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Using strobes with night landscape photography in Akaroa
It’s a cold night in Akaroa. Violet and I decided to venture into the dark after dusk. This would have been a pretty ordinary picture with the inside of the hut unlit. So we placed an Orbis ring flash...
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Planning your photography with a makeup artist
The Thought Behind the Makeup When putting together a themed shoot, as we did with ours, it’s important to collaborate with the makeup artist on the concept. I had the privilege of working with Lisa...
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge – Day 1& Monochrome Photography Tips
I was nominated by George Lim Photography to participate in the 5 Day Black and White Challenge. For 5 days I have to post one monochrome image each day while challenging another photographer to do...
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5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge – Days 2-5 – Asia Travel Series
In a previous post, I shared tips on black and white photography as part of the 5 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. 5 Days, 5 Black and White photos, nominating a different photographer each day....
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Creative Baby Photography As a Parent
Being a photographer dad has its bonuses. You get a cute little model to work with 24 hours a day, and baby gets her life documented with beautiful photographs. If there’s one thing I’d say to new...
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Photographing Babies and Bubbles Against a Black Backdrop
I set out to photograph the growth of my beautiful daughter on a weekly basis over the span of a year. This is week 15 and I wanted to experiment with my new 150cm Octabox. An Octabox is an octagonal...
View ArticleBehind-the-scenes Video – Photo shoot with Angels and Fire
What do you get when you put some adventurous photographers and models, and a dark firey concept together? Some blazing photos! For more images, check out these posts: Fallen Dark Angel Holding a...
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Chinese Martial Arts (Wushu) Photo Shoot
Model: Zhi LeePhotographers: Vijay Prema and Zhi Lee Story Behind the Shoot Martial arts has been a passion of mine since I started in the local school club back in 1997. Training in the sport since...
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Epic Steel Wool Photography with a Graffiti Backdrop
The Images Canon 6D, 10.0 sec at f /10, 24 mm, 100 ISO, Visico 300W Strobe to Camera left with 80x120cm Softbox. Makeup: Kyran Tashea. Model: Priya Wallabh. Photographer: Zhi Lee Canon 6D, 10.0 sec at...
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3 Day Seoul Itinerary
3 Days in Seoul My wife and I had the opportunity to visit Seoul for 5 days. We wanted to share our Seoul itinerary and tips because of the lack of English resources around. As a photographer, I...
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Tips for Mum’s and Dad’s preparing for a Baby Photo Shoot
I’ve been getting asked to do more baby photo shoots lately, and thought it would be a good idea to put a checklist to prepare mum, dad and bub for the session. Baby’s Milestones As a new parent, I...
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Setting up a New Photo Studio
If you’re a part time photographer, setting up a dedicated studio space means you don’t need to set up and tear down every time you bring a client through. This blog post describes my setup to achieve...
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Trade Me Auckland Office Photos
Anthony Au-Yeung and I were asked to create images capturing the vibe of the Trade Me Auckland office. We set out to capture a mixture of people and environmental shots. All up, this photo shoot took...
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Movember at TradeMe
A few chaps from TradeMe Auckland are partaking in Movember to raise awareness of Men’s health. Today we documented the mo-gress (mo progress, get it?) Hit up these mo-pages and contribute to their...
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Beautiful Marlborough Sounds
If you ever have the chance to visit Marlborough Sounds, take a camera with you. It’s beautiful in any weather, 24/7, 365 days a year! Marlborough Sounds is located just North of New Zealand’s South...
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