Photography Archives

11 Mar 2021

Review: GVM RGB LED Video Light 50W 1200D (2-Pack Kit) For Photographers, Videographers

By Michael Yuen @yuenx|2021-06-26T21:51:17-07:00Mar 11, 2021 - Thursday|Photography, Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 3 mins.Great Video Maker (GVM) released an updated model of its RGB LED lighting kit with the GVM 1200D. Its lights had easily replaced my previous lighting kits for studio and on-location outdoor photography. The versatility of having RGB control opens up a wide variety of shooting scenarios and would (or should) greatly appeal to videographers or vlogger/YouTube content makers.

20 Mar 2015

How It Was Shot: A Moonlit Yosemite

By Michael Yuen @yuenx|2021-08-13T21:53:25-07:00Mar 20, 2015 - Friday|Photography|

Read: 4 mins.My first, serious attempt at landscape night photography during a scheduled, 4-day backpacking trip under a half moon was inspired by a photo I once saw on an REI membership card. Here is how the Yosemite photo was taken and edited.

19 Mar 2015

How It Was Shot: Inside a Utah Cave

By Michael Yuen @yuenx|2021-08-13T21:56:17-07:00Mar 19, 2015 - Thursday|Photography|

Read: 4 mins.A group photo taken during a trip with friends inside a completely dark, low-hanging, colorless Utah cave unexpectedly revealed a world full of color and textures during editing. Here is how it was shot and processed.