MERLINA LAM

DIY Photo Booth

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:40:00 +0800

I made a customizable photobooth and heres a little silly demo on how it works (sorry for the lack of quality and bad iphone camera skills) ! Of course in the real deal, we had it on a tv monitor screen, a dslr on a tripod behind it then a strobe flash with an umbrella behind that. We set up a black backdrop and had some fun props. Everybody at the party just had to press the ‘start’ button and it just does its thing while they just smile and pose!

Here are a few snaps from the party!

INSTAGRAM FEED:In the office today, editing photos of the...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:25:00 +0800

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In the office today, editing photos of the beautiful kids I did on Monday, designing a logo for a friend and making a shirt design for another. Busy busy!

INSTAGRAM FEED:New beanie to keep my head warm this winter!

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0800

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New beanie to keep my head warm this winter!

INSTAGRAM FEED: Watched The Great Gatsby in Gold Class. Loved...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0800

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Watched The Great Gatsby in Gold Class. Loved the stunning set and costume design!

Brittany & Jason

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:00:16 +0800

Finally uploading the cutest photo’s of my best friends, Brittany and Jason! We did this shoot back in April but I haven’t had the chance to upload the photos until now! This lovely (recently enganged) couple has let me take photos of them as a favor for me to advertise my work - arn’t they the best?

There are a few aspects involved in achieving great couple photos and of-course one of those factors is - the couple. A couple’s connection with each other can take a shoot from being average to something special - Britt & Jason have that connection. Their love for each other showed throughout the whole session and it was just awesome being able to capture all that through my lens.

We did this shoot at a park located in West Perth and it was great because there was almost no one in sight and the rain held back throughout the whole day! - it was raining quite a bit that week. My brother, Maverick Lam, also came along to help out and did the ‘behind the scenes’ video in this post, so please check it out - he did such a great job with it!

I would also like to congratulate Brittany and Jason again on their engagement! You are both perfect for each other and I’m so happy for you guys. Love you!

Thanks!

Maverick Lam: http://www.facebook.com/MotionPhotographyMaverickLam?fref=ts

Inspiration and wishes.My favourites from this weeks pins from...

Mon, 27 May 2013 18:42:13 +0800

Inspiration and wishes.
My favourites from this weeks pins from pinterest.

Photo

Sun, 26 May 2013 21:01:27 +0800

Just a sneaky for the next blog post!

Sun, 26 May 2013 20:43:00 +0800

Just a sneaky for the next blog post!

This is my most recent photo session I did on Saturday with the...

Sun, 26 May 2013 20:21:00 +0800

This is my most recent photo session I did on Saturday with the handsome little 6 month old Archer. Thankfully he was such an ease to shoot with as I was working with limited memory because for some reason one of my memory cards decided to only be able to hold 80 photos (after just reformatting it too)! Usually I am shooting at least a thousand photos but on Saturday I was only able to snap 400!

For this shoot, I brought my little studio to their house and just set up one strobe with an umbrella diffuser so it was a very simple yet effective setup!

Was such a pleasure to take photos of this happy baby boy - even though he was actually quite sick, the poor thing!

Hope you like the photos!

GET THINGS ROLLIN'

Sun, 26 May 2013 19:24:00 +0800

This is my very first blog post, hooray! To be quite honest with you, being in the blogging world is like being at a party where you dont know anybody - I’ve come through the door, I grab a drink and I stand there feeling like a pony with five legs!

But I’m here to start conversation and make new friends! So I would like to start by introducing myself. My name is Merlina Lam and I live in Perth WA Australia. In my personal life, I have a partner, Steven, who is also my photography business partner and is the greatest friend in the world. My closest friends are those who understand me, care for me and always know how to make me smile! I like to surround myself with creative, bright and funny people as I love to stay inspired and love a good laugh!

I’ve always been an ‘arty’ person, I love to draw, design and create things crafty or digitally. I always knew that art would be a part of my life as a hobby or as a career. I was first aspired to be a graphic designer and then a fashion designer but after a few courses and researching, although I still love the idea of them, I couldn’t see myself doing those things. I then did my first year studying photography in 2012 and just knew this was for me. I have learnt so much in that year and am now able to use all that practice and information in my new business.

In this blog, I will be posting about my photo shoots, the behind the scenes, my day to day life, and all things that inspire me. I will also be posting the images from each of my shoots too!

Hope you will enjoy following and reading this blog as much as I am going to enjoy writing and posting in it!

Thanks!

Merlina Lam
www.merlinalam.com

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Sun, 26 May 2013 18:54:00 +0800

INSTAGRAM FEED: Editing photos of the cute little archer I had a photo session with today! ☺