I had such a blast teaching the Inspire+ Workshop and Seminar in KL on July 23 & 24. The workshop was a one-day hands-on teaching with tons of lighting gear & five models. We covered so much ground in one day. Shooting with available light; mixing available light with artificial light; using pure artificial light and knocking out the ambient light. Phew! Here are some pictures from the two-day event.

While we had 100 photographers during the seminar, many said it felt like a intimate classroom. It was great that the participants asked LOTS of questions. Great bunch of people. I am honored by the presence of so many out-of-town photographers with a big group from Malacca & Singapore. It was nerve wrecking to shoot before a live audience. There is no place to hide any mistakes. That made the shoot fun and challenging. Just throwing myself to the deep end and try to swim home safely. Then we had Hafiz Ismail, who took my workshop last year, sharing about how he overcame his fears and started to shoot from his heart. Man, his slideshow was so moving.

Had a great time sharing about business strategies and management.

I was exhausted by the end of the day but the response and the enthusiasm of the crowd just energized me. Still the questions kept coming after the event was over. I was just happy to stick around and help out as much as I can.

A BIG thank you to our anchor sponsors: Epson, Lastolite & Nikon. Also special thanks to Pretty in White for providing the gowns for the shoots, and the celebrity appearance of Wedding Guide Asia boss, Stephanie Chai, acting as a “soon-to-be bride” looking for a photographer. That was quite a mock consultation session. Thank you Simmon for the great photos you took of the event. Not forgetting the make-up team from Bridal Glam, who did a fabulous job.

Next up: Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Miri & Brunei. http://inspireplus.tv

Low key lighting: strip light via an Ezybox Hotshoe 24″

Another low key shot…with available light this time.

Strong sunlight via windows at the back to create a strong backlight & high key effect. Ezybox 30″ to fill up Ong Tou.

Priscilla was a brilliant model. Two softboxes. One over the head and one below it.

Shot this at 2pm using the 400ws Elinchorm Quadra. Will be using these babies a lot more often from now on!

Stephanie pretended to be a bride looking for a photographer. Showed everyone how we handle consultation in our studio.