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Fireworks

"Fireworks"
©Timothy Wong

I took these shoots during the last fireworks show on coney island last year. I placed the victor-smith on the floor. The flare is cause by the cheap filter on the lens but I think still captures that special celebration of the evening. Canon XSI with 18-55mm, F5.6 @ 8 seconds at ISO 100.

-Tim

Promotional

"Promotional"
©Timothy Wong

I took this image last night for our photography web site. I placed the victor-smith on the floor. Vivian is holding my quantum T5d-R and I am holding the Canon 580EX with sto-fen to hitting the light to our faces. Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 24mm, F11 @ 1/250 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Look into my eyes

"Look into my eyes"
©Timothy Wong

I took this image for jenny, sharon and my wife about 6 months ago. I love the direct gaze of the young lady right back into the camera. She looks quietly strong and confident as she makes eye contact with the viewer. Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 105mm, F5.6 @ 1/100 second at ISO 8200.

-Tim

Get Ready for Ceremony

"Get Ready for Ceremony"
©Timothy Wong

This image was made a few weeks ago while on a shoot in Long Island. The location was the Jericho Terrace. I made this image right before the bride prepare to go to ceremony. You can see the stress all over her face. It is one of the classic photographs we make at every wedding. Canon 40D with tokina 11-16mm at 12mm, F5.6 @ 1/60 second at ISO 800.

-Tim

Sunny Orange

"Sunny Orange"
©Timothy Wong

This is actually a mid afternoon shot I put the sun behind Gordon and take the shoot. I loved the intense bright orange color of the shirt. It's just a loud splash of energizing color in this one composition. Canon 40D with Canon 85mm, F2.5 @ 1/750 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Cotton Candy

"Cotton Candy"
©Timothy Wong

The sun was just starting to set, and once again, I got that great balance of ambient with the glow of the illumination of the lighting. I love the composition and color of this shot. Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16mm at 16mm, F7.1 @ 1/200 second at ISO 100.

-Tim

Moment

"Moment"
©Timothy Wong

This image capture the father of the bride dancing with his daughter on her wedding day.  I have to say, I really like it. Once again, it's a simple shot with a dramatic background.  The beautiful bride and her simplistic totally natural position in the composition certainly add to the over-all feeling of the image.  Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, F5.6 @ 1/60 second at ISO 800.

-Tim

Times Square

"Times Square"
©Timothy Wong

This image captures the fun loving nature of these girls. It was a kick to photograph their friendship and this was one of my favorite images from the day. They got into it and I got some great shots. Flash from my on-camera flash with homemade bounce card. Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 24mm, F6.7 @ 1/45 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Street View

"Street View"
©Timothy Wong

I made this image after my guitar session. I turned Vivian facing the light putting here face in the deep soft light. Canon 40D with 85mm, F2.0 @ 1/45 second at ISO 800.

-Tim

Central Park

"Central Park"
©Timothy Wong

I captured this image last week while we were visiting the Central Park in NY. Something about the textures and colors were intriguing to me. This one tree in the foreground was the biggest and appeared to be the oldest and most weathered compared to its younger siblings in the background.

Canon 40D with 70-200mm at 67mm, F5.6 @ 1/20 second at ISO 100.

-Tim

White

"White"
©Timothy Wong

I have enjoyed shooting flowers and plants when i still in school. The image was taken on a nyc city walk a week ago. It was taken with a 70-200mm lens. This is one of my favorites from that shoot.

Canon 40D with 70-200mm at 200mm, F4.0 @ 1/500 second at ISO 400.

-Tim

Pink Petal

"Pink Petal"
©Timothy Wong

This is probably my favorite image from the trip to Botanic Garden.
I really liked this blossom flower and went in really close with a wide aperture. I wanted to isolate on just one flower. The single deep, rich, velvety, pink petal seems to stand guard over the intertwining soft and sharp edges of the background.

Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 80mm, F4.0 @ 1/250 second at ISO 100.

-Tim

Cherry Blossom

"Cherry Blossom"
©Timothy Wong

Here is one more image from last week's shoot. When I had her look into the camera. It demonstrates what can be accomplished in super bright noon-day sun. The trick is to keep the sun behind the subjects. The lighting on her face became very severe and contrasty. I love the final result.

Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 75mm, F5.0 @ 1/40 second at ISO 100.

-Tim

Patty and Danny

"Patty and Danny"

©Timothy Wong

I made this image this past Saturday at the engagement I was covering. I think this is a great image of the couple alone in this magnificent moments. I asked them to just give each other a kiss which they did very playfully.

Canon 40D with 85mm, F3.5 @ 1/250 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Anitra & David

"Anitra & David"

©Timothy Wong

This image was made outside where the ambient light wasn't quite bright. Illumination was provided by my on-camera flash. I just wanted a simple statement of my beautiful bride in this elegant setting. I think the shot tells a great story.

Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 24mm, F4.5 @ 1/200 second at ISO 1600.

-Tim

Naomi

"Naomi"

©Tim Wong

I photographed this image during my vacation on last week. The girl in the picture is my niece

Naomi. When doing the series for the portrait, I love getting in close and just framing on portions of their face, hands, ring, etc. To me, this truly captures the feelings of the person. The light, in this case was simply my on-camera flash bouncing off the wall to my left.

Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 105mm, F4 @ 1/60 second at ISO 800.

-Tim

Lost In The Moment

"Lost In The Moment"

©Tim Wong

This image captures the fun loving nature of this wonderful couple. I think convert this image to B&W is quite effective as a romantic portrait of the couple. I think this kind of image is timeless. i did take more than 30 pics and this is the best one.

Canon 40D with 70-200mm at 111mm, F18 @ 1/13 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Quiet Moment

"Quiet Moment"

©Tim Wong

Here is a beautiful image of this handsome couple. The location itself is breathtaking. I had my wife, Vivian, pop in a little light from my Quantum flash to create a nice direction of light on Cindy and John.

Canon 40D with 24-105mm at 28mm, F4 @ 1/125 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Fisheye

"Fisheye"
©Tim Wong
This image was made as part of a series for the couple's engagement shoot and captures the fun loving nature of this wonderful couple. It was made at one of my favorite park Coney Island, NY.

Canon 40D with Sigma 8mm Fisheye, F3.5 @ 1/500 second at ISO 200.
-Tim

Red Apple Serena

"Red Apple Serena"
©Tim Wong
This was one of my favorite images from yesterday's shoot. I positioned Serena quite a bit down the road with me. This photograph was made with the natural overcast light. We were losing light so I kicked the ISO up to 400.

Canon 40D with Canon 85mm, F2.8 @ 1/500 second at ISO 400.
-Tim

Golden Kiss

"Golden Kiss"
©Tim Wong
I think it is a beautiful image. The sun was setting at one of the most beautiful spots in the world. We had just a few minutes to get the shot while the light was just right. The lighting wrapped around their faces beautifully resulting in a beautiful portrait.

Canon 40D with Canon 24-105mm at 40mm, F13 @ 1/40 second at ISO 200.
-Tim

Millenium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion

"Millenium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion"
©Tim Wong
I made this image as we were visiting in Chicago for a conference. I made this image inside of the Millennium Park, - I loved the shape and the angle against the very interesting composition of the building.
Canon XSI with Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, F11 @ 1/100 second at ISO 100.
-Tim

Beauty by the Door

"Beauty by the Door"
©Tim Wong
I made this image early in the morning just as the light was starting to take on some color. Again, a very simple and beautiful composition. Notice how the soft shadows are not distracting as they fall on the subject.

Canon 40d with 85mm 1.8, F2.2 @ 1/400 second at ISO 200.
-Tim

Hugging at Brooklyn Bridge

"Hugging at Brooklyn Bridge"
©Tim Wong
I took this image at Brooklyn Bridge on last Sat. I love the feel of this image. This was the location where the groom ask the bride to marry him. It was a beautiful venue for their moment. It is still a beautiful image with a certain timeless quality.

Canon 40d with 70-200mm at 105mm, F5.6 @ 1/100 second at ISO 200.
-Tim

Sunset Moment

"Sunset Moment"
©Tim Wong
Here is an outdoor portrait I did during our honeymoon. i just wanted a carefree almost model portfolio type portrait out on the beach. I was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time.

Canon XSI with Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, F22 @ 1/200 second at ISO 1600.

-Tim

Sunset at Brooklyn Bridge

"Sunset at Brooklyn Bridge"
©Tim Wong
Just another beautiful sunset in Brooklyn, NY. It's an easy shot to set up. My assistant is stand on my left holding the Quantum t5d-r. I take several of pictures just to get the right exposure. We were enjoy the spectacular display of colors for almost an hour. These images are always favorites for the my personal gallery.

Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16 at 12mm, F7.1 @ 1/250 second at ISO 400.

-Tim

Hawaii Hilton Village

"Hawaii Hilton Village"
©Tim Wong
Here is another image I came across while reviewing images from my Hawaii trip. I took this image for Vivian after we have a submarine tour in Hawaii. I have to say, I really like it. I think it's all those cool tree in the background. It gives the image a wonderful sense of perspective.

Canon XSI with 70-200mm at 200mm, F4.5 @ 1/320 second at ISO 200.

-Tim

Unique Bouquets

"Unique Bouquets"
Canon 40D with 24-105mm, F4 @ 1/250 second
©Tim Wong

For my last wedding assignment on Valentine's Day. I saw Anitra, who is the bride was holding a very special bouquets and when i came closer, i found out the bouquets was handmade by clay from hawaii!!! They are beautiful and I can't believe the flowers just like the real thing. Deb, the owner of Blossoms can create exotic and unique flowers. i wish i have Deb's flower in my wedding couple months ago. And the care for these flowers is very easy. Just keep them away from water and direct sunlight.

Click on the flyer for more bouquets pictures. Want to know more about how Deb create the bouquets? check out Deb's blog in here.
Take a close look to any flower - just gorgeous stuff.

hope your enjoy -Tim

To Tilt Or Not To Tilt by David Ziser

I've been follow David's blog: the digital pro talk for a while and today he posts a wonderful video about how to handle the on-camera flash. I think it is a very interesting ideas :)

Slient

"Slient"
©Tim Wong

Took this image during the trip to the Long Island. I tweaked the color a bit in post-production. Camera specs: Canon 40D with 24-105mm, F4 @ 1/30 second, ISO 400.
Enjoy -Tim

Coney Island Beach

"Coney Island Beach"
©Tim Wong

I took this image on last Saturday. The weather was cold and the sky is Cloudy. My wife hold an Off Camera Quantum to act as a key light on the right of the image. I tweaked the color a bit in post-production. Camera specs: Canon 40D with 24-105mm, F9 @ 1/250 second, ISO 200.
-Tim

Night and Day

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park "Night and Day"
©Tim Wong

I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon by the end of 2008. We went to the National park twice hope to see the lava land. the second time we start driving from kona at 4 in the morning and arrived the park at 7:30am. We Hiked for hours try to find the lava river but no luck, the weather is so hot and we went out of water so we head back after 3 hrs.

Top Image: Canon XSI with Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, F5.6 @ 1/1250 second.
Bottom Image: Canon XSI with Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, F11 @ 1/320 second.

-Tim

Mid-day Hair light

"Mid-day Hair light"
©Tim Wong

This image shows with beautiful hair light. This picture was shot around 12pm. I placed the sun behind the subject and using an on-camera 580ex (-2/3) to fill up the shadow. Camera specs: Canon 40D with 70-200mm at 183mm, F4.0 @ 1/160 second, ISO 200.
-Tim

Golden Engagement

"Golden Engagement"
©Tim Wong

This image is from one of my favorite shoots captured about a week ago in Brooklyn, NY. The weather and sky cooperated spectacularly to create this stunning image. My wife hold an Off Camera Quantum giving me a bit of the fill flash on the right of the image. Also I tweaked the contract a bit in post-production. Camera specs: Canon 40D with 24-105mm, F7.1 @ 1/250 second, ISO 200.
-Tim

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