Photographer with the objective of capturing images that tell a story in some way.
SKILLS
Photography: Exceptional knowledge in Digital micro 4/3, Digital 35mm, and Digital Medium Format.
Exceptional experience in commercial studio photography and photojournalism.
Media Production: Exceptional knowledge of Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop CS6 extended, Capture One Pro, Apple Aperture. Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and In Design.
Lighting: Exceptional knowledge in flash photography and associated equipment. Exceptional knowledge with Speedotron Blackline. Knowledge in Profoto, Broncolor, and Paul C. Buff lighting equipment.
Set Design: Knowledge in creating artificial environments in commercial set production.
Photographer @ Independent Wedding Photographer May 2012 Present
● Provided photojournalistic coverage of bride and groom’s wedding day.
● Directed and composed images of up to 100 individuals.
● Directed and lead small teams of up to 3 members in documenting the wedding day
photographically and through film.
● Oversaw business operations through all stages of meeting with clients to delivering final
products.
● Collaborated with national print labs in creating a product specific to each newlywed
couple. From January 2009 to Present (7 years) Photographer @ Urbana 2012 Missions Conference, St. Louis MO December 2012
● Contracted as an external vendor to provide journalistic images of the conference over a 5 day period.
● Worked with a team of ten photographers and designers to document the conference of over 15,000 people.
● Was personally requested to cover the executive chair of Urbana during the conference.
● Was personally requested to create a cover photo for a story run on national dance
team, Pac Modern.
● Images published in various print newspapers and websites including Intervaristy
USAUrbana, http://goo.gl/IRb2Y5, http://goo.gl/N9A924, and the Christian Post,
http://goo.gl/ECKZtj From January 2009 to Present (7 years) Photographer @ Lausanne Congress 2010, Cape Town October 2010
● Invited to join an international team of photojournalists to cover the Lausanne Congress, an event occurring once every two decades.
● Worked with a team of 12 photojournalists in creating visual stories that accurately captured the events of the global conference.
● Worked in cooperation with directors of media from various nonprofit organizations to create images used in publications around the world such as Christianity Today, http://goo.gl/JgjThw.
● Managed and Archived thousands of photos taken over the course of two weeks. From January 2009 to Present (7 years) Photographer @ Legends MMA Championship 9, City of Dreams Macau June 2012
● Contracted to provide journalistic images of the Legends Mixed Martial Arts’ ninth championship.
● Worked with other contracted photographers in creating and archiving a digital database for the event. From January 2009 to Present (7 years) Photographer @ Wheaton College Artist Series, Wheaton IL August 2012 Present
● Contracted as an external vendor to provide journalistic images of over 10 different concerts throughout the academic calendar.
● Collaborated with director of the Artist Series in crafting journalistic stories and images to be used in various collegiate media publications.

International Orality Network, Hong Kong August 2012
● Contracted as an external vendor to provide anthropological images of various aspects of Hong Kong culture.
● Worked in cooperation with the director of the International Orality Network to create images used in journal publications around the world. From January 2009 to Present (7 years) Photographer @ Christian Art Gifts Inc., Bloomingdale IL February 2013 Present
● Captured digital images of commercial products to be used in Christian Art Gifts annual and supplementary catalogs.
● Created and built multiple studio lighting set ups, each geared toward the properties of individual products. Worked with up to four speedotron blackline strobe lights at one time.
● Managed, named, and archived thousands of photos in Christian Art Gifts digital databases.
● Oversaw studio operations and organization on a daily basis.
● Collaborated with Christian Art Gifts art director in creating banner images for web and
print publication.
● Collaborated with Christian Art Gifts design team in establishing unique direction and
branding of the company. From January 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 8 months)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Health Science @ Wheaton College From 2009 to 2012 International Christian School From 2006 to 2009 Micah Chiang is skilled in: Digital Photography, Portrait Photography, Event Photography, Apple Aperture, Photoshop, Lightroom, Medium Format Digital Photography, Studio Lighting, Commercial Product Photography, Capture One Pro, Image Retouching, Photos, Film, Photography, Creative Direction
Websites:
http://www.micahchiang.com