Instant Photography, Live Photography for Events & Weddings by LiveStudios

We’ve Expanded!

chris — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:32:55 +0000

We’re proud to announce that LiveStudios will be having a branch in Shanghai, China! Please stay tuned to cn.livestudios.com for more updates!

Chinese New Year at Resorts World Sentosa

sharon — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:35:40 +0000

Over the Chinese New Year weekend last month, the LiveStudios team was preparing for a massive celebration at Resorts World Sentosa. Over the 2 days, there were 5,000 guests being hosted in Singapore’s largest column-free ballroom!

VitaminWater Launch at ION Sky

sharon — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:51:30 +0000

The past few months had been really hectic for us, as we march into our usual peak period from September – December. This year, once again, we’ve made a record of having 9 shoots in a single day, and the day, as you can guess, is none other than 10 Oct 2010, comprising of 7 weddings, a family day shoot, and a corporate event! Kudos to all staff who worked really hard to make it happen, and to all our clients who rendered us their fullest support!

Albeit the busy period, we all derive joy from our jobs! One of the recent events that we have done is the VitaminWater Launch at ION Sky on 26 Nov 2010.

VitaminWater is a thirst quencher and as the name suggests, the beverage carries unique combinations of nutrients in various flavours and specific benefits. It might not be the first time that you’ve heard of it, since it has been launched in various countries such as Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and the USA.

The event started off with an internal launch party in the afternoon, followed by the VitaminWater Media + BFF Launch Party during the evening.

Internal Launch Party

VitaminWater Media + BFF Launch Party

In case you are wondering, yes, these are the exact 4R printouts that were received by the guests. We did customisation such that when our photographers snap 3 shots of the same group of people, these 3 photos will be reflected on a single print-out. What really worked for VitaminWater was the vibrant colours representing the energy that the beverage brings about. It made the photos look really appealing and eye-catching!

While the BFFs of VitaminWater were enjoying their drinks and having fun taking photos in various poses, the entertainment segment continued.

And if you were around ION Orchard during those few days, you might have also seen this:

Have you tried it yet? VitaminWater is now sold at select supermarkets and 7-Eleven stores!

SIA Photobank for Changi T3

willyfoo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:02:28 +0000

Did a very challenging shoot for Changi Terminal 3 in Dec 2007 just as it was finishing it’s touch up for the opening. Renovation and works were still on-going all around and we had to selectively shift and clean up areas just for the shoot.

World Gourmet Summit with Leica

chris — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:06:01 +0000

Last week, Willy has had the pleasure to conduct a workshop at World Gourmet Summit 2010: An Afternoon of Photography Appreciation with Leica. Together with food stylist, Chef Anderson Ho, they share tips on food photography and styling techniques at Singapore Tourism Board’s Auditorium.

Getting started

A shiny, metallic surface to demonstate reflection. The ‘before’ shot.

And after…

The setup. Using clamps to hold the styrofoam boards to bounce off light in a certain direction and having black cardboards as background to provide an edge for light reflection.

Chef Anderson, on the other hand, is preparing the hero dish. It is interesting to note that food for photography should not be eaten (unless you wish to) as they are specially handled. This means to say that the food are either not fully cooked (as above, Chef is just flaming the squid for its visual appeal)… or you just don’t want to eat them upon seeing how they are being handled during preparation.

A small step ladder comes into handy in this case.

One trick to make your food shine – glycerin. You can opt for egg white as a more readily available option.

Getting the aperture, ISO and white balance right is just the first step. The purpose of food photography is to represent the dish at its best in a single shot. You will have to twig its ingredients around for it to look tastier.

Pulling the clam from behind the pasta and adjusting the position and angle of each clam to reveal the juices they contain.

You may also wish to consider what you would like to highlight in the dish, and ensuring that other ingredients do not steal its limelight. Therefore, it usually takes quite some time to manually adjust not only the settings of the camera, but also the presentation of dishes.

Due to a shortage of time, we didn’t manage to demonstrate capisicums being dunked into water as we had originally intended to. Click here to view the shots that we have done in our studio.

Samsung 3D LED Cube

sharon — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:02:11 +0000

Willy did a shoot for Samsung and the photo was being placed for advertisement on 9 April 2010, The Straits Times.

Audi Fashion Festival

sharon — Mon, 03 May 2010 04:18:48 +0000

Here’s Live!Studios at the week-long Audi Fashion Festival!

Jonathan

Willy

Lorraine

Taking down names of the people in the photo, for easy identification and photo retrieval after.

The sea of photographers crowding at the front of the runway.

World Gourmet Summit: An Afternoon with Leica

sharon — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:17:26 +0000

Getting started

A shiny, metallic surface to demonstate reflection. The ‘before’ shot.

And after…

The setup. Using clamps to hold the styrofoam boards to bounce off light in a certain direction and having black cardboards as background to provide an edge for light reflection.

A small step ladder comes into handy in this case.

One trick to make your food shine – glycerin. You can opt fpr egg white as a more readily available option.

Pulling the clam from behind the pasta and adjusting the position and angle of each clam to reveal the juices they contain.

Due to a shortage of time, we didn’t manage to demonstrate capisicums being dunked into water as we had originally intended to. Click here to view the shots that we have done in our studio.

Microsoft Photosynth 360

sharon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:34:56 +0000

It’s been a long while since we’ve updated this space. The past year has had been busy. We had more than 500 events that kept us going despite the worldwide economic crisis and we are really thankful for all our clients who have been supporting us all this while.

So here’s to another event(full) year ahead! New year resolutions (yes, we know it has been 4 months past the new year)? One of them is definitely to keep this space updated religiously!

Microsoft has organised a Photosynth 360 contest offering a unique look at Singapore’s historic, cultural and sporting landmarks using Microsoft® PhotoSynth technology. This competition encourages students and photo enthusiasts to select, capture and stitch photos of Singapore attractions into one big interactive 3D viewing experience.

Now you may be wondering how it all works. Photosynth takes your photos, mashes them together and recreates a 3D scene out of them that anyone can view and move around in. Vastly different from static photos and video, Photosynth allows you to explore details of places, objects, and events unlike any other media. You can’t stop video, move around and zoom in to check out the smallest details, but with Photosynth you can. And you can’t look at a photo gallery and immediately see the spatial relation between the photos, but with Photosynth you can. You get to visit places that you may not have been, yet knowing the exact details of each spot!

This contest positions Singapore as an ideal location to host international events like the Youth Olympic Games, as it presents Singapore’s unique cultural heritage, architecture and exclusive sporting infrastructure in a virtual 3D format to the international public. Beyond the games, the contest is a celebration of Singapore’s cityscape, and serves as an avenue for youth to express their creative interpretation of landmarks in a cinematic and immersive way. All the 3D synths of Singapore sites will be permanent fixtures on Bing Maps.

“It’s clear that photography has taken off in a big way in Singapore – there were a number of great synths that really captured the essence of a given landmark. Synthing opens up new areas for photographers, at any experience level, to express their creativity and create more artistic imagery. This competition was a great platform for encouraging young photographers to experiment with composition, lighting and how a fully 360 degree image differs from a static shot. Being able to have their work immortalised on Bing Maps is also pretty cool,” commented Willy, one of the judges for the contest.

Over an interview at Mediacorp Radio 938LIVE, Willy shares what this is all about with Keith Nakamura, John Fernandez and Zainolabidin Bin Esa. Check out the photosynth of the studio done at http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=54efa70e-9f9b-4fd5-a07d-39dde548ecd6.

Or do drop a visit at http://www.photosynth.net for more information.

Marketers Marketplace

willyfoo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:11 +0000

Hosted by The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS), Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and PrimeTime Business and Professional Women’s Association, this power networking session was help at the top of the National Library called the Pod.

Lots of sponsors too part in this session as well to show their stuff and let them have a taste of their product.

Many guests were thrilled to receive the photocards candid moments and posed photos. We also explained how the photocards could be used as a effective marketing tool to put the brands into the wallets of your guests.

Fuji Xerox demonstrated how they could personalise each booklet with the guests own names.

SingPost showcased “MyStamp” which allows for personalisation of your own photos on the stamp. Looks like something we can incorporate in future as an option

Many familiar faces showed up like Siew Hoon who’s the organiser for Wired in Travel (WIT)

Friends from Abacus.

Friends from WORLDHOTELS & Royal Plaza on Scotts.

And a good friend Lucas Peng who just learnt I was hainanese as well.

Sometime I wish I was just a participant.. there were fabulous prizes donated by the sponsors like hotel stays, flight simulator experiences, ipod touch and much much more.

Here are the rest of the photos