Emilio is an awesome talented photographer…read more I got in touch with him November 2016 and we had our first photoshoot in December 2016 in Hong Kong. My fiancée was pregnant and we had a few ideas in mind. We sent our ideas a month before the session and Emilio knew exactly what we wanted. The day of the photoshoot went by super fast. We were lucky enough to have Kelly assisting Emilio with all the light settings. We were super happy to have test out all our ideas! The photoshoot was so fun that we said that we have to come back to Asia after Cedrick's birth for another session! In January 2018, we took a trip to Taipei, Taiwan. I got in touch again with Emilio asking him if it was possible to have another photoshoot this time in Taipei. Emilio and Kelly were kind enough to fly there for us. Again, we had a blast and Emilio took so many precious shots of our 8 months old Cedrick. The session went by so fast that we decided to have a later dinner together to catch up on life! XD We will be having more sessions with the talented Emilio everytime we travel to Asia! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FANTASTIC MEMORIES EMILIO! Vu, Linda and Cedrick.

This review is long over due as I have worked with Emilio on a number of projects while in Hong…read moreKong and China: corporate event (6000+ attendees), field charity, as well as shooting behind-the-scenes stills for a documentary film in China. All of these projects vary greatly in terms of scope and requirements, but Emilio brings the same unique artistic way to capture the essence of each moment regardless of the setting. He just has a special way to express each moment through his lenses, from people to sceneries, from action to stillness... I call it the "Emilio eye". On top of his unique gift to capture the essence of each moment beautifully, Emilio also brings an awesomely positive attitude and professionalism that make him a great person to work with. In addition to taking beautiful pictures that tell a story, he is also fun and easy going. This makes Emilio a wonderful photographer and person to work with. I only wished I knew Emilio back when I got married! Lol. Thanks for making me look good Emilio! Keep up the good work!

My company needed headshots for our website and Ken came highly recommended by some friends. I gave…read morehim the look and feel of our website and Ken picked the perfect background for the headshots to pop. Ken was super detail oriented and was easy to work with from start to finish.

Ken was great to work with. He's very professional and knows what he's doing. I felt at ease with…read morehim behind the camera. His studio is also easy to get to. Highly recommended! Thanks for everything!

Wing Shing Photo Supplies is probably the best photography store in Hong Kong. It is neither one of…read morethe giant chain stores, selling stock-standard consumer units, nor is it one of these local photography stores, tucked in the back of a computer centre somewhere. What you get with Wing Shing, is a very well stocked shop, staff that are more knowledgeable than in the Fortress or Broadway, but all of it with a slightly better safety-net then the local mom and pop stores in Sham Shui Po. Don't get me wrong, shopping here is still quite difficult, especially if you're not a Chinese speaker. The staff, whilst knowledgeable, can be pretty grotty and aggressive, but just let this pass over you, do your browsing, and buy if you want or need to. The shop stocks brand new camera ranges; Canon, Nikon, Go Pro, etc., lenses, bags, tripod, filters, as well as some of the more obscure photography accessories; dollies, pro-sumer DV cameras, microphones, waterproof cases. There is also an excellent lens departments, with both new and used lenses. The staff here are particularly knowledgeable and geeky, and will be up to run you through the difference in products whether they be the known brands or Chinese copies. If you know exactly what you want to buy, and perhaps are after some of the less quality critical products, like bags or clear glass filters, you may be better off going to the mom and pop stores in Sham Shui Po, which will be significantly cheaper. However, if you want to have a browse and play with all the camera kits, and get a bit of decent advice, then Wing Shing would be a good first port of call.

I will not do business with people who will tell you in the face - MONEY FIRST!!!…read more Gladly paid a higher price to the sales man that showed me what I needed and other options at DC Fever at Sim City Mong Kok.

Sells a whole range of New and Used cameras, nainly of well known and popular brands. I was helped…read moreby an assistant who appeared to be knowledgeable. The price quoted was not cheap. I guess neither would be the rent. One camera guru appear to recommend them. You have to do your homework and judge for yourself-.

Elegant store in the iSquare building on Nathan street, Tsim Sha Tsui - not the cheap seats. I…read moreneeded a UV filter 62 mm - they had the one in stock that I was looking for. However, their initial charge was 500 HKD ($63.70 USD). Salesman reduced it to 450 HKD ($57.30 USD) when I paid cash. Same filter is $32.50 from B&H and from Adorama. I pointed this out. Salesman had no comment. Guess they have to charge a significant markup to help with the rent. I won't deal with them again.

On the last count, I think there were 60 billion photo processing shops in HK. It seems you can't…read morewalk any where in this fine city with tripping over yet another photo store. However, let me highlight one of my favourites, the Agfa Digital Express. Located in the dingy little "art" tunnel between the end of the esco and IFC mall, it is funny little pile em high, sell em cheap sort of store, that does digital photo printing, passport photos and other photo related services. The lovely lady owner/manager is super efficient and speaks enough English to get by. She has the printing machines in the store, so when you need it within an hour, it actually is within an hour. Photo printing aside, I always come here for my passport photos (to be fair most places are much of a muchness), but also my laminating. It is the cheapest place I have found to do laminating at only a couple of HKD per sheet, which is surprising as it is a store in Central. The lovely lady also will laminate to your spec, say you wanted to laminate a postcard in the middle of an A4 sheet (don't ask, it's for my diving), she'll do it no questions, other places mutter about plastic and heat and softness - grrrr! Last note, she also sells a variety of photo related gifts and bits, just in case you really wanted a coffee cup shaped like a zoom lens.

I never knew that I could opt for a more attractive passport photo. Came here for my Chinese visa…read morephoto after my friend told me that they touched up her photo for her here. It was $60 for 5 prints, which seemed like a fine price to me. I was wearing a white tank top. She advised that I wear a scarf to cover my shoulders and that it would look better for the backdrop. I thought it was good advice. She didn't retouch my photo much, but I must say it is the best-looking one I have taken yet. The entire process took five minutes. She spoke English fairly well, so she won the argument on which photo of the three shots she took that we should use ;)

Let me start off by saying, I really wanted to love this place…read more I just traveled through Europe and Asia shooting 120mm film and Hong Kong was my last stop. Paranoid about my film going through the x-ray machines I decided to get everything developed here. My first encounter was with this woman at the counter. You can tell she is tired, angry and cannot wait until 8:30pm when they close. I put my film on the counter and say I want to get them developed and scanned. She very quickly scoops my film in a bag, and says ok come back in a few hours. Great! or so I thought... I go back a few minutes later because I realized she didn't ask me for any specificity on my order. I ask her a few questions and she immediately scolds me for not telling her what I wanted. She makes me pay for my order which is fine but she also patronizes me and yells at me in the process. I decide to come back the next morning at 11:30AM which is what their facebook page, this yelp page and other places say they open. I waited outside their door for 45 minutes and no one came. How do you operate a business like this? There is no sense of professionalism or respect for their customers. I go back and get my film, she rushes me out the door. I drop off another roll this time and ask for the same specifications. When I went to pick up my film I left my receipt at home. She promptly says "There's a $8 HKD processing fee if you don't bring your receipt". I did not want to go back again so I just paid for 8 dollars. Normally if something like that happens you'll expect them to ask you a few questions or search for your order. NOPE. She doesn't even put down my 8 dollars yet and she hands me my film and rushes me out the door. I mean, seriously - how disrespectful is this place??? Not only did I feel like she ripped me off, everything on my order was wrong. DO NOT COME HERE WHATSOEVER.

I remember first visiting Dot-Well three years ago. It was when I bought my first 35mm roll of…read morefine-grained Kodak Ektar 100. I didn't think much of it but now I always come back here to regularly buy film because they sell a varied (and some discontinued) stock and are, in most cases aside from specialty film, affordable. For those just starting in film photography, I recommend skipping slide (color reversal) film and buy negative film to start with. A good emulsion is ISO 400, Kodak and Fuji films work very well. There are a lot of film cameras all around the store ranging from simple point-and-shoots shoots to medium format cameras. Back when I was interested in buying a 35mm camera, I would've bought it here but got swayed by the cheaper prices in Sham Shui Po. About 90 percent of people who enter the shop are regulars, and 9 out of 10 of that crowd come for the film processing. They use fantastic Kodak photographic paper and can process 35mm and 120mm film rolls (C41 process) for just 20 a piece. Truly affordable. Black and white films ironically costs 15 dollars more, even though it's much easier to develop. If you'd rather develop your own B/W film, they sell Adox and Kodak developers for a much cheaper price than elsewhere. Negatives/slides to CD are also a popular service, with the most expensive service (120mm slide to CD) coming at 60 dollars. Everything else is cheaper than that. Regular 35mm negatives to CD costs 30 dollars and is what most enthusiasts go for. Tip: Get your film processed before 7pm as it can get really busy (lines extend outside the shop). Be prepared to wait and chat up a fellow photographer.