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Joe McNally’s Hot Shoe Diaries workshop in Malaysia
Joe McNally is teaching his Hot Shoe Diaries workshop in Kuala Lumpur this week, and I was not going to miss it for the world. American photography workshops are rare in Asia, so my decision to fly from Hong Kong to learn from one of my favorite photographers was an easy one.
Well considered to be a master of lighting and environmental portraiture, Joe is a bit of a superhero of mine in the world of photography. Last year when The Hot Shoe Diaries book came out, I had my sister in NY help me smuggle a copy before it was available for sale here in HK.
Aside from learning buttons and dials, flash compensation and iTTL during the workshop, I was probably most impressed by Joe’s ability to bring thirty-something years of shooting experience yet still maintain an almost child-like sense of humor and enthusiasm. His approach to portraiture was methodic yet carefree, almost Brett Favre-like. It was just incredibly fun to watch and learn from.
As an added bonus of the workshop, I had a chance to shoot with other photographers from across the region. Wedding, landscape, journalism and corporate shooters and hobbyists took the day out to hone their craft. All the credit in the world goes to esteemed wedding photographer Louis Pang and his webshooter.tv team to put together an awesome experience. It was fun meeting y’all!
Here are a few other blog entries going over the day:
Joe McNally’s blog
Louis Pang’s blog (has a nice capture of me getting my learn on)
Qippy’s blog
Anna’s blog
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Below is my favorite shot from the workshop with the lovely Evon Tan. I thought the black veil was a pretty cool thing to play with, and my mind started to wander into 1980′s-Madonna-Like-A-Prayer-land, and this is what we got.
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playing with light is way too fun.
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Joe and I nyan nyan~ at the end of the workshop =(
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a nice WTF shot on seamless grey! thx for grabbing this one Louis!
Tagged inspiration, joe mcnally, KL, Malaysia, nikon, workshop
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photography workshop
Last Saturday we had a weekend beginner’s photography workshop at the RAW studio in Causeway Bay. Here are a few snapshots from the class.
RAW Photo Lab
Tonight we wrapped up our fifth beginner’s photography class, Digital Photography Essentials at RAW in Causeway Bay. Nikon, Canon, Ricoh and Olympus shooters were all present and eager to learn. Thank you to Florence, Alan, Jackie, Maurice, Tim and Anne for coming out and staying a little later to watch my boring post-processing workflow!
As a note to all Digital Photography Essentials class alumn, you are invited to the first of what will be monthly RAW Photo Lab sessions at RAW. This is open only to those who have taken a photography class/trip or other RAW classes and workshops. It’ll be a great way to continually practice photo taking skills and to have a platform to share your work, get feedback and ideas under a very friendly environment! The session will be informal and very interactive where everyone can share their photos (or stories behind the photos) and learn from each other. Discussion will be lead by myself and photographer Joyce Yung, and the plan will be to just relax and mingle.
Please RSVP (send an email to: info@randomartworkshop.com) by Jan 28th for the first session on Friday, February 5th. Beer, soft drinks, and snacks will be provided! Sweet!
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Tagged essentials, hong kong, inspiration, photography, RAW, RAW Photo Lab, workshop
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speaking at the Chinese-American Planning Council
I left Hong Kong for a short Thanksgiving break home and its been great to be back. While in New York yesterday I had the privilege of presenting to about 30 or so high school students as a guest speaker for the Youth Services program at the Chinese-American Planning Council in Flushing, Queens. The Chinese-American Planning Council is a community-based organization providing services to New York’s large Chinese immigrant population. The discussion topic was finding the “perfect career” (although we strayed a bit into talking about celebrities, Canadian women, parents etc.) and while I would say that my qualifications to advise on career choice may be questionable at best, I certainly understand the high expectations that students of immigrant families often face in their academics and careers. Having grown up in Queens in a Chinese family, I was humbled to have the opportunity to talk about my experience and hopefully give some insight similar to that which has often been given to me by my mentors along my career path. Thanks to all the students for preparing some great questions, and to Brian Chen and Noelle Yang for being wonderful hosts and grabbing these snapshots.
Photography workshop
The introductory photography workshops have been going great since kicking off in October. The positive feedback has felt especially rewarding. Here are a couple shots from earlier classes (photography by Joyce Yung). If you are interested in enrolling, please shoot an email to info@randomartworkshop.com. Upcoming classes are on Dec 9th and Dec 22nd evenings, across the street from Sogo in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
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