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(f4.5 @ 1/20 ISO400 Lens Sigma 12-24 @ 15mm - Flash head with difuser pointed up)
Oh yes today we had the great excitment to go shoot at a factory in China that produces LCD modules… So many great photos we did today… Look out Alamy “China Factory Production”…
Mechelle and Matthias’ wedding. Yesterday we were honoured with the task of photographing Mechelle and Matthias’ wedding. The ceremony was at Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, and almost didn’t happen. Apparently in Hong Kong, you cannot be late for you wedding time slot as the Registry runs on a very tight schedule and if you are more than 10 minutes late you miss out. As it was the happy couple were rushed thru the whole process with barly time to catch their breath. Another thing, make sure your wittnesses bring their passport or ID card as they will be needed, as it turns out I the photographer ended up being one of the wittnesses and when the ceremony was starting the Magristrate said for me to sit at the table, someone had to sit in for me and then I had to sign the marriage license. All in all it was a fun light ceremony and the rush job did nothing to diminish the couples enjoyment of the event. They were one of these couples so clearly in love that nothing would have spoiled the day. And as luck would have it, once the ceremony was over and everyone went outside, the rain had all but stopped. So then on to pictures in the park by the waterfall…
After pictures in the park the 50-60 guests were all bussed up to the Peak Lookout Restaurant for a lovely sit down luncheon… Wow do they ever have the best Tira Misu in the world… 
(f4.5 @ 1/60 ISO 100 Lens Canon 35-350 @230mm)
Another shot in my series on Hong Kong transport, by the time I am done I want to have a decent picture of every concievable mode of transport in Hong Kong, this great city of hustle and bustle… Hum just had a thought as I was writing this, Hong Kong’s number one mode of trasnport… feet… Stay tuned for shoes, lots and lots of shoes…
(f9 @1/350 ISO 100 Canon 35-350 @ 200mm)
Another in my series on Hong Kong Harbour and all the various craft that ply its waters. Tomorrow we are going out to shoot container ships again.
Today on my way back from Hung Hom I saw this and took a picture of it. One of Hong Kong’s new high speed intercept boats. Wouldn’t want to be one of the guys in there, must be really really bumpy… But hey they are the ones that keep Hong Kong free of smugglers and drugs. Good Job Boys.
(f4.5 @250 ISO 200 Lens Canon 35-350 L)
On Saturday the 20th of May we photographed the Shek O Open Water Race. About 70 swimmers competed in the event which saw them swim from Big Wave Bay to Skek O back beach. The winning time for the 2.2km race was 26 minutes 6 seconds by Hong Kong’s top triathalete Daniel Lee Chi-wo… As open water swimming has just been added to the Beijing Olympics there was a fair bit of media coverage of the event.
After the race, athletes and specators enjoyed beach volley ball, beach dash running race and dance performance by the Hong Kong Youth Outreach Program. Thankfully the rain held off and the party continued into the eveing with DJ Antoine spinning on the decks… A very nice day out…
AQUAFEST - Hong Kong Open Water Swimming Race
For all the idoits trying to SPAM this site with comments. Get a life, like I would ever approve any of your comment SPAMS… really you are wasting your time…
Last week we shot a promo card for Signal 8 Models. The idea was PUNK is Business Suit… Our model Hang was brilliant. He pulled all sorts of goofy faces and was a real sport jumping in the air and making great poses… The pictures look really great. Thanks Hang. Thanks Denise Toms and Rebecca from Signal 8 for the great opportunity.
So if your looking for talent check out : : Signal 8 Models : :
, cause they got it…
Look Mom, I do have friends…
and just because it was such a nice day flying the kite. Our kite is a 2.5m flexifoil that we bought in Brasil for R240 and then paid an additional US$75 for proper kite surfing strings. It is a wicked kite and with the new stings it turns on a dime… Lots of fun for those sunny days at the beach. And hey we are having a typhoon tomorrow so maybe …
These courses are run by Sleiman Mattar and are very well received, if you are interested it is advisable to sign up early as some of the courses fill up quickly… Happy Learning.
Course Titles and Dates for Spring Term 2006
Microsoft Powerpoint For Beginners
Introduction To Website Design With Frontpage
Introduction To Website Design With Dreamweaver
Introduction To Photoshop
Photoshop Workshop: Portraits
Spreadsheets With Microsoft Excel
Introduction to Microsoft Word
Improving Microsoft Word Skills
(f 5.6 @ 1/500 ISO 100 Lens Sigma 24-135)
After weeks and weeks of saying to each other we have to go fly the kite, we finally got over to Lamma island on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon. First we headed to the Man Kee Restrauant in Yung Shue Wan, for some of those tasty fish and chips, yes they are still as good as… Then we hiked up the hill to the Lamma Winds Turbine Wind Turbine…
(f 5.6 @ 1/500 ISO 100 Lens Sigma 24-135)
The project is now finished and there is a little park and interpretation center at the bottom of the giant 71m wind turbine. It is so cool to be standing below the thing as it swishes around and around. It being quite a windy day the turbine was turning at quite a pace. We then headed south along the brush trail heading toward the south end of the island. On the next hill over from the Turbine, Ju says to me, “why can’t we fly here its quite windy”. And what a good idea it was, a good wind was blowing and we got to fly our kite on a hill overlooking the lamma channel. What a beautiful day…
(f 5.6 @ 1/500 ISO 100 Lens Sigma 24-135)
Dear Mommy Happy Mothers Day, here is some flowers for you lots of Love Sean & Ju.
Querida Mae Feliz Dia das Maes, aqui estao algumas flores para vocé com muito amor JU & Sean…
This shot was taken in 2003 on my trip to Nepal to visit Douglas and the Child Welfare Scheme of Nepal… Based in Pokra, CWS provides much needed care to Nepals disadvantaged children. Check them out on the web at Child Welfare Scheme/Nepal
( Camera EOS 10D - f16 @ 125 ISO 400 Lens Canon 28-80 2.8L)
(Studio set up; two large soft boxes left and right with a snoot on a rail above and behind to give the nice rim lighting on the hair.)
Today we shot a promo card for Signal 8 Models. Hang was very kind enough to offer his services as our punk and underwent a bit of a transformation under the ministrations of Denise Toms. We tried all sorts of different emotions and facial expressions and the results are awesome. They are going straight to stock.
We just finished a job for Alshahzadi Persian Carpet Gallery. As part of the deal we are the proud new owners of a fine Afgani carpet… I think it is magic!!!
Alshahzadi has an amazing selection of the finest carpets. All are hand made some very old. If you are looking for an investment you can walk on, check them out. 265 Queen’s Road East. Tel: 2834 8396
To shoot these carpets we had to come up with a plan. In the end we worked out that if we laid a roll of white paper on the ground in the street and then shot down from the third floor balcony we would get the desired result. The problem is that we didn’t want to have any perspective distortion. So shooting down on them with a 300mm lens did the trick very nicely…
This is one of the shots from our last SCMP Sunday Post Fashion Editorial published last October. We have another one coming out on the 21st of May… Keep an eye out for it…
These were shot on slide film about 3 years ago on Boxing day. As they were shot on film I have no MetaData to tell you what aperture and shutter I used. What I can tell you is that they were shot on Kodak VS 100. A very nice saturated colour slide film.
To the hunters who have been waiting for these. So sorry it took me so long, but I have now scanned the best of the shots from that day and they are available for sale as fine art prints. Please contact me for details sdb@sdbphoto.com Here are the rest of them…
(f2.8 @ 1/3 sec ISO 400 Lens Canon 28-80 2.8L)
(f2.8 @ 1/3 sec ISO 400 Lens Canon 28-80 2.8L)
Two of my favorite shots taken from the roof of the IFC2 at night. Last year we got to go to the top of the IFC2 when shooting a job for OTIS Elevator Company. It was fantastic to see the city from such a vantge point. These shots have been processed in Camera RAW and as you can see I have tweaked the colours a bit. The first one reminds me of a volcano and the second CHAOS…
Pieter is serving up a seasonal favorite Dutch White Asparagus with holandaise sauce, ham and new potatos. Orange Tree Restaurant 17 Shelley Street Mid Levels Hong Kong. Tel: 2838 9352 for reservations…
If these aren’t your thing the lamb roulade is divine…
(f5.6 @ 125 ISO 100 Lens Canon 35-350L)
A couple of weeks ago we went down to the Kowloon Typhoon shelter on a photo safari, we commissioned a sampan to take us on a little cruise around the typhoon shelter. As we were sailing past all the container barges, cranes and other assorted vessels we spotted some herons or cranes, what ever this bird is I don’t know, but as it took off I tracked it with my camera and somehow managed to lock the focus on and get one shot off. This is an amazing shot if you look closely the tip of the wing is in perfect focus and you can see the detail in the feathers. Anyone in Hong Kong will instantly recognise the background as being a container barge…
One of my very favorite shots this year… so far…
Getting started in Photography is a daunting task. Due to the highly competitive nature of photography there is a wealth of information available on the subject. Actually there is a complete over kill. A search in Amazon for Photography books reveals thousands of titles. So where to turn if you just want one or two good books to get you started without blowing the bank. I have listed a couple of excellent books that all photographers have read at one point or another. Well, they may not have read them cover to cover, but they are sitting on the shelf in the studio.
Now as everyone knows Amazon.com is just about the best place on earth to buy books. They are fast, reliable and secure. I am an Amazon.com affiliate, meaning that if you click on one of the links below and buy one of these books, I will receive a commission of approximately 5%, the price you pay will not change. This is my small reward for providing this information to you - fair?
So… my recommendation for photography books…
If you are going to buy just one book on the subject of photography HOW TO. I would have to say it must be Photography by Barbara London, John Upton.
Photography
This book is now in its 8th addition. It teaches the principles of photography in a very detailed manner. I first read this book in 1981, it was the book my Mom used to refer to all the time when she was experimenting in her darkroom in our home in Dubai. At the time I found it a little difficult to understand, I was only 10, but remember being fascinated by the detailed descriptions and techniques illustrated in the book. For readers a little older this book is a must. One thing. This book talks about FILM photography - FILM, bless is OVER… and may it RIP. I miss film NOT! What this book will teach you is sound photography principles of exposure, composition, and if you have an interest all the intricacies of darkroom developing and printing. OBSOLETE!!! Besides digital is just film without the film the principles of photography are the same, just the medium to record the images has changed. Ok this book is a little expensive, but if you really want a book that you will refer back to thousands of times this is the one. My mom still has her 2rd Edition. It is not for sale.
So you will need another book. One to bridge the gap between this book and the DIGITAL world we now live in. By all accounts Ben Long’s book
Complete Digital Photography is an excellent resource. With in depth coverage of all aspects of Digital Photography you will find more relevant info here than in any other book about digital photography in Amazon.
Ok so a few more as you can never have enough books on photography, just like you can never have enough FLASH CARDS. Really you can never have enough… bigger, better, faster…
A great book on PHOTOSHOP has got to be THE PHOTOSHOP BIBLE. This is an amazing book one I have owned in various editions starting with Photoshop 5 way back last century. Does anyone else remember 2.5 the days before layers… How did we do it… Yes this is the book if you want to master photoshop. Maybe if you are starting out you might want to start with Classroom In A Book. Adobe’s own training books. These are excellent as they have set lessons for you to work thur and once you have finished you will be ready to read the BIBLE.
When you have done all this and have just got back from Bora Bora with 10gigs of wicked images that you are sure will sell if you only knew where to sell them, then you must read Ron Engh’s two books Sell & Resell Your Photos and SELLPHOTOS.COM. These books cover the business of selling STOCK photos, which will be of interest to all amateurs. Making money from a favorite past-time is great. This book will not make you a good photographer, just a wealthier one… if you follow its guideline. You know on second thought just get SELLPHOTOS.COM as Ron rehashes the relevant info from Sell & Resell in SELLPHOTOS.COM… Once you read this you will know which photos the average amateur has a chance of selling. Priceless if a bit dated.
If you want to go pro again read Asmp Professional Business Practices in Photography. This is THE book that every professional photographer MUST read, preferably before they print their first business card.
That will keep you busy for awhile. Later I will recommend some books on other subjects of photography… Things like the Pirelli Calenda 40 Years. To be fair to members of the fairer sex check out LOCKER ROOM NUDE…
(f27 @ 1/2sec ISO 100 Len Canon 35-350L)
DJKASS crosstown traffic. I have wanted to do this shot for a long long time and finally this week a good friend DJ Kass and I meet down at Queens Road Central, right in front of Marks & Spencers to do this shot. It was lots of fun waiting for the traffic light to change then rushing out into the street, DJKass to get in posture, me to focus the camera and then start shooting as all the lunch hour crowd crossed back and forth creating the interesting blurs. Thanks to all the office ladies and gents for their participation…
I am going to repeat the idea in a few weeks but have a pretty girl in couture…
(f 5.6 @ 1/60sec ISO100 - Lens Canon 35-350L)
Sai Yeung Toi Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. Also known as the goldfish market. Hundreds of fish in plastic bags waiting to go to someones tank. As is always the case in Hong Kong, thousands of people out shopping on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow the Flower market…
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