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03/06/2007 04:28:50 AM · #1
I've just been hired by one of the largest financial services companies in South Africa to be the photographer at all their functions! This is huge for me!
Wow, I'm so excited, I may vomit!! ;-)
03/06/2007 04:30:31 AM · #2
Wow...that is awesome. Congrats.
03/06/2007 04:30:57 AM · #3
--------------------->steps aside for a second to keep it off my shoes...

Congrats! That's a huge step forward!
03/06/2007 04:33:27 AM · #4
Congrats Jan! Way to go.
03/06/2007 04:41:47 AM · #5
Thanks! Hope I missed the shoes Brad.
03/06/2007 06:57:16 AM · #6
that's way cool!

and after you calm down just a bit, would you mind sharing the rest of the story ;-)

like...

how you brought this about?
what type of events/functions?
what type of impact this will have on your photography?
what type of impact this will have on your equipment?
is this where you want to be, or just a step towards where you want to go?

a lot of people here would love to get paying work, and it's really cool when the success stories offer little roadmaps.
03/06/2007 07:03:27 AM · #7
Hey Jan,

Thats Great!!! Congrats!

Rich
03/06/2007 07:12:02 AM · #8
Wow! That's fantastic, Jan. Congratulations and I wish you loads of success in your new venture.
03/06/2007 07:22:55 AM · #9
congrat!!!!
03/06/2007 07:40:59 AM · #10
congrats on the job, post some images here when you have them
03/06/2007 07:53:13 AM · #11
Originally posted by Skip:

that's way cool!

and after you calm down just a bit, would you mind sharing the rest of the story ;-)

like...

how you brought this about?
what type of events/functions?
what type of impact this will have on your photography?
what type of impact this will have on your equipment?
is this where you want to be, or just a step towards where you want to go?

a lot of people here would love to get paying work, and it's really cool when the success stories offer little roadmaps.


At present, I work for the company and took some pictures at the company soccer day last Friday. They put my pictures up on the company intranet and all over the in house TV system. So, today the PR Manager asked me if I would be willing to be the company photographer. I will be paid for the photography apart from my current salary.

Sport events, corporate functions, like golf days, seminars and so on.

The impact of this is that I will get some very valuable experience with corporate photography. Doing the photography for the company's PR material and advertising. Which in turn could lead to other people and companies seeing my work and hopefully hire me to do their work as well.

Hopefully with the money I make here I will be able to upgrade sooner to much better equipment. I'll also need to get portable studio lights and so on as part of my equipment.

This will be part of and a step to where I want to be. I'd like to be a full time photographer soon, so this can only help to get me there.

Thanks for the interest and support. Really appreciate it.

Jan.
03/06/2007 07:59:39 AM · #12
Originally posted by jan_vdw:

...This is huge for me!
CONGRATULATIONS!
03/06/2007 08:52:03 AM · #13
Congratulations! ... Live long and prosper!
03/06/2007 08:55:15 AM · #14
Wow, totally awesome ... congrats!!
03/06/2007 08:56:43 AM · #15
An aMaaaaaaaaazing opportunity!
Congratulations!!
03/06/2007 10:03:06 AM · #16
Saweet! I hope it all works out as planned!
Congrats on the big break!
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