Stump here on what to write as a caption. Tempted to go through Pinterest and copy some inspiring quote that would make me look deep. Hahaha. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I'll just share what's in my heart now. And right at this very moment I only have a few words screaming inside me. Honest, raw... and … [Read more...]
Slay The Day
EVERY SINGLE DAY. SLAY THE DAY. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ … [Read more...]
Sunshines & Rainbows
Sunshines & Rainbows ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's not always sunshines and rainbows, but a lot of it actually is! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sunshine is literally good for you, so go soak up that vitamin D. The sun is a massive star that will outlive all of us. As for rainbows, well... You've got to weather the storm first. … [Read more...]
Go with me somewhere? ♥
Go with me somewhere? ♥ 🌠 Paint | @m.grahamco Brush | @silverbrushlimited Paper | @arches.art 🌠 … [Read more...]
I want Rainstorms
I don't want smooth sailing I want rainstorms "ordinary" is something We should all be running from. s.r.w … [Read more...]
Calligraphy | Tyler Kent White x Souldeelight
Finally a blog post! Yay! I could have just made this post and fill it with photos and maybe write a few words on the run ... but no, I was so excited for the project that I owe it to the words and work to make a proper post for it. If you do not know Tyler Kent White... do check out his work on … [Read more...]
Neutrogena x Souldeelight
Hey everyone! Fancy a virtual artjam? 😊 if you guys are free on Thursday evening at 8pm, Singapore time. I would like to invite you on a Facebook Live session with Neutrogena! They will be coming to my humble home and have me write anything on requests from the comments..... WHILE balancing a book … [Read more...]
Portraits | Boudoir | Summer Sunshine , Diane
{boudoir} Summer Portraits - Diane Photography // Souldeelight Photography www.souldeelight.com A quick shoot with Diane one sunny afternoon up on a hill. It will always be summer somewhere. love, **** … [Read more...]
Boidoir | Miss Y
Calligraphy | Hello there , Please take your seat
Among the many things that kept me busy on the calligraphy front, is writing seating cards for weddings and private parties. There's something about arriving at your table and seeing your name personally handwritten in a card. Little bits of personal touches that does tie the whole event together. … [Read more...]
Before I fell…
“Before I fell in love with words, with setting skies and singing birds— it was you I fell in love with first.” ― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Liisa & Kevin
Boudoir | Miss V
Family Ties | Kim , Liz, Z & J
Boudoir | Ann
This set should have been blogged a long time ago. And I am so so so glad that I finally did! I remembered how much fun we had taking these images for my dear friend, Ann. We wanted something sexy but we can not really go all out on wearing barely-there lingerie because it's a public … [Read more...]
Boudoir | S.
Let me in Surprise me with your humour, your midnight thoughts, read to me your letters unanswered, recite tales untold. Ease into my arms, and whisper your fears; I will consume your poison as my own. Take me places you've never been, let's walk down the road unknown and explore … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Welcoming the Twins!
I remembered how humid it was. Hahahaha. Yes. It was such a humid morning when we did this family session for Piradee and her lovely family. But I also remembered how behaved the twins were. I always brace myself when doing shoots involving kids and babies. Because as love filled and fun it … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Playing Lovers
While others play tourist... they played lovers. <3 xx, Dee … [Read more...]
Art to Heart – A Fund Raising Calligiving Project
SIGN UP One of the highlights of my 2015 was when I partnered with the awesome people behind Real Life Foundation. I believe in the beauty of giving back. And when the amazing Pearl Bautista dropped me a message if we could do another one this year, it's an easy … [Read more...]
Singapore Portraits | Of Sisterhood and Birthdays
There are photo sessions that I enjoy not just for the time I've spent with whoever is in front of my camera. But more so of the story behind them. A couple of months before the scheduled shoot, Charmaine (who have always been supportive of my work, THANK YOU ma'am Cha!), dropped me a … [Read more...]
Stubborn Hope
"There is so much stubborn hope in the human heart" {Albert Camus} Hope is a dangerous thing. It triggers our reflex to survive the bleakest hours. To grasp on any thread of silver lining. And it gives us butterflies that say... things will fall into place. Someway, somehow. And I think … [Read more...]
Family Ties | The Arbatin’s
Family is where you never have to question if you are loved. Thank you Arbatin Family! … [Read more...]
Family Ties | The Alix Family
What a day! Thank you so much Alix Family for filling my afternoon with so much laughter during our session. And the boys... oh my gosh the boys... who needs a workout if I can run after you and take never ending photographs! … [Read more...]
Family Ties | The Villa Family
Family, where life begins and love never ends. … [Read more...]
Couplehood | sneak peek |Kevin and Liisa
I want to be that place you go to when you think you have lost a home. I want to be that home you rest in when the other doors have closed. I want to be that good night sleep when your mind tosses and turn. I want to be that place that keeps your soul at ease when your feet is lifted off ground. - … [Read more...]
We are all Parisians today
Continue shining City of Light 13 nov 2015. … [Read more...]
Souldeelight Workshop | Flourish and Florals
I had such a great time on my September workshops! For the month of September I partnered with Patricia from Fancy Girl Design Studio (@patfancygirl) for a two in one workshop of Modern Calligraphy and Watercolor Florals... .Flourish and Florals! Every workshop I do is a unique one. I am not just … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek | Family Ties | P. Family
I can't wait to share my favorite shots from my session with this lovely family. Theirs was one of my scheduled Family Sessions that got postponed due to the the crazy haze that's been engulfing Singapore for the past weeks. And what a wonderful time I had taking photograph of this oh-my-goodness … [Read more...]
Calligraphy Giveaway | Pursue Passion
"Be Fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire" So I hosted a little giveaway last friday over at Instagram. And I wanna do it again! I posted that I'm giving away this original piece, not a print copy, of one very inspiring quote that reminds us not to dismiss the … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Bridges and Sunsets, AiDew
This two just tied the knot yesterday and I am so happy for this new chapter in their lives. Photographing them for their engagement photos had been one wonderful experience. But not half as wonderful as having these two as friends. Thank You John and Ai! You two are destined to be together, … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Little Miss Tegan Avery
This little miss is gonna be turning two really really soon! Here's a little throwback of the family session we did last year. Now, don't you just agree, doesn't she leave a little sparkle wherever she goes? Hello little miss T, you are every bit a princess and very much a spunky royalty. … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Beautiful Before and Afters
I am swimming in photos to work on... happily swimming in them, if I may add. I can't wait to update this space with things that's been happening with Souldeelight. Calligraphy, Photography, Plans, Dreams, Projects... sometimes I wish I could just burst and everything will just fall in their … [Read more...]
Nuggets of Bravery
It's been said that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. A couple of close friends who are very dear to me has been going through some tough times lately. None of their situations is ever easy. It's not a … [Read more...]
Portraits | Lookbook Singapore| Wit x Folly
People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder. Salma Hayek A beautiful mashup between Souldeelight and WitxFolly. And of course, the beautiful Sipei. … [Read more...]
Portraits | Lookbook Singapore| Wit x Folly
People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder. Salma Hayek A beautiful mashup between Souldeelight and WitxFolly. And of course, the beautiful Sipei. … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Engagement | John and Aileen, the Dears
" When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back, and laugh at the sky" - some wise guy Yes, I write on my clients photographs. Sometimes I can't help it. Sometimes a pinch of words ties the whole thing together. Sometimes, their photos just speaks happy and I … [Read more...]
Couplehood | A and M
Calligraphy | Give Thanks
Hurray for long weekends! Three day weekend on our side of the world right now. Happy to report that I've been pretty productive and still able to enjoy a good amount of R&R. Never say no to a good chance to chill. Yes? :) Anyway, so here is my attempt to summarize what I've been up … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Alex and Mei Lin
Portraits | Lookbook Singapore | Finding Beauty
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ~ Dorothea Lange I love taking portraits. I've had opportunities, assignments and fun shoots where I/we photograph landscapes and products. But my eyes will always look for faces. I look for that sense of connection … [Read more...]
An Ode to Loneliness
The most amazing thing we can do for ourselves is be our own hero. From the archives, written more than 4 years ago. Never ever be stuck being a victim of whatever it is that holds us back. Eat Pray Love's Elizabeth Gilbert, once quoted, "When I get lonely these days, I … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Singapore Engagement | M&M
…I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. ~John Green, The Fault in Our Stars I had one amazing time with Marlon and Maricris for their engagement shoot. It's one of those sessions where you just forgot about time because everyone is having fun. We went … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Singapore Maternity | Brian & Aloha
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough” ~Walt Whitman Back at home we used this Spanish phrase "Buena Mano", it means good hand, or better yet the first "sale of the day" in business context, which will hopefully bring good luck for the rest of day. Another belief or tradition … [Read more...]
SONS Bacaro : Going Italian
Disclaimer: After writing this, I realized it sounded like a paid advertisement. Haha! But I swear there is no money exchanged for this write up. I promise! But if you know me, you know I can easily be bribed with something pretty on the plate. Just kidding! To my Italian readers, I'm sure you will … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Singapore | The little Jedi called Samuel
I love how this Family portrait shoot rolled out. Jeng dropped me a message at the start of the year to book me to take some photos of Samuel. Though the details were still a bit fuzzy, understandably, but they were very sure already that they wanted a Star Wars theme for Samuel's shoot. Jeng hand … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Singapore | Jose and Maria
We make the things that matter, matter. ~ Teresa R. Funke I had a wonderful time doing this couple session for Maria and Jose. My first Venezuelan couple! Hurray! It was their first "child free" vacation after a long long time (Thank God Singapore is one of their … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Engagement Singapore | Jepoy & Cha
“You and I, it’s as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught.” —Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago … [Read more...]
{freebie} calligraphy | Full Heart
I love slowly filling up my new space. And what better way to start posting some of my calligraphy projects than a freebie! Yay! For the month of "Feel Good February" here are some free handwritten printables and a February desktop wallpaper! Download the free printable above and the february … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Nathaniel & Chat – A Christmas Romance
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate … [Read more...]
Portraits | Mirrors in the Sky
Souldeelight Photography for Momoteapots Lace & Dance Dress in Smurf Blue Thank You Maomo. And Sipei Momoteapots VAINPOT BOUTIQUE 42 Haji Lane, Level 1 Singapore 189235 Also stocked in at: KISSJANE, #B1-39, CityLink Mall 1 Raffles Link Singapore … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Singapore | The L. Family
“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist … [Read more...]
Family Ties | Georgia + Harley + Royce = Love
Family Ties | Singapore | The Gamble’s
“I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. ” ~Paulo Coelho … [Read more...]
starting over
People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes. ~ Neil Gaiman One of the many life gifts that we often take forgranted is … [Read more...]
Just Listen
"There comes a time in every life when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you’d better learn to know the sound of it. Otherwise you’ll never understand what it’s saying." {Just Listen, Sarah Dessen} … [Read more...]
Portraits | Belle of the Boulevard
Officially shot my last fashion shoot for the year. One more wedding to cover and in behalf of me and my beloved camera... I am giving this wonderful year my biggest Thank You! I will save the year end post for another time, but let's just say... I LOVE this year!! Thank you Abba for ALWAYS … [Read more...]
Portraits | Effortless Danielle
Sometimes there are shoots that pieces just fit instantly and there is so much you can accomplish in such a limited time. I'd had shoots which lasted for hours, but inside I honestly felt like I am not getting exactly what I want from it. It honestly felt like … [Read more...]
Family Ties | G + C = Czia
Shoot for a Cause – A Love Project
Updating this blog regularly will definitely be on top of my "must improve" list for the next year. It's more than just sharing what's been happening to me at work, in my photography, or maybe a peek on my very personal life... more than ever it is also for me to journal what has been keeping me … [Read more...]
Couplehood | Engagement | Poloy & Bigong
This is the second set of Edward (Poloy) and Abegail's (Bigong) prewedding shoot. Please do check out the first set, which is bursting with a beautiful chaos of colors. :) I love this quickie shoot I … [Read more...]
