23 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=47 I had the pleasure of going out with a wonderful family for a little photosession this past weekend.  What started off as a family session quickly became a princess-Taylor shoot as she stole the show with her big smile and soon had us at her disposal collecting sand and pine cones for her in between pictures.  Special thanks to Nevin and Ray for dropping by and helping out and Richard for helping with the video editing process.  It was my first time using the Canon 5D mkii for video but the family was so fun and photogenic that it made it so easy and enjoyable.  Enjoy!

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]]> http://jamesclau.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=47 0 Jeremy + Steph http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=35 http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=35#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:07:24 +0000 jcl http://jamesclau.com/blog/?p=35 My apologies for not updating this blog in a while – it’s been so busy recently trying to get clients their pictures, meeting new clients and of course, enjoying the summer as it winds down.  I had the privilege of shooting Jer and Steph’s wedding as they’re good friends of mine.  They are both so authentic and so genuine and that’s how their love for each other is as well.  You could tell as she was walking down the aisle that they were both doing their best to hold back the tears but once they were together, there was just so much joy and so much love.  It was such an honour to witness and be part of their big day – onto some pics…

 

The ring boys and flower girl looked sooo cute

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