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Underwater Shipwreck In Bali – Part 2 – Concept, Lighting And Postproduction Secrets.
Video by Siva Shanker It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. – Walt Disney Every image that I create consists of a series of challenges to overcome. Shooting in an underwater shipwreck was no different, it just happened to have a couple more that had to be worked through. Nikon D90 | 12-24mm f4 […]
June 30, 2014
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Extreme Sports On The Walls Of Holy Jerusalem
Earlier this year, a non-profit organization by the name of Kinetis flew myself and a couple of other photographers in to Israel to create unique pieces that would showcase Israel in an unconventional way. I’m not sure what you imagine when you think”Israel” but it’s not camel’s or orthodox jews galore… nor is it just […]
June 16, 2014
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Starlight Alchemy And A Guide On "How To Shoot Fire"
I was recently invited to Singapore to shoot performance troop Starlight Alchemy and help them capture images of some of their latest tools in action. Shooting a volatile substance like fire is all about understanding how fire reacts in different situations and being able to anticipate how they’re going to look on camera. With a […]
June 11, 2014
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The Agonist Promo 2014 – A forge, electronics, hockey gloves and powertools
2 years ago, the Agonist approached me to do a photoshoot – they wanted it to be edgy, different, and to defy the status quo – the result was an explosive action packed shoot that became iconic to their name and brand. Fast forward to today, they had a big announcement that they needed to […]
May 31, 2014
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2 Models, 7 Divers In An Underwater Shipwreck – Part 1
Teamwork – A word that truly begins to mean something when you’re shooting 25 meters underwater and your model tied to a 50 year old shipwreck in the middle of Bali where the slightest miscalculation could spell disaster. My job as the photographer is to make sure that regardless of the conditions and challenges, I […]
May 24, 2014
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GenNEXT: Von Wong partners up with Broncolor
Broncolor. A name that implies the ultimate in quality, reliability, functionality, style and yes… price. The Ferrari’s and Porsche’s of flashes – Like many other photographers, I’ve always admired them from afar, dreaming that one day I’d be able to own a set… so when Broncolor approached me asking them to be one of five […]
May 19, 2014
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The lighting behind my shoot with Adobe
Adobe’s Creative Voices: I have always loved the lighting that comes out of hollywood movies – It’s amazing to see how every character is always perfectly lit regardless of the circumstances in which they happen to be and that’s something I consistently strive for when lighting up my sets. Gear Selection: Vistek was kind enough […]
April 27, 2014
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Featured by Adobe – preproduction
Earlier this month, I was featured by Adobe as one of their Creative Voices. They had reached out to me after a chance meeting in a bar at WPPI last year, asking if I would be interested in being featured. As a long standing supporter of the Adobe creative suite, I of course jumped at […]
April 27, 2014
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Creating meaning through Adventure (+ Giveaway)
One of the reasons I love being “Von Wong”, is that it allows me to meet passionate individuals that are living out their dreams. Earlier this year I had the chance to document the life of an adventure photographer based out of Las Vegas by the name of Daniel Woods. He wanted me to help […]
April 27, 2014
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What it's like to be on Digital Rev's Cheap Camera Challenge (with fire)
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to be a part of DigitalRev‘s “Pro Tog, Cheap Camera” challenge on the beaches of Hong Kong with… you guessed it: Fire! Lok from DigitalRev put together an epic video of the challenge, involving a home made flamethrower (coffee creamer, fire starter, funnel and Kai‘s lungs), a model […]
April 27, 2014
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Does an angel look better with a Hasselblad H5D-40 better than a D800E?
BorrowLenses.com was kind enough to supply me with both a Hasselblad H5D-40 and a set of Elinchrom Ranger Quadras for my Fallen Angel photoshoot. It was the first time that I was going to get the opportunity to shoot with a Hasselblad, and I was understandably excited given the hefty price tag and un-rivaled quality […]
April 27, 2014
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Dare to reach for the heavens and bring the angels down to you
How many times have you wanted to reach out to someone to say something… but didn’t have the courage to? What stopped you: The fear of being ignored? Of being turned down? Or perhaps it was of being mocked or laughed at. And while neither of those options sound pleasant, sometimes, it’s worth the price, because […]
April 27, 2014
