This photo was taken in WestLake HangZhou city, China. It’s most famous lake in China since thousand years ago.
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Casting is very common for fashion photography. Casting has two advantages. One is to be able to see the real person to confirm they have the right images and personalities for the jobs. In most scenarios, we have never seen the models. We have just picked the models and recommended […]
In November, I went to take photos of a factory manufacturing glasses for a Japanese customer. It was an interesting experience, where for the first time I learn the whole process of glasses production. There is a Chinese saying goes: different industries are like different worlds. I think I have […]
Customer is God. As photography is in the service industry, satisfying the customer’s need is our responsibility. However, I really fear this kind of clients: they don’t know what they need exactly. When I asked them to give me sample photos or instructions, they replied: “you can take whatever photos […]
There are many rich people in the world whose only interests are thinking of how to spend their money. There are many more poor people who have to work day and night in order to survive. It seems to me that poor people are prone to all kinds of misfortunes […]
As a professional photographer, I try my best to satisfy my client on each job. However, maximum efforts do not always lead to perfect results. This is part of work and life. In case the customer is not happy with the photos, I can only tell myself: “As long as […]
In product shoot, sometimes I like to combine different items for shooting. For example, sunglasses and lady’s bags go with each other very well.
In my past 20 years photography practice, I actually have not shot too many jewelry products. Jewelry is one of the most difficult shooting subjects for professional photographers. On one hand, most jewellery has a tiny size. Therefore, it is not easy to control lighting and depth of field etc. […]
Not always. If you check the websites of world class brands, many do not use human models. Instead, they just use mannequin. For others, they do use true models, but the photos do not show the models’ faces at all. The advantages of product photography without models include: first, cost […]
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