Sunday, March 8, 2009

Amir&Lyana - Wedding in The Lion City

Just got back from Spore from shooting Amir & Lyana's wedding. It was a very2 hot day today! Amir & Lyana - we salute you for being able to withstand that blistering heat and still look good! Thank you so much for a wonderful weekend! Still in the midst of compiling all the shots - here are four of the shots taken today.




Congratulations to you both!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

GRAB This Opportunity - SUPER DUPER WHOOPER Photo Session!!!

A big thanks to everyone - and we mean, everyone, including all the little kiddies and cute babies who showed up (with their mummies and daddies) for the past month to do their fun shoot with us. Truly appreciate it. Those photos you have are truly priceless, and we're sure, you'll treasure them forever. So thank you all once again, and we welcome you to our studio for future shoots!

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FUNTASTIC SHOOTOUT SESSION

We're super duper whooper excited over TOPCat Studio and are having a FUNTASTIC SHOOTOUT SESSION from NOW til End April 2009 - (or when space is filled, whichever comes first!). Come and have your shootout session with us - the ***studio promo rate is so fantabulous that it's filling up fast, just ten minutes after emailing to friends! (A BIG "Thank you" to all friends for the incredible support).

VENUE: No. 4-1 Jalan Opera G, TTDI Jaya, Shah Alam
(Above Geylang Kopitiam, behind Maybank TTDI Jaya)

You'll be given softcopy of your portraits in large resolution, 5 pieces of 5R and one 8R enlargement (prints will be images of your choice with touch-ups done!)
(There's plenty you can do with your latest portraits - update your Avatar, mail it to loved ones, use it to announce your engagement, attach it to your resume, update the wallpaper of your boss' PC or simply to show your ex how good you look now! Phew!)



WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHOOT YOU!!!
***Call, SMS or email us to enquire and set that appointment!
+6 012 - 3829916 (Suhaimi) / +6 012 2079916 (Nurul) / info@nurulsuhaimi.com

TOPCAT Studio
http://www.nurulsuhaimi.com/

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Studio Portraiture at TopCat Studio

As all photographers would know - new camera or new studio, the first "mangsa" (victim) is always your family members! So here's some of Reza!


Enthusiastic at first, then...
...are we done yet???

Then we got Oyim from Shah Alam who was more than happy to have her shots taken...




(Thanks, Oyim!)
Will be updating more images from time to time...

TopCat Studio

Ta Da! TOPCAT Studio is here in Shah Alam!

Can't believe it's March already!!! How time flies, esp when you're putting up a studio! Did I just say a studio? Yea! It all happened over a mee rebus lunch when both me and hubby were wishing we could find a location for our studio that would fit these criteria - got to be 3 steps away from home (tired of wasting time on the road), must be easy to spot, got to be along some main road for easy access and most importantly, must be near good food and of course, reasonable rental!

Then comes along the towkay of the kopitiam, Hussain (who is a well known landscape artist, by the way) - "Why don't you just check out the floor above this kopitiam?". So easy ah? We've been scouting places, but didn't realise the floor above is for rent cos the owner was not keen on renting, and no "for rent" sign. Still we gave him a call, not hoping for much since he was quite choosy on tenants.

Well, turns out, he knows a photographer friend of ours, and as we chatted it seems as though he has already rented the place to us! With no agreement signed, no payment made yet, he just handed a bunch of keys to us and before we know it, painting and the flooring started to take place...

I've had this vision of a huge studio space with enough room for consultation area, and a room to spare for holding workshops (a room was already partitioned - now how convenient can that be!) and mini training sessions - and here it is, 30 (not 3, but who's complaining?!) steps away from home, facing main road to Bkt Jelutong (Jln Monfort), 3 minutes from NKVE and above the newly opened Geylang Kopitiam and steps away from the famous Aimar Char Koay Teow.

View from studio - blue building is Kompleks SMS Polis.

We've given ourselves up to June this year to get a place that fits our rigid criteria and can't believe it just literally fell on our hands! Syukur Alhamdullilah is all we could say. So today, all the basics are up and running - we've had several test shots done with many volunteers! and will be holding photography classes and forums soon. Step in to TopCat Studio by www.nurulsuhaimi.com 4-1 Jalan Opera G, TTDI Jaya, Shah Alam.



Below: Photographers space with large shooting area.


Below: Cosy private corner for clients - excuse the bare walls - that's just work in progress!

Flooring by Floor Depot, curtains by Ben from Klang (very good selection, great service and we later found out, he's also a photographer - how cool is that!), aircond and painting all done by our longtime family contractors, lightings fixtures from Ah Long (no, not that type, it's just his name) from TTDI Jaya. That's Ah Long (in B&W) hard at work - and the aircond specialist who is camera shy and prefers silhoutte shots - the others all ran away when the camera came out...

So if you need any recommendations, we'll be happy to help. If you need some portraits taken too, we'll be eager to do it!



Heaps of thanks to all of you (friends of Salleh!) for making the shoot!

March and April 2009 is our promotional period for studio portraiture! CONTACT us NOW for the personal portraiture and family shots that you've always wanted!

TopCat Studio
by http://www.nurulsuhaimi.com/

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Double Celebration - Double The JOY!!! Zul & Dini - Aidil & Aida

The past 2 days was indeed enjoyable for us when we covered the wedding reception of two brothers, Aidil & Zul which was arranged on the same day. The reception was hosted by the Grooms' family in Telok Gadong, Klang. Zul & Dini's reception at the bride's house was done on Saturday, while this one was on Sunday. We feature here some images from the Sunday event. Aida & Aidil (left) getting ready in Damansara Heights, while Zul & Dini were busy doing the same in Melawati.

2 beautiful brides captured in a day!
Both anxious as they made their way to Klang.
The rain stopped just before the 2 couples arrived - a blessing to us photographers, too! Traffic stopped as they crossed the road - talk about being Kings and Queens for the day!
Not everyday you get to see 2 weddings under one roof!
Settling down on the specially designed "double pelamin".
And the fans roared...and clicked!
No one could be prouder than their parents.
...and of course, the Groom's BIG family.
Enjoying the feast.
Sharing the wedding cake, too.
Aidil & Aida - relaxing after the long day.
Zul & Dini - what a great day it's been!
Aida & best friends since primary school days.
Zul, Dini & friends join in the fun.

C0ngratulations to all of you and may you be blessed with a life full of love. Zul & Dini - have a safe trip back to Ireland & Germany. Hope to see you when you come back next. Thank you for letting us share this special day with you.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Zarir & Aimi - A Wedding Story

We've been working very hard these past few weeks, putting together some wedding albums, and it makes our day just to hear the couple say "yippie!" when they see their albums for the first time! This is one couple who truly appreciate photography. Thank you - Zarir & Aimi, for letting us share with you your most joyous day. Here are some of the pages from their album...










Wishing you both a life full of love! (PS: Can't wait to see your Aussie pix...!)