Sir, I did not shoot anything yesterday. It was raining. I find this to be one of the most common excuse from my students. For years I lived with it and accepted it. I mean - it was really raining. Somehow, deep inside me, I did not like that excused and wanted to change things around. How do I make my students do their work, regardless. So, about 10 years ago, I mandated that I want my students to have a “Rain” shot in their portfolio. It is a must. Initially, all stared at me with eyes wide opened. It seemed like a ridiculous request. I basically told the class that I didn’t really care what topic they are working on, Fashion, Landscape, Journalism, or Art, I want to see a rain shot. For the very first class that had to do this, it was extremely tough. The breakthrough came when one of the student was shooting Fashion at the then Sungei Road Thieves Market. The sky broke and it started to pour. Her planned idea of a rain shot kicked in and she did a brilliant shot with the model standing in the rain with all the “Ah Peks” (older men) looking at the model from under all the makeshift shelters from the stall holders. After the students had gone through this, I am sure they will appreciate it after they graduated, just like Jamie Chan did while on a job in Shanghai! Take a look at her Facebook. Rain or shine, all my students are required to do their shoots. No excuses. Here’s a “Rain Shot” and a Screen shot from Jamie Chans FB post.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 05:13:41 +0000
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