Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Girl in Cheongsam

One week after I photography a model in kimono, I took part in another similar event. This time, the model wore cheongsam (a.k.a. qipao 旗袍). The organizer even brought a guzheng (古筝), a type of music instrument originated in China. The venue was Sau Seng Lum Exhibition Centre in Puchong. Here are a few shots for sharing…


This is a challenging shot: The hall was slightly dark, but it was sunny outside the window. I was unable to get the exposure right. The model is “playing” guzheng in this picture…


Can you spot her name?

21 comments:

  1. she is a good subject to photography.. beautiful

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  2. yeah.. her name is April!! was she born in the month of april then??

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  3. i like the first photo, the angle and the pose is very nice together with the cheongsam..

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  4. lovely cheongsam! so she's April.

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  5. She is gorgeous. Nice dress too.

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  6. Of all the pictures I like the first one. :D It has that little mysterious feeling to it.

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  7. I love qipaos. They are classic and beautiful.

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  8. Ah ah, qipao is something only Asian women wear well. I try one on once, doesn't work for much, not thin enough and too many curves ;-)

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  9. Thanks all.

    SK
    Not sure if she was born in April.

    Zhu
    Maybe you can try the lose-fitting type...

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  10. Is it May, June or October? Haha, kidding.

    In that photo with the guzheng, April looks like her legs are stuck inside.

    Anyway, April looks yummy! Our country sure has lots of good-looking babes. =p

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  11. I like the third picture of April though the photo is a bit cluttered.

    Did you have to request permission for photo-shoot in that premise?

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  12. i only like 1st, 3th and last photos.

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  13. Your portraiture skill is good, the photos bring out the feminity of April....

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  14. shingo
    I also have pictures of her playing guzheng while seated on chair, but they don't look so good.

    happysurfer
    Thank you for your comment. Yes, we got permission to shoot there.

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  15. I like the first shot most too. April can carry the cheongsam well.

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  16. I like the first one too. mmm..but the hair style spoil ;)

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  17. 彬天雪谛
    We hadn't got professional hairstylist...

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  18. I quite like the 3rd pic. Well done!

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