oh and thank you so much for your help! :)
I’m always happy to help!
February 2012
41 posts
but its surrounded by fences!
Go inside the fences and shoot in the enclosed area!
they have grasslands in central government pier? btw you're amaziing! :)
There is! It’s next to Four-Seasons hotel.
Thanks for the advice it was really helpful! Yeah I am in Ireland but I'm from Hong Kong so I came across your Facebook through a friends! :) I go back every summer and I'm trying to build up a modeling portfolio swell so if you're interested I'd love to collaborate :) Btw just sending this again cause I sent it in fanmail by accident! x
No problem, happy to help out. Sounds good, tell me when you are in Hong Kong and we can work something out!
Hi! So I noticed your last name is Engel... and there's this real estate company in Hong Kong called Engel & Volkers... I was just wondering if you are somehow related to it? (Not trying to sound stalker-ish or anything)
Hi there, I saw that as well! I think it’s on Caine Road, but it’s probably a chain. Nope, I am not related to it. But what a coincidence—I don’t know anyone else whose last name is Engel!
i heard in the first vivacity fashion show, there was a lot of drama with the models because they were all somewhat experienced?
Sorry I don’t know what answer you want for this.
where did you shoot the album We live young? i've been finding places like these for quite a long time:/
It’s in Central Government Pier in Central. I rarely leave Hong Kong island to shoot.
where did you shoot Daughter Asdza? :)
It’s actually a small road in Mid-Levels. It looks rather mountainous and spacious but it actually isn’t!
who was your first agency model? xxx
I was really lucky! My first agency model was Marta Cikojevic with Ford Models.
Beautiful work!
Thank you so much!
Do you think it's a good idea to buy Canon 50mm 1.8 lens for portraits? Or can you recommend other lenses? btw love your photography it's amazing :)
For sure, 50mm f/1.8 is great for portraits! Actually, a slightly better lens would be 50mm f/1.4. I’ve heard that 85mm is good as well but I don’t have full frame lens so it becomes really zoomed.
You are actually incredible. I have seen your facebook page and then somehow I found this. Your photography is amazing. I wish to be as good as you one day! x
Thank you so much, it really means a lot to me to hear this. It actually made my day!
where do you normally do your shoots at? and which canon camera would you choose, the 60D or the 600D?
I don’t normally shoot anywhere in particular; I try to shoot in different places every time. In the past I have shot in Victoria Peak, Victoria Park, Central Government Pier. I would say go for the 60D especially because in places with low levels of light, the pictures still turn out very detailed. Other benefits with the 60D are that the shutter speed is faster—1/8000 vs 1/4000, less shutter lag (253 ms vs 283 ms), longer battery life (1100 shots vs. 400 shots) and shoots faster (5.3 fps vs 3.7 fps). On the other hand, advantages of the 600D include that it is lighter, slightly cheaper and smaller.
Mainly working on my whole understanding of art in general, but academics have to come first right now. :P
Of course, it would always be for me :) I’m not studying photography at university, I prefer to study something academic.
I'm in yr 10, and I have a long way to go. Thank you so much for your help and feedback, it was really appreciated!
I see, so you are starting GCSE right? You want to be a fashion photographer? Happy to help out!
Hi, I started photography in around August, and I find that I don't often get time to shoot, so I was just wondering how you find the time to create all those amazing photographs. Also, could you please give me some opinions on my photos and how I could improve? Thank you!
HI! Well it is all about managing your time. I shoot a lot, but I also care a lot about my studies so I work really hard, train swimming and tennis and join a lot of extra-curriculars inside and outside school. For me, I shoot around once a week and I have now built it in my schedule, so I make time around it. I mark down dates of my photoshoots and write a timetable of what work I have to do each day. What year are you in? You live in Hong Kong right? Your photos are really stunning, but I have picked up a few tips for you. Firstly, do you use auto-focus or manual-focus, you see in this picture: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6hkyJXDT1r8avtgo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1329222999&Signature=yWw%2B%2FXqQLWd8A7z8N8Y%2BdJ8cbVM%3D the focus is on the background instead of the model. Secondly, you have to work a bit on your angles. For example: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6h1ensqE1r8avtgo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1329223043&Signature=pTwpiiXJ9XhSijHWEXsUKAMw7Ts%3D , the picture may look a bit better if the model tilted her head to the right. I really like this concept: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6iv9ft8Q1r8avtgo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1329223053&Signature=Dt4Qos4vDGCsVkd8FHtQNUXYZeE%3D however you could have opened your aperture larger (f-stop) so more light would come in. Then the picture would look really cool! I hope that helps dear.
hi there! i'm planning to get a canon dslr but i can't decide which one i should get? any recommendation? and do you have any tips on photography? thanks!:) btw, love your pictures!
Hi! Well I am a Canon user, so of course I would say go for Canon. I use Canon 500D and it’s great. I think now they have up to 600D so I would say go for that. There isn’t much difference, just extra functions that you probably won’t use. I really don’t know much about Nixon, so I can’t give you much advice about that. Honestly, I don’t really know what you mean by ‘tips’. It is just too ambiguous; if you want to be a fashion photographer, start with shooting your friends then build up to doing agency tests for your portfolio. Thanks!
is the flash from your camera? or did you buy another flash?
Nope, I use an external flash—430EXII.
how old were you when you started photography? x
I started when I was 16/17 :) So it’s been just about a year.
what lenses do you have?
Canon 50mm f/1.4 and 17-55mm f/2.8 (I use this one more often.)
would you give out free curves? :)
Only on special occasions! I gave out a free curve on my 18th birthday.
did you use flash in your Growl's Garden album? :)
Yes, I used external Canon flash from my Uncle. I’m planning to get Canon 580EXII. Borrowed my Uncle’s flash for too long…
hey could you recommend some grassy/natural places for shoots? thanks! x
Victoria Park, Central Government Pier, the peak from the top of my head. Scroll down. I’ve answered this question many times before so you might find another answer!
