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Hey guys, I'm a photographer/photography instructor in Atlanta. Been doing it for about a decade now and teach a bunch of professionals and amateurs about it. Feel free to ask any question you want about photography on this thread and I'll leave a comment.
Some quick notes
There are many other H members probably as experienced or with their own insight. Feel free to chime in if you want.
For those who need reference.
my website is : http://trentchau.500px.com
My photography equipment - Canon 5D Mark III and 6D, with 10 lenses. I currently use a mixture of Elinchrom, Norman, Paul C Buff Einstein lights.
Why free advice? - Because the reason I love teaching photography is it's a way to witness humanity. When I asked myself when I was younger how I could help make this world better I realized being a doctor, or a lawyer...was well..shitty. Not my thing. There is great joy in photography, and seeing the beauty in things. As humans no matter the subject, what we capture we find beautiful in a human sort of way. And when we have the nerve to share it with others we really are telling others "This is what I see as worth nothing in life, this is what I consider meaningful and beautiful.". With that mindset I have taught photography to the experienced and inexperienced and the most important rule I have is to teach people how to do photography, but never to teach them how to "Shoot Like Me".
Here are samples of my work.
And this is me Some of you guys may know this guy
Some quick notes
- Yes I am experience, but that doesn't mean I'm perfect. I'll answer as objectively as possible on technical questions, but on the art side it's completely subjective.
- I do a LOT of studio lighting classes so please feel free to ask about lighting, which is the most important thing about photography
- My main focus is protraiture, so most answers will be given with portraiture in mind. But please feel free to ask about any subject.
- Fucking geeky as hell, so hardware and software questions are a major source of happiness for me.
- No beating around the bush (Snort), I have done a lot of adult content photography but not pornography. More budoir, art nudes, and stuff like that. I am PERFECTLY fine answering questions of this content, but if you are shy about it feel free to PM me and I will answer your questions about this type of photography.
There are many other H members probably as experienced or with their own insight. Feel free to chime in if you want.
For those who need reference.
my website is : http://trentchau.500px.com
My photography equipment - Canon 5D Mark III and 6D, with 10 lenses. I currently use a mixture of Elinchrom, Norman, Paul C Buff Einstein lights.
Why free advice? - Because the reason I love teaching photography is it's a way to witness humanity. When I asked myself when I was younger how I could help make this world better I realized being a doctor, or a lawyer...was well..shitty. Not my thing. There is great joy in photography, and seeing the beauty in things. As humans no matter the subject, what we capture we find beautiful in a human sort of way. And when we have the nerve to share it with others we really are telling others "This is what I see as worth nothing in life, this is what I consider meaningful and beautiful.". With that mindset I have taught photography to the experienced and inexperienced and the most important rule I have is to teach people how to do photography, but never to teach them how to "Shoot Like Me".
Here are samples of my work.
And this is me Some of you guys may know this guy
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