I had been using Neil van Niekerk’s lighting style for a while. I learned from his blog and postings at forums. However, I felt that I’m still missing few things and did understand few things he explained online. I then decided that I need to get a hands on training from Neil and planned to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: portrait
Family Session: Shane Family
I did another family session at Kent Island last summer, or end of summer. No little children this time. All of them are already grown up. 🙂 It was also a family reunion, celebrating Mom and Dad’s wedding anniversary. The photo session was actually a gift from the children to their parents. The Shane family… Read more »
Workshop with Glamour Fashion Model
I always try to learn new photography skills in lighting, shooting style, composition, photo editing, etc. (you name it). I am also usually fascinated by other people’s work whether they’re pro or even newbie. I often analyze the technical and non-technical aspects if I find an eye-catching image. One professional photographer whose work I had… Read more »
Engagement: Brittany+Oliver
This would be my second pre-wedding photo session at Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and on the same year too! 😀 I got the call from Oliver early August. He found me through Google and liked my work especially the engagement pictures with the city or urban setting scenery. He wanted to do the engagement photo… Read more »
Boy Meets Girl, Summer ’09
Here is a little story from a family reunion photography session I did back in July at Kent Island, Eastern Shore Maryland. I was really lucky to catch these two babies in action. 🙂 Anyway here’s the story. Boy Meets Girl Boy: “Hey there cutie…”
A Family Reunion at Tilghman Island
One day, back in July, I got a phone call from a family in Washington DC who planned to have a birthday party and a family reunion at Tilghman Island, Eastern Shore Maryland. They found me through Google and called me. After talking on the phone and discussed with the rest of the family, they… Read more »
Engagement: Brianne+Jeremy
Brianne and Jeremy’s pre-wedding session was back in May. They wanted to do the session at Annapolis and Eastport. They’re both great places for urban style scenery. You’ll always find houses and buildings with interesting colors. Probably it’s a popular place for wedding and engagement photography because we met another wedding photographer there shooting a… Read more »
Wedding: Naomi+Dhimas, Part 2
Here’s the second part of Naomi and Dhimas’ wedding, the reception, which is usually the fun part 🙂 As usual, the family members, groom party, and bridal party line up to get introduced to the guests. Here’s Nindya, Dhimas’ niece, in her Balinese dance costume, waiting for her turn to enter the ballroom.
Family: Marcell + Pat at Romancoke Pier
I was commissioned by the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to cover a grant acceptance event at United Communities Volunteer Fire Department. After scouting the location for the event on the next day, we decided to check out the pier at Romancoke, Kent Island, since it was just down the street from the firehouse. It was… Read more »
FAQ: Image Post Processing
Taking pictures during an event, trying to capture important moments, is half the battle. My job doesn’t stop at the end of the event. There’s still so much to do! Consumer or Prosumer cameras will usually give finished images, so the user will not have to do any post processing to the images. The resulting… Read more »