Mike Chen aka Full Time Taekwondo Dad's photostream  

First, I would like to thank everyone who visited my stream, added me, faved pictures, left comment and etc. I will do my best to recipricate as time allows :-) Don't hesitate to contact me via Flickr Mail If you have any questions about my pictures in regards to how, what, where, and when. I'll be more then happy to talk photography with you!


Now.....Me:

I am that kid who hated to have his picture taken. Well.....many, many, many years later, I fell in love with photography. Who knew!

Still looking for a certain style that I can call my own. But for the moment, the best way to describe my style is......"The Variety Show" ;-)


Philosophies, Theories, Sayings and interesting blah blahs:

"Must learn to hate your own work to grow in photography." ~Me

"When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!" ~Ted Grant

"Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn't a very interesting photograph. If it were, they would have more to say." ~Author Unknown

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." ~Ansel Adams

"A photograph is memory in the raw." ~Carrie Latet

"It's no good saying "hold it" to a moment in real life." ~Lord Snowdon

"They say that amateur photographers talk gear, professional photographers talk composition but great photographers talk about light." ~Unknown


About using my photos and rights:

Please follow the Creative Common attribute I set for each image. More informaion can be found here about Creative Commons. AND please let me know when you are using my photos somewhere. This way I can feel like a million bucks when I see my photo there :-)

~Still waiting for National Geographic to call me for the next assignment....I guess that is not going to happen soon....lol!


My Gear:

Sony Alpha A900
Sony Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 SAL-1635Z
Sony 70-200mm F2.8 SAL-70200G
Sony 16mm 2.8 Fisheye SAL-16F28
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG
Lens Baby Composer 2.0
Sony HVL-MT24AM Macro Twin Flash Kit
Gitzo GT3531S Tripod
Gitzo GH3780QR Ball Head


Sony NEX-5
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens SEL1855
18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens SEL18200
16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens SEL16F28
Fisheye Conversion Lens VCL-ECF1
Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.4 MC

Olympus Pen EP-1
Oly 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko
Oly 17mm f/2.8 Zuiko
Oly OM 50mm 3.5 Macro
Oly OM 55mm 1.2
OIy OM 135mm 3.5
Oly OM 35mm 2.8