18 December 2011
// instagram: kuala lumpur
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,2. Random photos taken with the Canon 450D on the coach to the hotel 3. Song in my head 4. Balcony in the hotel room 5. Room carpet 6. Hilltop residences 7. Silhouette of Huiwen (country manager of Nuffnang, Singapore) 8. Lonely road 9,10. Rooftop bar (The View) at G Tower 11,12. Day #3 breakfast buffet spread at Zest 13. Christmas decoration at the hotel lobby 14. Rain on the way back to Singapore
Hey guys! I'm back from the Nuffnang APAC Blog Awards (#NAPBAS) that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the weekend. This is my massive gratitude to all of you who've supported me, sent me emails and nice comments my way, and even shared this blog with your friends during the voting period. Although I didn't win the award, I'm really truly blessed and lucky to have such kind people around me and to have achieved such a milestone for a mere 3-month-old blog! Being able to be a finalist/represent Singapore is just... such an honour, really. (I'm so bad with words) I wouldn't be where I am without you guys. Thank you xxx
Just in case some of you want to know, the winner for Hidden Gems is Googly Gooeys from the Philippines - congratulations to all the winners and finalists! On a side note, I really had a lot of fun on this trip, met a couple of new friends/bloggers - and a couple of them are really cool people! Also met the awesome man, Noel Boyd (who's a host for Haunted and Tattooed on R3LOAD Network) and am arranging a shoot with him very soon! Can't wait! :)
P.S. Some of you/personal friends might know I've just gotten the iPhone 4S and that I'm not a person who carries my camera everywhere so I decided to create an Instagram post, inspired by Annette Pehrsson (of cos' mine are nothing compared to hers)! If you haven't checked out her photos, go! She's amazing. You can follow me at @beautifuladieu although my photos are now private (which is kind of ironic, haha) and this might be my only Instagram post!
Also, thank you for the overwhelming response to my previous series, your comments make my heart smile :)
& Just in case I don't make it in time, have a blessed Christmas, all of you xx Labels: iphoneography, travel
15 December 2011
// unfading summer days
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
Photographer: Amanda W.
Equipment: 5DMII + 50mm f/1.4
Flickr: unfading summer days
You must be wondering about the irrelevance of the candle/cover to the series... but it was actually used more for filming (as I mentioned in my previous post)... which I haven't gotten down to putting together - just so much on my hands now! I have so much great photos for this series I want to show but I always have a problem trying to choose the best few! I know most photographers go through that too. :p
Anyway, do check out my new page [ Street Walkers by Beautifuladieu]! It's a little project where I take photos of good lookers/dressers on the streets of Singapore! I'm still building it up and seeing what else I can do with it. If you'd like to be featured/have any suggestions, drop me a mail or leave a comment!
On a side note, am leaving for KL tomorrow for the Nuffnang Blog Awards (for which you kind people have voted for my site, thank you so much!) Mwah see you all soon xx Labels: fashion
07 December 2011
// film outtakes
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
(First shoot/video with the 5DMII - I call him Chase!)
Just a couple of stills/outtakes from a short film I did for one of my school projects last term. In case some of you are wondering how this has anything to do with studying in a business school, this was for a "Creative Thinking" class where it was left up to us how we wanted to present our final project. So I thought, why not a short fashion film?
The film for the assignment was done more during the first shoot but I've also taken some other videos (and photos) during the second shoot to compile it into a personal one for the blog/portfolio and I can't wait to show you more of the photos from there! Shout out to my lovely girl and the assistants who helped me out for this project: Thank you!
On a side note, my vacation has been nothing short of productive, and I've had some really awesome shoots that I can't wait to get down to editing! How's December treating all of you? xxx Labels: fashion
26 November 2011
// wandering soul
Please support Beautifuladieu by voting!
Hidden Gem > Beautifuladieu
Voting ends tomorrow (27 Nov, 2359)!
Thank you so much ♥♥♥
Model: Inez Caroline
Photographer: Amanda W.
Equipment: Canon 550D + 50mm f/1.8
Flickr: wandering soul (more here)
This was taken a few months ago on the roof of Inez's apartment with her camera (I didn't get the photos till last month!). It was a really beautiful, serene place and it felt... out of the world being up there. Might be doing another shoot with Inez during December so keep your eyes peeled if you love her face!
On an ending note, voting for the Blog Awards ends tomorrow - thank you so much to those who've given me their support, I really appreciate it! See you guys soon! X
Labels: fashion
14 November 2011
// Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011
Please support Beautifuladieu by voting!
Hidden Gem > Beautifuladieu
You can do so once every 2 hours all the way till 27 Nov, 2359! Thank you ♥
Beautiful sunset after my latest shoot
Hey everyone, I have some exciting news today! Jayne from Nuffnang (an APAC blog advertising community, if you haven't heard!) emailed me this afternoon to say that I've been shortlisted as a finalist to represent Singapore for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 under the category Hidden Gem! The other 5 finalists will be from Malaysia, China, Philippines, Australia and Hong Kong!
It's such an honour really, so thank you to whoever who nominated my blog! :)
*Taken from @NAPBAS: [Did you know] Each #NAPBAS finalist went through a grueling scoring
process by 11 judges from different industry backgrounds.
I was quite shocked when I read the email, thinking how in the world would my blog be even that public, considering I only moved over to beautifuladieu.com 2 months ago. It only made sense to me when I was told of the category. I can't say I have the best pictures or the best writings like the blogs I read, but I know that I blog just to share my passion and the things I see with the world and I'm so glad and thankful even for the silent readers I have!
Thank you for all the support each one of you have given me. I remember those who comment every now and then, here or there, and the people who've sent me lovely emails, text messages and inboxed me on Facebook. I'm truly blessed just doing what I love and I couldn't have asked for more, so thank you. ♥
Anyway, the awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 16 December 2011 and it would be a completely out-of-the-world experience for me; going somewhere foreign probably with a whole group of celebrity bloggers. Maybe I'll bring Chase (my camera's name) along on his first overseas trip and snap some shots around Malaysia! It's going to be very exciting, I bet!
Now for some shameless self-publicity: Voting starts tomorrow (15 November) all the way till 27 November 2011! It's open to public so it doesn't matter whether you're from Singapore or not. Your support means a lot to me and I'd really appreciate every vote and be ever so grateful! You can cast a vote once every 2 hours and that goes on for 14 days,
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
The finalist with the highest votes wins 50% of the competition already (while the rest is up to the judges)! Definitely no obligations, but if you think I really deserve this award, please do lend me your support by voting! :) I'd also love if you'd be an angel to share this post, but only if you want to!
I know it's too early to say, but I'll probably have a print or another curves giveaway after the awards are over as my token of gratitude, whether I win or not!
On another note, I'm not usually one who releases preview images but on the account of this special post, here's a preview of one of the next series I'm working on. I'm also making a short fashion film and can't wait to show you guys what I have! But for now, I'll have to study for my exams which starts next week. Oh the pressure...
Garland I made 2 weeks ago
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
Photographer: Amanda W.
Sorry for such a text-heavy post, that's usually not my style!
All my love to all of you! xx
P.S. Also, don't miss out on the free curves I just released yesterday! Leave a link to your picture or post on my wall if you want to share how it looks on your photo! :) I've seen a couple so far, and they all look really lovely, so keep them coming!
Here's one stacked with the coldhearted then dreamcatcher curve
Have you voted?
P.P.S: Read Amelia's feature on beautifuladieu here! :') Thank you! x
Update: Thank you for all that you've done so far. I really appreciate every single vote for Beautifuladieu for the NN Blog Awards! It doesn't really matter whether I win or not because being a finalist is already such a surprise and an honour (I didn't even know I got nominated in the first place!) So really, thank you all so much! I don't deserve such kindness. xxx Labels: bulletin
13 November 2011
// poison pavements
Somewhere near midnight, Hardeep and I took some photos of me lying on wet, empty streets.
Inspiration for these struck during a client meeting, so glad I got them executed that night!
More outtakes here. Facebook album here.
image manipulation by hardeep
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In other news, I also released a free curve coldhearted today.
Click here to download your free curves! | Support my page :)
xxx Labels: giveaway, personal
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about: amandawxr / beautifuladieu
beautiful•adieu:
writing has never been my forte, and words just flow so much easier through photographs.
maybe i don't want to be called a photographer. i want to be a storyteller.
in 2010, i shared a tumblr account with a dear friend and we were inspired by all the images we saw. then we took tumblr-inspired images and were really active on the site, but everything came to a standstill after a few months. it's hard to explain how i ended up here, but photography was the only thing that was there for me when no one else was. in the summer of 2011, i picked up my camera again after 4 horribly uninspiring months. i started off with self portraits because i missed the familiarity of photographing what i used to, but found myself being really awkward in front of the camera. i later signed up for an account on modelmayhem and surprisingly got a few requests and emails which helped me kickstart my "photography career". while i thought my journey with photography ended after some personal problems in my life, it had really only just begun. i started a facebook page and in the next few months, i met so many great and supportive people whom i can now call friends. i was also blessed with a new camera, and i cannot be more thankful.
this year, i found myself in a close-knitted community of like-minded young artists and it makes me feel warm, and at home. it serves as a constant reminder to myself that there is nothing else i wish to do than to take photos. i shoot fashion and faces, and i want to capture all the beauty there is while we're all young and wild and free.
read more about me and my photography in a feature at obscured.sg
amanda•wxr:
i'd like to think i'm a bundle of personalities. i am a business student from smu, a watercolor painter, lover of siri, tiesto and thumper (pet birds and bunny) and all their other friends. i collect vintage working film cameras and my favorite is my canon ae-1 program (you will see some film photos on my blog every now and then!). people often describe me as a quirky and strange person, but i'd like to be known as the clown bringing smiles to people's faces.
you can always find me on my personal facebook, and if you wish to follow regular happenings in my life, please don't hesitate to send a request!
i am a dreamer. i wish we all would stay young and wild and free.
other accolades:
Workshop Instructor for the Photographic Society of NUS Photographic Event Montage 2013
Photography Exhibition at Noise Singapore 2012
Hidden Gem Finalist for Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogger Awards 2011
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frequently asked questions
What camera and lenses do you use?
I use a Canon 5DMII, his name is Chase :) I usually use my EF 50mm f/1.4, and sometimes the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L. I also have a EF 100mm f/2.8 but I seldom ever use that. Most of my old shoots (up till the unfading summerdays series last October) were shot with my old camera, Canon 450D.
Do you use any lighting equipment?
Other than in the studio of course! I'm a strong lover of natural light and not a big fan of all the fancy light equipment (or artificial light for that matter), especially when I do more outdoor shoots. Although I recognise that this may reduce the "professionalism" of my photos to the eyes of 'techies', I'm determined to stick to my style for now. :)
How long have you been shooting?
Well, I had my first DSLR in 2008, but I never really took a lot of photos, till I got my EF 50mm f/1.8 and starting taking tumblr-inspired photos. I later stopped shooting anything for 4 months, and picked myself up after several issues in my personal life. So I think it's safe to say I started shooting "professionally" or knew that I wanted to shoot fashion and portraiture in May 2011. That's about 1 year now! You can read more about this in the "About Me" section among the navigation links above.
Which camera should I buy?
I'll help you with whatever I know, but honestly, I'm not up to date with the new cameras that are available in the market. Usually when people ask me, I'll just google, and compare the specifications (which I'm sure you can do as well) and give my judgement. But ultimately, I'll like to emphasize that it doesn't matter what camera you use - whether a simple point and shoot or an ultra-pro DSLR - what matters is your eye for photography, and your passion. It's always about the artist and not the camera. Unless your equipment is faulty of course, haha!
I love your curves, will you have more curves giveaway?
Haha thank you! I'll love to come up with more curves, but I think I may start selling them in future! For now, I think I'll hold curves giveaways when my Facebook page hits certain "likes milestones"! I'm also thinking of prints giveaway and some other things. I'm having a giveaway of two 4GB thumbdrives for beautifuladieu's first anniversary this 28 June!
Which program do you use to edit your photos with and what is your editing workflow?
I use Photoshop CS5. I'm still trying to get the hang of using Lightroom and Adobe Bridge. My editing workflow is simple: I flag photos which I think I may edit, then rate them accordingly. Ultimately I choose the top 20 photos or so that I'm happy with. I don't manipulate my images that much, I usually just do simple retouching, use a couple of layer adjustments and apply curves.
Who are you inspired by?
Oh wow, there's a whole list I can't even begin! But mainly artists around my age or younger than me who also shoot and believe in natural light: Nirrimi Hakanson and Ann He. There's also Wendy Liu, Caitlin Worthington, Claire Alice, Emily Tebbets, Alexandra Sophie, Kitty Gallannaugh... Seriously, the list is endless! They all take really beautiful photos and you should check out their works too!
Where do you take your photos? They don't look like they were taken in Singapore!
Haha! But they're mostly in Singapore, I just don't like to capture recognisable landmarks. Sometimes I travel abroad and arrange for shoots on my vacations. So far I've done shoots in Hong Kong and Taipei. If you have to ask for specific locations where I take my photos, I'll appreciate if you would come off being anonymous. Being in a small country with limited places to shoot, I think everyone should make the effort to do a bit of their own research. I know it's a sensitive topic to talk about, but I don't think it should be taken for granted.
Do you take requests? How much do you charge?
At the moment, I take limited requests. I may open up to more in future or completely stop, I've no idea yet! I prefer not to state my charges online, so please do drop me a mail if you're really keen. Please note that my charges for lookbooks, model's portfolio and requests are different, so it's best to send me an email!
I've compiled a list of questions people usually ask me, whether by email or in person, and I hope it clears up some of your doubts! If you want to submit an FAQ or ask a question, don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me at enquiries@beautifuladieu.com.
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18 December 2011
// instagram: kuala lumpur
1,2. Random photos taken with the Canon 450D on the coach to the hotel 3. Song in my head 4. Balcony in the hotel room 5. Room carpet 6. Hilltop residences 7. Silhouette of Huiwen (country manager of Nuffnang, Singapore) 8. Lonely road 9,10. Rooftop bar (The View) at G Tower 11,12. Day #3 breakfast buffet spread at Zest 13. Christmas decoration at the hotel lobby 14. Rain on the way back to Singapore
Hey guys! I'm back from the Nuffnang APAC Blog Awards (#NAPBAS) that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the weekend. This is my massive gratitude to all of you who've supported me, sent me emails and nice comments my way, and even shared this blog with your friends during the voting period. Although I didn't win the award, I'm really truly blessed and lucky to have such kind people around me and to have achieved such a milestone for a mere 3-month-old blog! Being able to be a finalist/represent Singapore is just... such an honour, really. (I'm so bad with words) I wouldn't be where I am without you guys. Thank you xxx
Just in case some of you want to know, the winner for Hidden Gems is Googly Gooeys from the Philippines - congratulations to all the winners and finalists! On a side note, I really had a lot of fun on this trip, met a couple of new friends/bloggers - and a couple of them are really cool people! Also met the awesome man, Noel Boyd (who's a host for Haunted and Tattooed on R3LOAD Network) and am arranging a shoot with him very soon! Can't wait! :)
P.S. Some of you/personal friends might know I've just gotten the iPhone 4S and that I'm not a person who carries my camera everywhere so I decided to create an Instagram post, inspired by Annette Pehrsson (of cos' mine are nothing compared to hers)! If you haven't checked out her photos, go! She's amazing. You can follow me at @beautifuladieu although my photos are now private (which is kind of ironic, haha) and this might be my only Instagram post!
Also, thank you for the overwhelming response to my previous series, your comments make my heart smile :)
& Just in case I don't make it in time, have a blessed Christmas, all of you xx Labels: iphoneography, travel
15 December 2011
// unfading summer days
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
Photographer: Amanda W.
Equipment: 5DMII + 50mm f/1.4
Flickr: unfading summer days
You must be wondering about the irrelevance of the candle/cover to the series... but it was actually used more for filming (as I mentioned in my previous post)... which I haven't gotten down to putting together - just so much on my hands now! I have so much great photos for this series I want to show but I always have a problem trying to choose the best few! I know most photographers go through that too. :p
Anyway, do check out my new page [ Street Walkers by Beautifuladieu]! It's a little project where I take photos of good lookers/dressers on the streets of Singapore! I'm still building it up and seeing what else I can do with it. If you'd like to be featured/have any suggestions, drop me a mail or leave a comment!
On a side note, am leaving for KL tomorrow for the Nuffnang Blog Awards (for which you kind people have voted for my site, thank you so much!) Mwah see you all soon xx Labels: fashion
07 December 2011
// film outtakes
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
(First shoot/video with the 5DMII - I call him Chase!)
Just a couple of stills/outtakes from a short film I did for one of my school projects last term. In case some of you are wondering how this has anything to do with studying in a business school, this was for a "Creative Thinking" class where it was left up to us how we wanted to present our final project. So I thought, why not a short fashion film?
The film for the assignment was done more during the first shoot but I've also taken some other videos (and photos) during the second shoot to compile it into a personal one for the blog/portfolio and I can't wait to show you more of the photos from there! Shout out to my lovely girl and the assistants who helped me out for this project: Thank you!
On a side note, my vacation has been nothing short of productive, and I've had some really awesome shoots that I can't wait to get down to editing! How's December treating all of you? xxx Labels: fashion
26 November 2011
// wandering soul
Please support Beautifuladieu by voting!
Hidden Gem > Beautifuladieu
Voting ends tomorrow (27 Nov, 2359)!
Thank you so much ♥♥♥
Model: Inez Caroline
Photographer: Amanda W.
Equipment: Canon 550D + 50mm f/1.8
Flickr: wandering soul (more here)
This was taken a few months ago on the roof of Inez's apartment with her camera (I didn't get the photos till last month!). It was a really beautiful, serene place and it felt... out of the world being up there. Might be doing another shoot with Inez during December so keep your eyes peeled if you love her face!
On an ending note, voting for the Blog Awards ends tomorrow - thank you so much to those who've given me their support, I really appreciate it! See you guys soon! X
Labels: fashion
14 November 2011
// Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011
Please support Beautifuladieu by voting!
Hidden Gem > Beautifuladieu
You can do so once every 2 hours all the way till 27 Nov, 2359! Thank you ♥
Beautiful sunset after my latest shoot
Hey everyone, I have some exciting news today! Jayne from Nuffnang (an APAC blog advertising community, if you haven't heard!) emailed me this afternoon to say that I've been shortlisted as a finalist to represent Singapore for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 under the category Hidden Gem! The other 5 finalists will be from Malaysia, China, Philippines, Australia and Hong Kong!
It's such an honour really, so thank you to whoever who nominated my blog! :)
*Taken from @NAPBAS: [Did you know] Each #NAPBAS finalist went through a grueling scoring
process by 11 judges from different industry backgrounds.
I was quite shocked when I read the email, thinking how in the world would my blog be even that public, considering I only moved over to beautifuladieu.com 2 months ago. It only made sense to me when I was told of the category. I can't say I have the best pictures or the best writings like the blogs I read, but I know that I blog just to share my passion and the things I see with the world and I'm so glad and thankful even for the silent readers I have!
Thank you for all the support each one of you have given me. I remember those who comment every now and then, here or there, and the people who've sent me lovely emails, text messages and inboxed me on Facebook. I'm truly blessed just doing what I love and I couldn't have asked for more, so thank you. ♥
Anyway, the awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 16 December 2011 and it would be a completely out-of-the-world experience for me; going somewhere foreign probably with a whole group of celebrity bloggers. Maybe I'll bring Chase (my camera's name) along on his first overseas trip and snap some shots around Malaysia! It's going to be very exciting, I bet!
Now for some shameless self-publicity: Voting starts tomorrow (15 November) all the way till 27 November 2011! It's open to public so it doesn't matter whether you're from Singapore or not. Your support means a lot to me and I'd really appreciate every vote and be ever so grateful! You can cast a vote once every 2 hours and that goes on for 14 days,
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
So please vote for beautifuladieu! ♥
The finalist with the highest votes wins 50% of the competition already (while the rest is up to the judges)! Definitely no obligations, but if you think I really deserve this award, please do lend me your support by voting! :) I'd also love if you'd be an angel to share this post, but only if you want to!
I know it's too early to say, but I'll probably have a print or another curves giveaway after the awards are over as my token of gratitude, whether I win or not!
On another note, I'm not usually one who releases preview images but on the account of this special post, here's a preview of one of the next series I'm working on. I'm also making a short fashion film and can't wait to show you guys what I have! But for now, I'll have to study for my exams which starts next week. Oh the pressure...
Garland I made 2 weeks ago
Model: Wesseling Alexandra
Photographer: Amanda W.
Sorry for such a text-heavy post, that's usually not my style!
All my love to all of you! xx
P.S. Also, don't miss out on the free curves I just released yesterday! Leave a link to your picture or post on my wall if you want to share how it looks on your photo! :) I've seen a couple so far, and they all look really lovely, so keep them coming!
Here's one stacked with the coldhearted then dreamcatcher curve
Have you voted?
P.P.S: Read Amelia's feature on beautifuladieu here! :') Thank you! x
Update: Thank you for all that you've done so far. I really appreciate every single vote for Beautifuladieu for the NN Blog Awards! It doesn't really matter whether I win or not because being a finalist is already such a surprise and an honour (I didn't even know I got nominated in the first place!) So really, thank you all so much! I don't deserve such kindness. xxx Labels: bulletin
13 November 2011
// poison pavements
Somewhere near midnight, Hardeep and I took some photos of me lying on wet, empty streets.
Inspiration for these struck during a client meeting, so glad I got them executed that night!
More outtakes here. Facebook album here.
image manipulation by hardeep
***
In other news, I also released a free curve coldhearted today.
Click here to download your free curves! | Support my page :)
xxx Labels: giveaway, personal
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// amandawxr: i am twenty one, a
business student and an expressive fashion photographer based in singapore. i am a dreamer; a lover of nature, light and all the beauty there is on earth. i wish we would all stay young and wild and free.
if you wish to do a shoot or collaborate with me, please send me an email at enquiries@beautifuladieu.com!
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