Here are some shots of a shoot I did for Holy Redeemer Church in Klang last Sunday (8 November 2009) where 35 excited kids were ready to receive the Holy Communion for the first time.

The parish priest Fr Joachim Tan was very accommodating and patient with the kids throughout the long ceremony. We started off with family photos before mass began, followed by shots taken during the mass and communion. Then the group photo before everyone adjourned to the hall where the kids received their certificate from Fr Joachim followed by fellowship. This is the second time I’ve photographed a Holy Communion event, the first was taken last year in the same church. To view the posting for last year, click here.

To view more photos of this event, head to Holy Communion 2009 Gallery

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I’d like to share some images photographed during St Anne’s Feast last Saturday in Port Klang. I’ve realised, as years go on, it gets more difficult to complete the 9-day Novena and the overwhelming record-breaking crowd does not make it easy for everyone to get a seat and the heat does not help either.

Nevertheless pilgrims from near and far come earnestly with their intentions to pray, to be inspired, to give thanks and to hear the priest from all over Malaysia and even Singapore preach. For more info about the feast day, do head to the respective church website or read my blog posting – St Anne’s Feast 2008.

External website links: St Anne’s Church, Port Klang, St Anne’s Church, Bukit Mertajam

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After almost 2 years of heading for mass in Assumption & SFX Church in Petaling Jaya, I was really happy to be back to Holy Redeemer Church in Klang for a photography assignment; my first ever 1st Holy Communion shoot ! Another reason I was estatic to do this shoot is because I had received my 1st holy communion in the same church as well !
Taking photographs of a group of 38 young kids who are full of energy and excited accompanied by their trigger happy parents is not an easy challenge but I have come away for a whole lot of knowledge to handle the same situation in the future.  Thankfully the event was well organised and Father Joachim Tan was extremely patient throughout the whole ceremony.

To view more photos of this event, head to 1st Holy Communion, Oct 2008 Gallery

Here are some tips to parents or 1st Holy Communion organisers to ensure you have the best photographs :

* If you have a designated professional photographer to shoot the event, please ensure the parents put away their camera as this only distracts the children and makes it difficult for the professional to get the shots he/she needs.

* Have a person in charge to organise and arrange the group and family shots.

* Do remind the children to smile a little and not feel nervous when facing the camera (except when receiving communion).

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St Anne’s feast day is celebrated annually in Malaysia in mainly 2 locations, Bukit Mertajam (Penang) and Port Klang (Selangor). Thousands of pilgrims attend the 9-day novena which ends with a candle-light procession on the feast day to pay homage and give thanks to St Anne, the grandmother of Jesus.

As per previous years, I attended the novena & feast day celebration with my family in Port Klang this year. The atmosphere was truly amazing and the crowd was much larger than before. A truly spiritual experience for me indeed, here are some shots of the day.

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