4.21.2005
quiet
quiet
I just finished talking to a couple into hiring me as their wedding photographer in september. Hopefully they buy my deal, that'll secure some pocket money that month.
It seems so easy when we were still schooling, the only worry is the grade we'll be getting back on each assignment - most of the time i don't bother. The next is working a little here and there for some pocket money. So that'll be it. Simple? probably not.
Seems like a whole different world has taken off. I hated doing the PR thing at parties and little dinners that you have to be cordial to everyone. I hated pretending i'm interested in somebody when i couldn't care 2 sheets about. But things are so damn different now. The pitching to the suntec city person, making a courtesy call to the CEO of suntec. The being invited to an authur's place for a party, and going to meet a whole lot of other people that'll in one way or another push me up the industry ladder. This, i can't be PR with. And sometimes i just think to myself, am i losing it?
That's when i closed myself up in my darkroom last night printing a lot of wedding pictures. I thought that I'm escaping into my world of black and white photography, but then again, i'm printing all this work for the clients i just met@!.. I'm working again!
Feel like travelling to somewhere for a little holiday soon. boy am i getting psychotic...
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| louis at 22:37
| louis at 22:37The exhibition is over and the work had began.
Thanks to Jo, i've managed to mock up some service shots that i need to use for a pitch just this afternoon. Hope i get it, then it'll be the first real job i ever be getting.
I just read Gracia's Blog, and well, i wonder too.. who the hell decides when is the best time to move on. I don't know. Becoz of certain 'norms' set by people, we have to follow that? screw that if you ask me. Guess such people just are too narrow minded to see a bigger picture - stuck in a world that they find no fault in and living a lie pretending that they are still alive.
I also just saw some of nicky's work at the rugby thingy. Great pictures nicky. And I sure think that i'm wanting to get that 1DS soon. The details on that camera clearly surpasses the 20d hand down - even while the 20d has some very good user-friendly stuff. I guess in thus digital age, it's no more...'the lens' that is the more important element. Its the freagin body too.
Hopefully i land myself in the cocktail book pitch next week. That'll clear my rent fer the month.. haha... but first the silly wedding client tomolo night - which i spent the whole of tonight printing photos. GOsh.. i really have no idea where my 2 portfolio went to!
Had a little chat wtih alywin over msn the other nite... boy do i miss the times we hung out. Oh well.... hear ya soon dude.
till then.
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| louis at 02:49
| louis at 02:49
4.07.2005
busy week
busy week
I can't believe that days just move on so quickly. I've got an exhibition to run next tues and so much admin and log work hasn't been done yet.
Brochures, website, namecards, prints to display..!~ the only thing i've confirmed is lighting equipment i'm borrowing off pete lau. That's about it.
Hopefully things turn out better by tonight.. rushing rushing rushing.
backlogged work coming in suddenly as prints need to be done and sent to Dublin by weekend. argh.~~
Just got a round up of revenue for march. Apperently earned enuff to cover rent and electrical bills.. and a bottle of wine and dinner for 2 nights.. haha..
but at least things are moving along~~...
Mel's working overtime helping me out in liasing with Suntec Management and the other accounting things that need to be done.. things that i dun do at all.. ~~
Man... working sure aint easy.. being your own boss makes it harder.
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| louis at 17:38
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