Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Yes, it is the time of the year again. Tesselaar Tulip Festival is here! Just an hour drive out of Melbourne, you can feast your eyes upon rows and rows of tulips of different colours!

Photography is very welcomed here. No special permits needed, just pay for the entrance and you can shoot away! Dogs are permitted too. However, please note that Tesselaar is a working farm. The paths are unpaved and be prepared to get dirty!

While you are there, also check out Puffing Billy Railway and Mt Dandenong.

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Melbourne train strike? Not this one!

Melbournians, still remember the train strike and tram strike a few weeks ago? And now the airport staff is going to strike too ?

Luckily, Puffing Billy railway will not go on strike, because it is run by volunteers! Located in the Dandenong ranges, this century-old railway is still running on its original tracks. It is now a tourist attraction, and the steam-powered locomotives always draw a crowd wherever they go. Needless to say, this is a great spot for wedding photography.

The first picture below is the most memorable one. We researched the train schedule and waited at this specific spot, in order to capture it passing through in the background. There will be no re-takes, as the next train will be hours away. We managed to timed and captured it perfectly!

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Behind the scene: Michelle and Harry's pre-wedding photography in Melbourne

You might remember Michelle and Harry's pre-wedding photo session from almost 2 years ago. Below is some behind the scene video footage of it. The photographer in the video is a less cuddly version of me today. No human was harmed in the making of this video, though lots of food was devoured.

Any questions regarding the equipment and setup can be asked in the comments section below. Enjoy.



And here are some photos from the session:















For pre-wedding photography enquiries, please visit http://www.teddytan.com.au/

Many thanks to Sky17 Studios for the video.

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Tasmania Pre-wedding photography: Behind the scene video

You have seen photos of our Tasmania pre-wedding photography trip, where I had to stand in knee-deep ice .

Now, presenting the behind-the-scene video, enjoy:

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Pre-wedding photography : Indah and Edo

Indah and Edo came all the way from Singapore and Indonesia for their pre-wedding photoshoot in Melbourne. We spent 2 fun-filled days together and here are the photos in the final album layout.

Enjoy!

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Pre-wedding photography of Phath and Naro @ Melbourne

Here's some pre-wedding photos done a few months back. The weather was not very kind that day. There were strong wind and rain, but Phath and Naro braved it all and we managed to get some shots done in between rain periods.

Photos below were taken at Docklands, King's Domain and St Kilda, Melbourne:

Seeing how windy the day was, I felt appropriate to do a "flying" shot. You might recognise the cow in tree statue at Docklands.

A similarly themed photo as above.

Liked the way the veil was lifted up by the wind.

This is one of the last shots of the day, taken with the lighting from the street lamps only.

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pre-wedding photography location virtual scout

Looking forward to go to the Great Ocean Road for pre-wedding photography shoot this coming Friday. Although I had been to this stretch of road no less than a dozen times, I feel that there could be locations worthy of stopping to appreciate, yet I simply drove past. I did some research and chanced upon this cool website:

link: http://www.panoramicearth.com/1602/Great_Ocean_Road/

It has 360 degree panoramic photos of locations all around the world, including the Great Ocean Road, and you can contribute your own image too. Pretty handy if you want to scout for photoshoot locations without leaving the house.

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behind-the-scene photos from Tasmania pre-wedding photography trip

Here are some behind-the-scene photos from our recent pre-wedding photography trip to Tasmania, the one that I had to work in knee-deep ice.

Photos courtesy of Beauty Magic by Liren Neo.

4 degree celcius at Cradle Mountain, FREEZING!!!! That's me holding CF's waist to prevent him falling into the river. It's a brotherly act, and the purple scarf certainly made me look manly.


Picturesque Tassie.


Folding the impossible-to-fold reflector


The wind pressing the reflector against my magnificent and gorgeous frame.

Guess who's driving? Nearly 1000km covered in 2 days.


Dinner on the Spirit of Tasmania, polished them off in 2 minutes.

and finally, THE GANG!!!!!!


Visit this link for more behind-the-scene photos! Video coming soon.

For pre-wedding photography enquiries, please call Teddy 04 05642535 or email ted@teddytan.com.au

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Michelle and Harry Pre-wedding photography part 3

This is the final part of Michelle and Harry's pre-weding photos.

Also, please also have a look at part 1 and 2 ..

This is taken at one of the popular chocolate shop in Melbourne Central. The expression says it all.
This is taken during sunset at St Kilda beach. The liquid is the glass is real white wine. It is surprisling tasty, especially after whole day of work.

One of the last photos of the day, during last light. I have the couple holding hands, symbolising the being there for each other till the end.



For pre-wedding photography enquiries, please visit http://www.teddytan.com.au/

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Michelle and Harry Pre-wedding photography part 2

Welcome to part 2 of Michelle and Harry's pre-wedding photos taken in Melbourne. Don't forget to check out part 1 here .

I will start part 2 with this photo titled "Food Fight". Following up on the food related topic, Michelle and Harry told me that they can't share meals, most of the time. Each of them will guard their own portion closely, at the same time wanting the other party's share.

This 2nd photo is my humble work with remote flashes. I named it "Light Night Snack"


Finishing this part off with a photo taken at Parliament House - the most popular places wedding photography has brought me to. Once, I was in one of the six group of wedding parties taking photos here at the same time.



Also see part 3 here.


For wedding photography enquiries, please visit http://www.teddytan.com.au

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Michelle + Harry pre-wedding photography @ Melbourne - Part 1

Part 1 of Michelle and Harry's pre-wedding photos. The theme is food.....mostly...

Location: Melbourne

The first photo is based on the Disney's movie "Lady and the Tramp". We all know who the tramp is...


Mmmm..cupcake.

More cupcake....


Checkout part 2 here. Part 3 here.

For wedding photography enquiries, please visit http://www.teddytan.com.au

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