MAKE YOUR
NEXT FRAME.
I’m Chiến. I create cinematic portraits and teach the choices behind them. Learn how I plan a scene, shape the light and bring the final edit together.
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A PHOTOGRAPH BY CHIẾN / LIGHT FIRST. COLOUR AFTER.
Make your next frame.
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TDMC Method
Learn how I plan, light and edit cinematic portraits. Study at your own pace, or choose my written or video feedback.
Full-course plans from €299
See the light
behind the photograph.
Real photographs, lighting diagrams and simple explanations for your next shoot.
Look at the finished image. See where the lights were. Then take one idea into your own shoot.
Selected PDF
€3925 lighting studies · 64 pages.
My photos, diagrams and steps to try with your own kit.
Extended PDF
€4932 lighting studies · 88 pages.
Everything in Selected, plus 7 more studies and 10 practice pages.
Extended includes every Selected study. You only need one edition.
A copy for your desk.
Selected €99 · Extended €129
Matching PDF + shipping within Germany & the EU included.
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Step into the frame.
Your cinematic
portrait session.
You don’t need modelling experience. I’ll guide you through the shoot.
See portrait packagesFor your edits. Or your wall.
Explore my colour.
The colour behind my photographs. Find a starting point for your next edit.
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Trần Diệp Minh Chiến
I’m a photographer, filmmaker and lighting educator. I make cinematic portraits and share the work behind them — from the first idea to the finished photograph.
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