This September 20th, come and visit our booth at the Ibu Tots Fair at Publika and you get to enjoy discounts off our lifestyle photography packages. Speak to our photographers and get to know the people behind the Stories team. Participate in the lucky draw and you might also win a free family portrait session!
We look forward to meeting your little ones as well on this day, and maybe you get to meet my little Krysta at the same time too! :) See you there!
Chee Seng & Sze Min and Alex & I have a lot in common, really. We have individually conquered Mt Kinabalu before, are certified divers, have 2 daughters that are the same age (1.5 years) and are expecting our 2nd child in the same year! Oh, and we live in PJ too, just 10 minutes apart!
The difference is that they dated for 10 years and were married in 2011. Alex and I dated for 2 years and married in 2006. :)
It was great getting to know this little family early one weekday morning at their apartment in PJ. Our main purpose was really to just capture moments together that are classic, timeless and real. Honestly, Sze Min and I share the same values when it comes to photographing our children. We feel that time flies so quickly and everyday is a new learning experience with the child. It sounds cliched, but it is true… they DO grow up way too quickly! And part of being a kiasu parent is the feeling that we don’t want to miss a single experience in their childhood years.
Even when I look back at the photos of my daughter just a few months ago, I notice her facial features have changed somewhat. I am really glad that it is relatively cheaper nowadays to photograph our families as compared to the days of our parent’s time! Developing film was pricey (and 1 roll was only 36 shots!)! There were no such thing as lifestyle portrait shoots (If you wanted a family portrait, you’d just get one done at the studio, and you only get 1 image!). Now we can shoot in burst mode even on our phones and seriously not think about it.
The downside is that most of us don’t even print most of these images, and the value of photos as it is, goes down when you have an overabundance of images all stored… somewhere.
But a well taken family portrait will be cherished for years and years to come.
If you are an IBU family member, you can get a 15% discount off all our lifestyle photography packages this June 2014. Contact us for our rate card (starts from RM550). Here are the terms of the promo:
1. You can make a booking in June 2014 and select a shoot date before November 2014. Do quote your IBU membership number and bring along your card for verification on the shoot date.
2. 100% payment is required upon confirmation. You will also be required to fill up a booking confirmation form which needs to be emailed back to us. We look forward to hearing from you this June!
If I could sum up everything in one word, it would be LEGACY. What connects us and brings us together as visual storytellers? It is the idea that we are creating something that will far outlast ourselves. The love that you share as a couple, the memories of your parents, your child as she takes her first step… we want to record these precious moments and build a family legacy that you can look back on, years from now… and remember.
I hope this video will give you a glimpse into our thoughts and motivations and why we keep on doing what we do.
Lots of love,
The Stories Team
Credits:
Filmed by: The Stories Team, Edited by Felicia.
Our Lifestyle Portraits promo is now back, but this time, it’s even better than ever!
Book a portrait shoot for yourself and a friend (or get 2 shoots for yourself… the more the merrier!) during the month of December 2013 and you’ll get a special rate of RM500 for an outdoor lifestyle portrait shoot or RM380 for a studio shoot (per shoot). Then block a shoot date between the months of January till March 2014. Here are the details:
Lifestyle Portraits: Outdoor
1 hour photo shoot by one of the Stories photographers
1 location within Klang Valley
Limited to 8 people
35 images (printable up to 8R size)
12″ x 8″ matte photo print
RM600 for one shoot or RM1,000 for two shoots
Lifestyle Portraits: Studio
1 hour photo shoot by one of the Stories photographers
Limited to 6 people
25 images (printable up to 8R size)
12″ x 8″ matte photo print
RM480 for one shoot or RM760 for two shoots
Terms and Conditions:
Shoot dates subject to availability between the months of January – March 2014 only. Book early to avoid disappointment.
An extra fee of RM100 is chargeable for weekend and public holiday shoots.
Each additional person is charged a rate of RM30 (not valid for studio shoots).
Add RM150 to select Grace as the photographer.
Additional hours of coverage at RM400 per hour.
Do note that our studio is on the first floor of SStwo Mall and is accessible by stairs only.
Lifestyle portraits consist of maternity, family, newborn, individual and casual couple portraits.
Email us at hello[at]stories.my to make a booking.
