ANGEL FACE BEAUTY CREATIONS x Kenneth Lee Photography Joint Promotion
唐安麒美顏瘦身專門店 ANGEL FACE x Kenneth Lee Photography 最新聯營優惠方案公布
貴客現凡確認訂單參加我們的婚紗拍攝或婚禮拍攝 Plan，即可獲贈 Coupon 以享受以下優惠：
(a) 免費體驗一款皇牌療程乙次 (只適用於新客戶)
(b) 凡首次消費均可額外享有 10% 折扣療程回贈
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ANGEL FACE BEAUTY CREATIONS x Kenneth Lee Photography joint promotion event :
Customers joining our wedding day / pre-wedding day photo service are eligible to enjoy following promotion at Angel Face Beauty Creations :
1) A free trial treatment* (new customers only)
2) Extra 10% saving upon first time net spending of all treatment items
Please contact us for service details
"DISTINGUISHED PHOTOGRAPHER" AWARDED BY WEP
It was thrilled to receive the certificate from the World Elite Photographers (WEP) headquarter, which also signifies my membership status is now promoted to "Distinguished Photographer".
Would like to thank all of you who have supported my during this journey, I will strive to work harder in the future to see if I can have more spaces for progression.
Membership Status Promoted to "Associate of WPPI"
終於收到從美國紐約 WPPI 總部寄過來的 Associate 會員鏈項，算是慶祝這個新年的最好禮物，會員級別升等後現在更要誠實的面對自己：不能鬧著玩，以後真的要更努力才能對得起這塊鐵皮了。
今後希望能夠平衡創作和工作的比例，另外也希望能將自己水杯裡的水倒掉，了解和改善自己的不足之處，然後虛心學習，一步一腳印地走下去，直至自己的那個水杯再次被填滿，所以請各前輩先進繼續不吝賜教，謝謝！
It was thrilled to receive the membership necklace from the New York WPPI headquarter, which also signifies my membership status is now promoted to "Associate of WPPI".
Would like to thank all of you who have supported my during this journey, I will strive to work harder in the future to see if I can have more spaces for progression.
Honored to be invited as a speaker in IPWPA 2016 Hong Kong Summit
Together with another 11 speakers from China, Taiwan, Malaysia and locally in Hong Kong, I am honored to be invited as one of the speaker in IPWPA 2016 Hong Kong Summit in Jan 16-17, if you want to know more of my style and method of image creation in details, or simply you want to meet me in person, you are welcomed to join this annual event, see you there!
Hey Kenneth, Do I Really Need That Extra Photographer?
經常收到客戶查詢是否需要聘用多於一位攝影師，而那是我通常會在報價表中向客戶建議的。
我確信他們並不孤單。
談到預算，大多數人都會有一個相同的問題：婚禮上值得聘用不止一位的攝影師嗎？
我的答案是肯定的，主要原因是現代的婚禮拍攝團隊高度專業化：這意味著我們有明確定義的每個團員的工作，以不同的方式來記錄您的婚禮：我們有一位攝影師由始至終記錄您婚禮的流程（這意味著他將以最忠實的方式記錄一整天）；我們還有另一位攝影師以故事的方式來記錄您的婚禮，而這種風格將更具藝術感和情感。所以到最後，您將獲得一整套由多角度、不同風格，卻又真實地反映你婚禮的照片，這將永遠無法由單一位攝影師拍攝來實現。
此外，還有其他原因：
１）攝影師不能同時出現在兩個地方：在婚禮上讓第二位攝影拍攝的最大原因是：攝影師實際上不能同時在兩個地方，擁有第二個攝影師是非常重要的，這讓整個婚禮當天的覆蓋率翻了一番。
２）不同的拍攝角度：也許您想在婚戒滑入手指時，同時又拍攝到美麗的新娘的特寫和她的反應。采用第二位攝影師，於不同的角度和位置拍攝是捕捉這種瞬間即逝畫面的唯一途徑。
３）真實的時刻總是同時在上演的：這是基於它們真實、出乎意料且不可替代的本質。像在婚禮當天那樣令人興奮和忙碌的一天，總會有太多的事情在同時發生。所有這些都應該由婚禮攝影師記錄下來，然而，回到第一點，攝影師不能同時在兩個地方，無論我們多麼努力，作為婚禮上的單一位攝影師，作為客人的你們最終都會錯失很多精彩瞬間。第二位攝影師將能夠幫助您捕捉更多照片，使最終作品更加完整和令人心動。
４）不同的藝術觀點：每位攝影師都會擁有與眾不同的藝術觀點和拍攝手法。婚禮當天有兩種不同的觀點將提供多樣化且獨特的作品，使您有機會從不同的角度重溫美好的這一天。
簡而言之，如果沒有多一位攝影師，我們實在是無法冒險為你拍攝人生中最重要的一天。
現在您應該已更了解為什麼需要多於一位攝影師。也來讓我告訴您一個關於我們的第二位攝影師的小秘密：他們都是訓練有素，經驗豐富的攝影師，而且他們也非常了解每次婚禮的工作流程，這就是為什麼我可以指望他們來協助我拍出更多精美照片的原因。
如果您也對此主題有任何疑問，請隨時與我聯繫，我將非常樂意為他們解答，衷心祝願您們擁有一個美好而有趣的籌備婚禮經驗！
Today, I was being asked by my client again, if they need to hire that EXTRA photographer, which I will normally propose to my client in the service quotation.
I am sure that they are not alone.
When it comes to wedding, everything is talking about the budget, and most of them will have the SAME question : Is it worth to have more than ONE photographers in the wedding?
My answer to this question is a YES, the major reason is that, our team are highly specialized, meaning that we have each role well-defined to document your wedding in a decent way, for an example : We have a photographer to document the flow of your wedding all the time (meaning he will document the whole day in a honest way), yet, we have another photographer to document your wedding in a story-telling way, and the style will be more of artistic and emotional, so at the end of the day, you will eventually get a complete set of photo truly reflecting what it was happening on the day - And this will never be able to achieve by a SINGLE photographer without backup photographer on site.
Also there are some more reasons for this :
1) The photographer can’t be in TWO places at the SAME TIME
One of the biggest reasons why having a second shooter in your wedding is hugely helpful is because the photographer cannot physically be in two places at once. This applies to both adjusting light stands and posing groups as well as taking photos of both the bride’s face and the groom’s face as they exchange their vows.
The photographer also can’t document both the groom and the bride getting ready if they’re getting ready at the same time – which they usually are. Having a second shooter is monumental – the coverage is doubled for the entire wedding day.
2) Different shooting angles
Perhaps you want a shot of your beautiful bride’s face as you slips the ring on her finger, but you also want a photo of both hands as this exchange happens.
A second shooter is the only way you can capture both of these once-in-a-lifetime moments, thanks to differing angles and vantage points. Close-up shots of faces can be also captured as you both walk down the aisle while our second shooter gets a wider angle of the whole ceremony, with all the guests’ faces beaming at the bride as she glides down the aisle.
There are so many different angles and viewpoints for the exact same scene, and having a second shooter there to ensure that we could capture at least a few varieties.
3) Real moments happen simultaneously
Candid moments are candid for a reason – they are authentic, unexpected and irreplaceable. On a day as thrilling and hectic as a wedding day, there are so many reactions and events occurring simultaneously – all of which deserve to be well-documented by the wedding photographer. However, bringing back to our first point, the photographer can’t be in two places at the same time.
No matter how hard we try, as a single photographer at a wedding, you’ll ultimately end up missing a lot of beautifully candid moments. A second photographer will be able to help you capture twice as many candids, making the final gallery more complete and heartwarming.
4) Different artistic viewpoints
Naturally, each photographer will have a different artistic viewpoint than others. Having two different viewpoints of a wedding day will provide a diverse and unique gallery of images that gives the opportunity to relive your amazing day from different perspectives.
In shorts, we just cannot risk your most important day with no backup photographer.
I hope by now you could better understand the reason why we need that "EXTRAS", and let me tell you a little secret : Our second shooters are not extras at all, they are all well-trained, experienced photographer, knowing the workflow of each wedding very well, and that's why I could count on them to deliver another beautiful shots.
If you have any questions regarding this topic, please feel free to contact me, I will be more than happy to answer them, until then, have a great and fun-filled wedding planning time with your loved one!
Newspaper Interview in 2013 (Old news is still... good news)
I found such an interesting articles in my old newspaper clips folder when I was tidying up my things in studio. Feels like long time ago but actually the interview was done only 2 years ago. (It is sad that the newspaper has closed down afterward...)
I think you may found it interesting to look at. In the article, I have shared some of my past stories in the industry, together with the mental and ethical issues being a professional photographer.
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Article Sharing - Get closer to your model (走近你的被攝者)
I would like to share this article which I written and get published on DCFever.com two years ago on 2013, the subject of this article is to discuss the methodology on how to observe and reflect the true characteristics of the model in one's photo work.
This article is written in Chinese and is published as "Editor's Choice", in which, I believe it is worth to share this article here with our fellow friends and fans, you may find the original published article here : http://www.dcfever.com/column/read.php?id=1787
「再走近一點就好」
Robert Capa 說過「如果你的照片沒有拍得很棒，那代表你還可以走得更近去拍攝」(If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough)。
如果套用在人像攝影上，所謂的「沒有走得更近」當然不是在說你跟 Model 的拍攝距離，也並不是叫你每張照片都跑到 Model 面前去拍大頭特寫，或是用百微去拍攝眼睫毛才叫做有 feel。其實我個人認為照片沒有拍好，那是因為很多時候拍攝者並沒有「走近」被攝者的「真實性格」和「內心世界」。在作品上，如果只流於「錢」景深、可 愛十式或純粹攝影技巧表現的話，作品難免缺少了深層次的演譯，主題亦會變得空洞。
「這照片有愛」
這個副標題，是有一次跟我的台灣好友藤原克也先生討論一輯人像作品時，他評論了某攝影人的作品，說了一句話：那照片有愛。
藤原克也大哥是台灣拍攝人像的大師級人物，也是《攝影之道－氛圍× 構圖× 主題的光影演繹》一書的作者。當時我在向他請教如何去拍攝感性一點的主題，他就回了我一句：「拍這個主題，要有愛」。
原 來台灣攝影人在發表人像作品時，如果拍得很好的話，其他攝影人都會開玩笑式的留言：「有愛」，意思即為揶揄拍攝這個作品的攝影人，一定在拍攝的過程中愛上 了這個模特兒，不然不可能拍出如此扣人心弦的作品。雖然聽上去有些無聊，但想深一層，如果沒有和 Model 做好溝通和引導，沒有全神貫注地去發掘被攝者的表情，的確是很難構成一輯佳作。
「我只要妳做回自己」
「妳做回自己就 OK 了」是攝影師經常對 Model 的一個簡單要求，但是，攝影師你真的要拍攝她的「真我」嗎？
以下這一部份可能比較需要大家思考和消化一下。
如 果要避免罐頭式表情動作，「走近」並拍出 Model 的真性情的話，首先，我們要留意一下那些人氣 Model，無論是網拍還是外拍的，其實都不難看出她們都很會在鏡頭前「表現自己」，也很懂得如何和身處的場景／物件去互動。但是，在表現這個形象的時 候，就等於在表現 Model 的「真我」嗎？我個人看則未必一定。
這有點像人格分裂，不是嗎？在主題人像的範疇下，其實大部份 Model 的表現，我認為都可以用以下去概括：
Model 表現 ＝ （真我（True Ego）+ 他我（Alter Ego））＋現場當下情緒
解釋一下：
「真我」就是 Model 本來從小就養成的性格，也就是不需要特別去扮演，是最自然的自己，平日逛街買菜的自己。同理，很多時候也是比較淡而無味、比較沒有畫面的一面。
「他 我」就是 Model 按照拍攝主題，在自身的理解下，設計出來去扮演的角色，例如主題上這輯照片是要拍壞女孩的，Model 就會去用自己以前在各個媒體／渠道了解到的「壞女孩」形象去演繹。（注意這個跟心理學裡面的「他我」無關，心理學裡面的「他我」很多時候是別人眼中的自 己，並且大部份都是隱性且需要催眠才可以顯現的。）
「當下情緒」會被現場環境（例如冷、熱、光暗等）和自身情緒影響，它會把角色的性質改變、放大或縮小，例如筆者有曾經拍攝一個傷感的主題，Model 因為剛和男朋友分手，傷感的情緒就更被放大了。
以 筆者的經驗來說，有很多 Model 在拍攝時都會選擇盡量把「真我」去隱藏，另一方面就放大表現「他我」，特別是 High Fashion 的模特兒，在商業拍攝的情況下這也許是工作需要（例如拍廣告，Studio 同 Crew 都是逐分鐘在計錢，哪來有那麼多時間跟你去探索自我，況且客戶很多時候都是要求比較表面化的演繹和商品互動。）
要一個本來就是乖乖女性格的 Model 去扮演「壞女孩」，就算是香煙、短裙、緊身衣也改變不了多少，反而，可能需要攝影師引導她大膽放大「他我」的部份去扮演，並且暫時要把「真我」放在一旁不管了。
這裡要注意一點：無論「真我」或「他我」都不可能完全被隱藏或消除掉的，意思就是，無論 Model 如何刻意去放大「他我」去演出不同的角色，在每輯不同主題的作品中，你還是可以依稀發現到同一個 Model 在流露著那一丁點相同的情緒，這就是不可能被消除的「真我」了！所以可以說，每輯作品都是 Model 的「真我」和「他我」比例的調較，至於比例是 １：９９ 還是其他，那就需要看拍攝的主題和選角 Casting 了。
「我還是只要妳做回自己」
相反的，如果還是希望拍出 Model 的「真我」，拍攝者必須要懂得去分別，去蕪存菁，繼而再用一個正確的方法把被攝者的真我引導出來並加以放大（例如很多攝影人會在拍攝時講笑話引 Model 大笑，其實這就是一個最簡單的辦法，因為大笑是並不容易裝出來的）。另外也提供一個辦法，就是利用「習慣性」，例如喝水、走路、跑跳等動作都是我們兒時就 學會的習慣，Model 會比較傾向放鬆做回自己。
人像攝影創作的主體就是「人」，拍攝這類作品的挑戰就在於：人是有複雜感情性格的動物，要表現出特定的主題，必須拍攝者和被攝者一起努力摸索溝通及 創作；所以作為拍攝者，請走近一點去了解你的被攝者，讓大家的合作關係更加順利，別再在不停地埋怨你的 Model 表現強差人意囉！
篇幅所限，這次先寫到這裡，下次我會再談談遊拍人像和主題人像攝影的相關主題。如果你喜歡我的文章，請訂閱我的 facebook 和我說聲 Hi ：http://www.facebook.com/WeddingPhotoHK
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