Mona and Kevin’s Wedding
by Clifton Li on Jul.18, 2010, under Quick Preview
So this sweet couple’s wedding took place on an extremely hot and humid Saturday. Despite the running sweat that fogged my viewfinder, their energetic minds kept me motivated. I was honoured to have an opportunity to document this memoriable wedding as secondary photographer with Edith Yip.
Kevin will definitely be one of the best husbands around. His sincerity and gentleness basically touched everyone’s hearts. This couple decided to do a little spin to their wedding as the ceremony and reception both took place at the same hall, The Hilton Hotel. This no doubt spared us lot of trouble since everyone was already dinging their wine glasses right after the ceremony. =)
Here is a quick preview of the pictures:
Ceremony and Reception: Hilton Hotel
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Evanka and Lily’s Friends Session
by Clifton Li on Jul.06, 2010, under Quick Preview
Last week, I brought new toys from B&H in NYC. So I asked two friends of mine to enjoy themselves at High Park while I try out my new stuff. What did I buy from B&H? A Quantum Turbo battery for my Canon slaves and a Lasolite Reflector.
The main objectives were to test how effective the turbo recharge speed during harsh sunlight and compare the differences between a reflector and a slave fill flash. The result was….. Let’s just say it was harder than I thought to obtain a result. They are like apple and orange, totally different effects. The park was surprisingly quiet, probably due to the Pride Parade at Church St. It definitely was awsome since no one became part of the background. Though there was one thing that I dislike totally =(, which was the extremely hot temperature. It was like 43 degrees. Luckly, no one got vaporized.
Here is a quick preview of the pictures (I also did some experiments with vintage retouching styles!!):
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Behind the Scene: Keith Richards by Annie Leibovitz
by Clifton Li on Jul.03, 2010, under Behind the Scene
Annie Leibovitz is one of the highest-paid photographers and best known for her stunning portraits that have captured the essence of countless notable figures.
Here is one of her behind-the-scene videos that shows her magic by only using minimal amount of artificial lighting:
The photo is built on the light from the Softlighter and the ambient room lamps. Nothing else. Would you have had the nerve to light a Louis Vuitton shoot of Keith Richards using only a sub-$100 brolly box?
And yes, that light is walking itself around intuitively. The post production will always pull much more out of the photo. She always seems to have a celebrity in front of her lens. And then there is the whole gazillion assistants thing.
But the truth is that Annie Leibovitz creates her own weather. She is great with her subjects. She is great at the bedside manner, the broaching of an idea, the tenacity to stick with it and the $$ to do whatever it takes to make the picture inside of her head.
I love her photos, even if they really are giant collaborations.
(© Louis Vuitton / Annie Leibovitz. Click the pic for bigger version.)
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Kathy and Derek’s Engagement
by Clifton Li on Jun.18, 2010, under Quick Preview
I was cleaning up my hard drives and I realized that I had forgotten to post these wonderful engagement photos of Kathy and Derek that were dated back in Fall 2009. They are my close buddies and I met them when I was in university. They are definitely one of the sweetest couples I know! If I remember correctly, the photos were taken at an apple farm in Markham. Since Halloween was coming, it was the pumpkin season! I just love how the orange pumpkins contrast with the bright blue sky.
Here is a quick preview of the pictures:
It was quite funny to see Derek in such serious look!
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VYbE Spotlight 2010 @ Lorraine Kimsa Theatre
by Clifton Li on Jun.09, 2010, under Quick Preview
VYbe (www.vybedance.com)
Versatile Young Bodies of Energy (VYbE) emerged onto the Canadian dance scene in 1996. Under the artistic direction of Teego, they have made an exciting impact on audiences with their highly energized performances. Their street style savvy and unique choreography has made them the up and comers to definitely watch out for. For more information about them, please visit their website!
I have been very honored and proud to be one of the media sponsors of their Spotlight 2010 show. It was the graduation show of the class of 2010. To be honest, it was definitely very tiring to photograph both the matinee and evening shows in one day, especially when I was trying to keep up with the extremely fast pace of the dances. But it worths all the hard work when everybody loved my pictures! =) The lighting was not the best as well. The show was quite dim and therefore, I had to use the max ISO of my camera.
Here is a quick preview of the pictures:
http://nekoyami.zenfolio.com/p144457296
Special thanks to Teego for giving me such wonderful opportunity!
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