Photographer: Warren Tang (Karma=413)
San Francisco, CA USA 
About: My first camera was a Kodak 124 Instamatic. It used 126 film cartridges and flashcubes. I think I was about 9 or 10 years old. I joined the Photography Club at Marina Jr. High School where I learned the basics from shooting with a roll film, box camera, to developing the film, and printing the pictures. My first serious camera was a Nikkormat (by Nikon) FTn with a 50mm f1.4 lens. In high school, I shot yearbook pictures, and used a Nikon F2 with various lenses. I set up a portable photo lab in the bathroom of my parents' house where I developed B&W film and made
enlargments with my a Durst, then later a Bogen enlarger. I moved onto medium format, first using a twin lens Yashicamat 124G, then moved onto a Hasselblad 500CM that I still have today.
In the mid-80's, I apprenticed for a local wedding
photographer for 3 years. I learned the different
phases of the wedding photography business, and I was prepared to take over the business when my mentor retired. Unfortunately for him, I made a major decision at the time NOT to continue in the
photography business, but rather to devote my time and energy towards furthering my computer consulting business which was just taking off at that time.
Fast forward to 2005, I'm still working in the
computer industry, and I'm still into photography. I'm currently shooting about 90 to 95% digital with my Nikon D100, but as you can see from my first few posts to here, I still dabble in film now and then. I am still learning new things, and as you can tell, photography is deeply ingrained in me from an early age. It's what I would be doing if I didn't already have so much invested in my computer career.
Right now, I just want to explore and share the hobby more. I welcome any and all constructive criticism of my photos.
--Warren
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