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John Chang: A Senior Profile Portrait by Daniel Kammerer (2014)

John Chang is the founder and head instructor of Chang Tai Do Karate and Fitness. I chose him as my interviewee because I wanted to find out more about what he went through establishing an independent network of karate schools. I discovered that through good connections and dedication to both karate and his business education while in college, he was able to launch Chang Tai Do and make it a very successful Bay Area martial arts group. Beyond that, I learned a ton about scheduling and good profile writing.

I felt well prepared for this project in general because the documentary project of junior year at least gave me an introduction to the skills I needed to complete the profile. This shot was just one I took during three separate shooting sessions. This was from the first session, when I was able to get a lot of decent shots of him alone, not teaching. It would have been nice to capture the same pose at the same angle from a more appealing part of the room as background, but I'm mostly happy with how it ended up. It really didn't need much adjustment in Photoshop, I just tweaked brightness and contrast, as well as making the colors a bit more vibrant.
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