I'd thought that the format for the cover would be similar to the previous one, but I guess photographers just have to be different. At least it means each book in the series will be unique.
Front and back of Kid Chan's Guide to the Business of Photography
(he might have comments about my photo-taking skills)
(he might have comments about my photo-taking skills)
Malaysia's shutterbug to the stars was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. However, things soured when the family's fortunes declined and his parents divorced. After completing his tertiary studies, he became the personal assistant to the founder of the Metropolitan College Group.
Several years later, he left this somewhat cushy job to take over his sister's failing photography studio. This was the beginning of his uphill climb to where he is today. He learned practically everything from scratch and had to endure more batterings to his ego.
His foray into photography began taking off when he was doing weddings. Who would've thought that wedding photography had the stigma attached to it?
Once he bit the bullet and did his best at it, wedding photography started opening doors for him, especially after he adopted Denis Reggie's approach to shooting weddings.
These days people pay heaps for any photographer who can make their (generally) once-in-a-lifetime event look like a one-in-a-million spectacle. So you could say that Kid Chan was a pioneer of wedding photojournalism in Malaysia, albeit a reluctant one.
In this instalment in the MPH Masterclass series, Kid Chan shares what he has picked up in all his years in the field.
Tips include practical, down-to-earth advice on choosing equipment, premises, hiring help, projecting a professional image, leveraging on social media, photo retouching, and navigating some of the pitfalls of the job. Photos from Kid's past and him on the job brings his story and career to life.
"Success stems from many things," he wrote. "Luck certainly plays a role and I have indeed been very lucky. I've had some great mentors who guided me along the way. And I also created some of my own luck by being willing to do all the small little things that needed to be done along the way."
Maybe getting this book could be one "small little thing" you can do if you're considering the life of a professional photographer.
Kid Chan's Guide to the Business of Photography will be launched some time in June and will be available at all major bookstores.
Kid Chan's Guide to the Business of Photography
Kid ChanMPH Group Publishing
191 pages
Non-fiction
ISBN: 978-967-415-121-8
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