Image Quest 2009

It seems like most people begin their blog entries with “I’ve been bad with my blog.”

I have to admit that between teaching, attending Image Quest and battling with a sick body, updating my blog became secondary.

I just attended my first photography convention Image Quest 2009. The experience? It blew me away. I was most fascinated by Doug Gordon’s presentation. He’s one of the world’s most sought-after wedding photographers. He has a crazy workflow that incorporates dozens of poses at a lightening speed. He said, if you give me five minutes to do my job, no one in the world can do it as well as I can. But if you give me two hours, I don’t know what I am doing.”

Already I have used what Don Macgregor said in his session with a friend and three students the following day of his presentation. It was not only inspirational but practical. He discussed the social responsibility and appropriate attitude of a professional photographer. The key here is professional. You can take good pictures (professional photographers NEVER call their images, portraits, photographs… pictures) but that does not make you a professional.

I want to thank Lee my sponsor who introduced me to PPABC, and to all the accepting fellow photographers who made my experience an unforgettable one.

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PPABC--hurrah!

Congratualtions to myself!

I have been informed that I am accepted to PPABC. For non-photographers and readers who missed the previous corresponding post, PPABC stands for Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia and the organization's mandate is to nurture growth among photographers and maintain a high standard for the industry.

The requirements for the entry portfolio were so detailed. I was impressed by the standard they are setting. Joining this association will forever change the way I photograph.

I want to thank my father and Auntie Sef who have been bugging me to join a professional photographer's association for years. I have done it and am very happy where I am.

There is a convention Image Quest 2009 at the Riverrock Hotel, Richmond, in March. I am a seminar/lecture geek. I can't wait!