Happy New Year 2014!

Even though it's already over; we still feel a lot like Christmas still! Few more days to go to step into 2014. What have you done in 2013, where have you been? 

As for us, it's been really memorable where in this year (2013) we finally take a bigger step and go out from our comfort zone to start up this cafe. We hope all our friends and whoever who came over to Photo Crafts 'The Cafe' enjoyed the coffee and food we serve. We are looking forward to grow better and stronger in the amazing year of 2014. 

Therefore we will close for one day on 1st Jan (wed), to take a break, to get ourself energise and when we are back on 2nd Jan; we will be ready to serve you even better.  Anyhow, Photo Crafts at Sunway Pyramid outlet business open as usual.

Happy New Year to everyone from all of us here in photo crafts. 

May your new year sparkle and shine. :)

Loves,

Photo Crafts's team.

Christmas Gift Guide (Recommendations by Price)

Need help in choosing the best gift? Refer to our guide to help you pick the perfect holiday present based on your budget!

Budget Shooter (RM49 - RM99)

Accessories Bundle (RM49)
Bundle include a box of Fotoclips, Miniature Keychain and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM65. Save up to RM16!

Film and Accessories Bundle (RM49)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative ISO 800, 1 roll of Kodak Color Plus and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM70. Save up to RM21!

135mm Film Bundle (RM59)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative ISO 800, 1 roll of Kodak Color Plus and 1 roll of Kodak ProFoto XL 100.
At RM59, you can get 5 rolls of 135mm films!
Original bundle price at RM77. Save up to RM18!

110mm Film Bundle (RM99)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative Tiger, 1 roll of Lomography Black & White Orca and 1 roll of Lomography Slide Peacock.
At RM99, you can get 5 rolls of 110mm films!
Original bundle price at RM117. Save up to RM18!

120mm Film Bundle (RM99)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Fujifilm Fujicolor PRO 160 NS 120mm and 2 rolls of Fuji Provia 100F (Slide) 120mm.
At RM99, you can get 5 rolls of 120mm films!
Original bundle price at RM123. Save up to RM24!

Pocket Friendly (RM100 - RM199)

Mix Film Bundle (RM119)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800, 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 120mm ISO 400 and 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 110mm Tiger.
At RM119, you get 9 rolls of films!
Original bundle price at RM152. Save up to RM33!

Konstruktor Bundle (RM149)
Bundle include a Konstruktor Camera, 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Button.
Original bundle price at RM179. Save up to RM30!

120mm Film Bundle (RM149)
Bundle include 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 120mm ISO 400, 3 rolls of Lomography Earl Grey B&W 100 ISO 120  and 3 rolls of Lomography X-Pro Slide 200 120mm.
At RM149, you get 9 rolls of films!
Original bundle price at RM187. Save up to RM38!

Fisheye Baby 110 (Basic) Bundle (RM169)
Bundle include a Fisheye Baby 110 (Basic), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 110mm Tiger and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM209. Save up to RM40!

Diana Baby 110 (24mm Lens) Bundle (RM199)
Bundle include a Diana Baby 110 (24mm Lens), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 110mm Tiger and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM229. Save up to RM30!

Holga 135BC Bundle (RM199)

Bundle include a Holga 135BC, 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM250. Save up to RM51!

Diana+ (without flash) Bundle (RM199)

Bundle include a Diana+ camera, 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 120mm ISO 400 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM219. Save up to RM20!

The Luxurious Picks (RM200 - RM299)

Holga 120 Bundle (RM219)

Bundle include a Holga 120CFN (assorted color), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 120mm ISO 400 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM260. Save up to RM41!

Diana Baby 110 (Gold Edition) Bundle (RM259)

Bundle include a Diana Baby 110 (Gold Edition), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 110mm Tiger and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
At RM259, you can get a Diana Baby camera with FREE 3 rolls of film and Shutter Buttons!
Original bundle price at RM319. Save up to RM60!

Fujifilm Mini Instax 8 Bundle (RM299)

Bundle include a Mini Instax 8 Camera (assorted color), 1 pack of Mini Instant Film and a transparent case (assorted color) to protect the camera!
Original bundle price at RM362. Save up to RM63!

The Big Spender (RM300 - RM499)

Sprocket Rocket Bundle (RM319)

Bundle include a Sprocket Rocket (Black/Blue/Green), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM384. Save up to RM65!

Fisheye2 Bundle (RM319)
Bundle include a Fisheye 2 Camera (all editions), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM384. Save up to RM65!

Diana Accesories Bundle (RM319)
Bundle include a Diana Fisheye Lens, a Diana Super-Wide Lens and a Diana Telephoto Lens.
Original bundle price at RM387. Save up to RM68!

Diana 120 Bundle (RM349)

Bundle include a Diana F+ (all editions), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 120mm ISO 400 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM429. Save up to RM80!

Fujifilm Mini Instax 25 (white) Bundle (RM389)

Bundle include a Mini Instax 25 Camera (white), 1 pack of Mini Instant Film and a transparent case (assorted color) to protect the camera!
Original bundle price at RM485. Save up to RM96!
*Pink & Blue color top up RM10.

Diana Mini Bundle (RM389)
Bundle include a Diana Mini Camera (special editions), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM474. Save up to RM85!

La Sardina (Flash) Bundle (RM399)
Bundle include a La Sardina with Flash Camera, 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM474. Save up to RM85!

La Sardina (Metal Edition) Bundle (RM499)
Bundle include a La Sardina with Flash Camera (Metal Edition), 3 rolls of Lomography Color Negative 135mm ISO 800 and a pack of Shutter Buttons.
Original bundle price at RM704. Save up to RM210!

Fujifilm Mini Instax 50 Bundle (RM499)

Bundle include a Mini Instax 50 Camera, 1 pack of Mini Instant Film and a high quality photo album.
Original bundle price at RM580. Save up to RM81!

This bundles offer valid for all in-store promo. While for the online promo we are happy to giving out 12% off whole cart for you this Xmas if you check out withXMAS12 coupon! In additional of this Christmas Joy, we are adding in a FREE SHIPPING to nationwide if you purchase up to RM500* in one cart! Wooooooots! Shop now! 


Any enquiry, feel free to contact or drop us a message :) 
Happy Shopping and have a very Merry Xmas!

Simple, Smart & Spacious - The Herringbone Camera Bags

Herringbone -  an establishment with love in exquisite products from Korea. 

If you are looking for a quality camera bag to fit in all your photography needs with a little classic touch; then Herringbone is perfect for you. Not only will you get that classic look, you'll also get a very well made bag that will last a very long time, and provide excellent protection for your equipment. The Herringbone bag is truly fantastic!

In the month of Dec, we will be having a special Xmas promo exclusive for everyone who purchase it at Photo Crafts (both on retails and online)!

Buy the Herringbone Papas Mini/Small series and get a Rain Cover (worth RM45) for FREE!

Buy the Herringbone Atlantis Small/ Medium and Beatle Small/Medium series and get a Herringbone Icode Neck Strap (worth RM69) for FREE!

Every purchase comes with letterpress gift card printed by The Alphabet Press :)

Besides, we are having a XMAS SALES & FREE SHIPPING promo for online orders over RM500*. Make someone happy this holiday! ;)

Tabiyo Shop - The Skybambi

Who doesn't attracted by her superb hand-written typography? We all do!

Name: Tercia Goh (a.k.a Skybambi)

Age: Is this necessary? Lol. 32 :p

Email Address: tercia.goh@gmail.com

Occupation: Creative Planner at Tribal Worldwide

Blog/Website: skybambi.wordpress.com

1.    Tell us about yourself. What do you do for a living? What are your interests?

I travel for a living, I write for passion, I doodle for fun and I work in a digital agency for a creative outlet that pays. I love everything I do and I do everything with love.

2.    When do you start keeping a journal?
As far as I can remember, when my grandmother used to leave me in a room with crayons when she’s busy cleaning the house. I’d sit for hours on my own, totally immersed in this other world. I’ve kept all my journals since and I believe it is an important keepsake of your time and memories.

3.   What makes you come across to this product?
I’m a stationary enthusiast. And when I say enthusiast, I mean I’m totally obsessed with everything from pens, journals, washi tape to a paper clip. So when I was in Taipei and I stumbled across Eslit (probably one of the biggest book and stationary store on the planet), I was like a child in Disney for the first time! That was when I came across this beautifully bounded leather notebook. Love at first write.

4.   Do you have a website or a blog? What makes you record down your journal on a physical notebook instead of a blog?
Yes, I do have a blog, where I filter my thoughts. I think that’s one of the differences. In a journal, you can be totally uninhibited. Where as on a blog, you write to share, to spread, to seek, to speak out to an audience. The intention is on a different tangent. Although, I have to say, nothing beats the feeling of pen against paper!

5.   Can you share few pages (in pics) of your customizations in your notebook?

Sure. I love hand lettering and typography, and I’ve recently taken up the challenge of writing out a quote a day. It’s a routine that soothes me.

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Skybambi's Notebook

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6.   Nice! Such an awesome customization! So what/who inspires you and your customization on your journal?
I’d have to say, Patrick Ng. He’s probably the father of modern day journaling. I admire his creativity, hacks, creations and ability to conceptualize his creations, even before it comes to life! Aside from him, traveling fuels the passion to journal, to capture the fleeting moments. A ticket stub here, a scribble at a café there, and a fallen leaf between the pages. I’m very sentimental like that.

7. What does travel means to you? And where will be your next destination?
Travel means expanding your view in life. Constantly pushing boundaries through discoveries and experience. You can’t truly experience all that life has to offer if you don’t step out of your comfort zone.

8. Are you into photography (analogue/digital) as well? If you are into analogue camera, which one is your favorite camera?
I used to be an avid lover of film photography, until mobile phones came along and the need for instant gratification overpowered the patience of waiting for your negatives to develop.  I still have a few Lomos on display in my room, even a 3D one that I believe is no longer in production. It reminds me of simpler times J

9. What your say about doing things in analogue way in this digital era?

I think its an integral part of life, an inevitable mix of the two and that everyone should have the creative outlet to express him/herself on whichever medium. The medium is just part of the process of dissemination. The most important thing is to enjoy the process. Make with analogue, share with digital.

10.  Thanks for your time! One very last question. If there is no Internet in this world, what do you think you will be doing to replace the time you spend online each day? 
You’d find me having a glass of wine on the balcony, surrounded by a sea of pens of all imaginable shades, crouched over my TNB, humming to the tunes in my head while I write and doodle my days away. Bliss.

Special thanks to Tercia for spending his time for this interview. Tabiyoshop Pop- Up store is now available at Photo Crafts Kota Damansara outlet. 

Tabiyo Shop - The Photographer

Today we are happy to invite Nasir, a professional photographer who is always sincere and shown his passion on analogue stuff, like how he likes film photography and journal!

Name: Mohd. Nasir Roli

Age: 41

Email Address: nasirroli@gmail.com

Occupation: Photographer

Blog/Website: http://www.nasirroli.wix.com/film

Facebook page: facebook.com/nasirroli

1.    Tell us about yourself. What do you do for a living? What are your interests?

I’m a full time photographer based in Kuala Lumpur which specialised in advertising & events photography.

My interest is to capture human lifestyle by film camera using black & white film.

2.    When do you start keeping a journal?

I started keeping my journal since 1990 when I was studying photography at MARA Institute of Technology (ITM) at Shah Alam, Selangor.

3.   What makes you come across to this product?

This happened during my first visit to Taiwan at 2012, when I saw Traveler’s Notebook from a bookstore located in airport. I started my first Traveler’s Notebook in year 2013. I found Traveler’s Notebook is easy to customize if compare to some other notebooks that I own.

4.   Can you share few pages (in pics) of your customizations in your notebook?

Here it is!

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Nasir's Notebook

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5.   Nice! Very neat customization! So what/who inspires you and your customization on your journal?

·     Internet gives me a lot of idea on how to customize my notebook. Sometimes the idea work but sometimes it may not that practical for me.

6. What does travel means to you? And where will be your next destination?

Travel is a door opening for me to learn about other people life and culture. My next destination is India.

7. Are you into photography (analogue/digital) as well? If you are into analogue camera, which one is your favorite camera?

As a professional photographer in this digital world, I use digital camera for my everyday task. Most of the time, I’m using Canon and Nikon system. For leisure and hobby, I’m using Voigtlander Bessa Rangefinder camera with black & white film. I do process my own film. For my family, I like to use my Fujifilm Instax Mini Panda instant camera.

8. What your say about doing things in analogue way in this digital era?

Using analog camera is like driving a manual car. It gives you more passion, confident and to think before release the camera shutter. To me analogue is real (physical), digital mean virtual.

10.  Thanks for your time! One very last question. If there is no Internet in this world, what do you think you will be doing to replace the time you spend online each day? 
If there is no Internet, I will keep shooting with my film camera and develop my film, and write my book using a typewriter.

Special thanks to Nasir for spending his time for this interview. Tabiyoshop Pop- Up store is now available at Photo Crafts Kota Damansara outlet. 

Happy Halloween!

Greetings from everyone at Photo Crafts and 'The Cafe', we have some specials to treats (& trick) you! :D

In conjunction of Halloween, we are hosting a special clearance which include some Lomography products and our best-seller Fuji Mini Instant cameras and films. Head on to our outlet at Sunway Pyramid and Kota Damansara (near Giza mall) to check out on the deals! To save time and distance, you can purchase our discounted items via our eStore too. :)

Besides, our chef boil pumpkin soups for all the dine in customers who order a main dish after 5pm for 30/10 until 1/11 for free. :) For purchase over RM100 and dine in over RM100 in one bill earn a chance to "pick a pumpkin" and get free drinks and meals as well!

We hope you have fun this Halloween and stay spooky!

Tabiyo Shop - The Crafter

Today we are happy to invite Pooi Chin, a young sweet lady and We love how she crafted her artwork and how she made a refill blank notebook so lively!

Name: Pooi Chin

Age: 21

Email Address: pc.chen92@gmail.com

Occupation: Student

Blog/Website: http://instagram.com/pooi_chin

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PhavouriteChannel

1.    Tell us about yourself. What do you do for a living? What are your interests?

I’m 21 this year, still a student studying business marketing. I learn chinese calligraphy (such a typical chinese girl huh? :P ) and I enjoy crafting since young although I am not very talented, thus I do all the simple things. The quote that says ‘less is more’ is always with me. Recently I’m into snail mailing, I write letters and do postcard swapping whereby I DIY and handmade most of the cards. 

2.    When do you start keeping a journal?

I’ve always love writing and scribbling, but I only start journaling on TN since the beginning of this year (2013).

3.   What makes you come across to this product?

I came about this product through some of the sharing posts from Instagram. I first fell for the leather cover, and once I realized the key feature about TN that it is customizable and refillable, I was totally amazed and I told myself that I must own it! That is the feeling of belonging that made me fall for it when I knew I could be using the same cover even though I change to a new refill booklet.

4.    Do you have a website or a blog? What makes you record down your journal on a physical notebook instead of a blog?  

I do not have a blog but I share my work on Instagram (pooi_chin). As I mentioned before, I love scribbling, love the mark of pen onto papers and I feel more real to record on papers instead of saving them online. The satisfaction of flipping through the pages of a physical notebook is just indescribable and unbeatable compare to scrolling them and looking from a monitor. I’m also glad that my bf supports me on journaling, he will always bring me to some nice environment or nice atmosphere café and watch me writing.

5.   Can you share few pages (in pics) of your customizations in your notebook?

I don’t do much customizations or modifications in my notebook, however if you would be interested, let me just share some of the recent pages that I wrote. Basically I write my own feelings and thoughts, that’s why I’m always too embarrassed to expose the word content. I have a habit of collecting receipt, business cards and all sorts of tickets. I have a whole big stack of receipt and cards that I accumulate over the years and most of them have actually faded. For me, they are a means of memories. And now I found a better way to keep them, which is to attach them on my TN whereby I am still able to write some ‘stories’ about that. I believe that they will be one of my precious things after years where the memories are being kept in my notebook. 

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Pooi Chin's Notebook

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6.   Wow! Very personalize customization! So what/who inspires you and your customization on your journal?

·     Do you mean on the notebook itself? I’m not too fancy on the customizing my TN with those kind of charms, I don’t even use the bookmark. I prefer keeping it simple and basic. However, I hope that I could have a chance to do some personalised word embossing on the cover of my TN.

7. What does travel means to you? And where will be your next destination?

Literally, travel means a getaway for me. My next travel destination is still undecided. Since budget is an issue for me as a student, I don’t demand to travel to somewhere that is too far away, I’ll be very happy to go anywhere as long as I can temporary shut down my mind from the hectic work load.

8. Are you into photography (analogue/digital) as well? If you are into analogue camera, which one is your favorite camera?

I’m not too into photography but my boyfriend does. :D He is a wedding and portrait photographer (digital), but he love film photography so much and he also does analogue photography as his hobby. Since I myself is not too familiar with analogue camera, based on what he owns now, I like the Minolta Autocord(TLR), first, it looks cool. Second, it takes square dimension photos that are comparatively unique from the usual landscape/portrait. I also like Land Camera 450 Polaroid camera where it produces instant film for me to complement my wordy journal. The instant film is way different than the usual Fujifilm instax, the Polaroid from old days produce better photo quality.

9. What your say about doing things in analogue way in this digital era?

According to what my boyfriend has shared to me, doing things in analogue way is a chance of allowing ourselves to slow down and experience the rhythm of life, looking things into different way from another angle. Like the old times. It is similar as why I prefer to write on physical notebook than doing it online or through Internet.

10.  Thanks for your time! One very last question. If there is no Internet in this world, what do you think you will be doing to replace the time you spend online each day? 

This is a tough question, and I can’t really imagine if this day happens. Well, I think then I will have more time to do journal, and I would have known more pen pals and write more letters. I also wonder what would others do if Internet happened to shut down for a period of time. How do people do communication? That would be question to ponder. I hope more people will actually write, be fascinated by journaling and handwritings.

Special thanks to Pooi Chin for spending his time for this interview. Tabiyoshop Pop- Up store is now available at Photo Crafts Kota Damansara outlet.