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Wendy and CK’s wedding in Hong Kong

By ken | Published January 15, 2011

HK wedding bride in white dress

Last November, in the middle of last year’s Hong Kong wedding season I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Wendy and CK. Wendy and I first met over drinks – we were introduced by her piano teacher who is also a good friend of mine. CK, the groom, has been a film photography enthusiast for years, but now he shoots with a Nikon D700. So yeah, we get along well =)

Wendy has been one of those invaluable supporters of mine that I mentioned in an earlier blog post, particularly with tidbits of legal advice as I was rummaging through paperwork to get my business started. So I really wanted to get a ton of great shots on her wedding day. Fortunately, the bride and groom choose some beautiful venues for their wedding day: prep at the Upper House, ceremony at Union Church and reception and tea ceremony at China Club.

The Upper House, Pacific Place
wedding prep at Upper House in Admiralty, Hong Kong

Hong Kong bride getting ready Hong Kong groom getting ready

Hong Kong wedding bride wedding shoes under dress Chinese bride putting on wedding dress
Hong Kong wedding bride leaving to chapel

Union Church, Midlevels
Hong Kong wedding flowers at Union Church Hong Kong wedding program at Union Church

Pre-Wedding prayer at Union Church
Hong Kong groom waits for his bride Hong Kong wedding, father gives away daughter

Hong Kong wedding exchange of rings Union Church wedding in Hong Kong, Pastor Greg Anderson

Union Church wedding, group photo

China Club, Central
China Club staircase in Central, Hong Kong
Bride and father at China Club wedding banquet
HK China Club wedding banquet, family smiling
Chinese wedding couple at Hong Kong banquet
HK wedding couple at China Club, in front of stained glass 1
Hong Kong newlyweds kissing in the library room of China Club

…and one more portrait at Upper House before the night ended.
HK wedding couple kissing at Upper House boutique hotel HK newlywed couple kissing at Upper House boutique hotel

Posted in wedding | Also tagged China Club, HK, hong kong, Union Church, Upper House, wedding 2 Comments

Joe McNally’s Hot Shoe Diaries workshop in Malaysia

By ken | Published February 3, 2010

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

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!

Posted in update | Also tagged inspiration, joe mcnally, KL, Malaysia, workshop 3 Comments

Macau Poker Cup Championship

By ken | Published December 30, 2009

After shooting the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Macau a few months ago, I was asked for the Macau Poker Cup Championship at the Grand Lisboa earlier this month. The tournament was not without its fair share of dramatic twists and turns. But one thing was for sure – these dudes love their poker. And so do I. Or, at least I’m starting to like it. I got pretty excited about playing poker after I got back to HK and proceeded to lose all $250K on my zynga poker account on my iPhone. So I won’t be going pro anytime soon.

This was also my first assignment that I was able to shoot with the new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR2. For the gear heads out there, it is delicious.

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Constructing the final table hole cams

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Main Event Champion trophy

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Best part of the final table – really, really mean staredowns!

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Celina Lin

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Bryan Huang

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Raymond Wu

Posted in events, photoshoot, poker | Also tagged 70-200mm VR2, APPT, event, events, Grand Lisboa, HK, hong kong, Macau Poker Cup, MPCC, photoshoot, poker, Pokerstars 2 Comments

Digital Photography Essentials

By ken | Published October 31, 2009

Screen shot 2009-10-31 at 10.58.58 PM

Last night was the first Digital Photography Essentials workshop at the Random Art Workshop in Causeway Bay. Big thanks to Kelly, Jacinta, Karen and Tosh for coming to class armed with some good questions and plenty of energy on a Friday after work. It was great to see a wide range of skills amongst students, and it nearly brought a tear to my eye to see a small family of Nikons spread out across the table (D60, D5000, D90, D200, D700)!!!