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Portraits by Rie Heffron, retouched by Tommy Shih

About Tommy

Born April 3rd in Houston, Texas, raised in Kailua and Honolulu, Hawaii, schooled in San Diego, and currently living and creating art in Los Angeles. When I was young, art was my talent. I spent hours every day drawing and painting, and I think my knowledge of composition and light comes across in my photography.

I used to play sports...tennis, surf, basketball etc. 3 knee surgeries later, I play golf, ping pong, and fantasy sports. Need a golfing buddy in LA? Email me!

Starting out with one of the first Canon point and shoot cameras, I quickly developed my interest in photography. For me it was all about composition. The artist in me wanted more though, and I upgraded to a camera with manual controls for aperture and shutter speed, which gave me more artistic control. Now I've been shooting for years, professionally for one. And I can't imagine life without my camera, the sun, and you.

It doesn't really matter, but if you're wondering what's in my bag now?
Nikon D300, D200, 85mm F1.4D, 28-70mm F2.8, 60mm macro, 50mm 1.8, SB-600 Speedlite, Westcott reflectors, Manfrotto 322RC2 grip head, on Manfrotto legs, Norman and Alien Bee lights, the Sun.

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