 ABOUT GARY FONG - (click
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 - Gary
Fong's path to a professional photography career was highly unexpected.
With a degree in Pharmacology, Gary worked in hospitals, labs,
emergency rooms and pathology departments anticipating a career as a
physician. All of that changed when he decided- for richer or poorer,
to begin a career in wedding photography simply because, "I wanted to
be around happier people".
Breaking the news to first
generation asian parents of an only child was not easy. They presented
a unique challenge - he had to show in one year that he could earn more
than a doctor could, or go to medical school. So, starting with $254
and one camera in a small bedroom of his parent's apartment, he
developed an album presentation style he called, "The Storybook" and it
became a huge success. Within one year he was lecturing to professional
photography associations on his first 29 city lecture tour. "Here Comes The Guide", the leading published
book on wedding planning had this to say about Gary, "Every
once in a while someone comes along to revolutionize an art form; for
wedding photography, that someone Is Gary Fong"
Gary went on to become an
internationally-renowned photographer who photographed assignments and
lectured around the globe, His
celebrity clientele built quickly, photographing the cover for
President Ronald Reagan's "Memoirs" book, the late President's official
autobiography. Spending up to 1/3 of a typical year in Europe, Gary is
fluent in Spanish and French.
His photographed work has
been profiled in international publications and books, his work has
appeared on numerous magazine covers and national ad campaigns, and was
recently featured in the video documentary "Photovision".
In 1998, he was featured as
one of the world's ten top photographers in "Weddings 2000", a televised satellite
broadcast at over 90 United Artists theaters, and attended by more than
10,000 photographers throughout the United States. "Weddings 2000" was
the largest educational event in the history of professional
photography.
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- Rangefinder
Magazine, (the leading trade publication for Professional
Photographers) called Gary, "A source of inspiration for an
entire generation of photographers".
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- One
of the first professional photographers to convert to 100% digital,
Gary has a history of being a leader in computer imaging, software and
design. Creator of the industry-standard, "Montage" software, Montage
became the most successful software package ever created for
professional photographers. And in 2001, he founded Pictage, Inc's
Digital Professional Lab, which quickly grew to the country's largest
e-commerce/Pro Digital Lab. In 2006, Pictage
was acquired by Apax Corporation for $35 million click here to see photos of the lab
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- In
2003, he retired from wedding photography to focus on his energies as
an inventor, Gary launched a number of products for the photographic
trade. BullZeye™ is a color correction software for digital
images. The Kleper Digital Report calls BullZeye™ "an amazing
digital image color correction application". For Digital Album and
Collage Design, Gary created the "Power
Console™" and "BevelMats™" line of
digital album design products.. click here for product info. In
2003, Gary launched "Cornerstone Albums™" an album company
dedicated to producing high quality digital albums with 100% internet
ordering and delivery.
In 2004, Gary invented and
patented the "Gary Fong
LightsphereII™ which quickly became an unprecedented runaway
international success.
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- In
2005, Gary started, "Gary Fong Marine Charters, Inc." with his yacht, the HMS Kelowna.
In 2006, Gary purchased the
renowned horse farm, "The Twin Creek Ranch".
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- On
the internet, Gary founded and operates a busy internet portal website
and e-commerce solution at http://www.digitalphotographers.net,
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- On
August, 28, 2007, Gary married
photographer Melissa
Carl at his ranch in British Columbia. They
migrate between his eleven homes in Seattle, WA; Marina
Del Rey, CA and Kelowna, B.C.
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