Training as officer cadets in the army many years ago, I was inculcated with the notion that the mind is a very powerful tool that can overcome all odds. We were drilled to push ourselves beyond what we perceived as our own physical limits to achieve what we never thought be possible before.
I very much carried that sort of dogged determination after graduating as an officer – during tough exercises, through uni, work and very much everything that I try to do.
It’s a little disheartening that I am sometimes not able to apply that when it comes to wedding day photography. I do get mentally thrown off once in a while when combinations of difficult conditions present themselves repeatedly, and so suddenly that it requires me to recompose and reorganise in a very short amount of time. Repeat this, say 4-5 times in a tough shoot and it can be quite mentally draining.
I spent a lot of time today battling some pretty tough conditions – very low light, lots of people, fairly enclosed spaces and avoiding people with cameras who were all competing for the same kinds of angles. In a way, I think I’ve improved - spent a little less time mulling over lost moments and recovering faster to capture new ones.
Today’s wedding was the long-awaited one of Chai Meng and Jolene. They are very good clients, who has been looking out for me ever since they signed up. I know Jolene is a very regular visitor to my blog (hor?)
. Chai Meng is a regular with the RSN, so he should know a thing or two about overcoming odds!
As they say in the army, it’s all mind over matter.
Here are the pics from the morning session…more images are here
by yuhsin
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