Bangkok, Thailand
Trains, Escalators, and Malls {Bangkok, Thailand}
Sorry if you were expecting to see pictures of the temples and touristy things of Thailand- you’re not going to see any here!
Last month we visited Bangkok for a work trip. This was my 6th time in Bangkok (2 times for work, 2 times as a tourist, and once just for transit), so I feel like I have seen most of the touristy things that I want to see. This time around, we stayed near the malls, and most of my trip here was spent enjoying the malls and food!!! Especially Japanese food and desserts! We visited a different mall everyday, including: MBK, Paragon, Siam Square, Terminal 21, Central World, and Central Chidlom.
I didn’t bring my camera out everyday since I was just at the mall a lot, but here are my photos from practicing taking city photos. We were on escalators a lot and skytrains too, and I learned that Bangkok is not stroller friendly! Some of the BTS stations don’t even have an elevator or escalator and we would have to carry up baby+stroller up and down stairs. I did this on my own one day and it was just tiring!
Velvet and Ruffles
I bought this dress for my little Pom Pom while I was still pregnant. I adore this dress, which is not a typical-looking baby dress (especially since it is black!). I like almost all the dresses in the Harajuku Mini line.
Anyway, Pom Pom wore this dress when Tony and I took our anniversary photos when she was 3 months old, but these photos were taken when she was 7 months old. I wanted her to squeeze into it one more time before I neatly place it in the “Save for Baby #2 Box.” (BTW I’m not pregnant, I’m just saving it for the future!)
The outfit reminds me of classical music, like something from Mozart and Beethoven times. I wish I had a little piano or instrument to place as a prop!
Pom Pom enjoyed just touching the textures of the dress- the black velvet and the ruffles. I love how she is so curious about everything!
Every girl has a dress of them as a little girl holding onto the end of her dress and lifting it up– well I know I did!
Enjoy!
Baby J is 8 months!
As promised, here are Baby J’s other photos! Baby J is such a little cutie and she loves to stick out her tongue and reach for her mama all the time. She is such an active baby, crawling around everywhere. And she crawls quickly! I see why it can be so difficult to take portraits for babies when they are around this age, but I also see how fun it can be do since they do other “poses” besides just lying down on their backs sleeping ;).
This photoshoot required 3 adults- photographer, mommy, and someone to make baby laugh/support her in certain positions. Thanks again to Lydia for the help!
Baby J is so KAWAii!
KAWAIIIII!!
No, I’m not talking about that beautiful Hawaiian island. I’m talking about my friend’s daughter, Baby J! (“Kawaii” means “cute” in Japanese!)
L and I have babies really close in age, so it’s fun hanging out with them every week! I offered to take photos of her and her daughter and she took me up on that offer. She showed me the various baby outfits that she brought for the photo shoot and I was the most excited about this little Japanese robe! I wish I had more time to prepare some more Japanese-esque props, but thankfully I had some Japanese blinds, Hello Kitty, and Totoro to add some fun to the photos. Taking photos with the Japanese blinds proved to be a bit of a challenge since Baby J liked to climb on them and push them over! (I see more and more why baby photography can be so challenging once the little ones get so mobile…)
There were a lot of fun photos from this shoot (especially with Baby J playing around with Totoro, Hello Kitty, and Miffy) but here are some of my favorites. I would love to do another photo shoot like this for Pom Pom doll one day!
I will be posting a few more photos from Baby J’s photo shoot soon. I loved her outfit and this theme so much that I decided to dedicate one whole post for it ^_^.
Baby E is 7 Months!
My friend asked me to babysit her son, Baby E. He and Pom Pom are just a few days apart and play with each other all the time, so of course I said yes! Unfortunately once his mummy left this was how Baby E felt most of the rest of the time:
Special thanks to Lydia to help me babysit Elijah- feeding him, calming him, spotting him, and trying to make him smile.
Pom's 1/2 Year Bday
My baby’s HALF a year old!!!
We took these photos before we went to the ice cream parlor. I wanted to take cute pictures of her baby fat at this age ;)… but the other reason I took these was to practice taking baby photos in an indoor, well-lit, natural-lit, controlled setting.
Pom is 6 months!
Baby photos of Poiema
Melaka by Night, Malaysia
Melaka by Night: Flashy Flashing Trishaws + my favorite wall
Flashing neon lights and loud dance music thumping. No, this is not a club in Melaka. It is a trishaw!
OK I know this gaudy bicycle is such a tourist trap type of transport, but still.. I was intrigued and did end up riding one.
These bikes also provided good practice for me to take night photos and photos of moving lights, and flashing lights. Unfortunately, I have not taken any classes on night photography so again I was challenged. Let me know if you have any tips for night photography, or photographing moving lights!
I tried taking photos of both still and moving trishaws. With the still shots, I practiced different shutter speeds to get different amounts of brightness for the lights. With the moving shots, I tried to get photos that had more of that “blurry” moving look (yes I did that on purpose!). OK these shots are super amateur but I hope you enjoy!
Melaka by Day, Malaysia
Melaka by Day: Architecture and Shadows {Malaysia}
I visited Melaka for the first time in May. We spent 1 day there, and although it was quite a charming city, I think 1 day was just enough time for sightseeing. Melaka is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is known for the architecture and culture since there is British, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and Malay influences.
While shooting around Melaka, most of my photos from Melaka are of buildings and alleys. I loved walking down the streets of Melaka but it was challenging for me to capture the charm of the city on the camera.
The photos below are mostly of Jonker Street and St. Paul’s Church. We were at the church at about 10am and it was ridiculously hot- but the great thing was the way the sun cast shadows everywhere around the church. That is why I made the photos black and white- so you could see the shadows and all pay more attention to the different shapes. I like how black and white photography gets you to notice more of the lines and geometry of the photo.
Tanah Rata, Malaysia
Tudor Tudor Tanah Rata {Cameron Highlands, Malaysia}
When you are in the Cameron Highlands, you can almost believe that you are not in Asia! Well, except for the fact that there are Asian people everywhere- haha. What I mean is the ambiance makes you feel like you could be in a little European town. This is because the weather is cool, and the architecture of many of the buildings are Tudor.
While sorting through my photos of Cameron Highlands, I noticed that many of them captured this architecture. I chose a couple of photos from Tanah Rata town so you can understand this feeling of being in a small European town. In the background of all of them you’ll notice some of the black and white geometric shapes of the Tudor architecture that can be found all over the Cameron Highlands.
Also, these photos were taken on Mother’s Day, so of course we took a few mother+daughter and family photos. It was such a beautiful, relaxing, peaceful, and refreshing time in the highlands!!!