Life behind a freelance photographer

Well, as much of my buddies already know, I’ve been up and wide awake till the wee hours of the morning ever since work has started. Sometimes, I’ve been going to classes as late as hell too because of the inadequate sleep

So wot have I been up to?

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As of late, my bedtime is 4am-5am. T_T Yes, I know it sucks but those deadlines are seriously till my neck. But apart from all the stress of staying up late at work and coming back with more work to do with 200++ photo editing to do and burning the photographs into cds after cds, I can honestly say, I do love my job.

No, I ain’t kidding.
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Lovely boss Priscillia and I during
Dream’s Most Wanted Hip Hop night
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Me with the collabo boys and rapper Schizzow during the event
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the DJ of the night, boss and I

Throughout my course of work, I’ve rubbed shoulders with some important and really cool people.

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JJ and Rudy of Hitz.Fm!

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the boss of Mois itself – Mr. Selva

and many more
^_^

Apart from that, I’ve also met people of ALL kinds. Very very diverse, if I were to say so myself. You would never believe the kinda weird people I meet.

AHAHAHA . Okays, I won’t say much but.. there was this one man who innumerably flipped and combed it and insisted that I take his picture over and over again. It was the 34th photograph that I politely excused myself as I had many more OTHER shots to take. LOL talk about being narcissistic!

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Speaking of which.
haha

Working as a freelance event photographer exposed me to so much more hands-on experience and especially how to handle the subjects.

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Working even on my POM Night
hehe

I can truly admit that I’ve taken everything I’ve been through as a stepping stone to achieve better and better quality photographs. I still have lots to learn!

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After work at USM’s tanglung festival
Speakin of USM, my current project is teaching n guiding the
USM students’ photography club.

Ya know, the strangest thing was.. I cultivated my passions for photography since I was a kid of only 5 years old. Back then, only those film cameras were used and mom had always screamed her head off at me whenever her camera goes missing from her cabinet.

Yes, true enough.. it was with me.

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Just a handful from my collection

I’m pretty darn sure most of the people I mix with or at least relatively know me, will label me as the ‘girl who keeps taking pictures of everything’. Yes, I am fully aware of that and NO I do not mind at all. ^_^

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That’s because with each picture I take, comes with a reason or an aesthetic value behind them. Thus no, I do not take photographs for no good reason. ^_^

Learnt lots from my photography mentor and sifu, New2Mac. He was one of the few people who drove my photography passions to a higher level

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Penang FlickR photography members @ Little Penang Street Market
yay our club Tshirt is gonna be done soon!

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At work for Danzity’s dance roadshows

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Danzity’s iDance campaign is
sponsored by Maxis Hotlink

Hmm.. being paid to club, how does that sound? ahaahah awesome? But the truth is, I hardly get to club or party the night away when I’m working although I’m within the premises. =( AND, I do not remember when was the last time I enjoyed in a club, besides working.

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Killing time with DJ Hill and DJ Alvin just before work ends

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Just one of those nights at work
^_^

Other than that, I work on other projects too. B.E.D Penang has launched a new menu and I was honoured to be called in for the food photography to be on their advertisements and menu.

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*burp*

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And my boss and I had to gulp down everything after I’m done with the shooting. GOSH, imagine 25++ dishes shared by 3 people? No freakin way.

To wrap it up, do feel free to drop by my FlickR page to
view my collection of photographs

[here]
(it’s not very updated, I’ve got 4 more events and functions to upload)
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LOL bestieRach caught this picture of me whilst I was
capturing one of the models being made up

Hahha. Oh by the way, I didn’t post up most of the photographs I’ve shot at work for fear that it might be sensitive to some. Like, duh.

Those are clubbing pictures and certain people might have ‘secretly’ gone clubbing or might be holding some holy or high position so much so that they wouldn’t exactly favour other people seeing them partying their head off.

And so, I do not want to be responsible for any trouble they get into

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Oh and, for those of you who are looking for an event photographer for anything at all such as your birthdays, weddings, graduations, parties, family gatherings, drop me a mail at jessie@benjicajess.com for enquiries.

And happy deepavali to all.


Comments

25 responses to “Life behind a freelance photographer”

  1. wEtwEtwAtEr Avatar
    wEtwEtwAtEr

    ah pom looks so hot in tubes and dresses! *drools* LOL!

    eh its time to get a flash leh!

  2. gregorule Avatar
    gregorule

    OhMeG0sH!!!!
    jess i really really like the food part!!

    pardon me @___@
    jz cannot tahan~

  3. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    wowwwwwwwww THANK YOU THANK YOU kel!!! ahah bangganye =D and nono.. i use natural lighting for outdoor photography wan. indoor i hv external flash dun worry =D

    LOL greg AHHAAHAH ZOMG SO FUCKIN FULL till u wont even like it wehhh… eat till jelat! haahaha

  4. BenjieTan Avatar
    BenjieTan

    pompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompompom

  5. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    benjie WTF?

  6. zhao Avatar
    zhao

    hi.. saw your post through nuffnang.

    Great shots. Like your photography skills. 🙂
    Keep up the good work.

    Just asking, what’s your camera gear? if you don’t want to tell, it’s ok 😉

  7. JC♥ Avatar
    JC♥

    BABEEEEEEEEEEE
    i’m so proud of u!!
    keep up the good work..
    take more picsss….
    hehehe.
    and yea, u definitely deserve a good holiday after all the hard work and sleepless nights.
    enjoy ur weekends in kl.
    *whee*…

  8. chuafc2006 Avatar
    chuafc2006

    wow… u’re a real freelancer photographer that I have ever seen with so many DJs. Cool!

    keep it up…
    and get more rest 😛 read ur post up till the end.

  9. Ruionkoh Avatar
    Ruionkoh

    Jess!
    SNAP ME SNAP ME SNAP ME!
    *lala pose wif puffy cheeks*
    LOL LOL

    Gosh JJ AND RUDY?I tot they are frm KL ?LOL were they any diff frm the horny guys outthere?XD XD XD!

    and

    and

    and

    and

    FOOOOOD FOOOOD OMG!

  10. Josh Avatar
    Josh

    *kicks lui aside*

    Snap me!!! *trying hard not to smile or laugh that kind of look*

  11. wEtwEtwAtEr Avatar
    wEtwEtwAtEr

    oh.. i didnt know cos i see pop-up flash only. =)

  12. ## + Ken + ## Avatar
    ## + Ken + ##

    Hey i like this post =)
    Meaningful =)

  13. Yatz Avatar
    Yatz

    sexy photographer spotted~!! like, at last~!!!

  14. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    HEY there zhao well thanks alot! I’m glad u like my collection. u went to my flickR page i assume? =)
    oh.. my gear is kinda basic actually, ima student so.. the budget is there haha. just the macro lens, 18-55lens UV filter, polarizer filter, a few rings, external flash. my next buddy in mind is the 55-200lens

    wheeeeeeeeee bestie joyce!!! im so glad also but so exhausted hehee *hugssss tight!!*

    heyyya chua thanks so much! i;ve still got a long way to go n work my way up! =D and yes, will go to sleep soon. hehe

    SNAPS RUI AND JOSH kissing under a tree!! like bollywood movie!! ahaah

    kel icic. din use on certain events =)

  15. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    AHAHAHAHAHAH yatz why thankew!!!

    =D im honoured to be ur cuppa tea HAHAAHAHA

  16. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    oh and rui yeah they came down to Mois Penang for the Tuborg Green Beat event. and yes, they ARE horny just like u guys. HAAHAHAA

  17. Ahmike Avatar
    Ahmike

    wooooooow… glad to head that, u r rock pom pom jess

  18. zhao Avatar
    zhao

    Eventhough your cam gear is in the basic range, you manage to fully utilise what you have and capture great moments..

    And that is the best part 🙂

    I’m a student too, so i understand what’s it like to be restricted by budget.. but that’s not stopping you taking nice pics. Good job~

  19. Ron Jerem Lee Avatar
    Ron Jerem Lee

    you dressed up like participants more than photographer.

  20. Princess Abigail Avatar
    Princess Abigail

    I’m looking for an official photographer for my big brother William’s birthday.

    Can you take it on?

  21. Boris Avatar
    Boris

    wow you look like a filipina. do you have any philippine blood? 🙂

    wow 1 hour of sleep? that’s crazy! 🙂 but if you do love your work then that is good 🙂

    34th photograph? i think he so loves his looks hehehhe..

    oh? people don’t understand why i take too much pictures too. it’s called photographer’s eye (i think :))

    is flckr more advisable to upload you pictures? you know, without ruining the resolution

    btw, thanks for the comment 🙂

  22. Servant of God [R] Avatar
    Servant of God [R]

    I love photos tooooo. Not to be in them but to take them. Hehe. Well, for the past year, my photo takings are increasing due to some reasons [I left Penang so yeah took more in Penang]. Then I came over here and took even more. Haha.

    I want to learn using a DSLR but I don’t own one, don’t know how to use one, and wondering if I’ll ever learn up this skill. Sobx ='(

    Nice photosssssss =)

  23. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    wowwwwwwwwwww ahmike thanks soso much! =D u rock too dude! wooots!!!

    heyya zhao, yeah it’s great that we students make the most of our budget. =) thanks fo the encouragement!

    LOL ron yeah, thats my intention. =) cos i’d wanna make them feel at ease when i’m snappin their pics. dun want them to look all tense or awkward =)

    sure abi dear! need to take a flight down to where u are though. when is the date? =D *hugs

    aahah boris nope. im pure chinese i guess? ahaahah =D thanks for the comment too! glad u like photography as well. and yeah, flickr is kinda like the site where ppl upload their photography stuff

    thanks dear rize. it’s great that u started to favour photography too. u can oways start one step at a time, with the normal digicam. trust me, most of us started out that way too! *hugss

  24. rachelK Avatar
    rachelK

    babe , miss u damn much d..
    u done the really good job..
    keep on going .. ! cheers 🙂

  25. ♥ JessieTan Avatar
    ♥ JessieTan

    kennnnnnnnn SORRY SORRY din see ur comment earlier. =) thanks so much. meaningful eh? hehe. it’s hard work. =)

    oikkk rach miss u much!! lets go out again sumtime soon xoxo

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