When Light Dances

Chains, folding gates, and pallets

Alex Leung — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:20 +0000

Shown here are some other photos taken at the fruit market mentioned in the last blog. Although this market is an interesting place in the eyes of photographers, we still need to focus on some of the more prominent subjects. I focused on specific tones here, the rusty red and brown, along with the warm [...]

New product demo : Ciesta Pampas Camera Bag

Alex Leung — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:57:35 +0000

Our presenter Carmen shows you how Ciesta Camera Bag fits in with your photo gear and street fashion. Product link

Fruit market

Alex Leung — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:22 +0000

Photographed here is a fruit market in Hong Kong that attracts many photographers looking for candid and street fashion photos (in the reference photo, you can see one of them shooting a beam of afternoon sunlight in a nearby alley). Lorries start arriving here every morning at around 4:00 A.M. to unload the fruit, which [...]

Sunlight and reflector

Alex Leung — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:00:44 +0000

I have been blessed recently with plenty of new products offered by Gadget Infinity, which can enrich the photos I take of female models. Featured here is the eye-catching neck strap series, TREERING. The one shown here is the Greenfield strap, worn by this pretty lady, Beenolyi. I spent the whole afternoon with her taking [...]

Comparing one-light portrait & natural light photography

Alex Leung — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:05:44 +0000

Alex worked with her favorite model Oscar and shows you how to make the best use of ambient light combined with the optimal use of one flash for outdoor portraiture. Product link

Market scene

Alex Leung — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:00:01 +0000

The varieties of color at this fruit and fish market interested me and that’s the reason I took these photos. Plus, there were plenty of lights, which helped to light up the subjects from the side or the back. This was very obvious, as you can see in Photo 1. Of course, the lights made [...]

Rusty Images

Alex Leung — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:00:32 +0000

We have humid weather in Hong Kong. Maybe that’s why we always find this rusty stuff everywhere. That was a joke, but, anyway, I think rusty images are quite popular among photographers, so from time to time I go to alleys in remote villages looking for these scenes. There is one concern about getting these [...]

How to achieve attractive product photo shoot using model?

Alex Leung — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:27:52 +0000

Alex shows you several ways to beautify the latest Cactus products with the best ambient light ever. Product link

Camera bag in action

Alex Leung — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:00:43 +0000

I waited a long time for a sunny afternoon for this product photo session. This is a new product called the Ciesta Half-linen Camera Bag. The Indian red bag is the selection featured here. I found a slim model for this session and she was more than happy to play with the Nikon camera and [...]

Ways to achieve a blown out background

Alex Leung — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:00:07 +0000

I took a series of product marketing photos weeks ago for the BLACKRAPID camera strap series. You can see one of these photos (Photo 5), which was shot in a tertiary institute with Celia’s help. It was rather cold and she showed up wearing an outfit that was a blend of red and black. Her [...]