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Category: DQ Studios
Motivation = Total Fear
by: Matt
posted on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in DQ Studios

My friends Dave & Quin are always producing work that makes me do a double take and try to break down how and what is going on to get the desired results.   At the end of the day, these two have to be some of the best the market has!  They are consistently producing WOW imagery on a day in and day out basis.


Recently, I found a gem from Quin's camera...


Quin Writes:

My motivation for this…

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Lower power flash these days
by: Matt
posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Matt Adcock  DQ Studios

I've been shooting with the 5d II at night during all receptions and using higher ISO and bringing in more ambient light.  One of the issues that always presents itself is the fact that its so easy to use a slave flash to light up everything under the sun (when there is no sun).  This technique is fine, except it tends knock down or take away any ambient light that existed.   Blast em doesnt = better.  

What we are doing these days is using Neutral Density…

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DQ Studios dynamic lighting
by: Matt
posted on Thursday, November 01, 2007 in Photographers  DQ Studios
I got another killer shot from Dave & Quin Cheung of DQ studios to show you. I really love how they approach making beautiful portraits during a wedding. I am a firm believer that they are one of the best studios in the entire continent of North America... They raise the bar by challenging the ordinary portrait... a spoonful of flava :) Or shovels full, when DQ is in charge...

 

Quin describes her shot: Jess and Rob wanted to take…

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high fashion with CTO
by: Matt
posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 in Photographers  DQ Studios
While I am here in the Riviera Maya this week sweating big time I want to reflect on the cold weather days...geeze, today its 95 and feels like nearly 100% humidity! ouch! Often, we are left kept inside with our photographic duties due to outrageous weather conditions. It could be too hot and or too cold to snag a few photographic portraits outside. The off camera flash is your best friend if you need to be inside. I recommend that you program your mind to start thinking about accenting the image…

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make the images of them
by: Ross
posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 in Photographers  DQ Studios

Up to this point, we have featured techniques and ideas on how to add a flavor to the ordinary wedding photograph. Today, we are going to leave the wedding scene and photograph a bride and groom. This week’s post comes from a fantastic duo from Calgary Canada. My friends Dave & Quin Cheung have been delivering amazing imagery setting the bar for photographers around the world. Take…

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