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What am I doing at Brooklyn Bridge Park at 4am?

Post by fotolistic on May 2nd, 2010 In Category : Photography

What was I doing at Brooklyn Bridge Park at 4 in the morning? I was scheduled to do an engagement shoot for this lovely couple who wanted to capture the beautiful sunrise from the Brooklyn Bridge. I never get up before sunrise and the thought of possibly oversleeping got me feeling a little nervous. Tossing and turning in bed for hours. Finally, at 3:30am, I left the apartment and drove over to DUMBO and thought I’d catnap in the car. Nope, didn’t happen, I know that it take a miracle before I’d come out this early again in the near future. I took full advantage of the currently desolate neighborhood usually swamped with tourists. So there I was, with all my camera gear, walking up and down Old Fulton Street like a lost rat. A police officer, parked by the ice cream factory, actually drove up and as if I was lost… must’ve been the confused look on my face. Anyway, I think I got some great shots that night/morning.

All photographs were shot in Raw Format with my Canon 5D
I used either a 16mm – 35mm f/2.8 Lens or the 50mm f/1.4 Lens at ISO 100-3200.
Full Manual shooting mode.
Post processed with Aperture and Photoshop CS4.

For the follow two shots, I set the camera down on to a railing for the long exposure.
ISO 400 f/5.6 30sec 16mm

ISO 400 f/13 30sec 16mm

Closer crop of the above photo.

I used manual focus and tried out some bokeh effects. Pretty cool. These are handheld shots.
Probably what Manhattan would look like from Brooklyn if you were extremely nearsighted.

ISO 1600 f/1.4 1/100sec 50mm

ISO 1600 f/1.4 1/100sec 50mm

Looking down from Old Fulton Street. I set the camera on top of a USPS mailbox for the following shots.
I couldn’t resist doing one of those streaked light photos; the ultimate cliche for nighttime photos.
And now, I got myself a cliche light streak shot just like everyone else. And I love the results.
ISO 100 f/11 10sec 50mm

ISO 100 f/11 10sec 50mm

ISO 100 f/20 30sec 50mm

ISO 100 f/11 10sec 50mm

Finally I wandered into the park and kept seeing things moving from the corner of my eye. Suddenly, a thought came to me, "this is usually how horror and murder mystery movie begins", and I am the star of this scene. Then, something really did caught my eyes, the first light of the day, the time when vampires goes back into hiding. And it just made me feel a whole lot better.
Handheld
ISO 3200 f/2.8 1/100sec 16mm

ISO 1000 f/1.6 1/100sec 50mm

ISO 800 f/1.4 1/100sec 50mm

At this time, my clients just arrive. Such a relief, I’m not walking around by myself anymore.
Stay tuned for their sunrise engagement shoot.

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The Wedding of Jen and Vincent Poon

Post by fotolistic on April 26th, 2010 In Category : Photography, Weddings

Congratulations to Jen and Vincent. This had to be one of the most surreal chinese wedding I’ve ever attended. Not your usually chinese banquet experience. Fancy chinese banquet feast, live contemporary music play on the Erhu— a traditional violin like chinese instrument that complemented the evening, and a limbo dance-athon that wrapped up the evening. So much fun. So many photos. I had to charge my camera battery 3 times just to keep up with the night.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

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Amy & Kurt Li’s Whimsical Wedding

Post by fotolistic on March 18th, 2010 In Category : Photography, Weddings

What’s black, white and red all over? How about a classy, romantic, and spirited wedding celebration featuring Amy and Kurt? Their reception was held at the lovely Chateau Briand complete with a beautiful courtyard and a gorgeously decorated dinner and dance hall. The artsy, crafty bride had made the room sparkle and dazzle with her unique centerpiece designs, even the party favor crystal trees were delicately handcrafted by Amy and friends. It was such a memorably happening party from beginning to end. While editing these photos, I started laughing just thinking about the crazy antics of that night orchestrated by the emcee and his entertainment crew. The entrance dance started with doors bursting open and the sunglass-clad wedding party dancing to the beat of Chris Brown’s song "Forever", the lively and whimsical newlywed questionaire game, and the singing, and the food, and you know what? It was just plain, good fun! Amy and Kurt are such free spirited characters, it wasn’t difficult to capture their chemistry and humor. If all the weddings I attend is always this much fun, I can honestly say that I’ll shoot ‘em all for free.

Enjoy the photos now!