I feel like I need to post photos to accompany my blog. But anyway, updates…
So I’ve finally changed jobs. I’ve actually started work last September (within just a week of notifying my previous employer). I can now call myself a “professional photographer”! Although with that title, I didn’t seem to please one person that needed to be pleased. I guess I just can’t make everyone happy…
With regards to my job, most stuff I cover are events, (a lot) of sports photography, concert and recitals, portraits, interviews, assemblies and such. Age range is from kinder to high school to adults. I’m learning a lot especially using flash and shooting sports. Oh and for a person who is quite introverted and not comfortable with little kids, I have to be friendly, engaging, perky and establish camaraderie. ;) You can check out my photos in our website here, my photos start on SEPTEMBER 2011. So now you know that I work for Western Academy of Beijing.
Part of Western Academy of Beijing on a nice blue-sky day.
It’s a great school, working with a team of creative professionals, nice kids, friendly teachers, accommodating coaches, and cheerful parents. It’s definitely different from my 2-year stint as a website editor working with mainlanders.
Not everything is easy though, as there are also frustrating times where teachers ask for group photos of their team but when I show up, they do not even bother directing their students to stand properly, line up properly, hands on your side/back or across the chest, etc etc. Is it my job to make sure the students are properly lined up? But then there are other teachers who are so anal that I haven’t even finished saying “Shorter ones in front, taller ones at the back…” that they cut me off with “We know what we’re doing”.
But I’m not complaining. It just takes a LOOONG time to get from my place to the school. I cycle to the subway station, take line 13, transfer to line 15, then cycle again to the school. Yes, I have two bicycles on both ends. Actually, I have three bicycles in all! But the weather’s dropping and it just KILLS ME whenever I cycle in the morning at -5C. Nice refreshing wake-up activity before I start the day though.
So that’s it. Hopefully I get to post more photos besides work. I’m afraid there will come a time that I’ll be sick of taking photos, looking at photos and editing photos.
Oh, and look! Global Times published a photo that I took of Gary Locke. Well, at least they put my name in huge font. Good enough.
