May 2012
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the weekend gallery
meshing together a couple of different occasions that happened across different weekends haha! i’m trying my best to load up on rest while finishing up May’s edits because June is going to be one CRAZY month!!
we stumbled across this new shopping centre at katong called “1-2-3 something”
and came across this chic looking cafe BACI and tried it for fun
ken was...
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simply film
i got a wonderful surprise when canon (the little white fluffy friend) dashed into my office half estatic and excited and half trembling with fright haha. it rained that day so we had to hide under the shelter and shot along the corridor. it was definitely lots of fun and i thank velda & the family for engaging me to photograph their family portraits. especially when they take one every 10...
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the titanic week
the week we went crazy with titanic - titanic 3D, documentaries and exhibitions!!
back from that short vacation with my family and appointments and shoots are locked back to back!! so I’m blogging on the go. Haha did a portrait session with Vanessa one of the days and even though she isn’t quite sure of it but she is one gorgeous girl ;) tough and strong (she played touch rugby) and beautiful.
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behind the scene
waiting for the portrait session to start so i thought I’d just share these behind the scene pictures from the love bonito lookbook shoot. haha, i took a couple of shots too of our korean bbq dinner but almost everyone look rather drunk and weird (probably from being too tired), it was pretty hilarious. so i’ll show you the nicer looking pictures of us during the shoot while we still...
Anonymous asked: Love your film photos!!! Very inspiring! Any tips on how to shoot in film? My photos don't come out as clear as yours and what would be a good film camera for someone to start off with? I played around with a disposable film camera but wouldn't mind investing in a proper one :)
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sister's birthday
we’re a very simple family, my birthday was celebrated by the beach and so was my sisters’. we have no car, my parents don’t know branded stuff and we just live simply. we are not poor, no in fact we are truly blessed!! we just find wealth and joy in the simple things and this is one thing i love about my family :)
happy (last april) birthday sis!! thank you for being my...
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spring time loves
here are the outtakes from the love bonito spring lookbook shoot! wait…what are outtakes again? (An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work’s final, publicly released version - wikipedia) yup, outtakes ;)
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happy birthday ken
most people ask me about nicolethen studio and if i do it alone. and i realized that well technically, i’m the only full time staff in the block. but i totally don’t feel like it because i have amazing people around me and one of them is ken. he’s my bouncing board and has the best advice when i hit a road block. i secretly want to hire him but don’t have the cash to do...
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pamela & weelee
Yesterday was Pamela & Weelee’s ROM and I wanted to blog about their engagement session before the ROM but haha too much work and meetings so didn’t have the time. And man, it’s such a joy to get to know my couples before the actual day. Because when that day comes, it feels like I’m attending my friends’ wedding (which was the case for the very first wedding I...
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going japanese.
i love japanese food. just love it to the max! haha, it’s always in our options of “what to eat when we want to spoil ourselves”. there’s the usual sushi teh when we don’t have the luxury of time which is alright, it still satisfies our cravings.
but when we have some time and feeling abit richer, the ramen at tampopo (some black pig spicy ramen) and tonkichi...
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a little for me.
a couple of shots on my little point and shoot with zianna
Anonymous asked: Im curious! May I know which camera do you use normally and what lense is it?
April 2012
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constance on film
so hungry to shoot film but not much opportunity within this impatient short span of like 2 days? haha so i dug up my old film photographs that well were never really published on the blog. why? i’m not sure i guess i thought since i already published the digital copies then what was the point of showing these again. i just love how they are just photographs, not digitally enhanced or...
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wedding details
cute wedding details from ashley & clark’s snack bar! clark actually made the macaroons himself and his talented “brothers” put it together and came up with the creative tag lines.
oh and huge {PS} haha you know it’s no secret that i’m in love with film! and i want to start shooting film for weddings. but i want to try it out first. so if you/your cousin/your...
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wendy's portrait behind the scene
here are some behind the scene pictures of the portrait session with wendy. many thanks to sel who took the photos <3 haha the last picture taken by sel are some portraits that were taken in chiangmai. would you buy them? would love to hear your thoughts :)
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drips cafe
detoured from the office that day to nestle down in drips cafe to do some planning. i was sick that day though, forcing myself to be well haha i’m glad those days are over. i had raspberry tart and a latte.
now, i bring about this huge bottle of water (the 1.5L kind i think) and yesterday i stopped having sugar in my coffee or drinks (well…except today…but it truly...
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fashion baby
just some random film shots from last month. got a HUGE shoot tomorrow and after that i need a HUGE break ;) so time to call it a day and tuck in for the night. got an early call time tomorrow!
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nts: wendy portrait (maternity)
the boys were away, so we scheduled a shoot! this is part one of a series of shoots that wendy will be doing with me all the way till the little one arrives :D at this moment, when we were snapping away, we didn’t yet know if the little “lemon” (says the doctor) was a boy or a girl but we were all extremely excited anyway. truly, every child is a miracle!
i suggested to...
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more pictures than words
random cotton dress and cardigan with sneakers
fries at rider’s cafe
i love comfy clothes!
st. andrew’s cathedral
sometimes i take so many random photographs i don’t know what to do or say about them haha, have a great wednesday everyone :D
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dream bigger dreams
dreams are important. they propel you forward and give you drive and a passion and a determination to achieve and hope for what you think might be impossible. lately, i’ve been feeling a little bit tired, lack luster or simply put it in a dump. i couldn’t understand why, i mean i’m doing my dream job and i have this little studio but i lacked that spark. then i realized that my...
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settled in the coast
some time back, we headed to coastal settlement for supper after seeing moy instagram the place saying that it was in the east. and then i realized i passed it a few times but never really thought it was already open.
i’m supposing it’s prettier in the day cause you can take nicer pictures and see more stuff. i’m not a huge fan of the place, i think cafes-coffee-deco are a...
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ashley & clark's wedding
“this is it!” said one of the posters…and another said “today i marry my best friend”. you see, clark is a fireman or a firefighter? not quite sure which is the appropriate term and yes…his name is CLARK haha you know, as in, Clark Kent as in superman? so it was quite hilarious when they decided to tell a “faux fairy tale” version of their love...
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behind the scene
a few pictures taken behind the scene at Crystal’s portrait session (click)
no…i can’t remember what i was pointing at…haha
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undestanding you and me
one of my all-time favourite drinks at DOME
it’s inevitable, no matter how much we love each other (friends/family/boyfriend/girlfriend/children/husband/wife) we are bound to rub each other the wrong way. probably because, even though in our minds we know that everyone is by nature and nurtured to be unique individuals, we very much want the people we love to be like us - to like the same...
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outfit: stripes in the studio
i bought cookies that day!! and i’m uber tired now. better go sleep soon haha, spent the day shooting for LB and then rushed back to the studio to shoot the uniikovintage stuff then rush off for dinner and band practice. tomorrow’s gonna be another long day.
i’m wearing: stripped tee and cropped denim jeans from uniqlo, hat from fourskin, zara shoes and a vintage YSL bag.
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“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his...”
– John 15:13
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nicolethen studio loves students
before-after shot
alright, it’s about time i announce the student-collection for nicolethen studio! here are some of my favourite shots of shinyee. it was one fun shoot and this time we got a little time to head outdoors for a bit to shoot in the sun. she looks simply stunning <3 love it lots :D
you know me, i LOVE photographing real girls!! everyone has lots of fun on the shoot, we...
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the forgotten film
i had this camera for a long time. think it was my second film camera. it’s a huge hassle because you had to use a light meter and the view finder thingy is not very accurate, so basically you had to estimate the distance. but that being said, this camera produced the most creamy, beautiful photographs that had so much depth in it. like eating a butter scotch candy is what i’d use to...
March 2012
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two in love: cheryl & erwin
cheryl & erwin are my june wedding couple and i know i’ll be seeing a ton of familiar faces at their wedding! it’s gonna be amazing, i just know it ;) here are just some of my favourite shots from the engagement photosession, cheryl was so cute she came all excited with a boot full of props - from flowers to books to balloons and a broccoli…yes, haha a broccoli (her...
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coffee & pau
another outing with my sis where we love to munch on the best pau we ever had and then finish it off with coffee. good times good times ;)
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double book me + mommy
i saw a couple of tweets from peeps in the US saying “happy mothers’ day” and i kind of freaked out. like erm…isn’t mother’s day in May? i double checked with google, and wikipedia said it was in May so phew…haha, not sure what’s going on in the US though. but anyway, remember how i shared there’ll be a special booking voucher for nicolethen...
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agnes b. x kudeta
thanks dottie for this photo!
photographs from the agnes b. event at KU DE TA. it was lovely just chilling out, having drinks, snapping photos and looking at the models wearing such lovely summer looks. a great break from work :)
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the little things
and….back to my Chiang Mai adventure!! You thought it was a story finally done telling right? But no, far from it haha we haven’t even gotten to new year’s eve where we witnessed dozens of fireworks and lit our own sky lanterns.
in the middle of our trip, there was this little fun fair of sorts that was taking place — there was a barber station, arts & crafts...
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uncle toby's estate
recovering from a flu and getting back strength and appetite back and it feels good to be well again :) chilled out at Toby’s Estate after a shoot around the area before my dinner with my uni-pals. the whole stretch at Robertson Quay is lined with pretty cafes!
they open really early…like 7.30am but close really early too…i remember feeling a bit stunned as they started...
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{nicolethen studio} portrait with crystal
the last time Crystal did a photoshoot was for her pre-wedding shoots some time back and what she really needed was a passport photo but she decided to get some beautiful portraits of herself along the way too! she came all ready with a gorgeous newly done hair dyed in shade of plum that just glowed in the sun.
i love photographing everyday girls, there’s always this excitement for the...
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the yatch trip (I)
here are pictures from the yatch trip part one! taken with my canon film camera. it’s just so peaceful to be out at sea <3
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nicolethen studio studio!
My bedroom is now a work-free zone. When I wake up, I can’t turn on my laptop and “accidentally” start work or when I come back I can’t “entertain” myself with photo editing until it’s time to hit the sack. Which seems to be rather beneficial, I feel a lot more relaxed and I can unwind.
My brain’s rather charged up and I realize that it takes...
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fashion lookbook
another fashion lookbook i did with a new online boutique newly clad. but they’re not up and ready just yet. march is one exciting month!! for one, it’s happy international women’s day :D lots of love to all the ladies out there <3
it’s so apt that I’m planning something special for the ladies this month. so stay tuned!! other than business as usual, the studio...
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cafe adventure: all good things
hope your weekend was good! mine flew by in an instant. we headed down to the ROOTS exhibition on friday and it was real nice to meet and see the crowd, have a drink and look at the art work that was displayed and just chat with friends.
saturday was a whole day of walking and running errands and of course, good food! and sunday I spoiled myself with some delicious thai food before heading...
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pre-cny stuff
some photographs from pre-cny where I helped ken shop for some new clothes (since i didn’t really bother getting any new stuff except maybe some flats from topshop!) then met my family and friends for coffee and fries at swensons.
# just had a portrait session with crystal a few days back and this sunday i’ll be heading to NUS to shoot more portraits for my June wedding couple -...
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fashion editorial: eych
last year i shot a menswear fashion lookbook and last week got an email from the guys sharing that they have set the wheels in motion to launch their store this year. they’ve got great tailored shirts coming on up so if you’d like to follow them, click away to their facebook page!
view full lookbook (click)
view behind the scenes (click)
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rooted.
So last week, I sat down at one of my favourite old coffeeshops drinking kopi and eating fishball noodles with Jerome and my sister to chat about the upcoming exhibition that he has put together with his team. “Did you know this kopi uncle still does his take away kopi in a tin?” says Jerome.
For some reason, it makes me really happy to hear that. I’m not against...
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steffi.
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geraldine.
February 2012
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basketball?
haha ken loves to play basketball and he’d always ask me along because many of our friends would head down to play too. but…well…haha :P so the very few times i ever pop by, i dribble a bit, i toss the ball here and there and once in a while i sink a ball in the hoop. then i spend the other half of the time sitting under the shade, drinking 100plus and looking through the...
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{nicolethen studio} kang family
family portraits hold a special in my heart…no wait, what am i talking about? I’m going to say that about literally every shoot i do haha because truly i strongly believe that people and relationships are the most important thing in life. sure, we have our struggles and we rub each other the wrong way but quickly get it settled, forgive and be forgiven because life’s too short...
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spanish and jones
dinner with the choong family! we had mexican food and then walked over to jones the grocer to walk around in their beautiful “supermarket” cum restaurant :)
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cheese and toast
my cooking style is very practical…it goes something like “ok, i need carbo, veggies and taste (go!)”. it’s usually mixed in some kind of soup base just so everything’s in one pot and i use the pot as a bowl. so when i suddenly get inspired to cook something special, it’s usually quite short burst.
this was one of the days when i wanted to head to a...