i photograph, therefore i am

in the office on a saturday

I just stepped into my office 30mins ago after returning
equipments i rented out for a job. This job was over friday
and saturday at Fullerton Hotel Presidential suite. It's a Christian
Dior event for exclusive people. Total of 4 x 2hrs session.

Sounds cool? The suite is cool! Maybe next time, if i'm getting
married in Singapore, can hold my wedding there. It's quite big.

Work is crazy. Totally zapped up my energy.

Some people will ask, in classic singlish, "take pictures only what.
So tiring meh?"

You have no idea. It's not that it's physically tiring, although it does
require some physical stamina. Why?

If there's a studio session, you will have to transport the equipment,
load/unload x 2, set up and tear down. However, if your shoot do not
require studio set up, you can conserve your energy for the standing
through out the whole event.

What is the main ingredient to make a photographer tired then?
Mental fatique.

While shooting, aka taking pictures, a photographer's mind is always
working hard. He takes effort to be aware of the situation around
him, program schedule, deliverables, sensitivity to people, equipment settings etc.
Many things goes through the mind of a photographer while he
goes around snapping away. As time drags on, the mind eventually tires.
He who notices that then take more mental strength to overcome
that mental fatique. By the end of the event/shoot, the mind either suffers
from over-exertion or basking in the reserves fuel until the stage of over-exertion.

And of cause, as with all things on earth, not all thing will go according to
plan thus a photographer must also be flexible to ever changing situations
and most changes requires problem solving skill in place to still meet the
job requirement.

Tired of reading?
So am i tired of being asked, "take pictures only what. So tiring meh?"

posted by Alvin Lim @ 4:52 PM