It’s been an exhausting week since my company just had its annual user conference. It’s a 3-day event, and I worked as a photographer the entire time. I used to photograph our events for fun (I’m actually a software developer for the company), but starting last year, I began helping out on the photography team.
There’s 3 of us that walk around to take photos, and each of us have our own style. One of my coworkers mentioned last year that he’s better at candids while I’m better at talking with people and asking them for a photo. When I look back on how I used to be, it’s kind of funny to me how I ended up like that.
Oct 2013: A photo I took at last year’s conference.
When I was young, I was incredibly shy. My parent-teacher conferences always ended with the feedback of, “Catherine doesn’t talk enough”. I was even like that when I did a photoshoot for the first time ever.
I bought my first DSLR at the end of 2009, and I chose the Canon 50D. It’s considered a semi-casual/semi-pro camera, which has a cropped sensor and was targeted at serious (but not pro) photographers. At first, I was super excited about it, but after a few months, that turned to regret. I wasn’t confident in my skills and felt I wasn’t good enough for the 50D. What the hell was I thinking? Starting with a serious DSLR when I was a total newbie?
Dec 2009: One of my earliest DSLR photos.
