Held at Krish, a modern Indian restaurant at One Rochester, Jane and Alex celebrated their engagement with a handful (okay more than a handful) of family and friends.

While the attentive Krish team plied guests freely with Champagne and Canapés, Jane – in fashion reminiscent of the roaring 20′s – and Alex worked the crowd. It was difficult to get both of them in the same photo, as they were each being dragged away to different groups of friends – testament to how well loved they are individually, and soon as husband and wife.

Here are some highlights of the evening:

As the alcohol flowed, the guests spread out and the party got well under way. The only formal point of the evening was Alex’s heartfelt speech.

With formalities out of the way, everyone got on with enjoying themselves fully.

Thanks heaps to Nick and Stephanie of Fabulation – Asia most fabulous events company – for creating a sublime environment for the party.

Parting shot: Can you spot the fourth person in the photo? This gives you a sense of the kind of party it was.

Congratulations again Jane and Alex. Looking forward to your wedding day in 2012!

Stay tuned for those photos!

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On 14th April 2011, Bridget and Dan (both PR consultants) got married in a simple, elegant wedding ceremony – surrounded by a handful of family, close friends and colleagues.

Despite the stormy (weatherwise) start to the day, the bridal party was quite upbeat and cheery – with the bride getting a tan, then polishing the groom’s tan leather shoes. The bride’s nephew, Declan, was also a real trooper – creating a whole series of photo opportunities all on his own.

The actual wedding ceremony went smoothly (and rather quickly) followed by a chilled-out reception and dinner at the RedDot BrewHouse.

Dan gave one of the most heartfelt, funny and touching speeches, and everyone sang happy birthday to Gary (the bride’s dad) – whose birthday it was that day. As the freshly-brewed beer flowed through the night, you could see the guests enjoying a very special Thursday evening in honour of Bridget and Dan.

Here are some of the highlights from their lovely wedding:

The last two photos are of Declan (who was playing on mom, Meg’s iPhone – with a mouth covered in chocolate), who saw me take his photo, then proceed to jump on my back and wrestle me to the ground. He’s such a cool kid that I didn’t even mind having chocolate wiped all over my clothes! All I can say is that I’m glad I was in standard photographers’-black attire!

As you can probably tell from the photos, Bridget and Dan will having something else to celebrate really soon!

Congratulations all round to the awesome couple!

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We wanted a setting that had meaning to them, and that would also provide enough interest to keep their inquisitive son Guillaume happy. Both National Museum members, Emilia and Cyril happily drew on their members’ benefits and organised for the photo shoot to take place in and around the National Museum of Singapore.

In a whirlwind 2hour shoot, we got a massive range of photos – from individual portraits of the kids, photos of each parent and child and group photos of the entire family. Have to say that Kara was a surprise delight to work with. A calmer, more relaxed baby I don’t think you could find.

Credit to Emilia for coordinating the fashion for the whole family. The blend of crisp whites, neutral gray, and highlights of orange and brown was perfect for the setting (and practical to boot)!

Behind the scenes moments:

1. Guillaume was quite patient for most of the shoot, but the heat in the evening air was just enough to push him into grumpy-land. Makes for quite a cute photo though.

2. Cyril was a brilliant sport behaving a little like a goofball in front of the giant LCDs to make the kids smile. Thanks to him, I got the shot(s)!

What a shoot… so many stunning photos captured in just under 2 hours!

I received a lovely surprise the other day – have been invited back to photograph the lovely Daouds again – can’t wait to see how much the kids have grown! Photos from that shoot will be made available on byNoelYeo.com soon!

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Before the crack of dawn on the 5th of March 2011, Ellen and Joel woke to get ready for their big day.

Unlike other Singaporean couples, there was no mad-flurry of activity at the bride’s hotel. Yes the bride, mother of the bride and bridesmaids all had to have their hair and makeup done… but there was no crazy plotting of embarrassing antics, concocting nasty potions (where  wasabi, lemon juice and ikan bilis sauce make frequent appearances), or listing of marriage promises – to subject the groom and his entourage to.

There was a wonderfully low-stress vibe in the hotel as the ladies gathered themselves for Ellen’s big day.

Because we had the luxury of time on our hands, we managed to get a few photos of the bride in her (gorgeous) understated dress before the groom arrived.

It was fitting that we had a breath-taking sunrise to herald the start of their day.

Here are a handful of highlights from before the wedding ceremony:

And we arrive at Trinity Methodist Church – which was decked out in an elegantly playful style which matched Ellen’s and Joel’s personalities perfectly.

As Joel is an officer in the Army, he prepares in his dress uniform – along with a group of his best mates, all perfectly turned out for the day.

One of my favourite photos… the guests all wrote in this scrapbook when they registered, and some of the comments were hilarious!

Stay tuned for the wedding ceremony and also the best photos from their wedding dinner!

I’m going to plagiarise from the comment pictured above… Ellen and Joel, you guys are the perfect couple!

Congratulations again!

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That’s who I was invited to photograph, at a charity fundraiser for the Green Gecko Project – an initiative founded to benefit the lives of street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Through the awesome work done by founder Tania Palmer, the Green Gecko Project aims to provide housing, food, education and security to street kids – empowering them to break the begging cycle and live to their highest potential.

Held at the Irish Ambassador to Singapore’s residence off Orchard Road, this was a fantastic event to photograph from start to end.

From Tania Palmer’s inspiring life’s work helping kids in Cambodia, to the heated charity auction, Mary Black’s emotional performances, to the raucous crowd screaming for more, this was one emotionally-charged event – all for a great cause.

*update:

After everything was tallied up, the fundraiser generated just over S$28,000 for Tania and the kids of the Green Gecko Project! This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing job done by the organisers and the generosity of the sponsors: D3 Concerts, Hotel de la Paix, Molly Malone’s, Guinness, Ritz Carlton, Hidden Host, Ispahan Group, Gary Enderby and his sidekick Eric Rogers for entertaining us as MC and auctioneer extraordinaire.

Here are some of the highlights from the evening:

Irish Ambassador to Singapore His Excellency Joseph Hayes makes the opening address and introduces Tania Palmer. Followed by the opening acts and the charity auction.

Mary Black takes the stage for the main event.

Pictured above (and below left) Tania Palmer, Founder of the Green Gecko Project.

Following her performance, Mary even helped to draw the lucky draw winners and spent over 30mins for photo ops with the guests.

I even managed to squeeze in two (very amateur video recordings) of Mary’s performances – between photographs. Decided to record these on the spur of the moment, to give you a sense of how she was on the night – so please excuse the wobbly video, distorted audio and noticeable back-focusing!

All this thanks to Joe Eades (pictured above with Mary Black) from Ispahan Outreach, who contacted me about this brilliant assignment. Thanks heaps Joe!

There were too many photos to share here… so if I photographed you and your photo isn’t here, just email me and I’ll share them with you!

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Having seen some of my bridal and maternity images, Emilia and Cyril contacted me for a maternity shoot. Emilia was about 7 months along and wanted some nice family/maternity photos. Despite Cyril being a good photographer in his own right (and pretty good at PhotoShop), they wanted photos of them as a family – which meant that he couldn’t be behind the camera.

I also had the pleasure of meeting and photographing their son Guillaume – who seemed to have boundless energy. It helped that we had a secret weapon to keep him engaged in the photo shoot – a very specific kind of cookie that he absolutely loves.

Here are some of the images from that eventful shoot!

All in all it was a  lovely shoot with a really lovely family. Think it’s awesome that Guillaume will be getting a new brother or sister too.

Before we wrapped the shoot, I spotted this street sign and thought it would make a funny photo. Am glad that Emilia was sporting enough to pose in front of it!

Thanks for a great shoot you guys… can’t wait to meet the new addition to the family!

Noel

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Designed to be part hotel, part serviced apartment, at the time of the photo shoot, all units had already sold out – testament to the attractiveness of the design and its perfect location. I was approached by the design team to capture the lovely architecture model before it was taken away.

Here are the images of the architectural model:

I was also engaged to photograph the interior of the Dorsett Residences showflat – which I will share in a separate post.

Thanks to Derrick Tan and the whole team for the opportunity to work on this exciting project.

In Noel’s bag:

- Canon EOS 5D Mark II

- EF 16-35mm F/2.8L

- Manfroto Tripod + Ball Head

- Canon wireless remote shutter release

- Black velvet backdrop and portable backdrop stand

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Given the sheer scale of the assignment and the fact that Hotel Novotel operates at approx 80% occupancy (when it’s quiet!), it was decided that the best approach would be to split the shoot over a period of 5 days. This enabled us to avoid the times when the hotel was at its busiest and also allowed me to capture each facility in the best light.

These are the results from shoot #1.

Front Desk and Reception:

The Executive Lounge (on the 27th Floor):

Function Room: Paprika

… and one of my personal favourites… the Brand new iMac Stations!

Next, we’ll check out the Novotel’s new Le Bar Rouge, their fabulous signature cocktails and new dishes from The Square restaurant.

In Noel’s bag:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L
• Canon Speedlite 580EX II
• Canon Speedlite 430 EX II
• Wireless Speedlite triggers/receivers
• Home-made Speedlite snoot (fashioned out of black art card paper)
• 2x medium light stands

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So a few months ago I did a maternity photo shoot with Aurélie & Alex… and a few months later, I was delighted to be invited back to photograph their newborn, baby Lucas

At only eight days old, I was a little concerned that he might be a little on the wee side to be my model… but after a sluggish start (lots of eating and the you-know-what – that happens after eating) he warmed up to me and the camera shutter… and from then on, things went swimmingly.

A big shout out to Aurélie who is one of the most patient people on earth, and to Alex for changing Lucas every half and hour (he was a little peeing, pooping, burping and farting maching)… oh and for helping me hold the reflector every now and then too.

Here are some highlights of the day.

Okay so this is his ‘grumble bum’ face… guess he didn’t appreciate being woken from his nap!

This is where he started ‘spacing out’ again… it’s tough being a superstar baby model, but someone’s gotta do it.

Congratulations again to Aurélie & Alex on  turning  two, into a very happy three!

I’ve promised them that I’ll return in a few months to get a few photos of Lucas when he’s a little bigger. Looking forward to that shoot already!

In Noel’s bag:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• EF 24-70mm F/2.8L
• EF 16-35mm F/2.8L
• EF 50mm F/1.2L
• Collapsible reflector

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I was invited back to UPS to photograph the Managing Director of UPS Singapore, Greg Carstens.

Greg was really fun to work with, and kept chatting all the way through the shoot – which made for fun, but tricky shooting.

Here are a few of the images that we managed to create:

Thanks to the entire UPS team for inviting me back to photograph Greg. Looking forward to the next shoot with them!

In Noel’s bag:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM
• SpeedLite 580 EX II
• Light stand and umbrella

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