Omar and I were decided to shoot his friend whom just came back from Vietnam. Ms. Charis is kind of open minded girl and willing to shoot any post we want ( those decent post of course ). That make our job went lot easier haha.

So we went to one of the heritage areas to shoot her. We took special permission from a premise guard. The guard can’t decide and bring us to visit a sister ( owner of the premise ).

Guess what? I’ve got screwed LOL! That’s our local malaysian ways. Hey, I’m getting permission LEGALLY from you and that’s how we’ve been treated. A sister ( catholic-typed with aged 60 ) speak to me.

Here goes the hectic conversation.

Sister : ” I remember you…. You are the guy whom bring almost 17 ppl , entering our premise without permission and shoot as you like. This is rude. ”

Me : ” Errr…..I think you got the wrong person…? ” ( I was like WTF? )

Sister : ” No No..It’s you! This is a private property and entering without permission is rude. Thank god, the guard brings you to me. I saw you guys from the top floor last time ”

( I guess this happened during Photo Shooting with Louis )

She’s seems to be angry…her conversation continued…

Sister : ” What you want to do with our premise ”

Me : ” I would like to capture a model with your magnificent structure , do you mind us using your structure as the background? ”

Sister : ” What model? Why do you need to use our building? …. ”

Me : ” It’s just for our own profile and hobby. ”

After of LONG series of negotiation, finally she agreed for us to shoot. But, before we get ready our gadgets, she asked few question before rest her case.

Sister : ” Ok, you can have it to shoot. But remember , NO COMMERCIAL purpose. I do not want my home to be sold. ”

Me : ” Sure do! Strictly no commercial purpose! ”

Sister : ” Ok! By the way what’s your name? ”

Me : ” My name is Matthew ”

Sister : ” Surname? ”

Me : ” Chuah , Matthew Chuah. ”

Sister : ” What religion are you in? ”

Me : ” I’m christian , methodist. ”

Sister : ” Aren’t you suppose to be in the church? Today is Sunday. ”

Me : ” Yes, but the church was in the morning. ” ( I was sweating like hell… )

Sister : ” So when you finish the shooting? ”

Me : ” about an hour. from 5-6pm ”

Sister : ” Ok! You may have it for shooting. ”

Me : ” Thank You! ”

So guys, do you think is convenient to get some shots in a private premise? LOL! Think Twice when shoot in Penang.

What we use during the day?

1 x Twin light 20W Video light for the object seperation ( you can get it from CLICK N SNAP – KOMTAR )
1 x Velbon Monopod Ultra Stick ( recomended for flash/video light holdup )
1 x Nikon D700 Body
1 x Nikon 80-200 F2.8
1 x Nikon SB-800
1 x 5-in-1 Reflector
1 x A great Pal ( Omar ) Thanks for being a great pal!
1 x Numb Nuts ( Me ) Learn from Joe Mc Nally.

Here’s some shots for the day with our lovely Charis. Enjoy!

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