Yourself?

Photography? A career?

Just went to this wonderful talk at the Singapore History Museum at Riverside Point. Talk on Fashion photography in our own backyard where this fashion photographer shares with us the works he has done in Singapore, and what can be done in Singapore.

Well he has the ambition to be a porn star, and I did like a few of his sexy works (of pretty models). I wouldn't mind working for that end. To produce pretty forgettable images.

Still it does make me uneasy sometimes. When is it okay to treat people like a piece of canvas? When is it okay to cajole people to take sexy images that may or may not reflect their true personality? Is photography all about lies? About sex? About glamour? I'm not sure if I can be one to live a lie, nor obsess over the reflections on someone's boobs, nor make them grab their tits, have a fake orgasm, hop around in underwear. But hey, if it's fashion, if it shocks and arouses why not?

He said, a good photographer must take charge over the whole process. He must know what images he wants to create, and see it in his mind. He must bring out what his client wants. In other words, he must lie.

I wonder if the celebrity world is all about sex.

I wonder if the media is all about sex.

I wonder if I'll enjoy working with sexy girls half naked, drawing my images on them like they were just pieces of paper, cajoling out from them the image I want, no matter if it would reflect good or bad on their image.

We should have fun in life.

We should just hang loose. Be ourselves, do what we like with passion. Draw, paint, photograph, write. What is life when we live with so much fear all the time? What is life if we fear to do the things we like?

posted by Downhere. @ 7:40 pm