Be Bold, Be Different
July 31st, 2010 | Engagements, Seminars & Workshops, WeddingsIt’s day 13 of my road trip. I have been teaching seven of the last nine days. It’s been fun and exhausting. Teaching takes A LOT out of me. It takes energy, boundless energy, to impart. The larger the crowd, the more it takes. The trip affirms me of two things I LOVE. Shooting & teaching. Going outside of our comfort zone is something I repeated in all my workshops. I gotta walk the talk right?
Just wanna share with you a few frames from workshops in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. These are shots created with techniques and equipment I hadn’t tried before. The coolest part was to do it in live audience. I feel alive to come up something new. If you are reading this, please go out with your camera and create something fresh in the coming week.
Next up…Inspire+ Seminar in Penang tomorrow and speaking at Intel next Monday. Take care everyone!
This is how we created the first shot. Triflash through with a Skylite Panel & a silver reflector for bounce. Used the grey-ish sky as my background. The ability to light just opens up so much possibility in our shoots.
Shot during a 20-minute shoot challenge. Inside a elevator, flash behind Priscilla with half cut CTB gel (color temperature blue), and full cut CTO gel on key light with HONL honeycomb. Nailed this under 10 minutes 
Thanks to Nikon, Lastolite, Elinchorm and Epson, we brought in plenty of toys for the workshop participants.
Strip light by Elinchorm via Quadra, and white vinyl backdrop by Lastolite…I love these small studio strobes!
70-200mm at f/2.8 for shallow depth of field + 30″ Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe & Triflector MKII to fill from under the chin.
Inside the “secret” hallways of the hotel where kitchen staff bring out the food, I saw a possibility.
There you go, a Cat Woman & Pulp Fiction inspired frame. Two SB800 with red gels at 1/2 power about 70 feet away. The gloss paint and floor surface is wonderful for light to skip over. Key light a SB800 at 24mm, TTL.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:22 am
Wonderful shots, Louis! You’re da man!
August 1st, 2010 at 2:47 am
Cant wait for KK
August 1st, 2010 at 6:52 am
Wow!!! again you not just inspiring ,e but also show a good example of moving to the next level
August 1st, 2010 at 11:18 am
incredible Louis. you’ve taken it to the next level yet again!
i hear you. i’m going out with my camera and creating something new this week. that’s a promise!
August 1st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Superb shot for the picture taken in elevator. Great lighting setup!
Like it so much. really stunning.
August 1st, 2010 at 8:47 pm
LOUIS!!! These are stunningly superb! Gosh! the 1st one with the grey sky as background, it looks like a studio pic! and the elevator & hallway shot… just so high creativity!!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:12 am
you can call yourself the guru of ‘SHOOT @ AVAILABLE LIGHT’ already
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:13 am
I was there to see how Louis create the last photo and feel really impressive on how he do it .. do learn not only the technical thing but also the most important thing, how he come out with the idea and to implement it !!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am
So much of inspirations!
Thanks for the unselfishness in the industry.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:36 am
Cool.. nice! challenge yourself!:)
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:22 am
Love the shot. the lady in the lift and cat women is my favorite!
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 am
1st shot is amazing! I thought it was a studio shot too.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Thanks for the inspiration and ideas! Learning can be so much fun
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Man, this is absolutely smashing! Thank you very much for sharing this. Wish I could attend your seminars the other day.
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Wow love the shot in the lift area! Excellent and absolutely stunning!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Good to see something new from you Louis
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Like your “secret” hallway shot !! Your creativity and imagination is way beyond a lot of people!! Amazing….
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Love these images Louis. Really, really nice work and very inspiring.
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:38 am
Joe: That’s why I demonstrated so much in the workshop. Certain things are taught. Others are caught. Glad you caught on!
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Hey Louis, loved the seminar, here’s a small mention about it on my blog http://aperture.my/events/inspired-by-louis-pang/
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:59 pm
superb workshop by louis in Penang!!
August 24th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
best pic…
August 26th, 2010 at 7:26 am
The last photo really shows how your creativity have turned an ordinary place into a stunning masterpiece. Can’t wait to see you in KK.