our work featured on RIZALMAN's blog!

PHOTOCREATIVE's One Nation Emcees that was featured in Rizalman's blog

I was browsing google recently to see PHOTOCREATIVE's exposure and i stumbled to Rizalman's (he's one of the top fashion designer in Malaysia) blog who featured one of his creations, a photo of Gangstarz's One Nation Emcees taken by us. I consider that as a huge achievement and that makes me want to work harder to create a bigger impact next year (tomorrow). I don't think Rizalman knows us but if you happen to read this post, i hope that one day we could work together with more of your great collections.

backpacking

Me and my friends are starting a new hobby, backpacking. At one point we're so bored and fed up with our boring daily activities, we decided to travel outside of Malaysia for a change. Hopefully the upcoming trips will help us to release our stress we'll be leaving back home  in Malaysia and do new cool things, meet new people and if we're lucky enough...it would be great if we could find a career outside of Malaysia. I do love Malaysia but honestly, it doesn't do much justice to me and what i could offer to the local market. I'll be posting photos of our trips starting from Krabi, thailand that we'll be visiting next month. Maybe u guys should give travelling a shot, i'm sure it's worth every penny.

Hello Jill Greenberg (i finally achieved her editing style!)

(from top: the finalized edited photo, all done using Adobe Photoshop CS3  middle picture: before and after editing photos  bottom photo: my reference, Jill Greenberg's artwork)

Got myself a birthday present, 2 hours of experimenting and a managed to achieve Jill Greenberg's editing technique! credits to Harald Hilgers, Director Sales of devolo.co.uk (i'll be glad to give you the edited photo of yours)...and yeah, the one and only The Manipulator herself. Enjoy!

Julian Pink Acid

Me and Shahzeeq had a test shot with Julian at our Apartment's balcony few weeks back. Had enough of backdrops, here comes outdoor shooting! The next project will be a shoot with the whole band. Stay tuned!

get@car magazine layout sample design/photo editing

This is a compilation of a tripple car feature in get@car magazine. Too bad i had to stay at the office finishing the magazine's layout design while the others are joy-riding these cool-ass machines. Enjoy my work!

my 24th magazine cover

Malaysian motoring magazine's production is not as easy as in the UK or anywhere outside. Low budgets, tough advertisement business and many more. Almost all the magazine covers that i've done will go through a rough editing session, knowing that the photos were shot in parking lots or by the roadside...no comfy big ass production photography studio. Here's the latest magazine cover that i did a few weeks back. The main challenge and worries of our company is that no offense, it's a Hyundai car. Normally i'll deal with BMW's, Ferrari's or any other high range cars that will make my work beautifying the magazine covers easy. Thank god it looked good in the end, or atleast my boss was pleased with it. Will post more magazine cover design soon. I miss shooting my private project, It's been a while since Keith's project.  

the final look of the magazine cover

the raw photo for the magazine cover. Shot by Shahzeeq

Harvest Journal Magazine

Harvest Jornal is a magazine proposed from a client of mine to the Ministry of Agriculture of Malaysia. The logo, name and the whole design look was done by me. Long story short, i hope there's some justice will happen for me in the future...Just like what people say, 'slow and steady wins the race'. Enjoy my work!

Get@car Performance Car of The Year 2008

Okay guys, lets take a break from photography and digital editing for a sec. Currently me and the get@car team is organizing an event at Putrajaya. It's called the get@car performance car of the year 2008. Different from other motoring events which showcased modified or tuned cars, we're going to test drive all the big ass supercars, expect a group of Lamborghinis and Ferraris burning tyres on the streets of Putrajaya where our selected judges will 'lenjan' all these supercars to determine which supercar is the best among the rest. The event will take place on the 8th August. Will be posting more infos and photos of my design and photography works soon!

the trophy for the winners. it's big and heavy and nice to put on the shelf hehe

the event's logo designed by me. Inspired by gatecrasher's logo

gangstarz group shot before taking a few weeks break

Hi guys…These are the top 6 groups for gangstarz. Me and Shahzeeq will not b shooting them few weeks after this due to another upcoming project with (hopefully) several fashion boutiques. Enjoy the photos!

elevator shoot with d'reborn. you can view the original background while browsing the last photo (Akasia) 

This is honestly, the first time i'm satisfied with Paragon Child's photo. Loved how the textures turned out. thanks paragonchild!

This is one of my favorites too. One Nation Emcees nailed this shot with their vibrant outfits (and hairdo too)! the original wall can be viewed through D'raz's photo. Thanks Anne (my gf) for helping me out with this photo!

3.5 nailed this shot as well. Not a fan of their outfits here but the photo turned out pretty well

D'raz. Their outfits saved them from blending with the background. i wish i have one of those cool boxes behind them!

Akasia. Simple editing. Didn't like their outfits from day one. Can't blame the stylist. You know why ;p

gangstarz (the following concert)

We're short of shooting spots, the halls, stairs, elevators...all taken. So, what me and Shahzeeq did was we shot at the same place and edit it in a different way. Manipulated the background and made it look different from the previous same spots. And it turned out pretty well. Enjoy the photos!

3.5. Managed to get a quick snap before they went backstage. Had to edit and change the background colour and details because honestly, the spot sucks.

D'reborn. I edited the stairs. Sounds simple? I wish.

Zaidi from One Nation Emcees. Had a hard time editing this photo because of the dull background at the beginning. Loved the reaction from him when we gave him this photo. He's happy with the photo and the TV3 crews said the picture looked like a Hulk's poster hehehehe 

D'raz. Their outfits saved the photo. Enjoyed playing with the details, colour and facial editing

One Nation Emcees. At first i wanted this picture to be in b/w but i finally decided to mix it with important colours in the picture. Loved the end result.

Paragon Child. This is a tough one. The photoshoot went smooth until the editing part comes in. The gap between the toilets are actually wider, so i narrowed them and re-compose the photo so that it'll look nice as a finish work 

3voices. The stairs again. But thank god it turned out okay 

more gangstarz (the talent search show)

Sorry guys for the slightly late update. Had to finish my magazine work. I can't remember which concert these photos were taken, since every weekend me and shahzeeq wen't to shoot these guys. I hope you'll love the pics as much as i do. More photos and design work coming soon. Enjoy!

D'raz. Our first time shooting at the stairs. note that we didn't use any studio equipments, just Shahzeeq's Nikon D50. We were worried because the ceiling is so high, the flash wouldn't bounce well. But it turned out just fine after some touchups
D'reborn. One of our favourite groups. I hope that they'll look for me even after the show's over
Paragon Child. Editing was focussed on the background and the guys so that they are prominent in the photo
One Nation Emcees. Cool people. Malaysia rawks!

3 Voices. Mr. Faizal (head stylist of gangstarz) said this is his fav in the bunch

3.5. One person was missing in the picture. The middle person is Pow, she came all the way from the Phillipines just to support her friends. I'm satisfied with the end result of this picture especially when i changed the background colour, matching their outfits..and still make them look prominent in the photo

VW Polo GTi

The sky and clouds were perfect, the timing was perfect, everything during the photoshoot and editing session was perfect. Thanks to Volkswagen Malaysia and Shahzeeq who shot these pictures. A great combination that i want to create in the Malaysian photography scene, just like what the big guys are doing in the states etc. More photos coming soon. Owh ya, anyone, fashion designers, car manifacturers or talents/models who wants to try out working with us..feel free to contact me okay. Me and Shahzeeq's schedule are quite loose this month. Enjoy the photos.

Volkswagen Golf R32

Here's a photo that i edited a few weeks back, photography by Adlin Yusman, for get@car magazine issue22. Below is a short article about the car that i took from the magazine. I just love the end result. I hope you like it too. Enjoy.

Almost RM100,000 per litre.

The Golf R32, Volkswagen flagship Golf powered by a 250bhp 3.2-liter naturally aspirated V6 engine, is finally made available here, almost two years since its official launch in Europe. Aesthetically, the new Golf R32 is quite distinct from the rest of the Golf range, even the GTI, featuring an aluminium full-length grille in place of the GTi's black item, centrally-positioned twin exhaust pipes protruding from a black central section of a deep rear apron, and a new front spoiler with aggressive air scoops. The slightly awkward looking Omanyt 18-inch alloys are unique to the R32 and gives it a reasonably muscular stance. We preferred the previous R32 rims, but as VW mentioned, all 2008 models will be fitted with the Omanyt 18s.  The R32 is already available at any Volkswagen appointed dealer and you should be seeing an extensive review of this mega Golf in the next few months. The Golf R32 retails at RM 302,618.50.

Quattro pt.2

Hi people and sorry for the late update. I've been very busy with the get@car magazine dateline. Nothing much to say here, just can't wait to share with you OUR collection of Gangstarz photoshoot photos. The details on the performance and especially their outfits, you can browse through Sandra Azwan's (assistant stylist for gangstarz) blog. Enjoy!

South Trio : outfits from Forever21, except for Faiz :P

Step : outfits from Forever 21, except for the guys

3.5 : wearing their own outfits

D'Raz : outfits from Energie and Miss Sixty

3 Voices : wearing their own outfits

Brown Tone : wearing their own outfits

D'Reborn : outfits from FCUK

One Nation Emcees : wearing their own outfits

Paragon Child : outfits from Energie