ILFORD Master | Fine Art Printmaker | Commercial Retoucher | Colour Management and Lighting Specialist and Trainer | Exhibitions Director | EIZO Global Ambassador
SINGAPORE
James Tan is one of the most sought-after printmakers in the Asia Pacific region, with FMPA(UK), ILFORD Master and Soraa Master of Colour as some of his accolades.
Operating under his business outfit Lateral Imaging, James makes fine art prints for prestigious photographers, artists, MNCs, and galleries. He also produces photography exhibitions and provides consultation to architecture and lighting companies.
Starting out in early 2000 as an apprentice in a commercial photography studio, James quickly rose through the ranks to be formally promoted to a full-fledged commercial photographer.
He became an Associate in the Master Photographers Association by way of double promotion in Architectural photography in 2007 and in 2 years was awarded MPA’s Fellowship Rank as the first and only Certified Printmaker in the MPA – a special honour created for him in recognition of his contribution and mastery in the craft.
Following that, he was invited to be trained in both Qualifications and Competition judging at the MPA Headquarters in Darlington UK, and then went on to do the final judging of The MPA’s prestigious International Photography Competition, followed by the WPPI Annual Print Competition in Las Vegas.
His current role is the MPA Deputy Ambassador and Chair of Qualifications for the Asia Pacific region, as well as the Honourary Secretary of the Professional Photographers Association of Singapore, helping to maintain and improve the quality of photographers through strict and careful guidance to its members and potential candidates on image-making and business practices.
Why EIZO?
''The most important tool but also the weakest link of the modern photographer’s workflow is the monitor. Simply because without which, there will be no way to view or edit the image that was taken. The quality of monitors directly affects the accuracy of how the digital image is rendered. To draw a parallel using more familiar terms, having an inaccurate monitor in a photography workflow is akin to trying to sing a song without the ability to hear yourself properly. The result is normally quite terrible.
And so I use Eizo because it's the absolute best monitor available, for the sake of my precious clients.''
What Gear?
Monitors, computers, camera gear and computers. James has already done the research, and tried and tested the gear. Visit James #myeizo workstation page to get the details.
