I always realize the great smile and immeasurable happiness in the eyes of my grandfather, i mean whenever we visited him, he was always giving that coolnand happy vibe, but then, i also see the enjoyable satisfaction in his actions and smile whenever je wanted to capture us all with his camera; oh yeah, my grandfather was a photographer, and in his time, he was a legend to everyone around him, everyone that knew him saw him as a god in photography, i mean, whenever papa takes a picture, then you are definitely going for a referral, because to them he was so good, i mean....
2020, December 31, it was going to be our cross over from that year to 2021, January 1st. When we got t church that evening, my younger sister was called with another person's phone, after she was told that the call was meant for her, ohh brother Samson, (that was what she said, and the rest of us knew who she was talking to) and then all we knew was that she became very happy, if i can recall, she was like he said *you dknt sound happy, but by the time i get to church, you'll be happy by force...
Few hours after the call was made, the brother came and guess what, he graced my younger a brand new phone, i was so so so happy for her, *(even tho a little part of me was like I'm i a stone? Was i not seen to.be given a phone?, but anyways, i was really happy for her, yiu know why? Because one way or the other, I'll be a part or should i say a beneficiary of the phone. ..
Well yeah, it was just then that i developed a new hubby, i started to take images, and to an extent, a reasonable extent at that, and then i started getting noticed locally, after our usual Sunday service, youll see most of the church members coming outside, shouting where is Chris where is Chris? and then when they finally meet me, they'll be like, come and snap me please, most especially the youths of the church, and I'll realize that I also derive joy in taking joy in taking the pictures of all of them tirelessly...
And then just after few years, 2022, i had the opportunity to join a free photography workshop, here we learn photography for free, and then ee just pay for our certificates, ID card and t shirt, and so i officially became a professional photographer, in which i am so proud of, and then the hobby started to be a really fun activity, and then i started to go out without getting paid at first, but it was stil so fun, i really enjoyed it ao much...
I remember the first time i had to go out to take pictures professionally, i was so so happy because of two things, first of all, i was told to do that job the day i was graduating, i mean the opportunity was so rear, and my boss was like ts because i was hardworking and serious, and then he has seen what i have and what i can do, amd so he graced me that opportunity, and that was the day i saw minister judikay and her husband, i was so happy, it was so interesting...
Just after then, i went to some programs without being paid, and then during December, someone appreciated that we covered his carol program, he gave us sone cash, i was si happy, and ever since that day, i have always been getting paid for any service that i render with a camera...
Photography as an hobby turned out to be a job, and guess what, just as i was writing, another payment for my hobby just cane up. ..
Now, when yiu get paid for your hobby, you will realize that doing the hobby will make your work so easy, cause you really enjoy doing it...
So yeah, photography is mine, what's yours. ..
Thanks for reading through this post, i really do appreciate. ..
PS: this post is dedicated to the hivelearners weekly featured contest, week 75 edition 1
