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20$ Trick To Epic Portraiture
SmugMug: “I’d like some black and white portraits of our employees doing something sporty” The first thing that comes to mind when one thinks black and white portraiture is old school, classical, traditional… but the Von Wong filter translated that into: edgy! impact! extreme! special effects! With only a couple days to pull something together, […]
vonwong
October 20, 2014
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Transforming The Ordinary Into The Extraordinary
Recently, I got picked up by Mamiya Leaf as one of their newest brand ambassadors and picked up Leaf Credo kit. Up until then, I had only used medium format very sparingly and mildly irresponsibly (some jumping may have occurred…), and never got the chance to really got familiar with the system. It took me a […]
vonwong
October 5, 2014
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Fantasy Lighting 101 With SmugMug
It’s rare that someone comes up to you and says to you: “I’ll commission a shoot from you, just do something cool”. It’s even rarer that someone actually follows through with a promise like that, but that’s exactly what happened when the amazing folks over at SmugMug decided to let me have full creative control […]
vonwong
September 13, 2014
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Photo Face-off with Rebecca Litchfield
I believe that our job of as photographers, is to be able to deliver great images regardless of the challenges that are placed in front of us and though it is fun to meticulously prepare each and every photograph, sometimes its fun to let loose and see what happens when someone else takes care of […]
vonwong
September 1, 2014
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I Wrapped And Delivered Myself To Australia… In A Box To Surprise This Boy.
One year ago, a boy by the name of Tyler Grace left me a comment on my fan page that made me realize for the first time that as a “public figure“, I had the power to change peoples lives. – Fast forward to February of this year, I received an email from his sister […]
vonwong
August 3, 2014
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UltraViolet Insanities Two Years In The Making
Ever since I saw Michael Rosner‘s work on fstoppers on July 14th, 2012, I made it a goal of mine to one day work together with him and produce some images together. Video by Kelly Zak How it came together: I began by stalking him on his facebook page, finding out that he was in the […]
vonwong
July 8, 2014
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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 […]
vonwong
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 […]
vonwong
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 […]
vonwong
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 […]
vonwong
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 […]
vonwong
May 24, 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 […]
vonwong
April 27, 2014
