Hanson Fong

Hanson Fong of San Francisco, California, is recognized as one of the premier wedding photographers in the industry today. Hanson is a Master of Photography and a Photographic Craftsman; his work has been displayed in the Hall of Fame, Epcot Center, and the ASP Traveling Loan. He is also a member of the prestigious and world-renowned Society of XXV, Hanson has lectured at every major school of photography across America and has spoken at various national and international conventions. His work and talent are recognized throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

With over 30 years in the Art of Photography, Hanson will share his techniques that apply to both portrait and wedding photography. He will demonstrate the 10 classic pose techniques that he pioneered, which will allow you to handle any body types. Hanson will help you analyze different body sizes resulting in a proportional balance to each other. If you’ve ever struggled with placing a large body next to a small one, or a tall person next to a short person, Hanson’s techniques will make you more confident in positioning your subjects and making them all look good. What makes his techniques unique is that they can be applied to both portrait and wedding, and they only take seconds to do!

Lighting and metering techniques will also be covered. Photograph under any lighting conditions, indoors and outdoors - any place, anytime. Hanson’s approach to finding the proper light outdoors is simple and uncomplicated, yet helps you create those highly desirable beautiful and timeless portraits.

Program highlights include demonstrations of following:

10 Classical Bridal Poses
Fashion Lighting Control
Flow Posing
Photojournalism
Window Lighting
Illustrative Posing
Infrared B&W
Hi Key Lighting
Group Posing & Family Body Proportion Balancing
Facial Analysis