Even though I am kind of lazy to practice photography recently, I still need to give myself homework once a while. I have a nice set of chinaware at home. I think I will give it a try. The cup is not as reflective as jewelry, but not matte either. This is the final image. It…
Fisheye lens perhaps is not a priority on many photographer’s buying list. I think it depend on what type of subject you shooting. I do many event photography. I find fisheye lens can create unique photo. If I lost my fisheye lens or switch to different system, I will grab a new fisheye lens immediately. Now whenever I go…
I think many people do not understand the business of photographer. For example, when I charge $200 for 2 hours food photoshoot. My friends say wow that is a lot Kai. $100 per an hour, you are upper class now. Sometimes clients will say something similar. They think that is a lot based on regular hourly rate.…
I did this practice at home 2 month ago. I am feel to write a summary now. Hope some people can find some useful information. I am not a dedicated jewelry photographer. Jewelry photography is very hard. About 4 months ago, I joined a paid membership at a website called http://www.photigy.com. It is a dedicated…
We all know creative photography is more high end than catalog type of photography. Photographer can make a lot of money if they can produce really creative photo. On the contrary catalog type of photography got less paid, require less skill, average photographer can do it. I know these are true. However I think catalog photography can be…
I was attending a Chinese show at Caesars Atlantic City yesterday. When I was walking in the hotel, I saw this view. I took a photo immediately. I had a vision that this will be a romantic image. Does it feel romantic? I believe so.. But the original photo does not feel this dramatic. It was around 7pm. It is still…
I have browsed a lot websites of restaurants. Most of them have terrible photos. Seriously many restaurants have very elegant interior design, and delicious food. You spend a lot of money on interior design, but the photo you shows to public are bad. Same with food, you spend good amount of money to hire good chef. However you…
Sep 08, 2013 2-4pm Today I attended a pretty big Chinese singing contest final at Caesars Atlantic City. The official title of the show is called 2013 Supernova Singing Contest finale. Indeed it is my first time attending this kind of show. It feel really good. I like the show. I know sing contest is very popular in China…
Sep 6, 2013 5-8pm Today I did a food photoshoot for a grand opening Chinese restaurant located at west village. It was an intensive photoshoot. Normally I need 20 mins for photography one dish including preparation time. This time I was like shooting one food for every 5 mins. I can see even the owner got…
First, we should know that the best lighting for food photography is natural light. Whether it is outdoor or indoor window light. Food just love natural light. However 90% of my food photoshoot were done indoor at very bad lighting condition. As my experience grows, I started to think about how to manipulate flash light to simulate…