Malaysia Wedding, Event and Portrait Photographer: Asha Carlos Photography - Blog

Featured on Parenthots Magazine

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:27 +0000

I have been featured on ParenThots Magazine again. This time the article is written about how photos, especially family portraits have evolved with the times. A lovely piece written by Sheela Chandran, hope you enjoy reading it.

Here’s the link to the article.

Week 39 and Counting…

admin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:42:21 +0000

If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to lately since there has been a slow down in my blog postings… well its because I’ve been busy with my “bun in the oven” and have currently completed 38 weeks of pregnancy.

Compared with my first pregnancy, I have not been so actively documenting each week or milestone. I guess the second time round I am a little more experienced and relaxed about the process, although just as excited as well as nervous about the arrival of the newborn. Anyway here’s a shot of me taken at approximately 35 weeks pregnant.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:17:52 +0000

I would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai! Have a very Happy Chinese New Year and may the coming snake year bring much love, prosperity and good health to you all and your families. In keeping with the Chinese New Year theme, here’s a photo of my 2 year old daughter modelling a cheong sam outfit.

Season’s Greetings

admin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:34:57 +0000

It has been a while since I posted anything on my blog as I’ve been really busy with family matters, travels etc. 2012 has been a wonderful year and I have much to be thankful for… family, friends, good health and countless blessings. The coming year has the potential for even more excitement and new changes, so roll on 2013.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Pregnancy Portrait

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:06:10 +0000

I was contacted recently by one of my previous pre-wedding portrait clients, Subha & Mahes to photograph their first pregnancy. Documenting a pregnancy is a beautiful process that encompasses a couple’s love for each other and for their forthcoming child. Such photos provide a lasting memory for the couple, and a source of fascination for their little one.

I took the pregnancy shots in a combination of outdoor and indoor settings. For the outdoor shots we headed to a park nearby their home and took some free and easy casual poses. The indoor portraits were photographed at their beautiful home which gave the portraits a pseudo studio effect. Do enjoy viewing these photos.

At the park

Some tips to consider when being photographed for your maternity shots:

1) The best time to be photographed is during your 7th month of pregnancy (before the bloating starts)

2) Get your photographer to take photos of you indoors and outdoors as you want to showcase a ‘fun and casual look’ as well as a more ‘formal look’ to the photos. Also shooting indoor gives the mum more privacy and a comfortable setting in a familiar surrounding

3) What you wear during the photo session is important, try to get wrap arounds, yoga pants, tank tops, white buttoned down shirt to showcase the beautiful belly. Most importantly wear something that makes you feel comfortable. For dads, wear clothes that compliment the mother, avoid loud pattern and abstract designed shirts.

4) Use props such as the 3D or 4D Baby Scan, colours emphasizing the gender of the child as well as gifts or your old baby clothes

Such a beautiful mum-to-be

Can you guess if its a girl or a boy?

Keeping up-to-date with the latest information on baby care

Looking angelic

Keeping the intimacy alive

Waiting for God’s gift to arrive

I’ll end this blog post with a lovely poem by Danielle Bramlett titled Tiny Baby

Tiny movements like tiny kicks
Tiny baby, a mother’s bliss
Can’t wait to give the tiny you
Huge hugs and lots of kisses too

What tiny dreams you might have now?
I would understand someday, somehow
I dreamed last night, your tiny face
An angel indeed, made from God’s sweet embrace

How else would mommy know?
How much her tiny little angel has grown?
How else would mommy guess?
If her little angel have some requests?

I know that somehow you could now hear
Oh, what a thrill you will bring us here!
Now hush my baby, it’s time to rest
Inside my womb, your own calm nest

May God help me to keep you safe
And always keep you strong, I pray
I love you right before I planned you
And I love you more now that I have you

Creative portraits of Sasi

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:15 +0000

I got to know Sasi recently when she booked me for a two hour outdoor portrait session at Putrajaya. Originally a few of her friends were to join her for the shoot, but after a night of partying with hardly any sleep, Sasi was the only one who could wake up on the Sunday morning. The beautiful buildings and Malay inspired designs formed a great backdrop for our shoot, and with agreeable weather we had a photo session which was both enjoyable and productive.

Having a beautiful slim figure like hers definitely helps to capture model like photos. Sasi who loves dancing was a real sport and we had such a fun time. Enjoy these sneak preview images of her.

Sasi, demure and ladylike wearing a headscarf

If only every Avon lady were this pretty

Beautiful angle

One of my favourite photos of the session, Sasi was so natural at posing

Close up head and shoulder casual portrait shot

Fun and playful shots showing off Sasi’s personality

Under a coconut tree

Teddy captured

Model pose

Portraits Of A Family At The Park

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:01:31 +0000

Here are some family shots I took recently of Bava and Venkat with their two boys, three year old Roopesh and six month old Pravanash. We chose Bukit Jalil Park as a location to get some shots of the little ones at play and some casual shots of the family as they spent some quality time together. Do enjoy viewing these images.

3-year old Roopesh having a blast at the park

Baby Pravanash looking cutsie in the basket

Having so much fun with mum

Roopesh taking a breather before he starts running around

Another shot of Pravanash in the basket, isn’t he adorable?

Daddy and his little boy

Casual photo of family chatting in the park

Admiring the yellow flower

Happy family, with parents Bava and Venkat

Little Miss Ameera’s Portrait Session

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:22:27 +0000

Here are some portraits of Ameera photographed at her beautiful home at Taman Tun Dr Ismail on a lovely weekend with her father, Kevin and mother, Sarah. Ameera who is just four years old, is full of confidence and charisma with a contagious smile. Ameera was really excited to show me some ballet moves, her fun personality just shone through throughout. Hope you enjoy viewing some of these shots of Ameera and her family.

With mummy dearest at the backyard

She’s also daddy’s little angle of course

A balerina in the making

Fun time with the family

Sitting at the garden patio

Peek-a-boo

Sliding down

Ameera with her mummy and daddy

Suneha’s Family Portraits

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:25:04 +0000

Here are some portrait shots of Suneha along with her mother, Mindy and grandma, Harjit which I took in Putrajaya. Before a shoot I discuss with the client about any particular theme, concept or ideas they would like included in the session. Sometimes clients have a specific pose that they want captured, such as the mother and daughter close-up shot that Mindy requested.

We were blessed with good weather for the shoot, not too sunny even though we started late in the morning that day. Suneha was quite the photogenic child, a little shy at first which is not unusual during a photo session, but she soon warmed up to me. Do enjoy viewing these photos and feel free to contact me if you would like your family portraits captured.

Mother and daughter close-up portrait

Enjoying a walk in the park with her pink umbrella

Suneha warming to the camera

“Just the two of us” – Mindy and her mother

Bubbles are such fun

Suneha with her with mother and grandma

Girl in a red dress

Pui Family Portrait Session

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:28:13 +0000

This is my second time photographing the Pui family, the previous time being an outdoor portrait session which can be viewed here. This time around I took an indoor portrait shoot of them at their residence in Puchong. It was a Chinese New Year themed photo session, hence the costumes and props.

It was great fun getting the little ones (Chrystabelle and Chrysander) to pose with the chinese lanterns, the red money packets and mandarin oranges at their residence in Puchong and they did a wonderful job. Hope you enjoy viewing these images.

Chrystabelle & Chrysander

The beautiful couple, Jessie & Peter

Chrystabelle could hardly contain her excitment with the red money packets

Counting oranges

Happy family