2010-06-04 Digital Photography Beginner Workshop on 7/17

This year has been very busy so far as you can see from my blog posts and my schedule. But I still want to spend some time teaching and share my knowledge and 18 years of photography experience with those of you wants to learn DSLR. My upcoming workshop date has been confirmed , 7/17 Saturday . The class format and content will be same as the one I have before, 7 hours from 9:30 to 5:30pm with a lunch break. In the morning, we will go through theories and get familiar with your camera, after lunch, we will go outside to practice. I have a lot of tips to share with you, since it is an intimate workshop, you can ask whatever you want , about wedding shoot, about business, about how to get in to the industry :) Willing to share everything with you.

Photography needs a lot of practice and a lot of thinking behind, what I'm teaching you , is the fundamental things you MUST know to get it started, and most importantly is I'm going to show you a systematic way to practice, not just shoot a lot without purpose. When you get out of my workshop, you know what exactly you need to do with you camera and know what to practice to get better !

Do you prefer to spend months or years to try to figure out the features of the camera/lens by yourself or spend 7 hrs straight to get your hands dirty and ready to shoot some awesome images for your friends and family ??

email me to sign up chung@chungliphotography.com




Here are some images and blog posts of the previous classes :<<<<<<


In this workshop, you will learn all the basic of photography such as ....

1) What is DSLR camera
2) Aperture/ Shutter/ ISO concept and control
3) Concept of depth of field
3) White Balance
4) Usage of different lens
5) How to choose a camera that fits your need
6) Get to know more of your current equipment
7) Basic photo retouching concept
8) Outdoor practise

2010-06-03 Wedding Shooting in East Coast This Weekend | Maine

This weekend will be shooting a wedding in Maine in East Coast, short trip, leaving Friday night and coming back Sunday.

I am the type of person that cannot sit still, I love shooting wedding in different places, different cities, and different countries. It gives me a lot of inspiration in creativity.

Is going to be exciting :)

2010-06-02 More images from the Fashion Shoot | White Petals

More images from the fashion shoot for Boutique White Petals . As you can see , I started using a bigger format images for my blog, I just want to see my images in a bigger size so that you can see all the details and appreciate the quality of the images.

When I did this fashion shoot, I didn't use any flash or reflector , all shot in natural light.

Actually on all the photoshoot assignments, no matter is wedding or fashion, I first select the location that with the best lighting , and then focus on how to position the model and interact with the models to get the best facial expression and balance of light in the images. This reduce my post production time tremendously, and thats one of the major reason you see me post a lot of READY TO RELEASE images pretty fast. I'm a photographer, not a photoshop junkie :)

And I also included a slideshow here for your to enjoy :) <<<<<<

2010-06-01 Fashion shoot for Boutique White Petals

Thanks for the owner/designer Danielle Gardner of Boutique White Petals hiring me to shoot their 2010 summer collections. I'm also very excited to see more non-wedding clients interested in my portrait photography work.

Their web site is coming soon .

Here are some sneak peek images of Ashley in the shoot we did last Saturday, shot with all natural light , with 1 body (Canon 5D mark II) and mostly 50mm f/1.2 ( some with 24-70mm f/2.8)

I will post more images in the next couple days including another great model Zoe !!

Digital Photography Class (DSLR) on 7/17 Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ???

Are you spending months trying to figuring out what to you with your new DSLR camera or even what to practice ?

Does it mean anything to you even you own some nice and expensive gear ( just to show off ??) but the picture quality is not as nice as your friend who has cheaper equipment but just have skills, know how to use different lens and know what to practice? Yes, exactly, you need to know WHAT YOU ARE DOING with your camera

It has been a while since my last digital photography class .
Planning to have the next one on 7/17 Saturday , 1 day class from 9:30am - 5:30pm (7 hours).

Will help you jump start learning about DSLR camera and all the basic stuff you will need to know, if you are interested, I can also give you some advice on how to get into the industry. :)

Here are the previous classes links , I will post more details later, like the stuff we are going to cover and the cost , just shoot me an email chung@chungliphotography.com in the mean time if you are interested, will put you in the interest list first.

Here are some pictures of previous classes. :<<<<<<

2010-05-26 Some travel pictures taken in Japan

I always love traveling Japan, have been there for many times, but to me, every time was a special experience. Not too worried where to visit, I just want to spend some good time with my old friends and have some good chat. :) So fortunate have many Japanese friends there and never have to pay for hotel :P

Here are some pictures I took when I was doing some sightseeing with Yusuke and Maya in Yokohama, we have a little fun outdoor shooting session, just for fun :)

Maya just couldn't help laughing when I asked her to pose a little something for me


Beautiful Yokohama city , about 40 mins from Tokyo










Thanks Maya showed us around the beautiful city

2010-05-16 Toshi & Yukari's wedding in Japan, Nezu

Here is the highlight slideshow <<<<<<

I cannot say in words how much I love Toshi and Yukari's wedding. It is a total authentic and traditional wedding in a Shrine in Japan , Nezu. I felt like I was in a movie. All the details, the atmosphere , the shrine, the reception, the dress were all incredibly elegant and beautiful. It is certainly one of my BEST wedding experience.

Toshi has been always been a great friend of mine since we met in MBA school 7 years ago in California. I always look up to him and lot of things to learn from him in terms of how to be a great guy. About 2 years ago he went back to Japan to work and met this beautiful girl Yukari and got married in Nezu where they live now.

I wasn't the official photographer on their wedding, Toshi reminded me don't bring any gear and just totally enjoy , my role was just be a good friend and to have fun in their wedding. I couldn't help and I brought minimal equipment : a 5d mark II body and 2 lens ( 24-70 f/2.8 and the 50mm f/1.2 , with NO flash ) ,, took these pictures here and there for fun purpose and as their wedding gift :)

Brother !! Congratulations again !!!

Here is the highlight slideshow <<<<<<

2010-05-11 Traveling Japan from 5/13 - 5/16 for Toshi and Yukari's wedding

Will be out of studio from 5/13 to 5/16 for Toshi and Yukari's wedding in Tokyo, limited access to email . IT IS GOING TO BE A FUN PARTY !! Just wish I could stay longer.

Oh, want to see a japan wedding I shot back in 2007 ?? wow, long time ago.

http://www.chungliphotography.com/w/yukiko_takaya/

2010-05-11 Slideshow of the New York Engagement Session

Want to finish up this NYC engagement shoot editing before I fly to Japan Tokyo this Thursday for a wedding. Meredith and Michael is such a fun couple to work with and we have tones of fun shooting in Manhattan area , Central Park ..... Can't wait to shoot their wedding in July in Martha's Vineyard, MA

Click here for the slideshow : <<<<<<

Oh, little bit about my Japan trip, it is going to be a 4 days short trip again leaving on 5/13 thursday , but I know it is going to be a blast, haven't been there for 2 yrs, really looking forward to go again and gather with some good old grad school friends.

2010-05-04 Just came back from the New York City Engagement Shoot

It was a short but super exciting engagement shooting trip to New York City. I left San Francisco on Friday night, took a red-eye flight , arrived NY Saturday morning with my videographer , shot in the afternoon and came back on Sunday evening.

I was beyond thrilled to get the trust from Meredith and Michael to hire me and to fly me to east coast to shoot their engagement and their upcoming wedding in July in Martha's Vineyard, MA. While I'm still editing their engagement pictures, want to see some sneak peek images ?