tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13116146.post6217998141893927635..comments2023-07-18T19:00:45.580+08:00Comments on Pond Musings: Doing it my wayHenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591254417252607541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13116146.post-81439127505142210892007-06-29T23:55:00.000+08:002007-06-29T23:55:00.000+08:00hi ngiap heng, it's maryann koh from your studio c...hi ngiap heng, it's maryann koh from your studio class last aug/sept. i am happy to see you are progressing well in your commercial career and happy with what you are doing :)<BR/><BR/>i read your letter to the aspiring photographer on how much hard work it is and i so agree with you. to make overheads and pay myself a decent salary, i have been working 6 day weeks and am really getting very tired though i still enjoy the work but i dread the day when i will start to hate it as i get more tired of the slogging. any advice?<BR/><BR/>worse still, a week ago my studio was broken into and the burglar took my cameras and lenses (one of which was the 50mm f1.4 i bought from you) :( and even a very expensive video cam which did not belong to me was stolen. sigh. the police dusted for fingerprints but the burglar wore gloves so there's not much hope of catching him. the police even said that this person was probably someone who came to our studio before as he knew exactly where to get the equipment and ransacked the right desk for cash. <BR/><BR/>it's times like this when i feel like giving up. after working so hard and just as i am seeing some light at the end of the tunnel (as you put it), it is quickly switched off. <BR/><BR/>my partner and i have since moved on and bought new equipment but still quite "gek sim" and angry (we did not have insurance).<BR/><BR/>sorry to vent, just wondering if something like this happened to you, how will you overcome it and get inspired again...maryann kohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907799481385845923noreply@blogger.com