Cho Tang Photography - HDR specialist

Cho as a photographer

Photography has only been a part of my life since 2008. In the second half of that year I've got my first relatively serious camera, the Sony Cybershot DSC-H5. Ever since I got that camera I've been putting some thoughts on the various variables that make photography a craft instead of a hollow activity to capture the objective reality. As the legendary photographer Ansel Adams said: "You don't take a photograph, you make it."

Before I bought that camera though, I only took snapshots without even thinking (too much) about how elements such as composition, lighting and movement could influence the viewer's perception of the photograph. In a way I guess I do miss the carefree mindless activity of "clicking on the shutter and we'll see what comes out", but I always knew there was more I could do to improve my shots.

The biggest change came somewhere in 2009 when I joined the online art community called deviantART. On that website I discovered a photography technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range) and instantaneously, I fell in love.

After some practice I got the feeling that I understood the core values of this technique, but to make true use of it I felt that I needed to be able to have more control over my photographs and that's when I bought my first DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera, the Canon EOS 450D. After this, many hours were spent improving my skills and many euros were spent buying photography equipment.

My Equipment

Cameras

Canon EOS 450D

Canon EOS 7D

Lenses

Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM

Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2

Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

Software

Digital Photo Pro

Photomatix Pro

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Photoshop

Flash guns

Metz Mecablitz 50 AF-1

Filters

Hoya ND400

B+W ND 103

Tripods

Benro A2691TB1

NAME: Cho Tang

DATE OF BIRTH: March 9th, 1986

PLACE OF BIRTH: Kowloon, Hong Kong

NATIONALITY: Hong Kong and Dutch

RESIDENCE: Den Haag, The Netherlands

OCCUPATION: Photographer, Image Editor

FAVORITE QUOTE: Life is but a dream