Speed Bottle Finals 2017 @ Emerald Hill
Instant Prints: Culina Staff Appreciation Dinner 2017 @ The InterContinental
Culina, the wholesaler of quality fine food and beverages celebrated their annual D&D with a staff appreciation dinner at The InterContinental Singapore. The Flashpixs Team provided our Live Photography Services with quality instant prints for the annual event.
We provided our popular silver glitter backdrop with a photobooth style photography session and guests would get to bring home mementoes of the event with instant prints immediately after posing for our photographers.
The party went on till late and we also provided our Event Photography capturing every detail, smiles and laughter for the joyous annual occasion.
Below are some of the highlights from the photobooth session.
Event Managed by: The Project Crew
Instant Prints: QBE Family Day 2017
The staff of QBE celebrated their Family Day 2017 recently and families would bring their kids to work for a party cum get together. They also had a workshop promoting a healthy work-life balance talk while the Flashpixs Team provided our famed Live Photography Service with credit card sized instant prints for the event.
Our silver backdrop seems to be a very popular choice and the guests would pose with our multiple photobooth styled props. Wide smiles can be seen in the photos and everyone seems to be having a fun day.
More photos from the event below.
Interested to know more about our services? Drop us an email at enquiry@flashpixs.com
We look forward to adding a dose of fun in your events.
In The Studio with Singapore’s First World Boxing Champion, “The Chosen Wan”
We had the honour of having Singapore’s First World Boxing Champion, Muhammad Ridhwan aka “The Chosen Wan” in our studio for a series of portraits for his upcoming fight, The Roar of Singapore 3 at the Suntec City.
We photographed Ridhwan, for fight posters as well as product endorsements and we had an enjoyable time in the studio with various boxing stances and poses.
You can catch “The Chosen Wan,” in action for the IBO Intercontinental Title happening on 20th October 2017 at the Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre, brought to you by Ringstar Management.
Ticket details Here.
The Chosen Wan is currently unbeaten with 8 KOs and his opponent, Sebastian has 9 KOs to his name.
It seems that someone’s zero got to go!
No.5 Emerald Hill Indoor Beach Party 2017
We were back for the famed N05 Emerald Hill Indoor Beach Party 2017 and this time the party was bigger, bolder and of course twice the fun. No5 was filled up with sand, beach party props, pretty ladies as well as a hunky lifeguard to spice up the event.
Related: No.5 Emerald Hill Indoor Beach Party 2016
We provided our Event Photography for this party and as usual, we too had tons of fun minus the sun! The party went all the way till late and we even had someone surfing away on the sand on the surfboard prop.
More photos at their Facebook Page.
In The Studio with Maryam Amelie – Singaporean Author & Designer
We were back in the studio, this time with Singaporean author & designer, Maryam Amelie to photograph her latest collection of shawls.
Her collection of shawls for the modern modest wear lady includes the Vanda Collection, paying tribute to the national flower of Singapore – the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
The Traditional Songket Collection, made for everyday wear, as well as for that special occasion.
The Parisienne Collection (above) is a snapshot of Maryam Amelie’s personal memories in Paris. She has carved subtle love messages in this Parisienne Collection, taken from a quote in her novella, The Truth Seekers @ Haji Lane.
The Maryam Amelie Sakura Collection is for ALL women and for all seasons. It makes great gifts to friends from Japan and anywhere in the world.
We spent hours in the studio to get the photos ready for her online shop, and the Maryam Amelie collection is available at Ungu Pen.
Do check them out. They make great gifts for any occasions.
Instant Prints: Patsy’s Birthday Party @ Jing Restaurant
Patsy celebrated her birthday party with a seafood lunch at the upscale Jing Restaurant with close family members and friends. The Flashpixs Team provided our Live Photography Services for the party and we printed credit card sized prints as mementoes for the guests.
Photos were sent wirelessly to our systems and immediately printed on the spot. Guests enjoyed posing for our cameras and receiving the photocards after. These Baby Boomers sure know how to enjoy life! 🙂
Below are some of the highlights of the event.
Live Photography is great for any events from corporate to house parties and weddings. If you are interested to jazz up your events with our brand of Live Photography, do email us at
enquiry@flashpixs.com
We look forward to adding a huge dose of fun to your very own event
How to Set Up a Photography Business in Singapore
I have been asked these questions thousands of times by friends, fellow photographers as well as students. While I have been in this tough industry for about 10 years, I believe that it is not impossible to start a photography company in Singapore….but very difficult.
After running Flashpixs Photography for the past 10 years, I think that setting up is the easiest part of all. The difficult part is sustaining it which I will explore in a different blog post. 🙂
Here are my 5 tips on “How to Set Up a Photography Business in Singapore?”
1. Have a Business Plan
All businesses have a plan and you should too. You can’t set up and run a photography business not knowing your plans, finances, cash flow, pricing and etc.
Try to be detailed as possible and let this be your guide on how you are going to profitable and sustainable. You can even use the Business Plan to sell your ideas and plans to investors or Mom & Dad’s Bank. Hehehe
2. Register Your Business
If you are really serious about becoming a professional photographer or setting up a photography company then you should first take yourself seriously before anyone will.
Registering a Business is a very easy process in Singapore. Everything can be done online and it takes less than an hour to set up.
As you are probably a small start up, a Sole Proprietorship would be sufficient.
Costs:
Name Application Fee $15
Business Registration Fee (1-year) $100
Business Registration Fee (3-year) $160
Head to ACRA’s website. Follow the guides and you can have your own registered company in less time it takes to travel from Pasir Ris to Jurong.
3. Set Up Your Business Banking Account
After registering for your company, you might receive a welcome pack from the Govt and in it, there will be information on how to Set Up Your Business Bank Account.
If you do not receive it, you can head to any of the banks in Singapore to inquire about setting up.
I truly believe that setting up a Business Banking Account is a vital aspect of any business. From my experience, many big businesses, as well as small ones, would not engage any professional services if they do not have a Business Account as they cannot make payments to a personal bank account.
Wondering why you didn’t clinch that big project? This might be your answer.
4. Have a website with a Professional Domain & Hosting
While photography startups are always strapped for cash, I believe investing in a website with a professional domain name and hosting is very important. Your website gives the impression that your company is legit (kept hearing this from the millennials) and ready for business.
Avoid those free websites and go for .com or .sg domains with your photography business name.
We highly recommend using WordPress with Hostgator for your website or Blog. Read more on how to set up your Domain Name, Hosting and WordPress installation from the link below.
- Check out: How To Start A WordPress Blog on HostGator
There are Youtube videos too on how to set it up. If you are really a noob, hire someone to do it for you. Trust me, this is one hell of a good investment to make on your adventure as a professional photographer.
5. Have A Professional Email Address
Since you already bought a domain name and hosting, make sure you create a professional email name as well. This might be tricky to some but like I said earlier, there are loads of tutorials on Youtube.
And if you are planning to hire a website designer, inquire from them to include the email set up as well. Nothing seems more legit than a professionally done website and email address.
So here are my 5 top tips on how to Set Up A Photography Business in Singapore. Follow these guidelines and you are set up and ready to go for your entrepreneurial adventure as a Professional Photographer.
If you do have any questions or queries, you can drop me a comment below. I will try my best to answer your queries.
Good luck,
Shahrom
Parties: The Fever R&B & Hip Hop Party August Edition
We were at the August Edition of The Fever at Blu Jaz and the R&B & Hip Hop party was in full swing. The venue was near full house even before midnight and we had one hell of a party. We managed to get some wonderful party shots and had one of the best nights in Blu Jaz in a very long time.
If you missed this party, make sure you block your calendars for the next The Fever F1 Edition on Sept 9. See you guys there!
More photos Here.
