Sony Days at Samy’s Camera – Los Angeles

Sony Days at Samy’s Camera in Los Angeles. Classes are free but registration is required.

EVENT SCHEDULE

10am – From Vision to Creation with Zabrina Deng

12pm – Movie Inspired Editorial Fashion Hands-on Shoot with Zabrina Deng

12pm – A Macro World with Brian Leary

2pm – Authentic Portraits with Chris Orwig

3:30pm – Authentic Inspired Portrait Shoot with Chris Orwig

3:30pm – Wildlife Photography Around the World with Moses Sparks

I NSTRUCTOR BIOS:

Zabrina Deng:

Zabrina Deng is a California-based photographer who has traveled the world creating wedding, engagement and portrait photography. She is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and a WPPI Master Photographer, with more than 60 international award-winning images to her name. Since 2011, she has earned six first-place wins and two International Image of the Year awards from WPPI. Junebug Weddings named her one of the Top 50 Best Destination Wedding Photographers in the World, and Rangefinder Magazine featured her among its 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography.

Her work has been published in International Master Photographer Vol. 1, Vanity Fair (USA), Town & Country (Thailand), Cosmopolitan Bride (China), Elle (Hong Kong), Stuff Magazine (UK) and Vogue Italia’s PhotoVogue. She also photographed the 20th and 30th anniversary album covers for Grammy Award–winning R&B group All-4-One. Zabrina speaks at major photography conferences across the United States and Asia, helping professional photographers take their craft to the next level.

Brian Leary:

With over two decades of experience, Brian Leary is a professional photographer, educator, and mentor dedicated to helping photographers develop their technical skills and artistic vision. His expertise combines an in-depth understanding of Sony camera systems with a creative approach to composition and visual storytelling. Brian has led photography expeditions around the world, delivered keynote presentations, and created educational content and video tutorials for premium brands. Through his years of teaching and working with photographers, including his experience with Samy’s Camera, he has developed a talent for simplifying complex techniques and making photography accessible and inspiring. Today, Brian specializes in personalized mentorship and hands-on workshops, helping photographers master their craft, push creative boundaries, and discover their unique artistic voice.

Chris Orwig:

Chris Orwig is a photographer, best-selling author, creative director, speaker and Sony Artisan of Imagery. He has photographed magazine covers, artists, athletes, musicians and celebrities. He has worked with brands and publications including Google, Patagonia, SpaceX, The Nature Conservancy, Ghirardelli Chocolate, The Surfer’s Journal, Surfer Magazine, Triathlete Magazine and The New York Times. He also captures the warmth of life’s personal moments through wedding, family and portrait work.

Whether he’s behind the camera, teaching, mentoring or writing, Chris’s mission is to inspire others to become more creative and lead more meaningful lives. He’s a family man, surfer and yogi based in Santa Barbara, California.

Moses Sparks:

Moses was an established and in-demand professional photographer in Los Angeles for more than 20 years with clients in most of the Motion Picture and TV studios, major magazines, and a “who’s who” of Fortune 500 companies. March of 2020 would see all of that work come to a screeching halt as the global pandemic brought the world to a standstill.

A chance encounter with a friend during this time would prove to be a turning point in his life and career. His friend owned a super telephoto zoom lens that worked with his Sony cameras and he offered to loan it to him to bring along on the daily hikes he had begun doing. He had never photographed wildlife before, but quickly discovered he enjoyed it immensely, and was pretty good at it. As he shared the images on social media sites, he was surprised by the way they seemed to resonate with people, and the overwhelming encouragement and positive feedback he received. Opportunities began to appear in unexpected ways. A project team that included members of the National Park Service approached him about participating in an effort to photograph some of Hawaii’s most endangered birds, the goal being to raise awareness of their plight, and funds to help save them.

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