Cheaper photography?

Cheaper photography mean

No or not enough time for pre production... lead to... surprises during the shoot or afterward.

No or not enough assistant(s)... lead to... no or not enough equipments and setup possibility... normally the first equipment to cut is backup equipments then second is lighting equipments etc.

No or not so right make up artist... lead to... you look cheap or ugly

No or low mood of the photographer... lead to.. lif your face with some stock lighting setup (not custom for your face), don't coaching enough or play tricks to make your expression speak for the photograph etc.

Don't calibrate the session with colour checker, and not run professional workflow afterward, normally give you all the files... it mean the photography don't even want to spend a sec. to review what he just captured.

Capture thousands of JPG as your brief, but create zero useable / hero shot. 

Auto post processing... lead to deliver strange colour HDR trendy pictures. ;)

Don't have document about your usage right... lead to law suit afterward.

I really hate cheap photography, and I don't know why you want it.

 

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Poros, Greece

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New light modifier for portrait photography

New high power reflector  theatrical portrait photography 

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Asked: Can I use bowens light modifier with Jinbei Mars 3

Colman L. ask if he buy the Jinbei Mars 3, can he use bownes light modifiers as other Jinbei light... Yes if you buy this PRO head.

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Poros, Greece

Sunset

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Make AD200 studio flash friendly?

Small piece of 1/4 CTO Gel (not fully cover the flash tube), make ad200 color temperature shit back to within 5500k range. 

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Poros, Greece

Romantic scenery

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BTS: On location portrait photography at Hong Kong

AD200 is now out goto lighting for portrait photogarphy

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More juicy for street photogaphy

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Greece Nafplion 2018 stock photograph

Greece Nafplion photography by 2018 July 

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Poros, Greece

Greece stock photo

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Poros, Greece

color panel

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Poros, Greece

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Portrait of Natassa

While we shooting around the lanes in Poros island, we meet the boss of a boutique and she seems so interest in photography... so I do a quick portrait for her as a gift. ;)

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Poros, Greece

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Athens, Greece

makeup

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Don't bargain with the photogarpher

In our business... what you paid is what you get.

So just shop by price.

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Commercial interior photography HKD2000?

No joking please HKD2000 for 15 commercial usage interior photographs?

Do you know assistant already cost HKD1500? 

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Athens, Greece

Please give me 1euro for food

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Athens, Greece

Morning coffee

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Asked: How do I check-in my 2.7m light stand and 1.1m umbrella softbox

And I put Godox S adapter and my daily cloths in this bag too ;) Since this bag is 1m long it need to be take care by extra large luggage dept.

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Greece photography by Ken Tam Art print is available for order

The mix feeling of travel in different site in Greece Athens

You can now order your print online

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Macau professional food photography

http://qq123.ga professional food photographer in Macau.

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Athens, Greece

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The top lock

I have ask them don't touch the first lock of my light stand, and this will always result fail... now I will ask them don't touch the white lock hope this help.

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Athens, Greece

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Moscow Russia

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Connie and Kenneth's engagement photography in Greece

Already back to Hong Kong for another photography assignment.

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Athens street photography

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Athens street photography

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Athens street photography

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Fine art photography in Greece

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Greece architecture photography

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Greece landscape photography

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Greece street photography

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Greece food photography

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Ken Tam engagement photography at Greece

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Greece

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Self portrait in Greece

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Greece

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Photography engagement portrait in Greece

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Portrait of Stanley P.

Shoot with Fuji X-H1 JPG from camera Lightroom convert to B/W

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Test drive Fujifilm X-H1

Thanks fellow photographer Stanley P. let me try out Fuji film X-H1 ;)

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Sometime feel very bad living in China

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Another preparation day of pre-wedding photography in Greece

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KANI BP-c200/201 Day pack for Greece pre-wedding photography

Have test pack with many different bags, and finally selected KANI ultralight for fast moving  ;)

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Rest flash photography

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How we gel the AD200?

Silicone o-ring can stand for -100F to 450F will do the job

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Godox is gone!?!

Their website is gone for now!?

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reBlog: It’s the photographer not the price

If one professional is saying they will do the work for $100 per hour and another is quoting you $200 per hour, your instinct shouldn’t immediately jump to the one offering the lowest price.

As an example, maybe the higher-priced solution has the learnings from a 20 year career vs. a 5 year career, to help you avoid more known pitfalls that you don’t even see coming. Or, they have helped 20 clients succeed in similar situations, vs. 2 clients succeed . . .

– George Deeb, Forbes

Good post, and social media + self medias make people believe every photog is now the same even someone who buy their camera gear for just a month ;) thats why mess the client's wisdom.

Welcome to new photography age ;)

Read full blog post

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Why use Magsphere outdoor?

Why use Magsphere outdoor? Whenever there is nothing to brounce?

Is this because it look trendy? 

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Xiamen product photography, Xiamen e commerce photogaphy

Xiamen is petty good weather, and fellow photographers is working hard on new e commerce photography project...

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Lazy afternoon

Weather is bad, feet feel plain... so stay inside don't go anywhere... shutterbug bitting thats why take such photograph.

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The main camera for the up coming pre-wedding photography in Greece

Client link my daily snap shot with my GR, thats why they come and book me as their pre-wedding photographer... yes GR and it just fix and clean by service center.

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