BanHup Teh Photography » portraits

I am free!

Banhup Teh — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:15:02 +0000

Today is officially my last day of my day job, same day as our nation's Merdeka (Independence) day hence it is a nice thought that the whole nation celebrates with me on this national holiday. Many have and will ask why at such a 'young' age (ok, I am not old enough to retire) that I optionally retire given that as a pediatrician my day job was decently lucrative. The keyword here is 'optionally' because after weighing all my options this, I believe, is the best for me.

This will mean I'll have more time for photography and more importantly, for the family as well. I plan to travel more on my own and if any of you are keen, I'll organize more photo-safaris and even workshops. Contact me if you want any group or one-on-one post-processing workshops, and watch this space for more announcements on photo-safaris and workshops.

Time to 'rest'.

A 24mm/f1.4 portrait

Banhup Teh — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:20:12 +0000

This lens is well suited for environmental portraiture. Being a wide angle lens expect it to have some distortions if you do a close up as the following portrait will show. I personally have no problems with that as I have leant to live with some life's imperfections.

This portrait is of a 70+ yr-old gentleman who is the caretaker of the Nyaung Ohak (aka "Under the shade of the Banyan trees") ruins. He lives next to the ruins with his blind wife.

Taken with the Nikon 24mm/f1.4 Aperture Priority @f/3.2 1/160s ISO 200.

More of what the 24mm/f1.4 can do here.

Splash

Banhup Teh — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:40:41 +0000

It is always nice to see kids having fun. Our guide prearranged this shoot for us at this water-spill around Klungkung, Bali. When we arrived the kids just appeared from the neighbouring houses. We were supposed to photograph them in better early morning light. Unfortunately some of the participants were hungry after the sunrise shoot at Kusamba fishing village and had to have breakfast. By that time the lighting was already a bit harsh for my liking. Anyhow we still had fun with the kids.

Here is one shot that I personally like.

Ibu of Ubud market

Banhup Teh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:10:09 +0000

Those who have been to the Ubud market in Bali would reconize this ibu – she runs a stall selling souvenirs at one of the sidelanes there. I make it a point to visit her each time I am there. I usually just chat with her but during the last visit in Jan 2010 I bought something from her. See how happy she was after that.

Pak Sara’s grin

Banhup Teh — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:43:01 +0000

We met Pak Sara during the shoot of Pak Gulem at Bedulu village, Bali. Pak Sara actually came to watch the shoot and I was glad that he agreed to pose for us too.

Allow me to intorduce Pak Sara who was 90 yrs old.

Shot with Nikon D3 + Nikon 24-70mm/2.8 Aperture Priority @ f/3.2 1/80s ISO 400.

Dancer from Bedulu

Banhup Teh — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:25:14 +0000

This is one of the many dancers that we had an opportunity to shoot "behind the scene" at our specially arranged tour of this village. I have more to share in the days to come. To all of you celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year I wish you to have a Happy and posperous one…and plenty of great photos too!

Another of Pak Gulam

Banhup Teh — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:29:09 +0000

This time in black & white. I was going through the files and found this one with the interesting lighting. Hope you like it.

Almost hidden.

Pak Gulam of Bedulu Village

Banhup Teh — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:46:02 +0000

As part of our village photography tour we met Pak Gulam at Bedulu village at his home. He is 72 yrs old and presently lives alone after his only son got married and moved out. He still manages his farm nearby and keeps a fighting cockerel as a hobby.

Here are some shots of Pak Gulam.

Pak Gulam and his pet.

Resting.

Behind the screen.

Showing off.

Interesting lighting.

At Pura Desa Mas

Banhup Teh — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:47:03 +0000

The procession soon arrived at the temple Pura Desa Mas. Along the road leading to the temple we met this group of children who were more than happy to pose for us.

You want to take our photos?

A bit shy initially.

But soon warmed up to it.

"No entry".

Huh?

Leaning on..

We finished the session very happy.

To be continued – cock fighting in Bali next.

Kharu in white

Banhup Teh — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:42:40 +0000

I have always wanted to re-process this and finally got down to do it. This is a very different workflow from what I used to do. I worked more on the skin, added some colors to the make-up and used a combination of blend modes. I hope you like it.

This is Kharunisia taken with Nikon D2x + Nikon 28-70mm/2.8 Aperture Priority @ f/3.2 1/750s ISO 200.

Kharu in white