General F.A.Q

1. Is Milan the one who will come to shoot my wedding or portrait?

Of course. I don't have identical twins that I know of at the moment (let me double-check with my mom). Otherwise, I will be there personally for each and every photography assignment of Milan Teh Studio.

02. Do you shoot video?

Yes, only short videos for branding or commercial purposes. I don’t shoot event videos.

03. Do you offer prints or photobook?

Yes, we have a variety of print options by our Kodak Professional certified photo lab and ISO-9001 & ISO-14001 certified printer vendor. Also, we offer coffee table book/photobook too. Contact me to learn more.

04. How many photos will you shoot?

Until smoke comes out of the camera.

For a portrait photo session, there will be at least 25 quality photographs in the span of an hour.

05. Should I take into account your food?

Yes, I'd love to have two hard-boiled eggs and roti bakar, thank you. (I jest)

Actually, thank you for being thoughtful. However, a meal is not always necessary. We'll usually eat earlier before a shoot starts if time permits.

At times, the starting time is a funny hour, or it's a back-to-back ceremony followed by a reception, then we will really need food arrangement (simple vendors' meal by hotel or restaurant). After all, we are humans too. Trust me, you won't want any of us to faint halfway.

06. How many backgrounds do you have in your studio?

I shoot on-location or outdoors. I have endless backgrounds; the sky is the limit.

07. Do you travel out of Penang?

I do shoots within Penang only.

08. What is a good time to book your service?

The rule of thumb is as soon as your date is confirmed.

09. I called or texted yesterday to ask about the service, meaning I've booked your service? 

Nope, it doesn’t work that way until I say the date is secured.

10. What is your payment term?

We accept cash, cash deposit, online/telegraphic transfer, cheque, Wise or PayPal.

11. I love XYZ's photo so much, can you shoot like them? I have some collections on Pinterest too!

Yes and no. I'd be happy to see a few photos as a reference to better understand your expectations.

However, it's even more important that you engage the photographer whose work you love and resonates. I also confess that it's impossible for me to shoot like someone else, as our life experiences, knowledge, and personality shape our work, and that makes each of us unique. Referring to it on shooting day will only slow down the shoot and have a poor outcome.

I hope you come to me because my craft fits your preferences. 

12. I really like your work but we're real tight on budget, could you give me some discounts?

Sorry, I can't.

If I were to mark up the fee and very soon provide a small amount of discount to give you the illusion that you got a bargain, I think it's not professional and a waste of everyone’s time as compared to being honest from the beginning.. 

13. How long will I get the photos?

Generally, about 1 month for wedding events, 2-3 weeks for portraits.

14. Can you do express same-day slideshow?

Sorry, I could no longer offer this because event coverage is now all by 1 photographer only.  

15. Can I use that song I heard over the radio for photo slideshow? 

You can, but we can't is the ‘official statement’. Tell me more in email.

16. I want all photos returned in RAW(.nef/.cr2) format.

Sorry, but we return photos in JPEG only.
I've photographed a few professional wedding photographers' wedding and they are very happy with the JPEG :) 

Imagine I'm a chef at a western restaurant, you come to me cause you wanted to have a fine dining of scrumptious fish & chips with my family's secret ingredients and sauces fried to golden perfection on a warm plate (end product). It'll defeat the purpose if you ask me to sell you the uncooked fish in that cold water tank & potatoes that I have yet to peel the skin in my kitchen (raw file) to you don't you think so? 

17. What is your photo equipment?

I shoot with two Nikon professional mirrorless cameras, equipped with lenses ranging from ultra-wide angle to prime and telephoto lenses.