Instant Photography, Live Event Photography by LiveStudios

Sagatiba launched their brand in Singapore at the Marriott Pool Grill. It’s a Brazilian spirit that’s distilled from sugarcane and is used for Caipirintha, Brazil’s famed lime and sugar cocktail.

The evening was beautiful as the sky turned dark… kinda funny how the lighted construction cranes actually makes the shot look interesting.

The organisers did a great job with the invites… We do a lot of events but I’m impressed with this one. A lot of familiar faces and A-list guests turned up for a night of drinking and mingling. Guests were given photocards as a memento to help remember the night with old and new friends.

The lighting was great around the area for photography as well. Of course our new cameras helped to bring out the ambient lights, which would have been quite impossible to catch during events.

There was Brazilian music, models & fire breathers to entertain the guests.

The unique part about the Pool Grill is being able to hold a fashion show right in the water.

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Did a quick photoshoot for the new Executive Sous Chef at the Singapore Marriott.

Michael Hogan

Lemon Sage Chicken

Tartlet of Forest Mushroom

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We’ve been so busy lately we didn’t have much chance to update our blog much. Our current shoot for SIA in the new Changi Terminal 3 and two trips overseas will be keeping us busy for the whole of January. Most of the live shoots now are handled by the senior photographers while I stay back in office to do D.I. work Working 20 hrs a day with shoots for SIA at wee hours in the morning.. I am tired.

However, it’s those touching stories of love I get to experience during weddings that keeps me motivated and keeping people happy on the most important day of their life assures me that I’m doing something meaningful. Peter and Adriene is one of these couples. 2 successful lawyers, the bride with a strong passion for dance and the groom with such love that goes out of his way besides his busy schedule to make his bride happy. Their speeches during the dinner moved me to tears. I’m just glad I’ve got a camera in front of my face to hide them.

The best man’s father in law graciously insisted that they took one of his prized cars, the Rolls Royce as their bridal car.

The church solemnisation was done in OLPS. Adriene was such a natural in flipping the dress.. must be the dance training she had

The sisters were dressed up in white with pink ribbons .. 

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The Singapore Marriott has launched their staff only club and we were commissioned to do the shoots for them.

The Club B2 Cafe

The Gaming Consoles in their Lounge

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The Singapore Marriott launched a club for the welfare of their staff. They affectionately call it Club B2 and we have to admit it’s quite something to be jealous about.

It’s got not one game console but 2 of the hottest game consoles in the market; the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. 2 OSIM iDesire Massage chairs. A comfortable TV lounge, sleeping rooms, a nicely designed cafe, locker room with rain showers etc.. Wow..

They got us to do the full service including photocard printing for the staff and media guests as well as our digital guestbook. Here’s the owner, Mr Tang having his hands on the guestbook.

The staff and guests had their hands on the guestbook as well.

Yasmin from Gold 90.5fm did a live broadcast from Club B2. There was a news article on Straits Times as well.

We set one camera on colour and one on black and white to get candid shots.

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Many of you must have heard this blasting over the radio for the past week or read about it on the papers. Audi brought in the 3 racing legends and had them usher in it’s droolsome Audi R8.

Here’s the custom card back that behind all the photocard printed out.

Some of the lucky invited guests got to bring home a very intricate model of the R8. Our photocard sits nicely in it’s case as a momento of the launch.

Some of the guests had a nice up close experience with the legends

Minister Mah Bow Tan was also there to meet the people behind the launch.
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Remember the old Bar None?? In it’s place is a new poshly designed club called B:One. We did the photocard printing and the digital guestbook for the people invited to the opening party.

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Congratulations to an old friend Geslyn who used to work with me when I was the IT manager organising World Gourmet Summit 2003. They are such a perfect match

I love it when kids sign the digital guestbook. They write the most heartwarming messages. The lighted entrace to the Marriott ballroom makes a nice background for photos.

The flowergirls (clockwise from left: Weidi, Madeleine, Si Yinn, Si Ying, Clara, Megan, Abigail & Elizabeth).

And the girls crowding around to sign the guestbook

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We were commissioned by the Singapore Marriott to shoot for the Black Eyed Peas press conference. 

Here’s Misha Sumitra who won a competition for Football Crazy from ESPN & Star Sports which gave her the opportunity to interview The Black Eyed Peas on TV.
She was a natural… even Taboo said she was good!

Fergie warms up the audience with her charms

They also signed on our digital guestbook.
“This is the future!” was Will.i.am’s pleasant remark when presented with this instant printout of their autographed photo.

Check out the Black Eyed Peas welcome party they had at the Marriott Poolside the previous night..

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The Singapore Marriott hosted the Black Eyed Peas tour in Singapore and they held a cool welcoming party at the Pool Terrace Pavillion.

Fergie, the Midas production people & the team from Singapore Marriott

Some of the girls taking a dip in the pool

Mel from Midas with the babes

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