THE PAIN OF A PHOTOGRAPHER

THE PAIN OF A PHOTOGRAPHER

AT 5:30 PM ON 9 OCT MY PHONE RANG ,I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT WAS MY CLIENTS CALL WE HAD A CONVERSATION REGARDING A SHOOT FOR THE NEXT DAY. I TOLD HIM THAT I WILL BE THEIR ON THE LOCATION  ON TIME  SHARP 6 AM .THE CALL ENDED. I WAS HAPPY FOR I HAVE TO GO TO A WEDDING SHOOT THE NEXT DAY.I STARTED TO PACK MY EQUIPMENT MY CAMERA  LENS KIT, FLASHES.CELLS CHARGERS,STROBE LIGHTS , STANDS, WIRES FOR POWER 60 AND 40 FT.  IN LENGTH , BACKDROPS ETC.. EVERY THING WAS READY AS WAS PLANNED I CALLED MY ASSISTANT AND TOLD ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT AND TOLD HIM THAT I WILL PICK HIM IN THE MORNING AT 4.30 AM . I HAD DINNER AND WENT BED I WAS TIRED BUT STILL I WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF TENSION THAT I HAVE TO WAKEUP  EARLY IN THE MORNING  BY 3 AM 

THE NEXT DAY  MORNING ME AND MY ASSISTANT REACHED THE LOCATION BY 5 AM WE HAD A LOOK AROUND THE LOCATION AND WERE GETTING READY WITH THE EQUIPMENT PLACING THEM IN THEIR POSITIONS  BY THE TIME WE WERE READY IT WAS 6 AM THEN AT 6.30 AM THE CLIENT AND THEIR GUEST STARTED COMING IN. AT 7.30 THE PROGRAM STARTED. IT WAS A LONG SHOOT AND  BY 8 PM IT ENDED

SOME OF THE PROG. LASTS FOR 24 HR. OR MORE  AT THE END OF THE DAY  MY FEET WOULD BE SORE,MY LEGS TIRED,MY THIGHS  AND MY BACK PAINING AND FULLY EXHAUSTED

AS I  AM IN THIS PROFESSION THIS IS A ROUTINE  TO ME .AS DAYS PASSED MY BACK PAIN WAS GETTING SEVERE. I CONSULTED THE DOCTOR HE DIAGNOSED ME ASKED ME MY NATURE OF WORK I DO. HE TOLD ME THAT AS A PHOTOGRAPHER YOU ARE BENDING,SQUATTING (sit with  knees bent and heels touching  back of thighs)TWISTING AN KNEELING FOR HOURS AT A TIME. AND MORE OVER THE WEIGHT U CARRY AND THE POSTURE WHILE AT SHOOT . THAT IS REASON YOU ARE HAVING BACK PAIN. HE ADVISED ME NOT CARRY WEIGHT, BENDING AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE REST.

IT IS A FACT THAT MANY OF US ARE SUFFERING WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS AND ARE UNABLE TO SHOW THE ART WE HAVE.. WE FEEL GUILTY ,UNDERGO DEPRESSION AND WHAT NOT.

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